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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

Green Car Congress

Whereas plastics of the same type can often be mechanically recycled, recycling of mixed plastic waste poses a major challenge. Partnering with KIT, Audi intends to initially test the technical feasibility of chemical recycling and to evaluate the method in terms of its economy and environmental impacts.

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Rivian Files Patent for Unique Spare Tire Design With Accessories

The Truth About Cars

The patent list makes mention of the space being utilized for a “first aid kit, waste can, water container, cooler, vacuum canister, compressed air system, toolbox, electrical appliance, electrical cord wound on a reel, a camera, or other types of containers.”

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Power Integrations introduces automotive-qualified high-voltage switcher ICs with 1700 V SiC MOSFET; targeted for 800V batteries

Green Car Congress

Multiple vehicle systems are connected to this powerful electrical source, yet delicate electronic control circuits require just a few volts for operation and communication. InnoSwitch devices allow the electronics to safely sip from the firehose of energy available on the main bus, using minimal board area and without wasting energy.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

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This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). The resulting two-motor system could become part of the MLB evo kit, said Prof.

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Road Test: 2022 Lexus RX 450h F Sport AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The 4-wheel anti-lock brakes with ventilated discs were part of the regenerative charging system, an energy recovery process taking the usually wasted friction and heat from braking or coasting, and converting kinetic energy into stored energy. Stopping was straight, with strong brakes and excellent pedal feel. Big spindle.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

The inverter converts the DC solar into AC power that can power the house or be directed back into the Grid as well as connecting up the Battery packs that uses 48 Volt DC. . The LuxPower has a WI -Fi connection and can be access via a web browser, more of this later. Inverter: This is the most important bit of kit.

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ABB to provide paint solutions to SAIC Volkswagen’s first MEB EV factory in China

Green Car Congress

ABB signed a formal agreement with SAIC Volkswagen to provide robotics painting solutions for the first New Energy Vehicle (NEV) factory of the Volkswagen Group based on the Modular Electric Driver Kit (MEB), an automotive platform specifically designed for the mass production of electric vehicles. Financial details were not disclosed.

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