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Audi updates A3 Sportback g-tron with increased tank volume for greater natural gas range

Green Car Congress

To enable the four-cylinder engine to run on these fuels, Audi engineers modified its cylinder head, turbocharging, fuel injection system and catalytic converter. The two plastic tanks storing the gas with an operating pressure of up to 200 bar follow the Audi lightweight design philosophy. Equipped with a new 1.5

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. Many wonder, “why not install solar panels on an EV’s roof?” Engineers and legal minds will continue to address the problems keeping such facilities from proliferating.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

The service also seeks to return excess energy to the electrical grid, effectively converting EVs into publicly shared batteries. But customers would also benefit by having the ability to sell back stored energy using a vehicle equipped with bidirectional charging capabilities which can be recouped at a lower price later on.

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Porsche finishes production of the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid; platform for advanced development for vehicles and manufacturing

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Porsche applied its hybrid know-how in preparing the characteristic maps and the algorithm stored in them for controlling the three drive units and other systems. Another new type of scissors lift platforms also simplified installation of the 140 kg high-voltage battery. This know-how will also be applied to future hybrid drives.

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2024 Can-Am Spyder F3-S Reviewed

The Truth About Cars

While legally categorized as motorcycles across most of the United States, Can-Am has actually produced something that doesn’t really slot neatly into any vehicle segment. However, even a peppy convertible wouldn’t offer a commensurate sensory experience to the Can-Am. But they’re much more work to wrangle, especially at low speeds.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

Cars That Think

His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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While they store a high amount of energy compared to the other designs, their power output is comparatively low. Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores. Pouch cells and prismatic cells are more versatile.

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