Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Conventionally, base stations have been connected by optical fiber. One issue with this approach, however, is that it has been difficult to expand service in areas where it is difficult to install a network of optical fiber cables, such as in densely built urban areas or between areas surrounded by rivers or mountains. New CMOS chip.

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Connect Connected Installation Suzuki 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

The system will be piloted on board a Royal Caribbean International vessel. The pilot installation, including control, converter and transformer technology from ABB, will generate 100 kW of energy, and has been fully developed, marinized, assembled and tested by ABB Marine & Ports. Earlier post.)

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Fuel Mariner Installation 2016 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This system is installed on to the engine in less than 12 hours. The fuel tanks and connections are installed separately from the engine. You can’t tell it’s running on natural gas, the vehicle drives exactly the same as it did before the truck was converted.

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EPA Conversion Engine South Carolina 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

They will incorporate experts in hydrodynamics, structural dynamics, control systems, power electronics, grid connections, and performance optimization. HydroMINE is a disruptive and elegantly simple system with an internal propeller driven by pressure from a stationary hydrofoil structure to a separate, internal flow stream.

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Mariner Universal Grid Water 418

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). After a communications handshake, charging begins automatically without a physical corded connection.

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Standards International Charging Grid 544

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

That all changed this year, after a team of IEEE volunteers traveled to the village and installed photovoltaic panels, a battery storage system, and a solar water heater at the Shree Batase Secondary School in Melamchi, which is about 45 kilometers from the capital city of Kathmandu. “The

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Nepal Fort Worth Solar Electric 94

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2019

3 started in November at the Zwickau plant, which has been fully converted for this purpose. In connection with its electric offensive, Volkswagen has also moved into a number of strategic business areas. Together with its dealers, Volkswagen is also installing its own charging stations. Production of the ID.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2015

Wireless power transmission technology aims to eliminate the cable connections conventionally necessary for transmitting electricity; the newly successful test results lead the way to applying the technology in numerous terrestrial fields. 2011.5877136.

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Mitsubishi Solar Power Powered 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Hybrid traction head in torque-converter transmission: more powerful, more compact. It augments the familiar nine-speed automatic transmission with torque converter by adding a hybrid traction head with integrated converter, a separating clutch and a powerful electric motor. 90 kW electrical output for all plug-in hybrids.

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid 305

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The company is also introducing an intelligent, connected variant of the Mercedes?Benz The internal friction has been reduced by around 25%. All components relevant for efficient emissions reduction are installed directly on the engine. The torque converter, clutch and electric motor are housed in the hybrid drive unit.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 244

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2012

Features include omission of the hydraulic torque converter and the addition of a wet clutch of the kind also found in the high-performance AMG models. The omission of the converter allows all-electric motoring as well as sailing, thus significantly boosting the potential to reduce fuel consumption. In combination with a 19 kW, 0.8

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Hybrid Mercedes Diesel Fuel Economy 321

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

The converted Bit Viking. In August 2010, Wärtsilä signed a turnkey project with Tarbit Shipping to convert the Bit Viking to LNG operation. The engines are connected directly to the propeller shafts through a reduction gearbox, thus avoiding the electrical losses that are an unavoidable feature of diesel-electric configurations.

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Conversion Oil Fuel Mariner 210

Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. They are highly automated production islands that directly convert wind energy to hydrogen, with a few of them processing the gas into fuels and other goods.

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Wind Hydrogen Grid Gas-Electric 90

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Endless Mountains Transit Authority —$750,000—to convert five public transit buses to CNG that will be fueled at a public fueling station built by Dandy Mini Marts in either Towanda or Sayre. —$250,000—to install a biodiesel blending system at its Carlisle Truck Freight Terminal. International Battery Inc.

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Pennsylvania Philadelphia Fuel Purchase 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Inspired by the damping mechanisms which sustain trees under wind and seismic loads, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are investigating the potential for the development of energy harvesting systems that efficiently convert the same motion- and wind-based excitations into electric power.

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Energy Wind Michigan Ohio 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2016

As a result, Continental has chosen to employ the water-cooled induction motor that can be connected directly to the engine’s cooling circuit. The modular system from Continental also includes a DC/DC converter, which enables the 48-volt system to be connected to the vehicle’s on-board power supply.

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Diesel Hybrid Volt Production 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The paper examines the Phase 1 results of the DNV-led project FellowSHIP (Fuel Cells for Low Emissions Ships, earlier post ), the first large-scale fuel cell installation operating on board a merchant ship. Source: DNV. Click to enlarge. DNV FellowSHIP. Viking Lady is also the first vessel to use high-temperature fuel cell technology.

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Hydrogen Emissions Fuel Industrial 294

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

ZF Friedrichshafen AG will present a 9-speed automatic transmission for passenger cars with front-transverse drive at the International VDI Conference Transmissions in Vehicles 2011 , 7 - 8 July 2011, Friedrichshafen, Germany. A torque converter is used in the 9HP as the standard starting element for smooth starting and maneuvering quality.

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Fuel Kits Installation Convert 210

Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Like many of the residents that come to our EV Ride & Drive events or email me for advice on what EV to buy, I appreciate the many advantages EVs have over internal combustion engine-powered ones. I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels.

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Electric Vehicles Ohio Vehicles Electric 88

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

The energy is drawn from the flywheel and converted back into electricity to power the traction motor, which helps accelerate the bus back up to speed, generating fuel savings of more than 20% at a significantly lower cost and weight (60 kg, 132 lbs) than battery hybrid alternatives. When the driver accelerates, the system works in reverse.

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Hybrid Supplies London Electric 311

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Mainspring calls its machine a linear generator, because it converts linear motion into electricity. The machines are already generating electricity at scores of installations, and the company’s backers include some of the biggest names in tech investing, including Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla.

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Fusion Energy Lithium Ion Grid 77

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Using the currently installed equipment, up to 200,000 vehicles can be furnished with 48-volt drives. The modular concept means that products for various automotive manufacturers—differing in terms of size, output or connections such as for cooling, for example—can be produced with this equipment. Click to enlarge.

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Hybrid Diesel Volt Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

will introduce a new gasoline-electric hybrid version of the QX60 crossover into the US lineup this summer, following its world debut at the upcoming New York International Auto Show. liter supercharged engine and 15 kW electric motor connected to an advanced CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). Infiniti Motor Company Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2017

The renewable energy plant consists of flat roof, carport, wall, 2-axis tracking, and manual tracking solar PV installations. The total installed power is 206.5 The hydrogen production system is built in a standard shipping container and virtually connected to the 206.5 Phase 2: Hydrogen production.

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Renewable Fuel CO2 Hydrogen 244

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The project will develop a new device called the Galloping Hydrokinetic Energy Extraction Device that will convert fast-moving river currents into an oscillating motion that will drive a dielectric elastomer generator (DEG). Pueblo, Colorado) will design, construct and test a laboratory-scale model of the Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter.

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Mariner Energy Alaska New Jersey 210

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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Europe Libya Spain Legal 142

Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Because the price of oil swings every day, drivers of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are at the mercy of variable gas costs when natural disasters or market disruptions disrupt supply. You can save money on fuel by switching to an electric fleet and installing commercial charging stations on-site.

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Fleet Gasoline-Electric Maintenance Oil 52

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless.

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Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 136

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2016

BMW will stage the world premiere of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan and the US premiere of the BMW Concept X2 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January in Detroit. This dispenses with the need for a torque converter, offsetting some of the weight penalty of the additional drive unit. BMW Connected onboard.

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BMW Plug-in Detroit Plug 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The UCSD microgrid is a small-scale version of the traditional larger power grid; it is able to connect to the larger electric grid, but can also work independently. MW of Solar PV installed, additional 2 MW planned. Nearly half of UCSD’s fleet of more than 800 vehicles has been converted to near-zero emission vehicles.

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Energy Storage San Diego California Energy 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

liter V8 engine with AMG Cylinder Management and direct fuel injection will be applied exclusively in the 2012 SLK55 AMG, which will debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt/Main in September. The piston rings are carbon-coated to minimize internal friction and optimize the wearing characteristics.

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Mercedes Fuel Engine Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

This is made possible by the mechanical connection of the fully variable all-wheel drive through the cardan shaft and the drive shafts of the front wheels. Mercedes-AMG is launching with the internally named HPB80 variant with 6.1 The power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2010

A new chain-driven timing gear and a complex cylinder wall machining process have reduced internal friction. TDI have separate cooling water circuits connected together by valves. A DeNox catalytic converter in the exhaust system reduces the remaining oxides of nitrogen by means of an additive. The latest 3.0 FSI and the 4.2

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Audi Diesel Fuel Emissions 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2014

Pretensioning of the belt is specified during installation by the center distance of the components; this leads to a particularly friction-optimized drive. A solenoid valve can also be connected depending on the load in a low- or high-pressure stage. The oil supply is realized by a volume-controlled vane pump. Cylinder head.

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Diesel Engine Exhaust Water 384

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

Making its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show 2014 will be the updated 2015 BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle, which will include the X3 xDrive28d, the first BMW Advanced Diesel X3 model for the US. Earlier post.).

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New York Plug-in Concept Diesel 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This compact design has numerous advantages: The electric motor acts directly on the rear axle and can therefore convert its power more directly into propulsion for extra boost when moving off, accelerating or overtaking. The lightweight high-performance battery is also located in the rear above the rear axle.

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Mercedes Hybrid Engine Exhaust 259

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

Furthermore, DCS ensures that the rear wheels are able to convert the high torque of the electric drive into maximum propulsion when starting off. With the BMW ActiveE developers are testing the storage cells and the storage electronics, which are to be installed later in the MCV.

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