Remove Batteries Remove International Remove Oil Remove Re-Charge
article thumbnail

Hyundai introducing 48V mild hybrid system with 1.6L diesel in Europe

Green Car Congress

The technology comprises a 48-volt battery, a Mild Hybrid Starter Generator (MHSG) and LDC converter (Low Voltage DC/DC). Thus, parts of the energy stored in the 48V battery system can also be used to stabilize the 12V on-board power supply. A belt connects the MHSG to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.

Hyundai 291
article thumbnail

Lamborghini provides first details of LB744 hybrid super sports car; V12 engine, 3 motors, 1015 CV

Green Car Congress

In what has been the transmission tunnel since the days of the Countach, there is a lithium-ion battery instead, which powers the electric motors. The HPEV is a plug-in hybrid super sports car equipped with a lightweight high-power lithium ion battery, housed within the transmission tunnel in the central section of the chassis.

Motors 284
article thumbnail

Why Fleet Owners Are Electrifying Their Vehicles This Year

Blink Charging

The best time to transition your business vehicle fleet from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EV) is now. Thanks to new tax credits for EVs and EV charging stations as well as lower fuel and maintenance costs for EVs, fleet managers can now save money while setting an example for other organizations.

Fleet 92
article thumbnail

EV Policy Vacuum continues in Australia

My Electric Car

The advent of the internal combustion engine eliminated the ‘horse manure crisis’ of the eighteen hundreds but replaced it with something more sinister. The legacy of the internal combustion engine includes polluted cities, premature deaths, externalised health costs, oil wars and carbon emissions.

article thumbnail

Bain: Germany’s goal of 1M electric cars by 2020 is unattainable; fewer than 50,000 units on road by end of this year

Green Car Congress

The German Federal Government plan to have one million electric cars on its roads by 2020 has failed, according to the analysis of international management consulting firm Bain & Company. In terms of international electric car market share, Germany with 0.6% (as of 1Q 2015) is far behind Norway (33.1%) and the Netherlands (5.7%).

2020 150
article thumbnail

Why Businesses Should Adapt EVs to Their Fleet?

Get Electric Vehicle

EVs’ initial costs are decreasing as their popularity and numbers grow, and battery costs also keep falling. Electric vehicles have several advantages, including the fact that they do not require gasoline or engine oil. However, there is no need to be concerned about global crude oil costs with electric vehicles.

Fleet 52
article thumbnail

More details on the coming new Kia Optima hybrid and plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

A new addition to the Kia model line-up, the Optima Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) will be Kia’s first plug-in hybrid for global markets when it goes on sale in the second half of 2016, offering increased battery capacity and pure electric range. The transmission also uses a new electric oil pump, contributing to the increase in fuel economy.

Kia 150