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Audi A4 and A5 now available to order as g-tron in Europe; Audi e-gas for 3 years as standard

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Over the standard cycle the A4 Avant g-tron with S tronic uses 3.8 The high-strength, safe gas tanks made from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) are located beneath the rearward structure. They store 19 kilograms (41.9 g/mi) (in gasoline mode: 5.5 mi) available.

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INFINITI/Renault Sport Project Black S hints at performance hybrid powertrain, inspired by Formula 1 ERS

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INFINITI has also called upon the team’s high level of expertise in advanced composite materials to create the carbon fiber bodywork elements of the Project Black S. In its Formula One application, the technology employs two types of motor generator units (MGUs) and a battery pack to gather, store and recycle electrical energy.

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber. AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium.

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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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liters per 100 kilometers (147 mpg US) according to the NEDC standard for plug-in hybrid vehicles—corresponding to 43 grams of carbon emissions per kilometer. The lithium-ion battery pack in the rear storing 14.1 The 20-inch brake disks are made from carbon fiber ceramics. mi) in pure electric drive mode.

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DOE reports progress on development of hydrogen storage technologies

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10/kWh ($333/kg H 2 stored ). Related to this, DOE seeks by 2020 to develop novel precursors and conversion processes capable of reducing the high-volume cost of high-strength carbon fiber by 25% from $13 per pound to ~$9 per pound. 8/kWh ($266/kg H 2 stored ). 8/kWh ($266/kg H 2 stored ). kWh/kg system (5.5

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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These great masses store enough water to raise global sea level by 65 meters should they melt entirely. While other organizations around the world also gathered and continue to gather IPR data, particularly the British Antarctic Survey and the Alfred Wegener Institute , IceBridge took U.S.-led

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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The production configuration of the pack was a bit challenging, noted Dr. Holger Manz, the head of the battery development department in Braunschweig, because of the need to fit in the space made available by the standardized MQB approach. Whereas on the standard Golf (1.6 Correspondingly, the cD value was lowered to 0.281.

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