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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

Green Car Congress

The system will be integrated with a 750 kW energy storage facility that can store 2 MWh of energy using batteries—enough to power 100 average Michigan homes for a year. Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas, is supplying its Dynamic Power Resource on-site energy storage and power management system.

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Audi unveils Q8 sport concept with 48V mild hybrid system (mHEV); drive system coming to “many” Audi models

Green Car Congress

TFSI six-cylinder engine featuring a 48V mild hybrid system (mHEV) and an electric compressor, the SUV delivers a total 350 kW (476 hp) output and 700 N·m (516.3 Positioned at the rear under the luggage compartment, the lithium‑ion battery with an energy storage capacity of 0.9 Equipped with a 3.0

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

SpeedStart and TIGERS technologies are aimed not only at the C-segment car platform represented by the Ford Focus, but also are relevant from the B-segment to the largest passenger car and rapidly growing SUV platforms. The power electronics integrally mounted in the machine have a maximum thermal operating limit of 120 °C.

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Lucid CEO shares take on next-gen EVs: “The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles”

Teslarati

One pillar corresponds to the company’s vehicles like the Lucid Air and the upcoming Gravity SUV; another pillar corresponds to the company’s energy storage business; and the last corresponds to technology licensing transfer supply. You need the $25,000 car. Now is Lucid going to make that?

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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

The Touareg SUV and popular Rabbit hatchback will be available as hybrids, while the Jetta will be a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.The electric car will be a limited edition of the new up! German-language car magazine Auto Motor und Sport reported that VW CEO Martin Winterkorn just recently announced the plan to build the green Vee-Dubs.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. The money that we spend on full-size trucks and full-size SUVs will be to improve their fuel economy to get them to where they need to be ” to meet the revised CAFE standards.

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Designing Disaster-Proof EV Infrastructure

Clean Fleet Report

Features such as alternative energy sources, backup power systems and energy storage solutions must be present in these locations. Elevated Charging Stations Less than 20 inches of water can sweep away cars, SUVs and trucks. EV battery casings require the highest level of waterproofing to mitigate such risks.

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