Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2013

The 4-cylinder Sprinter features a 7-speed automatic transmission with torque converter—the only 7-speed automatic transmission to feature in a van—is refined for maximum fuel economy. The driver can switch this assist system off as necessary—when driving along narrow and winding country roads, for example.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

Design parameters of the current design include a 50% improvement in EPA composite fuel economy as compared to a conventional Saturn VUE, as well as a 7.5 GM refers to such designs as “single mode”. To make the transaxle as longitudinally compact as possible, GM engineers specified concentrated windings for both electric motors.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

The new fuel economy label which confirms the new VED rates will be available for download from the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) website [link]. Reforms to VED have been confirmed as anticipated and the new 13-band system will come into effect from 1st May 2009. Source: The Energy Saving trust.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

BorgWarner, which acquired the Traction Systems division of Haldex Group in 2011, refers to the unit as a Centrifugal Electro-Hydraulic Actuator.). A control unit continually calculates the ideal drive torque for the rear wheels and controls how much the multi-plate clutch should be closed by activating the oil pump.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

Featuring an advanced second-generation two-motor hybrid powertrain, the 2017 Accord Hybrid midsize sedan delivers peak total system output of 212 hp, best-in-class EPA fuel economy ratings of 49/47/48 mpg US (4.8/5.0/4.9 Honda has launched the 2017 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ) at its dealers in the US. Engine Drive Operation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

Increased charge sustaining fuel economy. Each motor-generator is connected with a sun gear, and a clutching device can provide reaction torque by holding the ring gear of that planetary gear set. Concentrated winding NdFeB magnet. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. When measuring the efficiency of a vehicle, it has become common to measure the processes involved in the entire ‘life cycle’ of a vehicle – referred to as ‘cradle to grave’. Here’s what we discovered.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs – here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind. of the country’s total electricity connections, but it’s growing fast. Here’s what we discovered.

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