article thumbnail

Directly-cooled lighter-weight EV motor made with polymer housing

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT are working together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT to develop a new cooling concept that will enable polymers to be used as EV electric motor housing materials, thereby reducing the weight of the motor and thus, the EV itself. Coolant circuit in the stator.

Polymer 322
article thumbnail

Univ. of Calgary team develops new process for less-expensive electrocatalysts for electrolysis

Green Car Congress

even for small-scale applications using hydrogen as a storage medium for intermittent renewables such as solar and wind. Sedach, Man Kit Jack Siu, Simon Trudel, and Curtis P. Berlinguette (2013) Photochemical Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Oxide Materials for Water Oxidation Catalysis. Source: FFC. Click to enlarge.

Kits 225
article thumbnail

Why I'm not an Environmentalist

DIY Electric Car

My concern for the environment started when earth, fire, wind, water and heart combined to fight the forces of corporate greed and irresponsibility. I’ve had quite a lot of greening influences in my life, from cartoons, to a kid’s solar experimentation kit, to my friend’s parent’s weird composting toilet.

article thumbnail

Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

Green Car Congress

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

CO2 290
article thumbnail

How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

And the answer is to hopefully give them better wind protection. All of the panels are wired for the inverter/battery/charge controller gear (which is an all-in-one unit) and the kit includes all of the adapters. You can see it in more detail in my video of the project. Here is where the beauty of the pre-built system really shows.

Grid 52
article thumbnail

Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

Green Car Congress

Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. The basic shape originated as a 3D computer model, which was carefully honed by aerodynamicists using digital wind. Aerodynamics.

2009 150
article thumbnail

Road Test: 2022 Lexus RX 450h F Sport AWD

Clean Fleet Report

coefficient of drag (C d ) helped reduce wind noise and increase fuel economy. The 20-inch split, 5-spoke dark silver alloy wheels looked sharp against our RX 450h painted in Grecian Water, which is one of eleven exterior color options. Overall the RX 450h was pleasant to drive, very predictable in its handling, but not sporty.

Lexus 94