Cars That Think
JULY 13, 2023
Goodenough was awarded the 2012 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies for discoveries that “paved the way for development of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology.” It was there that Goodenough made his mark while working on a rechargeable lithium battery with Koichi Mizushima , a postdoctoral researcher.
Clean Fleet Report
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
The final tally included 14 four-cylinder engines, 11 six-cylinder engines, 10 hybrids (a mix of full and mild—48-volt versions), three plug-in hybrids, seven battery electric vehicles one fuel cell electric vehicle. turbo V6 through the Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge battery-electric powertrain. The 10 finalists are not ranked in any order.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2013
Because California leads the nation in EV adoption, other utilities and stakeholders in the auto industry may find the information from the white paper useful, SCE suggested. We’re talking about 480 volts—a big circuit. (SCE estimates that by 2020, there will be about 350,000 PEVs in its service territory.)
EV Central
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The brand, these days part of the multi-national auto-industry giant Stellantis, claims no-one else in the business will complete the transition so quickly. In Australia, as elsewhere in the world, the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4’s most obvious PHEV competitor will be the Volvo XC40 Recharge Hybrid. Consumption is 1.1
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. A top concern is “range anxiety&# because electric vehicles can travel a limited number of miles before needing to be recharged. Interest in the Leaf is so high that Nissan will begin accepting reservations Tuesday.
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. The onboard gas engine largely exists to recharge the batteries for the electric engine.
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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