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Tenova obtains FAC for new aluminum automotive heat treatment line at Novelis Nachterstedt Plant

Green Car Congress

The newest finishing line made by Tenova in Nachterstedt was built to serve materials to premium automakers such as Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and others. Automakers are increasingly turn to aluminum to achieve better fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions in their vehicles.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

As a reduced cost concept, it aims to make more intelligent use of electrical energy to achieve the desired reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. An SR based B-ISG is a relatively simple mechanical design construction consisting of a wire wound stator and central laminated rotor with no windings.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions. Other than sports car wanna-bes, modern cars are so quiet that you hear tire/wind noise much more than engines.

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