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Okinawa Autotech Announces Extended Warranty Partnership with Assurant Inc.

Electric Vehicles India

Okinawa boasts guidelines such as Go Green, Save Mother Earth, Clean the Environment, and Reduce CO2. The company, along with partner Assurant, extended the warranty to a range of battery-powered vehicles. The upgraded program covers key powertrain components such as traction motors, controllers, DC-DC converters, and chargers.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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It converts electrical energy from the battery into mechanical energy to drive the vehicle’s wheels. 3 Power Electronics Components: Power electronics are responsible for managing the flow of electrical energy between the battery, the electric motor, and other vehicle systems.

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

The flow of electrical energy is regulated by a high-voltage power distribution unit, which, like the battery, is located at the rear of the Golf Variant. In addition, a DC/DC converter is used to supply the 12V onboard electrical system with its required voltage. Charging with AC power takes a maximum of 5 hours.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. Having an EV you learn about the basics of electric power, charge rates and kilowatt-hours or KWh. . Lets looks at each item in turn.

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The next-generation Toyota Prius

Green Cars News

Prius easily exceeds the Euro 5 emissions standards, producing 89g/km of CO2. This creates a high expansion ratio for less compression, reducing intake and exhaust energy losses and converting combustion energy to engine power more effectively. Power Control Unit. High Output Battery.

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