Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2009
Honda’s Insight ( earlier post ) ranked as the best-selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April—excluding mini-vehicles with displacement of less than 660cc—with sales of 10,481 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. The Insight G. Click to enlarge.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 27, 2008
To recap, BMW will be leasing 500 MINI Es from dealers in New York, New Jersey and Southern California starting some time early in 2009. This is probably because, unlike NiMH batteries, LiIon doesn’t like being fully depleted or fully charged. The web was buzzing last week with stories about BMW’s MINI E.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008. Source: Alamgir and Sastry (2008). Although repair plans will vary by car manufacturer, it is likely for the initial PHEV programs servicing a battery pack at a dealer would be limited to pack swapping. Convergence 2008, 08CNVG-0036) Earlier post.).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far. We believe both NiMH and Li-Ion are ready. Conversions are limited to certain vehicle types.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Revenues, which have grown by about 45% annually during the past five years, reached $4 billion in 2008. He was paid about $265,000 in 2008, and he lives in a BYD-owned apartment complex with other engineers. Each of BYDs business units - batteries, mobile-phone components, and autos - was profitable in 2008, albeit on a small scale.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Establishing dealer network. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.
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