In EV Drive operation, when the battery - powered drive motor is used for either acceleration or regenerative braking, a clutch disengages the stopped gasoline engine from the drivetrain to
eliminate efficiency loss from mechanical friction in the engine.
Not exact matches
• 30 - 50 % increase in shelf life •
Eliminate risk of product recalls • Little to no yield
loss • Energy
efficiency
The inevitable torque
losses of an automatic transmission are
eliminated with the dual - clutch transmission, since it operates with the high level of
efficiency of a mechanical transmission.
By
eliminating rotating
losses from the driveline, during steady state cruising fuel
efficiency can be improved by up to 4 % compared to permanent all - wheel drive systems.
An electric transmission oil pump
eliminates another source of parasitic
loss to further increase
efficiency.
The feature
eliminates any unnecessary parasitic
loss, further increasing vehicle
efficiency.
In this mode, the gasoline engine is stopped and is actually entirely disconnected from the drivetrain to
eliminate any
loss in
efficiency through parasitic drag.
This helps the MVHR unit
efficiency and
eliminates the heat
loss internal cold ducts create, even when insulated appropriately.
As Boulder Wind Power states on their website, «The BWP design
eliminates the mechanical
losses associated with a gearbox, while leveraging the higher
efficiencies at lower operating speeds enabled by permanent magnet rotor excitation.»