Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini will incorporate Maxwell Technologies' ultracapacitors into its stop-start idle-elimination system equipped in Aventador sports cars, in a bid to reduce CO2 emitted by its vehicles by 35% by 2015. ...
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Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies has introduced a new natural gas storage technology, Q-Lite series, which supports the commercialisation of natural gas powered internal combustion engine vehicles. Leveraging Quantum's technology ...
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Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors is planning to unveil the pre-production Outlander plug-in hybrid EV(PHEV)at 2012 Paris Motor Show in France,prior to its launch in 2013. The new PHEV will be powered a combination of front electric ...
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SORL Auto Parts,a manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake systems,has launched new electric air brake compressors to be used in electric buses featuring air brake system. Unlike the traditional vehicles which use ...
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Global low emission vehicle market is expected to reach $103.13bn by 2017, up from $21.13bn in 2011 and $27.45bn in 2012, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.3% during the period, according to a new report. According to ...
BorgWarner’s friction plate technology is expected to enhance the shift performance and efficiency of the ZF full hybrid 8-speed automatic transmission by providingsmooth shifting from electric motor to combustion engine. The ...
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Australia Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor, has unveiled the LF-LC Blue hybrid concept car at the ongoing Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. The new LF-LC Blue concept is powered by ...
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its E-class diesel E300 hybrid. The new hybrid will be powered by 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel engine generating 204hp and a torque of 500nm, while the 15 kW electric motor will develop ...
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When I first approached this feature I thought that a test of several power options would be the right way to deliver some useful verdicts on performance and value. Then the reality sunk in about the vast range of options available and the ...
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Wind generator blades are the impetus mechanism behind a wind generator. They are large, and curved similarly to the prop blades on an airplane. Unlike a prop driven plane however, the blades on a wind generator are at the source of the ...
Drive belts have many applications in the industrial sector; the purpose of a drive belt is to transmit power between shafts in equipment or engines. In car engines, belts are particularly important, as they run the cooling fan, the power ...
A petrol engine (known as a gasoline engine in North America) is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol (gasoline) and similar volatile fuels. It differs from a diesel engine in the method of mixing the ...
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines) burn a fuel to create heat which is then ...
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A diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition engine) is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber. This is in contrast to ...
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A chainsaw (or chain saw) is a portable mechanical saw, powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a two-stroke engine. It is used in activities such as tree felling, limbing, bucking, pruning, by tree ...
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