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ENGINE MAKERS * WORLDWIDE
* Japan - Mitsubishi Develops Lighter, Smaller Electric Car Motor
(Photo: Mitsubishi Electric combined motor and inverter)
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa,Japan -Green Car Reports, by Antony Ingram -Mar 14, 2012: -- Weight, we're told, is the enemy of the car. In electric cars, that makes the job of improving range more difficult... To this end, Mitsubishi Electric is developing a new electric motor for use in electric cars, half the size and significantly lighter than current units... Silicon carbide allows for thinner, and therefore less resistant chips, lowering electrical losses - by up to 50 percent compared to regular silicon-based inverters. The motor itself is more magnetically efficient, and allows for a 5 percent increase in power compared to existing motors... What all that means for the end user in their electric car is more space available for passengers and batteries...* Sweden - Details Emerge On Volvo's New Four-Cylinder Engines
Gothenburg,Sweden -Motor Authority, by Kurt Ernst -Mar 14, 2012: -- Last fall, Volvo announced that it would move away from five and six-cylinder engines, switching instead to three and four-cylinder variants across its entire model range. The “why” is no mystery, as the move will increase fuel economy from individual models by as much as 35-percent... Volvo’s twincharger design uses a supercharger to boost power at low engine speeds, coupled with a turbocharger to boost power at higher engine speeds...
* Canada - Weichai Westport Natural Gas Engine Launched in China
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