Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The 2013 Honda CR-Z goes on sale 21 November with a number of powertrain, styling and feature upgrades, including a new Li-ion battery pack that replaces the NiMH pack in the MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid and delivers more power and improved fuel economy. The MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid used a 100V NiMH pack.) Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Additional resources: CalCars Environmental FAQ CalCars and Global Warming Plug In Partners: Environmental Benefits Summary of environmental benefits by former DOE official Joe Romm PHEVs will generally recharge at night using excess power from plants that cant shut down completely -- so they dont add to the peak load.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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