Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept. At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

Fisker Automotive published its first business update, announcing that revenues had exceeded $100 million in the first four months of 2012. In the first few months of 2012, Fisker has continued to raise private equity investment to fund its expansion plans, securing $174 million of additional private financing since the start of the year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Two MMC cars will make their world premiere at the show: the fuel-efficient Mirage and the Concept PX-MiEV II plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The new Mirage is due to go on sale first in Thailand in March 2012. MMC’s plug-in hybrid system fuses EV technology derived from the i-MiEV with a small conventional engine—a 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

A new online tool published by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and California Center for Sustainable Energy offers the general public, researchers, policymakers and stakeholders the opportunity to learn about who is buying plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in California, and why. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

(CPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Chem, as the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the 2011 Ford Focus Electric for the US market. CPI/LG Chem are also supplying the battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt. Focus Electric, a full battery electric passenger car, will be produced at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This “plug and play” design will provide greater flexibility to meet varying delivery needs. The UPS cargo eBike is equipped with a battery-powered electric motor that can travel longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

The primary goal of the project, which runs until June 2012, is consistently to utilize renewable energy sources for electrically powered vehicles. Within the framework of the fleet study, Volkswagen is implementing a total of 20 of the latest generation Golf Variant twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid electric cars as research vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. 2012 will be the make or break year for the electric vehicle market. 2012 will be the make or break year for the electric vehicle market. As the technology becomes less costly, ultracapacitors have the potential to replace batteries in micro or mild hybrid applications.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. In a post on GM’s FastLane blog, Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of the four core brands remaining after the restructuring: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will introduce the production version of the S60L T6 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid sedan at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show; the plug-in sedan first made its appearance as a concept car at the Beijing auto show in 2014. kWh lithium-ion battery pack. kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Earlier post.) Markets where sold.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2015

Volvo Cars has unveiled a D5 Twin Engine Special Edition of its V60 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid, which went on sale in 2012. kWh Lithium-ion battery pack using the same proven configuration used in the V60 D6 Twin Engine. In Pure mode, the car is powered solely by its electric motor as much as possible. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

Air brake compressors used in traditional vehicles are powered by an internal combustion engine. SORL’s electric air brake compressors are powered by an electric motor, thereby increasing fuel conservation and reducing pollution. China-based SORL Auto Parts, Inc., Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Zero-emission vehicles include battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel-cell-electric vehicles; the technologies can be applied in passenger cars, trucks and transit buses. US electric car sales in 2012 more than tripled to about 52,000 from 17,000 in 2011. This has not been easy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Ford will introduce its first pure battery electric vehicle, the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, this year. In 2011, Ford will deliver the Focus Electric passenger car to market, and in 2012, will introduce new next generation lithium ion battery powered hybrids and a plug-in hybrid in North America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Specifically, to minimize GHG emissions and total energy use, is it better to use natural gas in a stationary power application to generate electricity to charge EVs, to compress natural gas for onboard combustion in vehicles, or to reform natural gas into a denser transportation fuel? —Curran et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Distribution of battery requirements for consumer-selected PHEV designs (shaded circles) compared to USABC, MIT and EPRI performance requirements. The USABC specifies two PHEV designs to guide its battery requirements: an AE-10 crossover and AE-40 mid-sized car. Battery mass. Source: Axsen et al. Click to enlarge. Axsen et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2015

The focus was in particular on electrical machinery, power electronics and various technologies for traction batteries. However, from 2012, the study found an annual decline in newly introduced vehicles. However, from 2012, the study found an annual decline in newly introduced vehicles. The research program received a €1.7

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EV Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

See which EVs are joining Tesla’s charging network and adopting the NACS plug. With a vast worldwide network of charging stations and Tesla Superchargers now available to nearly every electric vehicle automaker, EV drivers can rest assured that finding quick and available power when needed will not be an issue. Not anymore.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The areas of interest outlined in the notice of intent (NOI) fall into two broad categories: technologies to advance plug-in electric vehicles; and technologies to improve fuel efficiency, including dual-fuel, fuel properties (e.g., Some specific goals include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh.

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2010

Having already outlined its plans to become a key player in the lithium-ion battery market, the Nikkei now reports that Sanyo Electric will launch mass production of the batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

smart will be the only car manufacturer worldwide to offer its full model range with both combustion engines and pure battery-electric drive options. A 60 kW (81 hp) electric motor at the rear of the smart electric drive transmits its power via a constant ratio to the wheels. The battery has capacity of 17.6 kWh/100 km.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

The Opel Ampera will then be rolled out throughout France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom from the beginning of 2012. In addition, customers will receive advice on energy-efficient driving in battery operation and how to recuperate energy when braking. Europcar provides electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

A unique joint project between carmaker Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall is to see the production of battery-powered Volvos featuring plug-in hybrid technology as early as 2012. “In fact, I would go so far as to say that the plug-in electrical hybrid we will launch in 2012 will be a true dream car.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

N ow that the number one automaker and the number two automaker has made the commitment to building Plug In hybrid / electric vehicles by 2010, another automotive giant is joining the race. Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012. clip The company plans to introduce 60 models worldwide by 2012.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

California’s vehicle GHG standards—authorized by AB 1493 (Pavley) in 2002, first approved in 2004, and extended in 2012—are delivering fuel consumption and CO 2 reductions. As a result of ARB’s 2012 ZEV program and Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-16-12, California expects to have more than 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

Plug-in vehicle (PEV) sales—comprising battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)—in the US by 2015 will fall far short of the 1-million unit target set by the Obama Administration, according to a new report from Pike Research. bringing the total annual sales of battery-powered vehicles to some 3.4

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 1, 2010

China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. BEIJING—China will subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids under a pilot program aimed at keeping the country competitive in the global race to develop an electric-vehicle industry, but which also risks a public backlash.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

This is because the consumers are not fully aware of the advantages of battery electric vehicles and will slowly accept the technology. Hybrids—especially plug-in hybrids—ill help the public to have confidence to transit from hybrids to completely battery powered cars in the future. Hybrids Prevail in the Short Term.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Sales of battery-powered electric vehicles are 65% lower in the AEO2013 Reference case than the year before, with annual sales in 2035 estimated to be about 119,000. Among its many findings, the Reference case suggests that US primary energy consumption will grow by 7% from 2011 to 2040 to 108 quadrillion Btu.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 13, 2010

s and a prime mover behind the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. s and a prime mover behind the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Chris Paine, Elon Musk, Bob Lutz. More details after the jump : Detroit’s Electric Avenue: The Street of Dreams? From the NY Times post: “Mr. We’re in the E.V.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

MARTA anticipates that the power produced by these photovoltaic panels will be sold to Georgia Power under their Distributed Generation Contract Program. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities. The DOT is making $48.1 Of that, $26.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

It clearly shows that there are a range of potential routes to deliver significant carbon reductions, including both increased electrical mobility with battery vehicles and plug-in hybrids but also low carbon liquid and gaseous fuels. Click to enlarge. However, current measurement methods do not reflect the real impacts.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2011

At the Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this year, Yang Woong-chul, vice president of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, said that within the group, Kia will focus on electric cars, while Hyundai will work on plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. liter gasoline powered Ray CUV, which went on sale in Korea last month.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

It also includes information about the eco-plant that manufactures the car, the materials used in our vehicles and the recycling of the battery: [link]. When can we hope to see a plug-in version in the UK? Over longer distances, or when the limit of battery power is reached, the system automatically shifts to conventional petrol power.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",

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