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Electric RV packs range extender: Future 500-mile PHEV Airstream?

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THOR Hybrid Class A Test Vehicle Twice the torque of diesel The chassis as used in the RV is built as an 800-volt system and has a permanent magnet electric motor making 440 hp peak (280 hp continuous) and 1,140 lb-ft at the motor. liter naturally aspirated gasoline inline-4 engine fires up.

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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Level 2 chargers provide 240 volts, offering up to 20 miles of range for every hour a vehicle is plugged in. DC fast chargers provide 480 volts, offering 180 miles or more per hour of charging. NYC DOT aims to create a network of 1,000 curbside chargers by 2025, and 10,000 by 2030. SmartCharge Registrations on the Rise.

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BMW’s eighth-generation 5 Series offers two all-electric i5 variants; PHEVs in 2024

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The new model generation will be offered worldwide with all-electric drive and, depending on the market region, also with the plug-in hybrid systems as well as with efficient gasoline and diesel engines including 48-volt mild hybrid technology. In addition, the offer of BMW Charging and its strategic cooperation partner E.ON

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CMU study finds small battery PHEVs and gasoline hybrids the least-cost policy solution to reducing gasoline consumption

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The federal subsidy significantly favors larger battery packs to a stronger degree than their potential for additional gasoline savings. Non-domestic charging infrastructure is generally not necessary for operation of PHEVs, and substantial gasoline displacement can be achieved solely with home charging. Peterson and Michalek 2012.

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4,400 Chevrolet Volt Owners to be Eligible for Free Home 240V Charging Stations

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GM announced that the first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging stations. The program will provide Volt owners with a 240-volt charge station from either ECOtality, Inc. or Coulomb Technologies.

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Chevrolet electric Camaro concept drag racer: eCOPO with 800V battery pack; electric crate motors

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Chevrolet estimates quarter-mile times in the 9-second range. The eCOPO Concept is all about where we go in the future with electrification in the high performance space. The battery pack is composed of four 200-volt modules, each weighing approximately 175 pounds, mounted strategically in the car for optimal weight distribution.

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GM, Ford R&D execs stress importance of improved, advanced fuels for future engine efficiency gains, GHG goals

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In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals. An enabler is more reactive fuels.

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