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Alstom to supply two H3 hybrid shunting locomotives for Audi

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Whereas the old traction vehicles consume over 20 liters of fuel per hour, the generator of the hybrid locomotive, which is needed only to charge the battery block, requires a maximum of nine liters per hour. The powertrain consists of a 350 kW diesel generator and a 350 kW NiCd battery.

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Tier 1 HELLA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

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Micro hybrid vehicles are traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered cars with automatic, battery-powered stop-start systems that shut off the engine while the vehicle is at rest and restart it upon re-engaging the gas pedal. Nickel-zinc batteries are chemically very similar to nickel-cadmium, NiCd.