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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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In less than seven years, Tata AutoComp now produces battery packs and BMS, battery thermal management systems, electric compressors, integrated motors, controllers and reducers, on board and off board chargers, vehicle and power electronics like DC-DC converters, bus bars, PDUs and many more components for EVs.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Stanford, SLAC researchers use diamondoids to synthesize three-atom-wide nanowires

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Floating in a solution, each sulfur atom bonded with a single copper ion. —Stanford graduate student Fei Hua Li. Nathan Hohman, Fei Hua Li, Chunjing Jia, Diego Solis-Ibarra, Bin Wu, Jeremy E. This created the basic nanowire building block. You can imagine weaving those into fabrics to generate energy. Hao Yan, J.

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Volkswagen targeting 5% of Jetta sales in US with new sporty Hybrid model; expected 45 mpg combined

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kWh Li-ion battery pack. The Jetta is the first Volkswagen hybrid with a Li-ion pack (cells from Sanyo). This process occurs whenever the driver applies the brakes, causing the Jetta Hybrid to convert the kinetic energy (in the form of heat) generated by braking into electricity in the battery. Earlier post.)

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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The lithium-ion battery comprises 168 prismatic cells and is liquid-cooled. Its emphasis is on lithium-ion battery systems, which are put together using a flexible, modular concept. The plate has an integrated primary coil and an inverter (AC/AC converter). With a capacity of 17.3 kWh, it allows a 56 kilometer (34.8

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