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EDF and Toyota Expand Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Demonstration Efforts in Strasbourg, France

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The current generation NiMH PHEV prototype in London. EDF and Toyota first announced their partnership in Fall 2007, with a small number of NiMH PHEVs being integrated into EDF’s fleet. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)  EDF and Toyota expanded their European road trials of PHEVs to the UK last year. Earlier post.).

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Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Fleet Passes 1M-Mile Mark In Project Driveway

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A 35 kW NiMH battery pack (about 1.8 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. kWh) provides energy storage for regenerative braking. About 5,000 people have driven the fuel cell Equinox in short test drives.

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UC Davis Researchers Suggest the Battery Problem Seen to Be Slowing Electric Drive Commercialization Is Perceptual as Well as Technological

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They found that the requirements derived from prospective consumers are within the capabilities of several lithium-based battery chemistries, and even that some NiMH batteries can meet energy density, ir not peak power density, requirements of most PHEV designs created by new car-buying households interested in PHEVs. Axsen et al.

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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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Several Green Goats are still being used for light duty service, Pike notes, but the vehicles have not been available since 2007. Nickel metal hydride (NiMH), a favorite for current hybrid automobiles, is unlikely to move into the locomotive space due to cost and competitiveness from other chemistries, Pike suggests.

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SymPowerco Corporation Acquires Majority Interests in Highline Hydrogen Hybrids and Hoss Motor Sports

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Polygenic was formed in 2007 by Ethanoil and Gas Corp. The flat-plate alkaline battery technology is inexpensive, and more environmentally friendly than NiMH, NiCad and lead-acid batteries. Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell. in partnership with Hybrid Energy Technologies Inc.

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FTA Report on Worldwide H2 Bus Demonstrations Finds Better Than Expected Performance and Strong Customer Acceptance; Challenges Remain

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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. A Report on Worldwide Hydrogen Bus Demonstrations, 2002-2007 (FTA Report No. The role of HICE buses. Resources.

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Toyota Introduces Hybrid Version of the Auris 2010, Optimal Drive for Gasoline and Diesel Units

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Powered by the NiMH battery, the electric motor works in tandem with the gasoline engine to boost acceleration during normal driving. The overall Auris CO 2 average has been reduced from 152 g/km in 2007 to 142 g/km in 2009. Combined cycle fuel consumption is calculated to be 3.8 L/100km (62 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 89 g/km.

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