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Honda opened its new $124-million wind tunnel facility in Ohio, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company’s race vehicles. HALO Wind Tunnel Main Fan. Absent engine and exhaust sounds, wind noise will be more noticeable inside the cabin of an electric vehicle.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) has verified Xpeng’s P7 electric sports sedan’s driving range to be NEDC 706 km (439 miles). Wind resistance coefficient is also critical to cruising range. decrease in wind resistance coefficient increases NEDC driving range by about 8 km (5 miles).
It has been succesfully tested in real open sea conditions aboard the Energy Observer boat for over more than 7,000 nautical miles including trans-Atlantic crossings. The REXH2 is a modular maritime hydrogen power solution developed around Toyota’s fuel cell technology. TME FC Module in Hynova via EOD.
With up to 1,080 horsepower available in a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive architecture, the Lucid Air is able to achieve quarter-mile times as low as 9.9 To date, it is the only electric sedan yet to achieve a quarter-mile time under 10 seconds, with room for five passengers and class-leading interior and storage space.
Traveling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, the VISION EQXX electric concept ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz covered more than 1,000 km (621 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge. kWh per 62 miles). kWh per 100 kilometers (7.1
The PM-free castellated rotor, modular stator, segmented PMs, and concentrated toroidal windings are the key features. In addition, since both the PMs and armature windings are placed on the stator and there is no overlapping between them, the design and implementation of the cooling system are simplified. —Madhav Manjrekar.
kWh and supports an estimated range of around 450 kilometers (280 miles). The long-term sustainable strategy for energy generation and consumption of the BMW Group’s “green plant” at the Leipzig site includes four wind turbines with a height of 190 meters on the factory premises. The battery capacity is 64.7
kWh battery and targeted all-electric range (AER) of 32 miles. Sound absorbing and insulating materials minimize road, wind, and engine noise. Kia unveiled the 2023 Sportage PHEV, the latest electrified model to join its lineup. Building upon the Sportage HEV, the turbocharged Sportage PHEV offers outstanding efficiency, with a 13.8-kWh
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The shift of the jet stream led to weakening westerly winds in the upper troposphere in the tropical Atlantic basin, an area of the atmosphere about 10 to 12 miles from the surface of the earth. Weaker winds, in turn, mean that there is less difference between the speed of winds in the lower and upper troposphere or less wind shear.
With up to 1,080 horsepower available in a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive architecture, the Lucid Air is able to achieve quarter-mile times as quick as 9.9 To date, it is the only electric sedan able to achieve a quarter-mile time under 10 seconds. seconds on a consistent, repeatable basis.
The shift to wind and solar is making EVs cleaner, fast. Polestar is seeking a 300-mile range for its Polestar 2, as part of a switch of its single-motor model to rear-wheel drive. Ford might be considering a new charging connector. And Polestar switches to rear-wheel drive. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
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meters high and wind speeds of up to 26 meters per second (58 mph). TotalEnergies E&P Angola has exercised an option for the 7 th -generation drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. The Ondjaba-1 well will be drilled at a new world record water depth of 3,628 m (2.25
refined from the SuperVan 4, has undergone a complete redesign of aerodynamics specifically engineered to cut through the high-altitude air of the Pikes Peak atmosphere while increasing downforce—more than 4,400 pounds at 150 miles per hour. to stay planted to the winding roads of the mountain. The SuperVan 4.2,
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Range ratings for the F-150 Lightning are confirmed, and some versions go well past 300 miles. Honda plans to tweak its EVs with some extra wind-tunnel work. And is the fully electric excess of the GMC Hummer EV something to denounce or celebrate? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. The 2021 e-tron and e-tron Sportback have EPA-estimated full-charge ranges of 222 and 218 miles, respectively. 2021 Audi e-tron. The program runs from 2 March to 30 April 2021, while supplies last.
The maximum reduction in concentrations was observed when the winds were parallel to the road due to a sweeping effect, followed by winds across the road. Ultrafine and sub-micron particles followed this reduction trend, with fine particles (less than 2.5
Four wind turbines on the site of the BMW Group plant in Leipzig supply the electricity needed for its production. kilowatt hours (kWh), it now enables ranges of up to 307 kilometers (191 miles) according to WLTP. Eucalyptus wood from certified cultivation in Europe serves as the raw material for parts of the instrument panel.
Despite pushback from residents, the Supreme Court of Ohio yesterday approved a permit for the construction of North America’s first freshwater offshore wind farm, which will be cited in Lake Erie, around eight miles north of Cleveland.
The EV6 will be offered in three trim levels: Light, Wind and GT-Line. The Light trim will be offered in rear-wheel drive while Wind and sporty GT-Line variants will be available in rear-wheel drive and Dual Motor e-AWD configurations. kWh battery with a 168kW rear motor yields 167 horsepower and AER of 232-miles (Light RWD).
Offering a Cadillac-estimated 450 miles of range, the Escalade IQ features a curved pillar-to-pillar 55-inch total diagonal LED display, available Super Cruise driver assistance technology, and vehicle-to-home bidirectional charging technology with GM Energy’s available Ultium Home products.
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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has a plan to replace a narrow, winding highway leading to a popular ski area with an 8-mile-long (13 km) electric gondola ride. more… The post Salt Lake City wants to replace cars with this 8-mile-long sustainable gondola appeared first on Electrek.
Hyundai Motor Company announced that its IONIQ 6 electrified streamliner will deliver up to 614 km (382 miles) of all-electric range per charge (77.4-kWh kWh battery with 2WD, 18-inch tires), according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). With WLTP-rated energy consumption as low as 13.9
The plant aims to be 100% self-sufficient for electricity and work will commence imminently on potential wind and solar farms. Under WLTP conditions, they are capable of up to 174 miles of range. In addition, there will be further support to enable a pathway to carbon neutrality for the plant by the middle of this decade.
Element One is designed to fly 4 passengers for 500 km to 5000 km (311 miles to 3100 miles ) depending on whether hydrogen is stored in gaseous or liquid form. HES is now in discussion with industrial-scale hydrogen producers to explore energy-efficient refueling systems using renewable solar or wind energy produced locally.
The CTVs will serve Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, which will be located approximately 55 miles off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea when it enters operation in 2022. A variety of vessels are used during the construction, maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms.
billion miles to be driven by UK cars. billion miles uses at least 63 TWh of power. Both these wind turbine and solar generation options for the added electrical power generation capacity have substantial demands for steel, aluminium, cement and glass. This will demand a 20% increase in UK generated electricity.
You can’t have offshore wind power without export cables, and cable maker Nexans just landed a € 1.7 billion contract to deliver 2,160 km (1,342 miles) of subsea and land cables. more… The post This subsea cable maker is going to deliver 6 GW of offshore wind energy appeared first on Electrek.
Seagreen offshore wind farm, 16.7 miles (27 km) off the coast of Angus in eastern Scotland, has generated its first power. billion) project will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. It will also be the world’s deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm, as it’s being sited in water depths of up to 194 feet (59 meters).
Kia flew us out to wine and “winding road” country to test the new EV6, which is coming a bit late to the US, as it’s been out for a while in its native Korea and Europe already. So that means I’ve had months to digest the information about the car, its characteristics, and its place in the industry.
The range of the BMW i3 thus increased to between 285 and 310 kilometers (177 to 193 miles) in the WLTP test cycle. Production of the BMW i3 at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig is 100% CO 2 neutral, according to the company; wind turbines on the factory premises supply the electricity required for production.
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These are capable of 250 kW peak charging rates, which offer up to 1,000 miles of range per hour of charging. Like the previous project in Germany, Tesla and Fastned will utilize only energy from the sund and wind, “generated partly on-site by its trademark solar canopy.” ” Credit: Fastned. What do you think?
Through proprietary hardware and software, iQ-Cruise monitors road conditions such as changes in elevation, curvature, traffic patterns and weather miles beyond the driver’s visual field. Additionally, driver’s hours of service and time of arrival needs are taken into account.
The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen. The average US residential customer pays 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) , which means the cost to drive one mile in an EV is somewhat less than 4 cents. million miles per acre per year.
With 300 miles of range in every model and US-built, Hyundai’s biggest EV takes it upmarket. With more than 300 miles of range from every version, space for up to seven passengers, and the NACS charging port from Day One, the Ioniq 9 could become Hyundai’s halo EV. The effect is similar to that of a Cadillac Escalade.
Sixty percent of Europe’s purchasing power is located within 300 miles. The site location provides the opportunity for a ready supply of electricity from on-site and site-adjacent wind turbines generating dozens of megawatts, with an electric interconnection point less than a mile away.
Tesla officially announced the launch of the Model S and Model X on Thursday night, and here’s what it listed as the changes to the two vehicles: Model S & X are now even better – launching today in the US Highlights: – Frost Blue paint color – Up to 410 miles of range (Model S Long Range – our longest range Tesla yet) – Even quieter inside: (..)
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The Italian touch Convertibles can suffer from wind buffeting and noise with the top lowered. The GranCabrio Folgare was surprisingly protected from the wind with an air deflector and even more-so when the four windows were raised. This also goes for the 232-mile trip from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo.
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