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Former Chrysler Execs Join Board of Extended Range Electric Vehicle Conversion Company ALTe

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The idea of converting existing vehicles that had very low fuel economy with Range Extended Electric Powertrains is an advanced idea especially considering the patents that come with it. Earlier post.).

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Tesla Cybertruck drives 254 miles in highway range test

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In the meantime, a Cybertruck Dual Motor will get you about 320 miles of EPA estimated range on the included tires. But that’s the EPA range, and we know that a vehicle’s range is affected by a myriad of factors. We are going to need a bunch of independent testing to get a better idea of the electric pickup truck’s range.

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First crop of DOE Battery500 seedlings awarded nearly $6M; high-risk, high-reward toward 500 Wh/kg

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Achieving this goal would result in a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery, and electric vehicles with significantly extended range. There are a lot of good ideas on how to mitigate those issues, Howell said—but it will take time. Earlier post.) We have made a lot of progress in the past in Li-ion technology.

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Renault presents the 235 mpg EOLAB prototype; plug-in “Z.E. Hybrid”; targeting production

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EOLAB forms part of the “fuel consumption of 2 litres/100 km for all” plan introduced within the framework of France’s New Industrial Plan. The Renault gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid system supports 60 km of electric range plus extended range due to the gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine. Background.

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First look at all-new Voltec propulsion system for 2G Volt; “the only thing in common is a shipping cap”

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range extender. Energy for extended-range operation comes from an all-new, high-efficiency 1.5L The Voltec range extender also runs on regular unleaded fuel. We had the idea in first gen that we would have a full-size battery and a half-size engine. lb (282 g) to 0.08 4-cylinder engine.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals SUSTAINEER electric van technology demonstrator for sustainable urban mobility

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These include a fine particle filter on the front module and underbody; a solar panel on the roof; component parts made of recycled materials; and a heating system which is close to the body. As a long-term project, Mercedes-Benz Vans is working on the idea of using waste heat from the electric drivetrain for the heating system.

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GM to Make Use of Heat Pump Technology to Improve The Efficiency of Their EVs 

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Now that you have a basic idea about Heat Pumps lets get back to GM. GM believes it can help speed up charging and acceleration and extend range. Part of the reason for this is that the resistive heating used in electric automobiles (yep, like the glowing parts in your toaster) consumes a lot of energy.

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