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A123: Increasing 48V battery power up to ~25 kW enables advanced mild hybrid capabilities with greater fuel savings

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Improving battery power to such as level would further enable hybridization to near-HEV levels as well as engine downsizing, thereby enabling fuel economy improvements beyond the current 10-15% MHEV limit. The BISG is connected to a 48 V (nominal battery) and also typically to a 12V powernet via a DC/DC convertor.

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Kia launching new diesel 48V mild-hybrid powertrain in 2018 on Sportage; more models to come

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The new “EcoDynamics+” powertrain supplements acceleration with electric power from an additional 48-volt battery and extends combustion engine ‘off time’ using a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator unit. kWh 48-volt lithium-ion battery and a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator (MHSG).

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NREL Study Finds That A Dynamic Plug-in Vehicle Could Be A Promising Technology Pathway for Cost-Effective Vehicle Electrification

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Using current battery performance and cost, they evaluated PHEVs and EVs across a range of scenarios and configurations—which including 10-, 20- or 40-mile all electric range, with low or high electric power, with or without battery replacement, and with or without opportunity charging. Source: Brooker et al.

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Ford’s 3rd generation powersplit hybrid system

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With the Generation 3 HEV system, Ford decided to downsize the engine from a 2.5L In-house engineering was a key enabler and included all controls, the battery pack, transmission and eDrive system, Gray said. The powersplit system consists of two electric machines connected to the engine and wheels through a single planetary gear set.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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That clears the first hurdle to qualify Kia’s electric three-row utility for the $7,500 federal purchase incentive (details on battery minerals and assembly are yet to be revealed). kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. kWh battery than an EV with a battery 50 times that size.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

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That clears the first hurdle to qualify Kia’s electric three-row utility for the $7,500 federal purchase incentive (details on battery minerals and assembly are yet to be revealed). kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. kWh battery than an EV with a battery 50 times that size.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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