Green Cars News

JULY 25, 2010

The article outlines that both Toyota and Honda had pinned their hopes on hybrid vehicles even though electric vehicles were gaining in popularity and now they [.].

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 22, 2022

Only available in the US beginning in March of 2021, the hot-selling Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) was apparently the top-selling PHEV in the US last year. Rick Deneau, Stellantis. So, we do know the sales numbers for most of the top-selling EVs and a strong sense of the two top-selling Tesla models.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Email Japan Accounts for 70% of Electric Vehicle Patents A new report from Japan's Patent Office has found that the country comprises most of the patents for electric vehicles, which include EVs, hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. COMMENTS See what other people think about this article or leave your comments.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2011

Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have demonstrated that metal-free graphene nanosheets (GNSs) show good performance as a catalyst for reducing oxygen in the air in Li-air batteries with a hybrid electrolyte, although with poor cycling performance. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2010

Read more in the article: Putin Backs Russia’s First Electric Car Project. From the article: “Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov won early backing from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his plan to start mass production of electric cars, Putin’s spokesman said on Tuesday. Tue, Jan 19 2010.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2009

The success story that is the new Toyota Prius continued into July as it once again topped the sales charts in Japan. The vehicle sold 27,712 units - that’s almost four times the 7,058 units it sold in the same month last year, according to data from the Japan Automotive Dealers Association.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Industry experts predict that Korea, Japan, and the EU will challenge this component of the IRA in court for violation of World Trade Organization rules. The New Jersey EVA is also educating membership in the form of a newsletter article, according to Stan Jaracz, chapter president.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Check out the article: Nissan to launch electric car in Tennessee. Here’s a snippet from the article: A top Nissan official in the U.S. He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40. By Mike Pare for the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 23, 2008

As this article explains, we now have movement toward a domestic supply. See the LA Times article: U.S. Automakers hope to use the batteries in next- generation hybrids as well as plug-in electric cars. Here is the complete text of the article - in case the link goes bad: [link]. Battery Makers Work to Power Up.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

When the Honda CR-Z (Compact, Renaissance, Zero) Concept (see article ) made its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007 it was described as the “world’s first hybrid sports car”. The Honda CR-Z is intended to be sporty, efficient and inexpensive and will feature the same Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) as the Honda Insight Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

It is one of two Ford Focus EcoNetic vehicles debuting at the event – the other doesn’t have start/stop technology and has emissions at 104g/km – and includes features such as regenerative braking and low tension front end accessory drive (see article ). . Definitely one for those with a touch of nostalgia (see article ).

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

The Prius came under fire in The Washington Post , which openly questioned its manufacturing process as explained in our article ‘ Could the Prius be harmful to the environment? ’. First it heads to Wales… then to China… and finally to Japan where it is then shipped for sale worldwide. How green is this green car? Faye Sunderland.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

In the US, Chrysler and General Motors fell into bankruptcy; while in Japan even its major automakers have been left reeling from significant profit falls. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Why the race is on.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who misses out?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Although assembly of such a battery seems “ somewhat complicated ”, they wrote, the implementation of a hybrid electrolyte can provide a variety of choices for electrode materials. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja906529g. The proposed Ni-Li battery offers both a high cell voltage (3.49

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 4, 2009

And EVJerr's blogging from Tucson with a couple sites to hit -- the popular bookstore, Bookman's is installing two e-vehicle chargers at two sites and one in Phoenix (See Arizona Daily Star, Thursday, 3 Dec "Ground broken for e-vehicle chargers" article by Dan Sorenson). before trucking back to Home Sweet Bisbee.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 23, 2024

The year 2023 was marked by notable innovations, including the launch of the Lamborghini Revuelto, the brand's first V12 HPEV hybrid super sports car, with orders extending into late 2026. This article was co-written using AI and was then heavily edited and optimized by our editorial team.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. By contrast, hybrid vehicles that mix traditional internal- combustion engines with electric power accounted for less than 3% of car sales in 2008, more than a decade after their introduction. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Video: Toyota: Dead by 2030 Toyota's Hybrids and Hydrogen car distraction tactics Toyota, as you know, is the world's largest car manufacturer. Let’s be honest, hybrids were never going to be a long term solution to stop our dependency on fossil fuels. Read the article till the end. That is absolute nonsense.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

We occasionally run articles about "forbidden fruit," or cool and desirable cars sold overseas that aren't available in the U.S. With Honda down to a single hybrid vehicle for the 2016 model year--the aging and low-volume CR-Z two-seater--it turns out one reader is looking covetously at the subcompact Honda Fit Hybrid sold in Japan.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

The articles are based on scores of interviews I conducted with managers and engineers in the auto and energy industries, as well as policy experts, academic researchers, market analysts, historians, and EV owners. This article appears in the April 2023 print issue. Consider the reactions to the recent change in U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Market introduction and investment plans under the EDISON (Electric Vehicles in a Distributed Market using Sustainable Energy and Open Networks) in Denmark will result in upwards of 10pc of the country’s vehicles being all electric or hybrid electric during the coming years.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In my previous article, Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives , I outlined and analyzed 13 proposed changes to IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). In this brief article I will share the 3 scenarios that lead to an EV being completely disqualified from any available tax credit amount.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Still, progress has been made and many companies around the world, especially in Japan, Korea and China are currently moving into the production feasibility phase. Another way we could see faster adoption of solid state tech is if companies like Toyota introduce them in hybrids first. The post Solid State Batteries: Are we there yet?

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Toyota: When the Toyota Prius originally went on sale in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, meaning the Japanese automaker effectively stole a march on its rivals. The vehicle scooped the Car of the Year award in Japan in its debut year, and the third generation of the model took the prize again in 2009.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. The New York Times looks at how EVs are going to shake up our cities.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

WAND: US/Japan Wide-Angle Neutron Diffractometer. HYSPEC: HYSPEC Hybrid Spectrometer. In this article, the penetrating power of neutrons facilitated unique characterization of aircraft parts fabricated using additive manufacturing, imaging internal structures and passageways and mapping residual strains in a complex turbine blade.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2022

An empty battery electric vehicle (BEV) battery may take up to 40-50 hours to charge the US Department of Transportation says , and a plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) 5-6 hours. An empty BEV battery may take 4-10 hours to charge, while a plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) 1-2 hours. This is happening in Japan.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Related Articles Chrysler May Dodge the Banking Bullet Quick Read Apr 28, 2009 Group 1 Automotive Inc. Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids. market b y the end of 2009. Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The 2011 start date has been chosen to coincide with theexpected introduction of a wider variety of electric and plug-in hybrid carsin Britain. How far hybrids will be encouraged in the new government initiative remains tobe seen. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Last week it began taking pre-bookings for the Peugeot i0n model ( see article ), which is based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. It was a well thought out move by PSA Peugeot Citroen to sign an agreement with Mitsubishi to manufacture the vehicle in Europe after the i-MiEV enjoyed significant success on its launch in Japan this summer.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

There are separate provisions for 2 & 3-wheeled EVs, electric bikes, and used 4-wheeled EVs — of which this article will not cover. For more background and detail on changing to refundable tax credit, read my article from September — Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 5: Making the Credit Refundable.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But with Japan mandating that 70 percent of the countrys new houses will be powered by photovoltaic solar energy by 2020, "that creates a market," McCabe notes. (It It has awarded tax credits worth about $100 million to each of four manufacturers of electric-hybrid car batteries. Post a comment Username (Dont Have a Username?

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EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

But this still doesn’t take away from a 47% EV market share, more than double 2019’s, and also a sharp shift in composition from a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dominated island to an evenly balanced 2020 mix (yes, there are points for that too). Sure, 2x more people live within Seattle city limits than in all of Iceland’s huge expanses.

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