Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. Power and Associates 2004 report ]. How can I help?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. ↓ ↑ report 16 Vlad 10:25AM (4/10/2009) I dont think that home-charging is even a question and that it will be universally available soon. my idea is that it would work the way propane tanks work now.
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