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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

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With motor sports moving hard and fast toward electric drive, a friend recently told me that electric drag-car racing just wouldn't be the same without the deafening roar of combustion engines and the smell of "nitro" fuel. One of the things I'll miss about combustion-engine cars is how easy it is to calculate their efficiency.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

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BMW will add further engines to the line-up in 2012, when the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 (using a powertrain similar to that of the ActiveHybrid 5, earlier post ) will also make its premiere. All the engines are well within the EU5 and US ULEV II limits. liter gasoline engine will be available in two output ratings.

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Volkswagen unveils MEB-based I.D. CROZZ electric crossover concept in Shanghai; production in 2020

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This gives the designers and engineers freedom to change the way in which the car is designed. The power electronics control the flow of high-voltage power between the motors and the battery, converting direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC). The 83 kWh lithium-ion battery is housed in the CUV’s floor.

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Ford and Automatic Labs working together to support connected-car solutions

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The Automatic app can display detailed info about a week, such as drive distance and destinations. Automatic also shows what Engine Trouble Codes mean and in many cases offers possible solutions. Stepping hard on the gas pedal decreases fuel efficiency and wastes money. Automatic shows how a driver is doing on every trip.

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How One Bad Manny Can P**s Away Your Brand

Creative Greenius

So I went on-line to track down Leviton’s EV customer service contact info. The best we can do for you is to offer you a 25% discount on a new model from our company store at store.leviton.com and selecting model EVR40-B25. Applications Engineer, Technical Services. Applications Engineer, Technical Services.

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CATL launches CTP 3.0 battery

Push EVs

From the material, cell to system structure, the systematic engineering mindset runs through the whole chain of research and development in CATL. More info: [link] The post CATL launches CTP 3.0 Supported by the above-mentioned technological innovations, the CTP 3.0 I’m curious to see what they’ll bring new to the table.

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Mitsubishi shows XR-PHEV concept at LA Show

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The powertrain features a front engine/front-wheel drive gasoline-powered 1.1-liter liter inline-3-cylinder turbocharged engine (134 hp/100 kW) paired with a compact electric motor (161 hp/121 kW) with a high-boost converter and a main drive lithium-ion battery pack with storage capacity of 14 kWh (located beneath the floor of the cabin).