Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power (WHP), a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have signed an agreement to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2021

One of the best thing about electric and hybrid vehicles is that the energy doesn’t get completely wasted when you need to brake. By using an electric motor as a generator, you can slow a vehicle down and put some of that kinetic energy into a battery pack so you can use it again later. […].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2015

CalCharge , a California initiative designed to accelerate breakthrough energy storage technologies, welcomed six new member companies, including Bosch and Toyota Motor Corporation. The CalCharge CRADAs also help national labs, funded by the Department of Energy, find and work with pioneering companies. CalChargeLLNL.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors. The battery modules and energy storage system package is four times larger than on any electric/hybrid ship currently operating. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in July 2023.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Since 2012, Toyota has been racing its TS030 Hybrid, equipped with a full racing hybrid system, in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The THS-R (Toyota Hybrid System?Racing) During acceleration, the motor/generator reverses its function, acting as a motor to deliver a significant power boost. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

Vietnam and Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) entered a cooperation agreement to apply Siemens Elfa hybrid drive technology for city buses in Vietnam. With the Siemens hybrid drive technology, city buses can reduce fuel consumption and save operating cost by up to 50%. Siemens Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

million cost-shared technology development contract to develop an advanced energy storage system for power-assist hybrid electric vehicles (PAHEVs). The advanced ultracapacitors then will be integrated into modules that will be evaluated against the USABC goals for Lower Energy-Energy Storage System (LEESS) applications.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

In one of the papers related to the work, a team from Imperial College London (the academic lead on the project), noted: To date, two main strategies have been applied to the fabrication of multifunctional structural energy storage devices. Earlier work has been focused on multifunctional structural batteries and dielectric capacitors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Ricardo will introduce TorqStor—the latest generation of Ricardo’s high speed flywheel energy storage technology—at the CONEXPO 2014 show in Las Vegas as a pre-production prototype for OEM product integration. Hybrids Vehicle Systems'

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

there were several manufacturers in India involved in producing Electric Vehicle (EV) motor controllers. These components play a crucial role in managing the power and speed of electric motors in electric vehicles. Here’s a detailed overview of some notable EV motor controller manufacturers in India: 1.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

Artemis Intelligent Power, Ricardo and Bombardier Transportation are collaborating on a research and development project on rail brake energy recovery scheduled to commence in the second half of this year. Digital Displacement machines are typically multi-displacement cylinder pumps and/or motors. Low noise emission. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

Major hybrid system elements in the R18 e-tron quattro: front-axle MGU, flywheel accumulator and power electronics. Audi Motorsport unveiled the R18 e-tron quattro: the first LMP1 car to combine a highly-efficient TDI diesel engine with a hybrid system. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) In the process, the wheels drive the MGU.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2013

Controls and energy storage top the list. Its goal was to collect the information on all on-going or recently concluded RD&D projects on electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which received EU or national public funding with a budget of more than €1 million (US$1.3 Energy storage. Source: JRC.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE hybrid (combined fuel consumption, weighted: 6.9 l/100 km / 34 mpg US; combined CO 2 emissions, weighted: 156 g/km; combined electric energy consumption, weighted: 11.7 A two-speed electric motor positioned on the rear axle supports the 2.0-liter a P3 hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 24, 2016

Today, BMW debuts an energy-storage system that uses i3 electric car batteries, a Mercedes-Benz electric SUV concept is expected for the 2016 Paris Motor Show, and the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is pulled form the U.S. BMW will use i3 electric-car batteries for home energy storage. for the 2017 model year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

PEUGEOT is showcasing its 208 HYbrid Air 2L Demonstrator at next month’s Paris Motor Show. Peugeot’s Hybrid Air ( earlier post ) is a full-hybrid solution combining compressed air and hydraulic power, with no battery required for energy storage. Peugeot 208 HYbrid Air 2L Demonstrator.

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APRIL 6, 2014

introduced its new HB215LC-2 hybrid hydraulic excavator. This third-generation model is based on iterations of Komatsu hybrid experience; Komatsu was the first in the industry to introduce a hybrid excavator in 2008. Since then, the company has sold more than 2,500 hybrid excavators worldwide. Komatsu America Corp.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Citroën Cactus concept with Airbumps (not related to the Hybrid Air powertrain). At the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, Citroën will showcase its Cactus C-segment concept car, featuring, among other technologies, the Hybrid Air powertrain co-developed by PSA Peugeot Citroën and Bosch. Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Kalmar Motor, the aircraft tractor specialist, has awarded Saft a contract to supply a lithium-ion battery system for the first hybrid electric tractor suitable for wide body aircraft. TBL-800 Hybrid. on 2011—and is also facing new challenges in providing energy efficient and low emission operations.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Benz Cars is introducing plug-in hybrids under the EQ Power label in the A- and B-Class. These new models, equipped with third-generation hybrid drive, include the A 250 e (combined fuel consumption 1.5-1.4 On-demand stator and rotor cooling allow use of the electric motor's peak and continuous output without any problems.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

ISE Corporation, which has been developing and incorporating its energy storage systems into its own heavy-duty drive systems since 1999, is now standardizing its controls interface to allow other manufacturers more easily to integrate ISE energy storage technologies into their own applications. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

Maxwell Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of capacitive energy storage and power delivery solutions, announced a technology partnership with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely), the parent company of leading brands such as Volvo and Geely Auto. million automobiles using its ultracapacitor technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

Among its many other changes, the hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro that placed third at the Le Mans 24 Hours this past weekend featured a new generation of the Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid energy storage system, developed by GKN in collaboration with Audi Sport. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

Saft’s advanced Li-ion energy storage system will support the technology development phase of the US Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program. hybrid electric drive system. In addition, the system will provide thermal management and act as a high-power traction motor battery. As a member of the BAE Systems GCV.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2011

Odyne Systems, LLC, a manufacturer of hybrid systems for medium and heavy duty trucks, has signed a long-term motor supply agreement with Remy Electric Motors, Inc. Under the agreement, Odyne will use Remy’s HVH250 electric motors in its plug-in hybrid system. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2015

Daimler is entering the commercial and residential stationary energy storage system (ESS) market with its wholly-owned subsidiary Deutsche ACCUmotive. For use in the residential or private sector, up to eight battery modules can be combined to produce an energy storage plant with a capacity of 20 kWh. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BAE Systems have delivered the first 39 Enviro400H double-deck buses with Series-E hybrid technology to launch customer Go-Ahead London. Series-E maintains the series hybrid system architecture—proven in more than 1,300 existing Enviro400H hybrid buses—in which the diesel engine (4.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Lexus is pricing the new 2018 RX 450hL three-row hybrid SUV—announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2017—with a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $50,620—$1,550 more than its gasoline-engined RX 350L AWD three-rowed sibling. The Lexus Hybrid Drive system mates the D4-S injection 3.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

Porsche Motorsport announced the entry of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0 ( earlier post ) in the ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey presented by Patrón. Components of the hybrid system are tinted in red. This will mark the second test under race conditions of the new version of the hybrid racer. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

At the Geneva Motor Show, Daimler unveiled the Mercedes-AMG GT Concept as a preview of its third completely autonomously developed sports car, which also extends the AMG GT family to include a four-door variant. The AMG GT Concept is powered by a V8 biturbo gasoline engine and a high-performance electric motor and modular battery concept.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin have developed an optimization framework for hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs and PHEVs) including fuel consumption, motor efficiency, and battery capacity and lifetime. —Shaltout et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2013

South Korea conglomerate LS Group and China-based Dongfeng Motor Group signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on hybrid and electric cars. Efforts will include co-development of powertrain and electrical systems, energy storage systems, and charging systems.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In the case of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen, specialists in hydrogen technology, vehicle development and initial assembly of new models have been working closely together to integrate the cutting-edge drive and energy storage technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

liter PureTech e-THP three-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engines and new BlueHDi diesel emissions technology, to appear on several versions of PEUGEOT 308, 308 SW and 508—at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show. HYbrid Air is a full-hybrid solution combining compressed air and hydraulic power, with no battery required for energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

UK transport operator Go-Ahead Group has ordered 500 electric flywheel Gyrodrive systems from GKN Hybrid Power for use in buses. The Gyrodrive Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) system (featured in Audi’s LeMans-winning R18 e-tron quattro) harvests braking energy normally lost as heat. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid with overhead conductive charging station and pantograph extended. As previously announced ( earlier post ), Volvo Buses will officially launch the new plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September. Total energy consumption is reduced by 60%.

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