GTX (Gran Turismo)

Tuesday October 26th, 2021Friday April 25th, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 4776 Views electromobility, Golf, Gran Turismo, GT, GTI, sportovní divize, Volkswagen

The GTX designation on the bodywork of Volkswagen cars is intended to refer to the more famous GTI designation and will be reserved for sporty versions of VW electric cars.

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Automatic gearbox modes

Sunday March 21st, 2021Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 35403 Views automatic gearbox, gearbox, PRND, shift lever, gearstick

Most automatic transmission selector positions are no mystery. The letter PRND is familiar even to drivers who may not drive an automatic transmission themselves. But what about the letters “L” or “B”, are you familiar with these shifter positions as well?

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MHEV (Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle)

Tuesday February 23rd, 2021Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 33985 Views CO2, electromobility, hybrid, hybrid powertrain, MHEV, Mild Hybrid

A mild-hybrid is a car whose conventional powertrain is supplemented by an electric motor and an additional battery. This modification enables the mild-hybrid to make better use of the recuperated energy.

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Vehicle emission penalties

Thursday January 21st, 2021Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 8355 Views CO2, emissions, emission penalty

Emission penalties, also known as carbon tax, are part of the Environmental Tax Reform (ETR). The aim of this reform is to tax everything that is generally considered harmful to the environment. It is therefore a highly non-exact and political issue. Moreover, these penalties are very difficult to enforce internationally.

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Calculation of CO₂ emissions

Thursday December 19th, 2019Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 53960 Views CO2, emissions, carbon dioxide

The amount of carbon dioxide a vehicle emits into the air is directly proportional to the amount of fuel it uses and the carbon content of the fuel.

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Škoda iV

Wednesday October 16th, 2019Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 10473 Views Citigoe, CO2, electromobility, iV, Škoda, Superb

The iV designation on the rear of Skoda cars reveals that it is an electrified model, whether hybrid or pure electric.

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e-tron

Wednesday April 10th, 2019Friday April 25th, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 7418 Views e-tron, elektromobil, electromobility, hybrid, MEB, MQB, platforma, pohon

Vehicles of the Audi brand that use electrical energy for their drive carry the e-tron suffix in their name. This can be a purely electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle.

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Exhaust emissions

Thursday April 5th, 2018Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 32889 Views emissions, paliva, fuel, složky výfukových plynů

With increasing emissions in densely populated areas and newly introduced environmental taxes, exhaust emissions are a closely monitored variable. Today, most manufacturers automatically provide a CO₂ value in the technical data for each car. Unfortunately, carbon dioxide is not the only component of exhaust gases, what other pollutants come out of the tailpipe?

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GTE (Gran Turismo Electric)

Tuesday March 8th, 2016Friday April 25th, 2025 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 9912 Views electromobility, Gran Turismo, Gran Turismo Electic, GT, GTE, GTI, Volkswagen

The abbreviation GTE stands for Volkswagen’s sporty hybrid cars.