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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. It’s possible to construct off-grid charging stations, but they come with hassles, such as storing power when the sun doesn’t shine. The way it could be.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

Green Car Congress

As part of the SCR technology, exhaust stream emissions were dosed with a mist of a urea substance, commonly known as “AdBlue,” which converted NO x into nitrogen, water, and small amounts of carbon dioxide. The company was ordered to pay a $2.8-billion billion criminal fine at its sentencing on 21 April 2017.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

Green Car Congress

The first one involved Steve, who is blind, and in 2012 got into a car and drove down to a local store to get a taco. Google’s fleet of converted Priuses have travelled more than 250,000 miles in autonomous mode and Google believes they’ll need to covered closer to one million miles before the technology can be released onto the market.

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Continental showcases “Super Clean Electrified” connected, optimized 48V mild hybrid diesel; post-Eu6d

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This has important implications because the SCR catalyst has to reach a certain minimum operating temperature before it can begin converting nitrogen oxide emissions. A fuel saving electric heatable catalytic converter on 48V basis. This fuel is ignited only when it reaches the catalyst, thereby accelerating catalyst warm-up.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Charging is also through motor regeneration that when coasting or braking converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. Overhead, an optional Glass Canopy ($4,500) that is seamlessly connected to the windshield creates a sunroom effect from the hood to the rear window. Lucid says one is coming soon.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

The service also seeks to return excess energy to the electrical grid, effectively converting EVs into publicly shared batteries. But customers would also benefit by having the ability to sell back stored energy using a vehicle equipped with bidirectional charging capabilities which can be recouped at a lower price later on.

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An Electric Train You Can Pedal

Cars That Think

The cargo trailers feature regenerative braking (in addition to mechanical brakes) so some of the kinetic energy moving the train forward is converted back to electric charge and stored in the batteries as the vehicle slows down. The bike has four-piston cargo bike brakes on the front and back wheels.