Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

In normal driving, the converter boosts the battery voltage to around 400 V to optimize motor performance and can supplement the battery supply with additional energy from the super-cap banks when the driving situation demands it. Energy can also be transferred directly between the battery and super capacitor ports.

DC 246

DC Convert Li-ion 2001 246

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid.

Grid 141

Grid Power Powered Vehicles 141

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

The T6 supercharger, supplied by Eaton, has an integrated clutch, and two rotors with four lobes with 160˚ twist. The all-wheel drive powertrain of the XC90 plug-in hybrid combines the torque and power of the T6 engine, plus the ERAD in the rear and the C-ISG in the front. EV drive, in which the battery powers the ERAD.

Volvo 150

Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150