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Bosch offers more details on the light-duty hydraulic-hybrid drive developed with PSA

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Bosch, in collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroën, is developing a hydraulic full-hybrid powertrain to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions in light-duty vehicles. Normally, this energy would go to waste, turning into heat in the friction linings of the brakes. The concept and layout of the hydraulic hybrid system. Earlier post.)

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Renault Scénic Vision hydrogen hybrid concept offers 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional BEV

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Its hybrid electric and hydrogen powertrain aims to reduce downtime related to energy recharging while reducing the carbon footprint, including the battery. The fuel cell tank is made of carbon fiber from recycled paper waste. Renault unveiled its new Scénic Vision concept-car at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris.

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Honda opens Smart Home US in California; produces more energy than it consumes; direct DC-DC EV charging

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The home’s occupant will be able to use less than half of the energy of a similarly sized new home in the Davis area for heating, cooling and lighting. When the solar panels are generating electricity at full capacity, the vehicle can fully recharge in approximately two hours directly from sunlight. Advanced lighting.

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BMW Study on Rankine Cycle for Waste Heat Recovery Shows Potential Additional 10% Power Output at Highway Speeds

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BMW is exploring two pathways for waste heat recovery in vehicles: one thermoelectric, the other thermodynamic. Based on bench test measurements, BMW has concluded that waste heat recovery can provide an additional power output of about 10% at typical highway cruising speeds. Adapted from Ringler et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Goodyear develops new tire technology to optimize EV performance; also introduces Oxygene concept with moss

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Increasing range is a high priority for consumers due to an underdeveloped electric recharging infrastructure in most countries. Communicating at the Speed of Light: Oxygene uses a visible light communications system, or LiFi, for high-capacity mobile connectivity at the speed of light.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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million: ALD Technical Solutions is developing light-weight, easy-to-install, long-lasting, and cost-effective structural composite reinforcement system which will be installed and cured-in-place around existing Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced transmission lines to increase power capacity and power efficiency, and also decrease sag.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000.

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