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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Green Car Congress

With lower exhaust heat, heat efficiency was enhanced, and consequently, fuel efficiency was enhanced as well. The PCU features a compact inverter design with direct cooling of IGBT transistors, and converts DC to 3-phase AC to drive MG1 and MG2. Controlled by the hybrid ECU, the PCU boost converter raises 201.6

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

And I’m careful about choosing these fights because they’re very exhausting. Yeah, they can afford it. But I think a big part of that was Moore’s law and things becoming really affordable. Well Sunpower and Sanyo are first tier, meaning in the field they’re converting at about a 16% efficiency rate I believe.

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