Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
A 35 kW NiMH battery pack (about 1.8 kWh) provides energy storage for regenerative braking. More than 80,000 people in New York, Washington, DC, and Greater Los Angeles, volunteered to drive the vehicles as part of Project Driveway, which began in November 2007. The Fuel Cell Equinox carries about 4.2
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2010
In 2001, Railpower launched the first hybrid electric switching locomotive in North America, using battery energy storage, called the Green Goat. Several Green Goats are still being used for light duty service, Pike notes, but the vehicles have not been available since 2007.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2009
The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has published a report summarizing interviews with participants in the hydrogen-powered buses trials underway in more than 20 cities around the world from 2002 to 2007. Energy Storage. A Report on Worldwide Hydrogen Bus Demonstrations, 2002-2007 (FTA Report No. Resources.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant. Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH. See our 2007 Goals and 2006 Report.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. GM Press Release ).
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