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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

Green Car Congress

kW/L (while the peak PD for the Lexus 600h 6.4-liter More broadly, similar forms of power electronics are everywhere: in laptops, phones, motors drives, electric vehicles, wind turbines, to give just a few examples. —Google FAQ on the challenge. As a few points of comparison, the Bosch INVCON 2.3

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! How about a car-mounted wind-generator?

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