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The extendedrange electric vehicle drive system by Raser Technologies and its development partner FEV is targeted at providing up to 40 miles all-electric range for SUVs and light trucks. Click to enlarge. Raser Technologies, Inc. Earlier post.).
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This knowledge will be applied to various projects currently being developed at PSA Peugeot Citroën, chief among them the Peugeot Ion and Citroën C-Zero EVs to be introduced in late 2010, the Peugeot 3008 and Citroën DS5 diesel hybrids scheduled for roll-out in 2011 and the rechargeable diesel hybrid slated for 2012. FiSyPAC poster.
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Improving air quality remains a constant for governing bodies, and include strong financial incentives, with funding programs from the Air Resources Board, Energy Commission, and Department of Energy created to accelerate adoption. The inline form factor allows the drivetrain to integrate seamlessly into most medium-duty vehicle designs.
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At low rate, when the LIB component could not meet the energy delivery, the LOB-part would automatically play an extended-range role via the ORR. The two cathodes are connected together by the external circuits as the cathode of the battery system, and share a common anode. —Mu et al.
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the i-MiEV) and extendedrange electric vehicles; and full electric vehicles—Anderman sees the greatest market opportunity (in terms of the value of batteries sold) in the mini EV and extendedrange electric vehicle market, with $134 million in battery sales and 8,000 units. California Air Resources Board.
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The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L A number of prior studies have shown fuel efficiency improvements of up to 10% using a Rankine cycle for waste heat recovery—as long as packaging, cost and heat rejection rate can be balanced, the authors noted.
The storage tanks provide the vessel with 12 days of autonomous operation at 80% load, with the option to switch to marine gas oil if an extendedrange is required. The outer vessel can be made of either stainless steel or carbon steel. When visiting EU ports, which have a 0.1% limit on sulfur emissions, the vessel operates on gas.
They will be certified by the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board and compliant with heavy-duty onboard diagnostics. Each of the extended-range shuttles will emit about 90,000 fewer pounds of carbon dioxide over its lifetime compared to gasoline-fueled counterparts. V10 2-valve engine.
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