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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

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While this is supposed to encompass construction equipment, small boats, airborne drones, and even motorcycles, the scheme doesn’t seem to focus on automobiles. Interest in creating EVs that haul around tanks of hydrogen is being supplanted by the notion that cars could simply burn hydrogen like we do gasoline.

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Updated Gen7 BMW 5 Series sedan introduces new 48V MHEV system, more powerful PHEV

Green Car Congress

A 48V starter-generator and a second battery greatly increases the ways in which Brake Energy Regeneration can be utilized. When the driver releases the accelerator, the generator transforms the kinetic energy into electricity to be stored in the 48V battery. New, more powerful plug-in-hybrid drivetrain. A 181 hp 2.0-liter

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. The car was powered by thousands of small lithium batteries,” Pohorsky explained.

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2014 Sprinter van for US standard with new 2.1L diesel; new driver assistance features

Green Car Congress

Intelligent generator management has the alternator giving priority to charging the battery during braking and coasting. The electric fuel pump controls the fuel supply for the Sprinter according to requirements—i.e. The generator management system has been optimized for even greater efficiency. with a variable delivery rate.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. by RSS or sign up by email. “My guess is that there are more materials like this out there,&# he says.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On! Like this post?

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

Members of the Denver Electric Vehicle Council tour the Xcel Energy Cherokee power plant. David McNeil first joined the Denver Electric Vehicle Council (DEVC) , a chapter of the Electric Auto Association, soon after its founding in 1974, but he’s never owned a Tesla, a Chevrolet Bolt, or any other likely suspects.