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XL Hybrids brings its hybrid-electric powertrain to Class 3-4 trucks
XL Hybrids, Inc. has extended availability of its patent-pending XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System to Class 3-4 cutaway and strip chassis vehicles rated up to 14,500-lbs GVW. Up until now, the system...
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Green Car Congress: Toyota upgrades European 2015 Prius+; powertrain to Euro6
Toyota has given its European 2015 Prius+ (Prius v in the US) an upgrade including a more dynamic exterior, better interior execution, and expanded range of equipment and a Euro6-compilant powertrain....
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Tesla drops Model S powertrain options to simplify production – no 60D for...
Somewhat buried in the Tesla Q3 shareholder letter was the admission that two powertrain options on Model S will no longer be offered. The significance of the move is debatable. Pinboard (MacAaron) No...
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First 18-meter electric bus in China powered by TM4 SUMO HD powertrain
China’s first 18-meter battery electric bus has been put into service in Beijing. The Foton AUV 18-meter Harmony City BJ6180 is powered by a TM4 SUMO HD electric powertrain with a maximum torque of...
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Green Car Congress: Toyota revamps Auris powertrain lineup, including hybrid;...
Toyota’s 2015 Auris range in Europe features significant improvements in five key areas; design; sensory quality; the hybrid model; safety; and, improving the model’s segment coverage by some 40%,...
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Hybrid-electric powertrain for road sweepers
Empa, ETH Zürich and the road sweeper manufacturer Bucher Municipal have jointly developed a pioneering hybrid-electric powertrain for road sweepers in a CTI (Switzerland’s Commission for Technology...
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DOE to solicit projects for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) intends to issue, on behalf of its Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0001349) entitled entitled “Medium and Heavy Duty...
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Green Car Congress: Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a...
Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt (earlier post), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially...
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Green Car Congress: Toyota details powertrain advances in Gen4 Prius;...
Toyota made significant improvements in its new generation full hybrid powertrain applied in the fourth generation Prius (earlier post), reducing losses, redesigning and relocating key components and...
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Green Car Congress: Acura provides more technical detail on NSX sports hybrid...
Acura unveiled the production model of the next-generation NSX at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this past January (earlier post), and now has provided more technical detail on the...
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Green Car Congress: BMW to supply Karma Automotive with powertrain components...
BMW will supply Karma Automotive—Fisker reborn—with its latest powertrain components, including high voltage battery charging systems and a wide range of hybrid and EV systems, for application in...
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Hyundai Ioniq to offer choice of electrified powertrain
Hyundai has issued a teaser for an upcoming production model set to debut in 2016, that will be three cars in one build. The Ioinq will be available with a choice of one of three electrified...
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Green Car Congress: 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid powertrain named to...
The powertrain of the 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) (earlier post) was named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. This is the first time that a plug-in hybrid powertrain has made the...
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Green Car Congress: GM Powertrain becomes GM Global Propulsion Systems;...
General Motors will rename GM Powertrain to GM Global Propulsion Systems. GM’s Global Propulsion Systems is collectively the group of more than 8,600 people that design, develop and engineer all...
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Green Car Congress: Refreshed 2017 Acura MDX SUV debuts in New York with...
Acura unveiled the restyled and refreshed 2017 MDX luxury SUV at the New York International Auto Show, adding available Sport Hybrid Super Handling-All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) powertrain technology as a...
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Green Car Congress: Buick LaCrosse Hybrid Electric Vehicle makes global debut...
The all-new Buick LaCrosse Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) made its global debut at the 2016 Buick Day event in Shanghai, where the award-winning Buick Avista concept was also shown for the first time in...
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Green Car Congress: PSA Group outlines powertrain production strategy:...
As part of the energy transition process and in line with the technological offensive spelled out in its Push to Pass strategic plan (earlier post), PSA Group will focus on diversifying its offerings...
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Green Car Congress: Bosch develops 48V electric powertrain for motorsport...
FIA Electric, the New Energy Commission, and the German Motorsport Association (DMSB) presented an electric racing kart prototype—the “e-kart”—in Berlin. Bosch Motorsport developed the powertrain...
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Green Car Congress: Mack Trucks to showcase Wrightspeed turbine-based...
At this week’s WasteExpo2016, Mack Trucks, one of North America’s largest manufacturers of heavy-duty Class 8 trucks, engines and transmissions, will showcase Wrightspeed’s The Route turbine-based...
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Green Car Congress: Honda launches 2017 Accord Hybrid; 2nd generation...
Honda has launched the 2017 Accord Hybrid (earlier post) at its dealers in the US. Featuring an advanced second-generation two-motor hybrid powertrain, the 2017 Accord Hybrid midsize sedan delivers...
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