Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2014
Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. Package efficiency improvements include downsizing the Power Control Unit (PCU) with a double-sided inverter cooling system. It also converts AC from the generator to DC for storage in the hybrid battery.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 8, 2014
FEV North America, Inc. The transmission does not use a torque converter and includes only one electric machine. is showcasing its most recent transmission design at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Mich. in hybrid transmission’s capabilities include a 2?speed FEV’s P-REX1 transmission. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2014
Thermoelectric materials convert temperature differences into electric voltage; a TEG in a vehicle is designed to convert waste heat to power. down-speeding, downsized engine, etc.), Ultimately, GMZ will test the final TEG on the dyno, and integrate it into the vehicle.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Volvo Trucks North America unveiled an innovative SuperTruck demonstrator whose combination of advanced aerodynamics, vehicle and powertrain technologies achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 88%—exceeding the 50% improvement goal set by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Supertruck I program.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2011
Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e., For the SKYACTIV-G engine, this meant increasing the compression ratio to 14:1 (13:1 for North America). Mazda said it would bring a Mazda3 equipped with SKYACTIV-G engine and SKYACTIV transmissions to North America later this year.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2009
The more efficient combustion engine technologies, with their enabling of downsizing, come in compatibly with hybridization, with hybridization and electrification playing a larger role over time. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications. Planning background.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2015
—Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America. The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter DTNA SuperTruck technology elements. Click to enlarge. Powertrain. liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades.
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