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JULY 5, 2021

In his latest round of SpaceX-related tweets, CEO Elon Musk says that the company has plans to boost Raptor’s performance by at least 15% and the number of those engines installed on Starship by 50%. All Raptors on booster, whether fixed or gimbaling, would be the same. 33*230 gets ~7600 tons of thrust & T/W of ~1.5.

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Engine Texas Installation 2000 145

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The “one-liter” designation refers to the design target of fuel consumption of 1 liter per 100 kilometers (235 mpg US). TDI (the smallest diesel engine intended for production applications ever built by Volkswagen); a 10 kW motor; and 7-speed DSG installed at the rear. Tags: Diesel Engines Fuel Efficiency Hybrids.

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Diesel Concept Design Hybrid 296

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Sequoia Solar, a California company that designs, installs, and maintains grid-connected, solar solutions, will introduce its first networked solar-powered electric vehicle charging station, using equipment from Coulomb Technologies, on 11 November at its San Diego Country regional office in Solana Beach. Tags: Brief.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Both are down from a $1,799 price tag, with today’s $500 off deal being the first official discount on these new models as well as the new all-time low going forward. The Lectric XPress 750 e-bike has two color schemes that also go along with its designs, with the high-step model coming in black and the step-thru model coming in white.

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Juice All-Electric MPH Miles 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

The 7H-AMT is designed specifically for transverse installation, paving the way for wider use of more fuel efficient transmissions in smaller vehicles. Tags: Transmissions. The 7-speed transmission provides 7 +R gear ratios for the EM without increasing the complexity and part count of a comparable conventional AMT.

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Congress All-Electric Hybrid Electric 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

MOREY, an Illinois-based Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, will provide a Data Acquisition System (DAS) to be installed on each one of the competing vehicles in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, safe and super fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Corporation Illinois Fuel Economy Battery Powered 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The system features a dual-cabinet design unit that can be split in two sections, permitting the user to keep one section close to the engine and another in a remote location. The Smart Sampler 478 also features continuous monitoring of progress throughout the test and notifies the user of any potential problems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

Adding to the US certification, Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has certified the Westport GX engine in compliance with the Australian Design Rules (ADR) 80/03, which takes effect for all heavy-duty truck models starting January 2011. Tags: Brief.

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2010 EPA Engine Peterbilt 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Featuring two asynchronous electric motors at the front and rear axles with a combined output of 300 kW, an 80 kWh Li-ion battery pack and combined power consumption of 22.2 The MBUX display has a special EQ tile where numerous EQ features are grouped. The EQC marks the start of a new mobility era at Daimler.

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Mercedes 2019 SUV Production 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The Parker RunWise hydraulic hybrid system features a cradle design for packaging mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components. The new Autocar E3 refuse vehicles feature Parker’s RunWise hydraulic hybrid drive system. Tags: Heavy-duty Hydraulic Hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Florida Miami Hybrid Vehicles 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Mitsubishi Electric has also upgraded steering assistance capabilities by improving the output performance of the motor by 30% through optimization of the electromagnetic design and the employment of the company’s original Poki-poki motor, which incorporates technologies that increase coil density. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi Motor Motors Motoring 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The station features a 2.4 kWh underground battery pack specially designed and developed by ALL CELL Technologies, a thermal management and power pack solutions manufacturer. The Carbon Day Automotive Solar Plug-In Station was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Tags: Brief. kW solar panel array and a 5.5

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Chicago Plug-in Solar Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The exterior of the vehicle was given a sportier concept look with the installation of an aggressive body kit featuring a custom front grill and unique rear bumper that covers the tail pipe and exhaust system. A new multi-colored vehicle wrap that features CNG and Surfrider logos completes the unique look. coefficient of drag.

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Camry Hybrid Prius Hybrid Toyota 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2013

PNNL’s thermochemical conversion device is installed in front of a concentrating solar power dish. The system converts natural gas into syngas—with higher energy content than natural gas—using a thermochemical conversion device installed in front of a concentrating solar power dish. Photo: PNNL. Click to enlarge.

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Solar Gas Fuel Power 265

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Their size allows installation at the site of electricity use, minimizing the need for new electricity transmission infrastructure. This project is working to bring a 200-kilowatt vertical axis wind turbine design into cost-effective mass production. Tags: Brief. Northern Power Systems (Barre, Vermont).

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Wind Energy Vermont Grid 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

It is based around a modular platform (standard freight containers) and can be expanded at any point after the initial installation enabling a staged roll-out of hydrogen fuel. The conversion features Ford’s 2.3-liter The hydrogen fuel is currently designed to be stored in three tanks, underslung below the vehicle floor.

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Hydrogen London Ford Convert 218

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here's a car trivia question for you: what engine name went on to become the designation for a body style and then a car model name in its own right? Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. The answer is, of course, Marauder.

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Mercury Colorado Denver St. Louis 111

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

At the 2010 NAIAS the PEP Station is the exclusive recharging station provided for EcoXperience, the showcase of electric vehicles and green technologies which features a quarter-mile indoor ride-and-drive test track surrounded by landscaped and forested terrain. James Blain Associates is a Michigan-based design and architectural company.

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Charging 2010 Connect Connected 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

They are able to transport and install the largest available offshore wind turbines, including foundations. With a length of 109 meters and a width of 40 meters, the ships can simultaneously transport and install up to four turbines in the multi-megawatt class. Tags: Brief.

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Wind Building Mariner 2004 170

Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Down from its $2,099 price tag, today’s deal gives you back a combined $1,028 in savings and lands at a new all-time low, beating out Black Friday prices. It sports a compact design of 4.59 It features a built-in retractable light with two brightness modes alongside an S.O.S. inches by 4.59 inches by 8.17

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Power Powered Water Personal 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2010

Half of consumers (51%) would be less likely to consider purchasing an electric vehicle if they would have to install special charging equipment for the batteries. This new CES TechZone will feature major automotive companies, including Audi, in the Las Vegas Convention Center's North Hall. Tags: Electric (Battery) Surveys.

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Las Vegas Recharge Purchase Gasoline-Electric 244

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2009

CleanFUEL USA will install IMPCO systems and provide vehicle service and support through its partners. Partnerships like this make it feasible to address the industry’s distribution, installation and service/support gap for propane engines, broadening the potential for propane to become a widely utilized domestic fleet fuel.

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USA Engine GMC Sierra 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

ZF’s product range for this trend includes a new, hybridizable multi-ratio transmission currently under development for front-transverse drives; new damper technology; electric steering technology; and a lightweight chassis design. The small Servolectric is designed for steering axle loads of up to 1,000 kilograms. Click to enlarge.

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Cars Design 2009 Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2010

The SLS AMG E-CELL drive incorporates a liquid-cooled high-voltage lithium-ion battery featuring a modular design with an energy content of 48 kWh and a capacity of 40 Ah. The installation of the drive components required no changes to the model’s weight-optimized aluminium spaceframe. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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Mercedes Lithium Ion Electric Electrical 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

CNPC will evaluate the installation of a demonstration-scale UOP/Eni Ecofining process unit ( earlier post ) for the production of renewable diesel fuel, as well as a larger-scale unit at an existing or new CNPC refinery site. Tags: Bio-hydrocarbons China Fuels. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Renewable China Diesel Oil 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

A five-door hatchback is the best selling type of car in Europe, Toyota notes, and so consequently the installation of HSD in Auris is the logical first step in deploying full hybrid technology across Toyota’s entire European model line-up. The front end is designed to optimize airflow and so help maximize fuel efficiency.

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Prius Concept Toyota Hybrid 239

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Certified to Euro 5 standard, the Sprinter 216 LGT features s four-cylinder, 1.8-liter liter gasoline engine designed to run on LPG (also called autogas). Due to this method of installation, the load carrying capacity of the van is not restricted at all. Tags: LPG. Models begin production this month.

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Mercedes Fuel Gasoline Gas 268

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The KTSi proprietary flywheel design has already been used to provide clean traction power to subway trains in several of the world’s leading metropolitan transit authorities, including NYC Transit, London Underground and Lyon Metro, France. Tags: Batteries Rail. —Richard Newark, CEO of KTSi.

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Energy Storage Energy DC London 249

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The company says it is saving time by installing the battery and electric motor beside a conventional driveline instead of waiting for an entirely new generation of car models. The series-production PHEVs will feature “somewhat different” technology. Tags: Diesel Europe Hybrids Plug-ins. A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator.

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Plug-in Corporation Volvo 2012 240

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

liter, 16-valve, SOHC i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine built at Honda’s engine plant in Anna, Ohio, and it is designed with a higher compression ratio—12.5:1—to The $550 million plant currently employs approximately 1,000 associates and is designed as a zero waste-to-landfill facility. Tags: Natural Gas Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Indiana Honda Gas Production 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

The trend analysis within the report focuses on the responses of 291 companies in the Transportation sector, drawn from the transportation companies featured in the major indices that received the CDP 2009 information request. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Sustainability. CDP drew on two datasets for the analysis.

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Global Transportation Carbon Emissions 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Li-ion system developer Quallion unveiled its Li-ion-powered Anti-Idling HVAC solution designed for Class 6-8 trucks. Quallion showcased the system, which is designed to support 10 hour of cooling at end-of-life, at the recent Battery Show in San Jose, California. A new stack fuel cell design developed and manufactured by Nuvera.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Through its subsidiary EnerDel, it designs, develops and manufactures, advanced high energy density, lithium-ion batteries. This follows on from the recently announced collaboration with Volvo on the plug-in hybrid V70 demonstration vehicles being tested in Europe this fall, which also feature EnerDel lithium-ion batteries.

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Lithium Ion Indianapolis Volvo Stimulus 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The VTES unit (inset) and installed in the AVL VW Passat demonstrator. The product is designed for integration into both Otto and Diesel engines to deliver enhanced torque, emissions control and CO 2 reduction. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems. in Click to enlarge.

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Downsizing Electric Electrical Exhaust 231

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The final driving range of the 2012 Phase One vehicle will depend on many factors still being considered, not the least of which is battery size and design, as it relates to useable power. installation location of the Tesla components into the vehicle is being discussed. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery). The method and.

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2012 Toyota Market Engine 312

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The new F800 Style is a five-seat upper-range sedan featuring an all-new multi drive platform suited for a hydrogen fuel cell electric drive with a range of almost 600 kilometers (373 miles) as well as the a plug-in hybrid drive with a 30 km (19 mile) all-electric range. The F800 Research Vehicle. Click to enlarge. Within the 4.75-meter

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

The new engine is designed to stay on wing 30% longer, while using 30% fewer parts, greatly reducing maintenance. The GEnx features the most efficient, compact core yet produced, and features a 10-stage, high-pressure compressor—four fewer than the engine it replaces. Tags: Aviation Engines. GEnx Theater.

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