Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In addition, Volkswagen brought a pair of the hydrogen Passats to the Los Angeles Auto Show for test drives (and Audi brought a pair of its A7 Sportback h-tron hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrids for drives, as well.). The hydrogen is stored in the tanks at a pressure of 700 bar (10,150 psi). Passat HyMotion in LA. Click to enlarge.

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Hydrogen Fuel Hybrid Li-ion 259

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Volkswagen presented its latest technologies for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions—which includes the first 10-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG)—in an Innovation Workshop for the media at the Ehra-Lessien test track facility near Wolfsburg. High-performance diesel. 10-speed DSG. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Emissions Fuel Range Fuel Economy 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Audi A7 Sportback h-tron. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi, during a fuel cell technology workshop held at the LA show, and may be ready to talk about that technology by the end of next year. Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro plug-in fuel cell hybrid.

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Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept 278

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

We are starting with optimizing our conventional drive trains—the TDI diesel engines, the TSI engines, the DSG transmission, all of those technologies have helped us to lower our fuel consumption a lot. The power electronics converts the direct current (DC) stored in the battery to alternating current (AC). Click to enlarge.

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Batteries Battery MPH All-Electric 356