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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. by Lars Vercelli for the Gotham Gazette.

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Fixing the DC-DC Converter

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

windings to transfer the current. Since the FETs are rated at 16 amps and the fast-acting input fuse was rated at 5 amps, I suspect the FETs sustained damage from a high-voltage spike that went past their 400 volt rating. volts to charge up the accessory battery. The transformer coil on the left does the same to the +13.6V

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

Green Car Congress

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt. liter range extender engine.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. slow charge. References.

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Review: 2025 Rivian R1T and R1S gain efficiency, comfort, and a lifeline

Baua Electric

Across their different packages, they have the same windings and magnets, with inverter tech shared front and rear and designed in-house. No 800V—so no big charging boost On the other hand, the Gen 2 isn’t everything that Rivian had hinted in the past might be coming. Thus, charging hasn’t changed much.

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Driven: Abarth 500e EV

EV Central

And while mainstream European brands like Renault and VW are planning performance versions of their coming small EVs, they’re years away from production. The liquid-cooled 400-volt lithium-ion battery pack is the same 42kWh (gross) capacity in the Fiat, but is upgraded to supply the higher current required by the more powerful motor.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. light energy. uptake, and optimized light utilization. superconducting wind generators more practical for.

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