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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

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Aymeric Rousseau, program manager at Argonne, presented a small slice of this wide study at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 (AABC) this week in Long Beach. Camry hybrid) PHEV with a 4 kWh and an 8 kWh pack; and a series hybrid (extended-range electric vehicle, e.g., Volt) with a 12 kWh and a 16 kWh pack. L/100km (35.6

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. Questions for the industry, Kurani said, include how do we get from where households currently are to where PHEVs provide the most benefit?

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Third Phase of SDGE In-Use Study Shows PHEVs Excel on Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Reductions Compared to Gasoline ICE and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

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One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. When compared with the standard hybrid, the plug-in hybrid, at 68 mpg US (3.5 When compared with a conventional gasoline-fueled vehicle that averages 22 mpg US, the plug-in hybrid achieved a 68% reduction in tailpipe emissions and a 54% reduction in overall fuel costs. Click to enlarge.

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BMW developing production version of plug-in hybrid electric Vision EfficientDynamics concept; €400M investment in Megacity Vehicle production

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BMW is developing a serial production plug-in hybrid electric sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. mpg US), and a CO 2 emission rating of 99 grams per kilometer (1.3 L/100km and 33g CO 2 /km; EU-PHEV ECE-R101). Earlier post.) liters/100 kilometers (62.6

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INL analysis of 5 large-scale PEV and charging projects finds public charging infrastructure not needed everywhere to enable PEV adoption

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Chrysler Ram Pickup: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). SCAQMD/EPRI/Via Motors: PHEV vans and pickups. When privately owned Volts are charged frequently, they achieved better than 120 mpg in normal consumer use patterns. Chevrolet Volts: extended range electric vehicles (EREVs).

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GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

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The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. The yet-to-be-named Buick crossover will launch in late 2010, offering a family of fuel-efficient direct-injected gasoline engines, followed in 2011 by the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model.

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PHEV Day 129 - Saturday, 31 January 2009 -- "Spirit of DC" Showing & Shining in the San Francisco Sun at Ft Mason

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now that it's so easy with normal PHEV operations with re-invigorated set of PbA. The "Spirit" almost made some 30 minutes of what's declared over 101 MPG! MPG for 11 miles; 97.9 before recharging up once again for Sunday's run to Santa Clara. The other readings were 89.9 for 15; 89.8 EVer, "Spirit" & EVJerry.