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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

Volkswagen’s betting on that and plans to building a battery plant in 2024 to supply future cars. Underscoring the corporate commitment, Porsche’s head of e-mobility sat in on and endorsed QuantumScape’s announcement. The New Collaborative Approach. This was a typical test cell pouch.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Stuttgart may not boast of Degas or Monet, but its prominent names are perhaps even more famous than Paris’ painters: Mercedes–Benz and Porsche. Today, Bosch supplies electric powertrains, systems, and components to automakers worldwide. It is worth noting just how significant a shift this is for a major global industry.

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How to improve EV traction motor efficiency

Charged EVs

For example, both Porsche and Audi have used a two-speed gear transmission in their EVs, but Bosch is currently making the case for its CVT4EV , which is a constant-velocity transmission that is optimized for EVs by cutting its speed reduction range in half to double its maximum torque capability (as compared to its ICE counterpart).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The potential is enormous because the current grid has sufficient energy capacity to supply every vehicle in the United States if every one of them was a PHEV. These can be supplied by our current energy distribution and dispensing network without changing the infrastructure. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish.

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