Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). But battery technology is improving steadily (especially lithium-ion, with nano-technology versions also looking promising), and in large quantities current options are acceptable. The GREET 1.6
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. The biggest barrier is the battery."
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