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Volvo Cars reveals new V90 wagon; PHEV model with ~31-mile electric range

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The 34 kW, 150 N·m water-cooled Crank-Integrated Starter Generator (C-ISG) starts the engine, charges the battery and can also support the combustion engine with electric boost power. The rear drive utilizes a 65 kW peak, 240 N·m peak electric machine with a water-cooled stator. T8 Twin Engine AWD powertrain.

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Volkswagen introduces new Coasting 2.0 micro hybrid system and new natural gas engine at Vienna Motor Symposium

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This results in an increase in range in the NEDC cycle from 190 km (118 miles) previously to now up to 300 km (186 miles). A key factor in its low emissions is the optimum conversion of the methane in the exhaust gas. e-gas is ideal for making renewable power usable for the transport sector and for storing it.

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Toyota doubles the electric range in the new version of Prius PHEV with 8.8 kWh pack

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Toyota expects the Prius Prime’s manufacturer-estimated 120 or above MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) to be the highest MPGe rating of any current plug-in hybrid. kWh battery pack, to offer an estimated 22 miles (35.4 Toyota unveiled the new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the 2016 New York International Auto Show.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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As part of the SCR technology, exhaust stream emissions were dosed with a mist of a urea substance, commonly known as “AdBlue,” which converted NO x into nitrogen, water, and small amounts of carbon dioxide. The dosing strategy varied injection levels of AdBlue into the exhaust system depending on whether the vehicle was being tested.

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Prius Prime PHEV pricing to start at $27,100; on sale later this year

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The 2017 Prius Prime offers an EPA-estimated 133 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent)—a substantial 26% enhancement over its predecessor model, the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, as a result of greater battery capacity and the improved hybrid system. The EPA-estimated all-electric range is up to 25 miles at up to 84 mph.

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Wave Power to Run Desal Plant

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The Seadog is a point absorber wave energy device that uses pressurized hydraulics for power takeoff; the pressurized water drives a turbine. Renew Blue has a lease from the state of Texas to place the facility in 25 feet of water about a mile off the coast from Freeport. Source: INRI. Click to enlarge.

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Ascend Energy and Atrex Energy demo tubular SOFC electric ATV, fueled by natural gas

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With more than 100 miles on the vehicle, the range and durability has been shown. A conventional vehicle with a gasoline engine would use $9 of fuel to go 100 miles. There is no need to transport or store hydrogen, avoiding another layer of complexity. The range increased 300% using a real world 2.3-mile worth of fuel.