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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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Audi introducing Audi prologue Avant diesel plug-in hybrid show car at Geneva; 147 mpg, wireless charging

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TDI engine installed in the Audi prologue Avant delivers a maximum of 260 kW (353 hp), while the electric motor integrated in the eight-speed tiptronic contributes up to 100 kW. speed tiptronic directs engine power to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive. The 20-inch brake disks are made from carbon fiber ceramics.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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Specifically, the project will demonstrate a 50-kW capacitive wireless charging system with 150 kW/m 2 power transfer density and 95% efficiency, while meeting fringing-field safety standards and increasing grid reliability by minimizing power pulsations. Stanford University. UC Berkeley.

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Audi presenting plug-in hybrid Sport quattro concept show car at Frankfurt; 700 hp and 94 mpg

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TFSI and the transmission is a disc-shaped electric motor producing 110 kW and 400 N·m (295 lb-ft). In EV mode, only the electric motor is active. In Sport mode, the operating strategy sets the drive system for maximum power and performance. Located between the 4.0 A choice of three modes is available. Design elements.

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Audi introducing electric 1+1 urban concept at Frankfurt with support for wireless charging; more detail on electric A2 concept

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The outer skin of the show car is made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP); the occupant cell is a mix of CFRP monocoque and an aluminum structure. The study’s two electric motors together produce 15 kW (20 hp) of continuous power and 47 N·m (34.67 lb), stores 7.1 kWh of usable energy. lb-ft) of torque.

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