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Past, present & future of EVs: Advanced battery technology is key to success – ET Auto

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Electric vehicles ( EVs ) have been considered by every country to control the temperature increase by controlling GHG emission. Annoys Jedlik, a Hungarian engineer, had made the first crude electric vehicle way back in 1828. Annoys Jedlik, a Hungarian engineer, had made the first crude electric vehicle way back in 1828.

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Maryland commits to ban on gas vehicle sales

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“ It is based on California’s economy, California’s transportation needs, and California’s electrical grid.” ” Moore drove off from a Monday press conference in a Ford Mustang Mach-E, which was the Detroit-based automaker’s initial EV rollout several years ago. state to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035.

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Nissan to use mirror bore process on new 2.5L engine for Altima; highest volume application of technique

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At WCX SAE World Congress Experience this year in Detroit, Nissan presented a paper on the development of and technologies applied in the new 2.5L Nissan Decherd currently assembles engines for Nissan Altima, Maxima, Rogue, Pathfinder, Frontier, TITAN and INFINITI QX60, as well as motors for the all-electric Nissan LEAF. Yoshida, N.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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In Germany, renewable electricity generation will be 35 percent by 2020, and 50 percent by 2050. Why then do we not have the same clarity of goal for the electricity generating industry here in the USA? The same can be said for the electricity companies that generate power in the USA. EIA projections of renewables penetration.

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Hyundai launches all-new Sonata Hybrid with GDI engine; plug-in hybrid variant coming next year

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The new Sonata Hybrid features an upgraded powertrain incorporating a new hybrid system with a new gasoline direct injection engine that delivers fuel economy of 18.2 liter GDI (gasoline direct injection) hybrid engine mated to a 38 kW electric motor (up 3 kW—8.6%—from km/l (43 mpg US or 5.5 l/100 km).

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Hyundai introduces hybrid version of new Sonata; 10% improvement in fuel economy over predecessor

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Hyundai introduced the Hybrid version of the seventh-generation Sonata at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. liter Nu GDI four-cylinder engine paired with a six-speed automatic transmission that houses a more powerful 38 kW electric motor and clutch where the torque converter would normally be found.

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Honda details development of powertrain components for Accord plug-in hybrid

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At SAE World Congress in Detroit, Honda engineers presented several papers on the development of the new Accord plug-in hybrid, describing work on the new gasoline engine (which will also be featured in the coming full hybrid version of the Accord), and the development of the new two-motor system. gasoline engine. New engine.

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