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Mercedes-Benz bringing series of 3rd-generation plug-in hybrids to market; EQ Power, gasoline or diesel; C-, E- and S-Class

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kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. Hybrid traction head in torque-converter transmission: more powerful, more compact. The first vibration damper is installed between the engine and transmission, while the second is integrated in the torque converter.

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Electric or hydrogen cars – which makes more sense for NZ?

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Green Hydrogen is sorted under pressure in cylinders within vehicles and converted into electricity to power electric motors. FCEVs utilise the stored Hydrogen and combine it with oxygen from the air to generate electricity. This electricity is then used to propel the vehicle’s electric motor and recharge its battery.

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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

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Right now the measure used in the United States is MPGe, which stands for miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent. Environmental Protection Agency decreed in 2010 that the amount of thermal energy released by burning one gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 For them, recharge efficiency might be just as important as MPGe rating.

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Mazda6 diesel sedan offers up to 60 mpg US

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Mazda is offering the choice of five SKYACTIV engines (two diesels and three gasoline powerplants) coupled with six-speed manual or automatic transmissions in the Mazda6. The gasoline engined models achieve Euro 5 emissions standards, while the diesel models are Euro 6 compliant. Most are available with i-ELOOP as well as i-stop.

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Bosch offers more details on the light-duty hydraulic-hybrid drive developed with PSA

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Like electric hybrids, the hydraulic hybrid system is able to support gasoline and diesel engines in ranges where they do not work at optimum efficiency. The gas cushion stores energy by the gas being compressed rather like a coiled spring. This motor takes the stored energy and delivers it back to the vehicle via the transmission.

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Hyundai introduces hydrogen fuel cell H350 light commercial van concept at IAA

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Unlike a conventional electric vehicle, which requires a number of hours to recharge, the 175-liter hydrogen tank system can be filled in less than four minutes—similar to the time it takes to refill a tank of gasoline or diesel in a vehicle with a traditional internal combustion engine.

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Honda Plans to Launch Hydrogen Vehicle Using FCEV Technology

Electric Vehicles India

The hydrogen cycle has three phases: create, store/transport, and consume. It starts with renewable energy and using water electrolysis technology, electricity produced by using renewable energy sources is converted into green hydrogen. This hydrogen may be transferred by pipeline, land, and sea and stored as hydrogen.

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