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Li Auto Li L8 review: Will downsizing a flagship to different price point work?

CN EV Post

The post Li Auto Li L8 review: Will downsizing a flagship to different price point work? The Li L8 has pretty much done what the Li L9 did at a slightly lower price point. appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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BMW relocates California Designworks Studio, downsizes footprint

Baua Electric

The post BMW relocates California Designworks Studio, downsizes footprint appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. BMW Group has moved the U.S. headquarters of its design studio to Santa Monica, Calif. Designworks had been primarily based in Newbury Park, about an hour’s drive northwest, since 1988.

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Wireless battery management could add EV range, downsize packs

Green Car Reports

LG Innotek, a unit of battery supplier and electronics giant LG, has introduced a wireless battery management system (BMS) it claims will boost EV range. Introduced in February, and first spotted by Charged EVs, the system is the first to marry wireless battery management with 800-volt electrical architecture, LG Innotek claims. The company aims.

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BluE Nexus’s first eAxle adopted on Toyota’s bZ4X EV

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BluE’s first eAxle has achieved excellent dynamic performance and downsizing and helps vehicles increase their electric mileage. BluE Nexus Corporation, AISIN CORPORATION, and DENSO Corporation jointly developed an eAxle for Toyota’s new battery-electric bZ4X. Earlier post.)

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Roskill: Japanese steel industry is poised for a major downsizing in the years to come

Green Car Congress

With these headwinds in mind, there is no doubt that the Japanese steel industry is poised for a major downsizing in the years to come, according to Roskill.

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Land Rover plug-in hybrid lineup expands with downsized engine, bigger battery

Green Car Reports

Land Rover is launching a new plug-in hybrid powertrain, based around a downsized 3-cylinder engine, that promises greater fuel economy and more electric range than the British automaker's current models. However, Land Rover told Green Car Reports that there are no plans to bring these latest plug-in hybrids to the United States.

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Split injection Miller cycle with boost decreases knock tendency and increases torque in downsized engine

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Researchers at Tianjin University in China report that combing split injection to the Miller cycle with boost pressure can effectively decrease the knock tendency and increase the engine torque in a downsized spark-ignition engine. Their paper is published in the journal Fuel. 2017.11.006.