Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

Volvo’s hybrid buses have a downsized diesel engine and an electric motor that can operate the bus independently or jointly. When the bus brakes, the brake energy is utilized and stored in a battery, which then drives the electric engine when the bus accelerates again.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The concept of “intelligent electrification” enables highly aggressive engine downsizing and down-speeding beyond what might normally be possible other than through more expensive hybridization approaches. ADEPT powertrain architecture.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. It’s an efficient way of using 7kW of stored electrical power to deliver not less than six times that at the crankshaft.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

For example, shipping food to grocery stores costs money, making it more expensive depending on where and how it is delivered. Every step in the transportation process, from farm to store, costs money the consumer pays for. Retail and E-Commerce In retail and e-commerce, transportation costs also impact product prices.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

This high energy density battery can also contribute to downsizing and weight reduction of portable devices. With adoption of the nickel positive electrode, the new rechargeable battery excels in durability in actual use and charge retention—the battery can be stored for a long period of time because of low self-discharge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2011

The new Solaris Urbino 18 DIWAhybrid features a 150 kW electric motor supporting the downsized diesel engine. Energy is stored in Maxwell ultracapacitors, resulting in reduced fuel consumption and lower wear and tear. Energy recaptured during braking is stored in a supercapacitor unit weighing 410 kg (904 lbs).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Honda is currently working on downsizing the hardware and further improvement of the precision of robotic hand movements such as “grasping” and “manipulation.” Then, using that hydrogen and oxygen, Honda’s fuel cell technologies can generate and supply electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2015

Porsche retained the basic concept of its Class 1 Le Mans Prototype (LMP1) for the second generation: a downsized turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine and two different energy recovery systems. (The amount of liquid fuel that may be used in a lap decreases in proportion to the amount of electrical energy a driver is able to employ.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Air turns to liquid when refrigerated to -196 ˚C, and can be conveniently stored in insulated but unpressurized vessels. For application in a refrigeration system: Liquid nitrogen (LiN) is stored at ~3 bar in a cryogenic vessel. Earlier post.) Approximately two thirds of the total cooling supplied comes from this source.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

When the driver recalls the stored energy from the liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery packs, an electric motor drives the two front wheels with more than 250 hp. This power adds to the over 500 hp combustion engine (downsizing 2.0

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The KWID CONCEPT comes with a Flying Companion drone stored on the roof. The KWID CONCEPT is powered by the latest-generation downsized 1.2-liter Click to enlarge. Renault unveiled the KWID CONCEPT at the Delhi Auto Show—the first Renault concept car unveiled outside Europe. KWID Concept. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

The engine combines downsizing turbo technology with efficient direct fuel injection; it delivers just under 500 hp (368 kW) and is the most efficient combustion engine from Porsche to date. Just like the energy recovered from the front brakes, the energy generated is stored in the lithium-ion battery until it is needed.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

This electrical energy is either transiently stored or directed back to the drive train via a second traction motor. Much further testing and optimization remains to be done, Kirby noted. Background. Magnomatics says that a typical installation would have MAGSPLIT mounted directly onto the crankcase of the internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2015

Spicer PowerBoost technology can also reduce total ownership and operating costs by increasing productivity, reducing maintenance, and allowing for the use of a downsized engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The flywheel spins in a vacuum, is levitated on active magnetic bearings, and stores 2.1 downsizing), additional fuel savings are realized during the idle periods. The Vycon flywheel for the RTG crane consists of a 3-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor-generator connected to a 3-phase inverter. kWh) at 18 kRPM.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This downsizing concept coupled with energy recuperation and stop-start technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform give them fuel consumption ranging from 3.8 The newly developed four-cylinder exemplifies the Audi’s downsizing strategy of substituting turbocharging for volume. liters per 100 km (43.6 liters/100 km (61.9

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Regenerative Braking : During braking, the E-Motor recovers kinetic energy, which is then stored in the high-voltage NiMH battery pack. The hybrid drive replaces the previous V8 gasoline engines in Europe and America and carries on Volkswagen’s downsizing strategy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

It requires no active cooling system and can therefore be stored within the spare-wheel well, ensuring luggage space is not compromised. The CNG is stored in an innovative rectangular tank within the floor pan, ensuring interior space remains the same as its ICE counterpart.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

” The more weight we can take out of our vehicles though use of alternative materials, and other lightweighting strategies that we have, that enables us to further downsize the engine—which is the biggest lever you can pull in the vehicle. I do think [battery] electrification makes a lot of sense for us. Why would you do that?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

Untether AI moves the compute element to where the data is stored (“at memory”), reducing the power consumption for data transfer by 6 times. More than 90% of the power consumption in AI workloads is from the movement of data, according to Untether AI.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

In the large Sharan the downsized engine consumes on average 6.4 This conversion is done using synthetically produced AdBlue, which is stored in a 17-liter tank and in the Sharan only has to be topped up every 10,000 kilometers. The Sharan 1.4 l/100 km (148 g/km CO 2 ); with the optional six-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) it is 6.6

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Hybrid-electric vehicles have significantly reduced the time the engine is on, which inhibits the ability to purge fuel vapor stored in the carbon canister. The new system is expected to be in production vehicles by 2011. New Engine Valves.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The front end’s compact package was made possible through the consistent downsizing of all F-CELL components. The tanks can store up to 5.2 Each of the drive systems takes up comparatively little space for the installation. This applies in particular to the electric drive with fuel cell. Range on Map.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

In a paper on the OBS presented at the SAE 2014 World Congress, the researchers suggested that potential applications include downsizing to increase fuel economy by ?10% from using optimal octane in the base engine, and another 7% potential improvement due to downsizing enabled by the increase in torque available.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Although the basic concept of the Class 1 Le Mans Prototype (LMP1)— a downsized turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine and two different energy recovery systems—was retained in the second generation, virtually every component was refined.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

Li-ion batteries located in the propshaft tunnel and in front of the rear axle with a capacity of 18 kWh function as energy stores. The energy store, a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery (400 V, 400 A), is charged by means of energy recovery; the range extender; and by an external power supply (plug-in hybrid).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

The new gearbox could enable manufacturers to downsize EVs’ electric motors, keeping them running longer at the medium loads and speeds where peak efficiency of more than 95% is possible. Improving the motor efficiency uses less of the energy stored for a given journey, easing the discharge-recharge cycles and reducing recharge time.

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Green Authority

AUGUST 31, 2022

Despite having such a thick frame, the e-bike is foldable, making it easier to fit into the trunk of a car or store in a compact space. Modest battery: Lectric slightly downsized the battery from the first XP e-bike from 10.4 But for the city and suburban riding, you will feel safe in traffic with the bulky size.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Dynario’s performance is optimized by its hybrid structure, which uses a lithium-ion battery charged by the fuel cell to store electricity. Toshiba recognizes the DMFC as a high potential solution for portable equipment and is promoting intensive technology and product development, including improved practical use and downsizing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Because the high-voltage battery is both power and energy dense, engineers were able to use the downsized gasoline engine to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions. A compact and lightweight 1.56-kWh kWh Lithium Ion Polymer battery is located underneath the rear seat. Niro is targeting a combined fuel efficiency rating of 50 mpg (4.7

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. And even greater ranges can be expected soon.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

Under the new F1 regulations, the engine has been formally replaced by the Power Unit, comprising six separate elements: the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE); Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic (MGU-K); Motor Generator Unit-Heat (MGU-H); the Energy Store (ES); the Turbocharger (TC); and Control Electronics (CE).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

The first element of a long-term fuel strategy should be ongoing efforts to increase the energy efficiency of all transport operations as well as vehicles, through implementation of such options as downsizing, direct injection, charging and engine displacement reduction and the utilization of new efficient combustion systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. Opel—in which GM has said it will invest €4 billion (US$5.3 In-house engine control unit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we We hope Ford will, and then move ahead!

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