Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

to 4 volts. Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. Today it is being employed by Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD , as well as by Ford , General Motors , and Tesla. It gave the battery a significant voltage boost: from 2.4

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Push EVs

JULY 14, 2023

Mild-hybrid diesel vehicles — with 48 volt batteries enabling regenerative-braking, and giving modest torque assistance — are now eating the lunch of diesel-only vehicles. The UK auto industry body, the SMMT , refers to this as “a gloomy economic landscape”. Diesel-only vehicles fell in volume by 22.2% share of the market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

General Motors is working with communities such as San Francisco to develop a plan of action to establish the supporting technical and policy infrastructure required for broad commercialization of plug-in electric vehicles such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Both engines have 48-volt mild hybrid electrification that adds up-to an additional 21 hp and 184 lb.-ft. The 48-volt system also improves fuel economy, especially on the highway. liter V6 and the assistance of the 48-volt mild hybrid moves the S500 zero-60 in 4.8 liter V8 that puts out 496 hp and 516 lb.-ft. inches long.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Sixty volts is defined by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regulation R100 as the boundary between low and high voltage in a direct current circuit, and so is a critical point where a step change in system cost can be identified. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Bob Lutz, the outgoing vice chairman of GM, has said the company will produce about 8,000 Chevy Volts in 2011. By Jaeah Lee, Contributor. posted May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am EDT.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Most vehicle electrical systems were all based on 12 volts, and used capacitors rated for 30 V or 50 V test requirements. So, business has begun to swing over to new entrants in the auto industry. That’s expressed in terms of volts per micron. The manufacturing is all in Suzhou, China.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

Miller believes the auto industry is falling into the trap of the computer software business by starting to promote the next generation of technology too early, thereby hurting the sales of the existing generation. Tags: Hybrids Market Background Policy Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

So will his billions rejuvenate the American auto industry and put it back on top of the motoring world as it enters a new era? per cent, has received 11 grants worth a total of $1.36billion to develop new kinds of batteries and electric car technologies, as well as to build the factories where they will be manufactured.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. At the end of this article, Prof. I’m still not convinced.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. We just had to do it.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Corporation intends to enter the battery manufacturing business and aims to create other related businesses as well. M eanwhile in the United States, General Motors has launched what it calls the auto industry's first design studio focused exclusively on electric plug-in vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. Industry officials expect that this $2.4 DOE Award ($mil.).

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Charged EVs

APRIL 6, 2023

NI’s CEO reports an industry-wide recognition that test data is an underutilized asset and many systems need to be rebuilt to take better advantage of very rich data sets. Q&A with NI CEO Eric Starkloff (Full interview) The sense of urgency in the auto industry is palpable as it undergoes the transition to EVs.

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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

800-volt battery. To future-proof its DC fast charging, the Ioniq 5’s battery pack operates at 800 volts, rather than the 400 volts used for the last 20 years in both hybrids and EVs. Hyundai says the 800-volt battery pack will recharge from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 18 minutes (under optimal circumstances).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. The 2900 miles traveled by the Volt, drawing upon its combustion engine, produced far less CO 2 since the Volt uses a small and more efficient engine.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet. Think has established a U.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

It might seem that simply plugging in your Chevy Volt or Ford Escape before bedtime would do. So instead, Edison and auto manufacturers are turning to “smart metering&# technologies. While it is not the first time a future of electric cars has been on the horizon, industry experts say this time its for real.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

But the proposed regulations are not expected to significantly burden major car manufacturers that are planning to introduce new plug-in hybrids in the next couple of years. General Motors plans to unveil the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid, sometime in 2010, and Toyota may begin selling a plug-in Prius in late 2010 or early 2011.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Suffice to say, all of GM’s development programs including the Volt are threatened. For all of GM’s industrial successes and environmental failures, many elements of the American economy including the advertising-dependent entertainment industry — rise and fall with its fortunes. Cash Is Its Best Hope.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming. PSA Peugeot Citroen – one to watch.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. They are the top of the top,” Mr.

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