Green Car Congress
APRIL 26, 2022
Covered by 11 patents and four publications, the development of Ultium energy recovery traces its inception back to GM’s first EV, the EV1, in the late 1990s, when GM engineers first developed an EV heat pump. EV batteries, power electronics and other propulsion components produce heat.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2011
zero engine speed) EVT1 and EVT2. With this, there are two new electric-only modes: EV1 and EV2. In EV1, the transmission is in the first continuously-variable mode EVT1 with both brake-clutch CB12R and CB5 applied. The basic 2-mode transmission has two electric drive modes (i.e., —Yang et al.
Electric Auto Association
JANUARY 5, 2023
“Palmer worked at General Electric’s Nuclear Energy Division back then, while Stan Skokan, our treasurer, was the engineer at Hewlett-Packard (HP) who measured BIll Hewlett’s shirt pocket to make sure their calculator would fit.” “So So many of our members have been practicing engineers, not just tinkerers,” Freund continued.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries.
Baua Electric
MARCH 7, 2024
No other vehicle has taken the same risks and pushed the design and engineering boundaries to the same limit.” It should win over many buyers who aren’t used to battery power and will be more comfortable with a vehicle that feels familiar to them.”
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 27, 2009
This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. The slimming of the battery essentially comes because of a focus on weight, aerodynamics, rolling resistance, new construction materials and other design factors, he said in an interview.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2013
Rear view, with engine compartment with air intake labeled. With XL1, the engineers and designers successfully came up with a body design that delivers more everyday utility than the two previous prototypes. more features makes a heavier car, which requires more power, which requires a larger engine, etc.). Powertrain.
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