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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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Medium-Duty Demonstrator: IVECO Daily PHEV. Results of this work are expected to be published and presented at the IEEE ECCE at Portland, Oregon in September 2018. The demonstrators are: Class B Demonstrator: Fiat 500X. Class C Demonstrator: Renault Megane. City Bus Demonstrator: MAN. Heavy Tractor Demonstrator: DAF XF.

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ORNL Researchers Modify Plug-in Hybrid Electric Traction Drive Power Electronics to Function as On-Board Charger; Mobile Power Generation and V2G Support as Well

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed , fabricated and demonstrated a PHEV traction drive power electronics system that functions as the on-board charger, and that also provides significant mobile power generation and vehicle-to-grid support capabilities. 3923 - 3929 doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316496.

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