Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

will spend an estimated ¥20-30 billion (US$207-310 million) to boost production capacity for lithium-ion batteries for hybrid light-duty vehicles, targeting a 70-fold increase by 2015. In addition to significant improvements in output density, they are half the weight and size of conventional nickel-metal hydride offerings.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. Several Green Goats are still being used for light duty service, Pike notes, but the vehicles have not been available since 2007. between 2015 and 2020).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2010

The new Prius minivan, slated for release in early 2011, will offer a spacious interior and improved fuel economy by taking advantage of the lithium ion battery’s compact size and light weight. A hybrid vehicle that Toyota plans to introduce around 2015 will also offer a choice between the two batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

The global market for advanced batteries for EVs and stationary ESSs through 3Q 2016 has already surpassed the total 2015 energy capacity of approximately 14.6 Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Lead battery and car manufacturers have requested that the current exemption for lead-based batteries within the ELV Directive’s wider ban on lead in light-duty vehicles is maintained for at least another eight years. Following the consultation the Commission is expected to release its opinion in the first half of 2015.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Toyota gave its Prius c—the smallest of the brand’s eight hybrid models—a major styling and interior upgrade for 2015; for 2016 the big enhancement is the available Toyota Safety Sense C (TSS-C), which equips the car with an array of driver-assist technologies: Pre-Collision System, Lane Departure Assist, and Automatic High Beams.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

With this in mind, Mazda is working on the comprehensive improvement of base technologies using SKYACTIV drive and promoting its Building-Block Strategy in order to meet the company’s stated goal for 2015 of raising the average fuel economy of Mazda vehicles sold worldwide by 30% compared with 2008 levels. Click to enlarge.

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