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Hyliion introduces next-generation battery module for Class 8 hybrid systems; Toshiba LTO cells

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Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, instroduced its next generation battery module which integrates Toshiba’s LTO cells with Hyliion’s technology to achieve longer battery life, higher charging rates and improved safety. The design has already passed UN 38.3

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BluE Nexus’s first eAxle adopted on Toyota’s bZ4X EV

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BluE’s first eAxle has achieved excellent dynamic performance and downsizing and helps vehicles increase their electric mileage. BluE Nexus Corporation, AISIN CORPORATION, and DENSO Corporation jointly developed an eAxle for Toyota’s new battery-electric bZ4X. Earlier post.)

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Full lifecycle CO2 of new Mercedes C-Class 10% less than outgoing model

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The C 180 (115 kW) with manual transmission was taken as the base variant of the new C-Class at market launch for the lifecycle analysis; it was compared with the corresponding preceding model. Production of the new C-Class results in a higher CO 2 emissions than in the case of the predecessor (7.3 The new C-Class.

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Plug-In Hybrid: More Details Revealed

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Mercedes-Benz revealed back in May that it would launch a plug-in hybrid version of its all-new C-Class in the fall of 2015. Mercedes sources have revealed to Autocar that the new car will use a downsized 2.0-liter.'

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JD Power 2012 APEAL highlights ongoing downsizing trend for new car buyers in US; increasing satisfaction with smaller vehicles

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The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., The downsizing trend also has an impact on owner satisfaction with the fuel economy of their new vehicle. purchased a new vehicle in a smaller segment than the vehicle they replaced. Power and Associates.

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BorgWarner suggests Valve-Event Modulated Boost system can offer 6-17% fuel economy benefit over already downsized and turbocharged engines

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improvement in fuel economy on an E-class vehicle (e.g., on a D-class sedan compared to about 8%, Thomas said. Extended range of authority is required to phase the camshafts 95 degrees; MPL is required to start the engine with extended range of authority. VCD can deliver about a 4.5%

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The downsizing of the people carrier

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Downsizing is all the rage these days and one of the first sectors to truly embrace it was the people carrier class (more commonly called MPV these days – when did that happen?). What’s most striking is how this happened effectively across a generation. The Renault Espace was the first European MPV, launched in the [.].