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Corvus Energy’s marine lithium polymer battery pack used in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat

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Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. This diesel-to-hybrid retrofit represents Europe’s first low emissions hybrid tugboat. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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Hyundai showcasing new Tucson 48V Hybrid Concept and diesel Plug-in-Hybrid Concept at Geneva

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liter diesel model with 134 hp (100 kW) and a six-speed manual transmission along with a 14 hp (10 kW) electric motor; combined system performance is 148 hp (110 kW) and 413 N·m (305 lb-ft) of torque. liter diesel engine and a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, both available in the All-New Tucson line-up. litre), 136 PS (2.0-litre

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Development of Advanced Combustion Strategies for Direct Injection Heavy Duty Propane Engines to Achieve Near-Diesel Engine Efficiency. Fiscal Year 2020 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research DE-FOA-0002197.

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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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TDI, a highly efficient, latest-generation V6 diesel engine, delivers 190 kW (258 hp) of power and 600 N·m (442.5 Making their world premiere in a diesel engine are active engine mounts in the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 Their outer skin is made from aluminum-coated polymer and this in turn brings weight advantages. TDI quattro.

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Freudenberg-NOK study points to need for validated elastomers to support off-road biodiesel use

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The study tested the effects of biodiesel fuel oil diluted mixtures on 15 common sealing materials including silicones, polyacrylate polymers, acrylonitrile materials, fluorocarbon rubbers (FKM) and others. —Joseph Walker. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is the Americas joint venture between Freudenberg and Co.

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Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies highlights offerings for EV battery packs

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Gaskets can be reused after battery maintenance and are optimized to address three dimensional sealing surfaces and profiles, homogeneous forces and tolerance compensation. Housing Gaskets: A family of solutions for serial and prototype automotive lithium ion battery applications. in Germany and NOK Corp.

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Walmart showcases WAVE tractor-trailer at MATS; micro-turbine range extended electric vehicle with 45.5 kWh Li-ion pack

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Although the prototype currently runs on diesel, its turbine is fuel-neutral and can run on compressed or liquid natural gas, biofuels or other fuels. Turbines are also appealing because of their few moving parts, low maintenance requirements and lighter weight. Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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