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Tula study shows electrified DSF for LDV mild hybrid diesels reduces CO2 emissions by up to 11%

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liter 4-cylinder 48-volt light commercial vehicle in challenging real-world conditions. When Tula’s software strategies were implemented, an additional 11% of CO2 was eliminated compared to industry-leading hybrid powertrains. FEV, an international engineering partner to the auto industry, joined forces with Tula to develop this study.

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Frost & Sullivan analysis suggests momentum toward supplementary 48V on-board power-net

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The car of today has to step-up from a simple 12 Volt on-board power supply to 42V or a proposed 48V power-net, in order to support all new systems and applications for enhanced performance, thereby demanding a massive investment across the entire ecosystem.

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

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Sixty volts is defined by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regulation R100 as the boundary between low and high voltage in a direct current circuit, and so is a critical point where a step change in system cost can be identified.

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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4

EV Central

The brand, these days part of the multi-national auto-industry giant Stellantis, claims no-one else in the business will complete the transition so quickly. The Alfa Romeo uses basically the same PHEV powertrain hardware as the 4xe versions of the Compass and Renegade small SUVs already on sale in Europe.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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Western Europe. Miller adds “ In the US we’ve had customers talk about the Prius ‘badge of honor’, in Europe the strongest reason for buying a Prius was to make a statement about ‘the effort to do something else. Even globally the number is relatively small: Region. Truly Green Consumers. United States.

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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

So will his billions rejuvenate the American auto industry and put it back on top of the motoring world as it enters a new era? I want the cars of the future and the technologies that power them to be built right here,” the President said. Who will benefit? America’s top car manufacturers have reaped the rewards too.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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