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Hyundai showcasing new downsized turbo engines and 7-speed dual-clutch transmission; i40 48V Hybrid, i30 CNG

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Hyundai is also displaying the diesel i40 48V hybrid concept, featuring a lead-carbon battery. liter diesel powertrain, the show car is fitted with a 48-volt lead-carbon battery, boosting power by 15% and reducing CO 2 output by up to 20%. In addition, the lead-carbon battery is almost completely recyclable at the end of its lifecycle.

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UC Riverside team fabricates nanosilicon anodes for Li-ion batteries from waste glass bottles

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Carbon-coated glass derived-silicon (gSi@C) electrodes demonstrated excellent electrochemical performance with a capacity of ~1420 mAh g -1 at C/2 rate after 400 cycles. Silicon anodes can store up to 10 times more energy than conventional graphite anodes, but expansion and shrinkage during charge and discharge make them unstable.

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Marks & Spencer to lease Dearman zero-emission TRU

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Dearman has launched a partnership with UK retail giant Marks & Spencer, as the retailer seeks to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from its chilled deliveries. M&S’ last 10-year sustainability plan already saw it become the world’s first and only carbon neutral major retailer.

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How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

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Within this category falls transportation and efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of product manufacturing and shipping. For example, shipping food to grocery stores costs money, making it more expensive depending on where and how it is delivered. A McKinsey & Company U.S.

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Advanced ADEPT 48V affordable mild hybrid on path to meet future ultra-low vehicle emissions

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The concept of “intelligent electrification” enables highly aggressive engine downsizing and down-speeding beyond what might normally be possible other than through more expensive hybridization approaches. ADEPT powertrain architecture.

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Volvo Beginning Series Production of Hybrid Buses

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The hybrid bus will reduce fuel consumption by up to 35% and carbon emissions by an equal amount. Volvo’s hybrid buses have a downsized diesel engine and an electric motor that can operate the bus independently or jointly. The coaches for the double-deckers will be built by Wrightbus in Northern Ireland.

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CPT developing 48-volt electric supercharger for micro-mild hybrids

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At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. It’s an efficient way of using 7kW of stored electrical power to deliver not less than six times that at the crankshaft.

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