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

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liter diesel engine was ultimately placed in certain VW, Audi, and Porsche diesel vehicles sold in the United States for MY 09 through MY 16. The initial SCR design required a certain amount of AdBlue be stored onboard the vehicle to reduce NO x emissions to legal limits and reach a 10,000 mile service interval for refilling.

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Porsche presents new 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer; 800V battery technology

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Two days before the official Prologue for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Paul Ricard, France, Porsche presented its new 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car for the 2016 season. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 4-cylinder turbo. It uses excess energy from the exhaust pressure that would otherwise escape into the environment.

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Road Test: 2024 Range Rover Velar Dynamic SE Mild Hybrid

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A 48V lithium-ion battery is replenished through regenerative braking that converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. The rear has slim U-shaped LED tail lights that sit high above the twin rectangular exhaust ports. second range. coefficient of drag.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

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The key competitor for the RS e-tron GT is the Porsche Taycan, of which the GTS model is closest on price at $240,300 (plus ORCs). The latter includes embedded satellite-navigation and Audi connect online services such as traffic information, parking information and weather. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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2014 Audi R18 e-tron Quattro Le Mans racer consumes about 40% less fuel than first TDI engine at Le Mans in 2006

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liters less per 100 kilometers than the gasoline engines of the challengers, Toyota and Porsche, are allowed to consume. A pair of driveshafts connect the system to the front axle. Porsche will be racing its 919 Hybrid ( earlier post ). The Porsche 919 Hybrid drive system is based on a 2.0-liter Specifically, 138.7

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Busy Day - Time to get your WooGah On

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Despite being exhausted from yesterday, I got up early this morning and just cranked through a bunch of EV stuff on my day off. I still haven't bolted the hinges to the rear wall because I forgot to get enough 10-32 flathead bolts from the hardware store. Here is the exhaust hose for the middle battery box.

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Debugging, Debugging, Debugging.

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I double checked the connections on the neutral-start relay in the engine compartment and everything looked fine. Sooooooo, I ran out to my favorite overpriced EV hardware store: WestMarine. The Zivan charger is in low-current mode (12 amps) and I have the 12V laptop supply also plugged in to run the exhaust fans.

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