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DECEMBER 1, 2014

At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

those which do not favor one technology over another through consumer incentives, federal subsidies, testing standards or technology-specific credits. From a “well-to-wheel” perspective, high efficient gasoline and diesel engines are nearly as energy efficient as any technology available.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. There will be no torque deficit or other tradeoffs from essential engine downsizing and higher gearing, which now dominates the development of internal combustion engines.

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MAY 13, 2010

The new venture, which will be called “Rotrak”, will add Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive to Rotrex’ supercharging technology to address the automotive industry’s need for affordable, effective engine downsizing technologies. Rotrex’ standard product range consists of the C15, C30 and C38 families. million to 16.1

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MAY 9, 2012

Engine downsizing and downspeeding are two strategies that can be applied to gasoline and diesel engines to improve vehicle fuel economy. The downsped supercharged configuration also retained the first gear acceleration, top gear passing, and 0-60 mph acceleration of the baseline turbocharged vehicle. —Ostrowski et al.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Renault is currently working on the development of low-emission and zero-CO 2 emissions vehicles in what it calls “ a determined bid ” to introduce as many effective technologies as possible at an affordable price. Renault is developing a new family of modular TCe gasoline engines. More efficient manual and automatic transmissions.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Most of the projects will support the goals of EV Everywhere, an Energy Department program that aims to make PEVs as affordable and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. The Department of the Army is contributing an additional $2.2 Description. General Motors. HRL Laboratories, LLC. 1,400,260.

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