Clean Fleet Report
JULY 9, 2022
They found that hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles (especially electric cars) easily saved their owners money when looking at the purchase price, fuel costs and regular maintenance. There are two primary types of hybrid vehicle batteries: nickel-metal hydride batteries and lithium-ion batteries.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
NOVEMBER 25, 2008
By not employing the gasoline engine to recharge the lead-acid pack, the “electric-only” range of the Nickel-Metal Hydride battery pack is extended from one mile to about 10 miles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. "The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This? There are companies that are reinventing the lead-acid battery to make it more competitive with lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride in terms of storage capacity versus weight, durability, and cold weather performance. In the U.S.
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