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AKASOL will supplybattery systems for more than 40 Coradia iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ), which have been ordered from Alstom by the Lower Saxony Transit Authority and the Rhine/Main Regional Transport Association. —Sven Schulz, the CEO of AKASOL AG.
contract for the supply of 100 Solaris Trollino 12 trolleybuses, with a base contract value of almost €60 million. The Trollino vehicles will be fitted with Solaris High Powerbatteries with a capacity of 60 kWh, which will enable them to cover distances of up to 20 km at a time without connection to an overhead wires.
a manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries, announced that the company is supplying advanced lithium-ion cells to the Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr Program. Silicon anodes have much higher specific capacity compared to graphite anodes which are used in conventional lithium ion batteries.
DENSO Corporation has developed a vehicle-to-home (V2H) powersupply system for electric vehicles (EV), which is designed to work in coordination with DENSO’s home energy management system (HEMS), which was introduced earlier this year. earlier post ).
The C+pod comes with a cruising range of up to 150 km (93 miles) (WLTC mode, Class 1 test cycle when running on batterypower; Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism). The supplied charging cable (100/200 VAC) connects directly to power outlets for charging.
NASA, US Navy and university researchers have successfully demonstrated the first robotic underwater vehicle to be powered entirely by ocean thermal energy. This expansion/contraction produces a high pressure oil that can be collected and periodically released to drive a hydraulic motor for electricity generation and batteryrecharging.
introduced two services through the Nissan LEAF owners’ website and smartphone applications: one that precisely forecasts the LEAF’s remaining battery capacity when it arrives at a destination; and the other called “Minna no Syouhi Denryoku (Energy Usage Database)” (available in Japan and North America). Nissan Motor Co.,
The rechargeable hybrid systemÚ will now be used in screen-printed intervention vehicles, in addition to a rollout of unmarked versions in 2020. Batterypower: 90 kW. Battery capacity: 13.2 Additional supplies are already planned for the first quarter of 2022 for the Gendarmerie and the Police.
This circuit keeps the units working at optimum operating temperatures, with maximum power delivery from the drive system. The car’s power electronics supply the 12-volt vehicle electrical system via a DC/DC converter with electric current from the high-voltage system. Other features of the car include pre-start climate control.
HEV driving mode, using the engine, leverages batterypower to control engine revs, thereby reducing engine noise during acceleration. Adequate temperature of the lithium-ion battery is maintained using an air conditioning coolant. It provides a high quality driving space for not only BEV but also HEV mode driving.
After several years of development, Bosch is now starting volume production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors to supply automotive manufacturers worldwide. By producing on larger wafers, Bosch can manufacture significantly more chips in one production run and thus supply more customers, Kroeger says. Picture: Bosch.
Solaris will supply an additional six electric Solaris buses to Szczecin. Last year Solaris won a tender of the city of Szczecin for the supply of 8 articulated electric Urbino buses. The company also placed the best offer in another tender, for the supply of six 12-meter battery-powered buses. million (US$4.33
For supply exclusively to the domestic Korean market, the Kia Ray EV is a close relative of Kia’s 1.0-liter liter gasoline powered Ray CUV, which went on sale in Korea last month. Recharging times are six hours using a 220V household supply and 25 minutes in fast-charge mode. Earlier post.).
The battery mounting assembly also helps boost the torsional and lateral stiffness of the vehicle by 20% and 35% respectively over NV200. The battery can be recharged overnight using a domestic 16-amp single-phase 3.3 kW supply which reduces to four hours if a 6.6 kW/32-amp supply is used.
On the open road, meanwhile, the coasting function can take over, allowing the car to “freewheel” with no drive power whenever the driver eases off the accelerator. Energy is no longer supplied to the two electric motors in this state, meaning no batterypower is consumed.
exhibited five models from its Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) lineup, including three trucks all based on the Atlas 24 model equipped with Nissan LEAF components and other EV-related technologies at the 2011 Tokyo Truck Show: the e-NT400 Atlas Concept; the Atlas F24 Refrigerator Van by Li-ion Battery; and the Atlas F24 PowerSupply Truck.
In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. PbC battery. This limits the ability of battery to take on recharge. Source: NS. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
The new vessels will be able to fully operate on batterypower and will have the capability to revert to hybrid mode, if required. The batterypower can also extend zero-emissions capability along the supply chain by using renewables and hydroelectric power.
Daimler Trucks also presented for the first time a preview of a purely battery-powered long-haul truck, the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul, which is designed to cover regular journeys on routes that can be planned in an energy-efficient manner. Batterypower will be rather used for lower cargo weights and for shorter distances.
It is supplied with power from a 12 kWh lithium-ion battery pack installed under the floor of the load compartment. The battery pack is recharged from a regular power outlet, at home or at a parking place. Recharging time varies with the current. If 220V is available a full charge with 12A takes 3.5
Due to their excellent cold-cranking ability, durability and low cost, 12V lead-based batteries remain the only battery technology tested for the mass market that satisfies the technical requirements for these vehicles. This electrical system is supplied by a 12V lead-based battery.
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The Karma features a 20 kWh rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack developed by A123 Systems, offering an ultra-wide State of Charge (SoC) operating window and providing a lifecycle of 10 years or 100,000 miles (160,000 km) under normal use. In Stealth mode, the Karma can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 7.9
During this exchange of charge a current flows over the electrodes, which can be used by a battery-powered device. During discharge the electrodes are continually supplied with the dissolved substances from the tanks; once they are converted the resulting product is removed to the same or another tank. Source: Jens Noack.
The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. ChargePoint’s DC fast chargers would supply Volvo’s C40 Recharge from 20 percent state of charge to 90 percent in just 40 minutes.
kWh lithium-ion battery pack (from the Jetta Hybrid), which stores the kinetic energy recovered from regenerative braking; assists in the starting phase of the fuel cell; and adds a dynamic boost to the maximum acceleration of the Golf SportWagen. The fuel cell and batterypower an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf.
As part of their alliance, the companies also agreed to a standard Equipment, Engineering and License for Suzuki Shokan’s purchase and use of key equipment to be supplied by Air Products for the implementation of Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen fueling station technology.
Air Products will supply the hydrogen as well as its compression, storage and two indoor hydrogen dispensing units. UNFI will add 29 new hydrogen fuel cell-powered lift trucks to its fleet and 36 existing lift trucks will be retrofitted to hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Despite its greater size and a maximum speed of more than 200 km/h (124 mph), the Flextreme GT/E is projected to offer performance similar to that of the Ampera: a battery-powered driving range of up to 60 km (37 miles) and a total range of more than 500 km (311 miles). Full recharge at a 230V outlet will take less than 3 hours.
Researchers at Penn State, with a colleague from EC Power, have devised a new control strategy that can rapidly restore EV batterypower and permit full regeneration while driving at temperatures as low as −40 °C. The strategy involves heating the battery internally during regenerative braking and rest periods of driving.
Improving standardization with electric vehicle charging may help reduce complexity for fleet operators and truck drivers as well as maintenance providers, and recharging/refueling providers. Penske Truck Leasing sees increased interest among its commercial customers related to electric vehicles (EVs). Penske Truck Leasing Co., CharIN e.V)
Interoperability: The ability to recharge anywhere in a secure fashion will greatly enhance EV driver flexibility and user convenience. Affordability: Cost is a critical issue which must be continually addressed in order for EVs to become widely accepted and broadly penetrate the consumer market. —EV Standardization Roadmap v 2.
On Maui, 15% of the electricity supply is already generated by renewable energy, and there are plans to increase this percentage going forward. Hitachi Ltd. and the other five participating companies will conduct a feasibility study expected to be completed by the middle of September 2011.
The result of nearly three years of research and the subject of 11 joint patents, this power converter, developed from innovative materials and more compact, will reduce energy losses by 30%, improve the vehicle’s recharging time and guarantee the battery’s durability. Further, it will be bidirectional.
The truck is a battery-powered, all-electric Smith Newton produced by SEV US and SEV UK with an aerial bucket integrated by Altec Industries Inc. SEV US is initially focusing its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based predictable-route delivery and service fleets.
The Kona Electric powertrain employs a high-efficiency 150 kW (201 horsepower) permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor supplied by a high-voltage 64 kWh lithium-ion battery. The battery system is liquid-cooled and operates at 356 volts. A battery warmer system is standard on SEL Convenience models and above.
In a PEM fuel cell, hydrogen is supplied to the anode, where it is broken down into protons and electrons. Meanwhile, outside the stack the electrons supply the electrical power. mi) by a battery with a capacity of 8.8 kilowatt-hours, which is recharged by recuperation or alternatively from a power socket.
Although production will initially focus on external fuel cells for recharging, the company plans to commercialize mobile handsets and PCs with built-in fuel cells by the end of fiscal 2009. DMFC battery chargers are portable power sources used to rechargebattery-powered devices instead of plugging them into the wall.
Connected by a belt to the diesel engine’s crankshaft, under acceleration the MHSG provides up to 10kW of electric power assistance to the powertrain in motor mode, reducing engine load and emissions. Batterypower can also be used to provide a new Moving Stop & Start function.
Lengthy charging times could make it too difficult to rent battery-powered equipment since a charger would be necessary on-site. There is an alternative to conventional EV batteries that could be the key to electrifying heavy equipment—fuel cells. Unlike batteries, fuel cells don’t need recharging.
A second battery option takes into account other priorities in the use parameters: the configuration with a utilizable capacity of 35 kWh (installed: 41 kWh) allows a range of 115 kilometers (71.5 The integrated quick-charge function also ensures flexibility; around 80% of the energy can be recharged within 30 minutes.
Sandia National Laboratories and Hawaii Hydrogen Carrier s (HHC) are partnering to design a solid-state metal-hydride hydrogen storage system for forklifts; the storage system can refuel at low pressure four to five times faster than it takes to charge a battery-powered forklift. —Adrian Narvaez, Hawaii Hydrogen Carriers (HHC).
Power semiconductors are found in power control units (PCUs), which are used to control motor drive power in hybrids and other vehicles with electric powertrains.
It will be fitted with 480 kWh of Octopus Series batteries, allowing it to run solely on batterypower in the central zone of the city. The fully-electric Cross River Ferry will be supplied with 960 kWh of the batteries.
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