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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

Green Car Congress

The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles. Our industry is committed to being part of the solution when it comes to decarbonizing road transport, while at the same time reducing pollutant emissions.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

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Though the scheme proved so popular that the initial $1billion set aside for it ran out last month, auto sales only rose by 2.4 Of course any upward momentum is to be welcomed and Congress has now approved a further $2billion as an emergency top-up for the programme (see article ).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp.,

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EPHA: Coronavirus threat greater for polluted cities; clean air returning to cities in lockdown

Green Car Congress

Dr Sara De Matteis, Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Cagliari University, Italy, and member of the ERS Environmental Health Committee said: Urban air quality has improved in the last half century, but petrol and especially diesel vehicle fumes remain a serious problem.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible.

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