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GKN to supply 500 electric flywheel hybrid drive systems to Go-Ahead Group for buses

Green Car Congress

When the driver brakes, a traction motor on one of the axles slows the vehicle, generating electricity at the same time. The motor is a three-phase permanent magnet motor. Following successful trials on buses in London, Go-Ahead intends to utilize the technology in cities it serves across the UK, initially in London and Oxford.

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Williams Hybrid Power and Alstom cooperate to develop flywheel energy storage technology for Citadis trams

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After several years of research into energy storage, Alstom teamed up with Williams Hybrid Power to trial its composite MLC (magnetically loaded composite) flywheel energy storage technology which offers potential fuel savings of 15% when installed in public transport applications.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

Setec Powerr

According to the plan, the company will focus on developing electric vehicle high-power charging infrastructure and services in Hubei Province, and install and operate more than 11,000 high-power charging piles by 2025. of the total number of motor vehicles in my country. million, accounting for only 1.6%

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Driving Dystopia: Companies Are Getting Serious About Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connectivity

The Truth About Cars

NoTraffic starts by installing a sensor array (presumably including a camera) that classifies road users into groups (e.g. Then, control units are installed into existing traffic-light cabinets that give municipalities access to the system. In April, the FCC granted waivers to Audi of America, Ford Motor Co.,

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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The front end of the battery is equipped with the Battery Management Controller (BMC) which performs safety, diagnostic and monitoring functions and also regulates the battery’s temperature in the Battery Junction Controller (interface to energy supply for the motor). Volkswagen is electrifying all vehicle classes. The instrument cluster.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

​​ Day 1 - The Tigor EV from Tata Motors in Bengaluru The Udyan Express reached KSR Bengaluru on time, after having been delayed by more than 50 minutes enroute. The check in was at 1330 hrs - and there were no unsanitized rooms available, so we decided to take an Ola to go to Kropex Motors, the Tata Motors dealer at Singasandra.