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Liquid Air Energy Network forms in UK; focus on transportation and energy storage

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The main potential applications are in electricity storage, transport and the recovery of waste heat. High efficiency internal combustion engine. The expansion of the liquid air when heat is reintroduced can be used to drive a piston engine or turbine to do useful work. Heat hybrid.

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Volvo Buses officially launches the all-new plug-in Electric Hybrid bus

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As previously announced ( earlier post ), Volvo Buses will officially launch the new plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September. The plug-in hybrid drive reduces diesel fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75%, compared to a conventional diesel bus.

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

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AVL says that its smart recharging concept guarantees the filling of the “torque gap” at low speeds under all circumstances of acceleration even with a small energy storage system. engine (green hatched area) is applied to charging the energy storage system rather than in directly delivering torque. Click to enlarge.

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