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BMW M introduces i7 M70 xDrive electric performance model

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The BMW i7 M70 xDrive (electric power consumption combined: 23.8 – 20.8 kWh/100 km in the WLTP cycle) is the most powerful model with an all-electric drive system in the overall BMW Group portfolio. The range-topping model of the new BMW 7 Series line-up accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.7

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Axion Power and ePower Engine Systems enter 5-year agreement for use of PbC batteries in diesel-electric drivetrains for Class 8 trucks; tests suggest up to 35% improvement in fuel economy

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Axion Power International, Inc, the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), has entered a strategic relationship with ePower Engine Systems LLC. the diesel engine powers a generator that in turn provides power directly to the traction motors. when accelerating or climbing.

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

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The resulting optimized weight distribution, the best possible utilization of torque and the very immediate power output promise driving dynamics at the highest level. The power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design. Added to this are fast energy absorption and high power density.

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This clever kit turns bicycles into electric bikes using their disc brakes

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This novel e-bike kit sports a unique look and claims that it can convert just about any bicycle into an electric bike – as long as it uses a disc brake. But with the drive unit snapped in place, suddenly pedaling the bike will unleash the motor’s power and give riders a boost. Recharging takes 2.5 There’s a 4 kg (8.8

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BRUSA supplies complete drivetrain for E-FORCE 18-t electric truck

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1 x BRUSA BSC614-24V DC/DC converter to power the 24-V auxiliary system. Maximum speed is 87 km/h (54 mph) and is electronically limited. During loading and unloading at the depot the truck can be recharged in just a few hours; the two 22 kW on-board fast chargers from BRUSA take a full charge in six hours.

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Audi’s mild-hybrid systems: 12V for 4-cylinders, 48V for 6- and 8-cylinders

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Unlike some other efficiency technologies within the engine, the MHEV drives increase ride comfort, since they allow silent coasting within larger speed ranges up to a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). Its 48-volt electrical system integrates a further developed MHEV system as well as an electric-powered compressor (EPC).

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Mercedes-Benz unveiling diesel plug-in hybrid preproduction models at Geneva show

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A discharged battery can thus be fully recharged in two hours at a wallbox. This is possible within around seven hours even at a conventional domestic power socket. A variable pressure point in the pedal, for example, tells the driver that the maximum electric power is being delivered. kWh of energy.

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