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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

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The new Ford Fusion will be the first non-hybrid Ford vehicle available in the US with Auto Start-Stop. It has been proposed to characterize the recharge ability of vehicle starter batteries as dynamic charge acceptance (DCA). The new Fusion is the first Ford vehicle to offer Auto Start-Stop with a self-shifting gearbox.

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Ford selects AeroVironment as preferred charging station supplier

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as the preferred installation partner and authorized charging station supplier for the Ford Focus Electric, C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in electric vehicles. AeroVironment’s 240-volt home charging package will recharge the C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids in 2.5

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will award $60 million in funding to 23 new projects aimed at creating highly efficient and scalable dry-cooling technologies for thermoelectric power plants and developing prototype technologies to explore new pathways for fusion power. ALPHA AWARDS. Lead organization.

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Researchers from Korea’s IBS suggest quantum charging could cut EV charge time to 3 minutes at home

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Currently, cars can take about 10 hours to recharge fully at home. Even the DC fast chargers require up to 20-40 minutes to fully recharge the vehicles. For example, it may find key uses in future fusion power plants, which require large amounts of energy to be charged and discharged in an instant.

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Kenworth, Peterbilt working with Dana on electric truck powertrain development

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The high-energy density battery packs can be recharged in about an hour using the vehicle’s DC fast-charging system, making both the Class 6 Kenworth K270E and Class 7 K370E cabovers suited for local pickup and delivery, as well as short regional haul operations.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. The shift-by-wire single speed transmission drives all four wheels 0-60 miles per hour in about 4.3

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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kWh Li-ion polymer that can recharge in less than three hours with a Level-Two charger. Recharge time ranges from less than three hours at a 240V Level-Two charging station to less than nine hours using a standard 120V outlet. For the Sonata HEV, the Camry Hybrid enters the competitive mix along with Fusion and Accord.).

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