Lakshman Achuthan is the co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI). Achuthan has nearly 30 years of experience analyzing business cycles, and has been regularly featured in the ...

Abstract: Battery thermal management system (BTMS) is essential for electric-vehicle (EV) and hybrid-vehicle (HV) battery packs to operate effectively in all climates. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries ...

Abstract: Energy management strategies in hybrid electric vehicles determine how much energy is produced/stored/used in each powertrain component. We propose an approach for energy management applied ...

Despite rumours of a cap on the Cycle to Work scheme, Chancellor Rachel Reeves' 2025 budget left the salary sacrifice bike purchasing programme's rules unchanged. The Financial Times reported in early ...

Simple cycle gas turbines provide efficiency levels of around 35% to 40%. Combined cycle units boost efficiency to 60% and beyond. But another option is emerging that combines the attributes of simple ...

1 Rural Development Institute, University for International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony, Redenção, Ceará, Brazil 2 Department of Transport Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, ...

With the widespread application of energy storage stations, BMS has become an important subsystem in modern power systems, leading to an increasing demand for improving the accuracy of SOC prediction ...

There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate. By Talmon Joseph Smith For much of modern history, ...

Lithium-ion batteries are a key technology for electric vehicles. They are suitable for use in electric vehicles as they provide long range and long life. However, Lithium-ion batteries need to be ...

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 10, No. 3 (June 2017), pp. 817-831 (15 pages) ABSTRACT Increasing compression ratio (CR) is one of the most fundamental ways to improve engine efficiency, ...