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will be a training and general aviation aircraft which will also have a combustion engine within the fuselage to provide an extendedrange or endurance. kN, with the energy being provided by two battery packs located in the wings. The four-seater version E-Fan 4.0 Total static engine thrust is about 1.5
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High-energy, long-range batteries utilize an active liquid cooling system to maintain temperature and respond quickly to increases in power demand and environmental loads. New Flyer manufactures its own batteries in its bus production facilities.
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million US Department of Energy (DOE) Award for the development of a Scalable Ultra Power-dense ExtendedRange (SUPER) inverter. the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Virginia Tech as partners to bring the SUPER inverter to fruition. BorgWarner is the recipient of a $4.97 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
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