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Eaton’s Vehicle Group partnering with Ballard and NREL to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology

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Power management company Eaton’ Vehicle Group has partnered with Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. —Karl Sievertsen, vice president and chief technology officer, Eaton’s Vehicle Group. —Karl Sievertsen.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation. AOI 8: Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Proof of Concept. AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment. BorgWarner Inc. Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). North Carolina State University. Marquette University.

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US DOE awards $8.4M to 4 projects to improve engine and powertrain efficiency

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Eaton Corporation, $2.5 Eaton will develop and demonstrate advanced component technology for heavy-duty diesel engine waste heat recovery systems that are capable of improving the fuel economy of heavy-duty vehicles. MAHLE Powertrain LLC, $2.5

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Battery Innovation Center opens in Indiana

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After receiving $15.6 million in economic development bonds from the Greene County Council, construction began on the 32,000 square foot facility last August.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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The company displayed a plug-in hybrid crossover concept vehicle, called the PX-MiEV, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2009. Mitsubishi has selected Eaton as its EVSE supplier and Best Buy’s Geek Squad as its EVSE installer for the United States market.

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Lontra releases BladeBoost supercharger demonstrator results; next generation under development

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Prototype 1, concept demonstrator. The chart to the right plots the measured performance of the BladeBoost against the latest Eaton R900 TVS supercharger, using the published map of thermal efficiency. Development stages of the BladeBoost vehicle demonstrator. Volume (L) Displacement (cc) Speed (max rpm) Flowrate (max @ 100% vol.

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Details on Nissan’s I3 1.2L supercharged direct-injection gasoline engine

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Nissan recently published an SAE paper outlining the development of the new engine, which was developed as a new concept for achieving low levels of CO 2 emissions. The main concept for reducing pumping loss is the late intake valve closing (LIVC) Miller cycle with high compression ratio. Earlier post.). Minimizing pumping loss.

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