Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.) —John Thomas.
EV Adoption
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
GM has been telling a great story the last 12 months and investing heavily in everything from factories – the Hamtramck conversion, Ultium Cells plant – to designing new EVs – Hummer, LYRIQ, and Bolt EUV. ” The Honda and Acura EVs will be manufactured at GM plants in North America. So What Does It All Mean?
Plug In Partners
AUGUST 4, 2006
This will allow the vehicles to operate on emissions-free battery power, reducing the amount of fuel utilized and significantly decreasing the release of harmful pollutants, including greenhouse gases. Thanks to Green Car Congress for the tip.
Green Cars News
JUNE 2, 2009
A unique joint project between carmaker Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall is to see the production of battery-powered Volvos featuring plug-in hybrid technology as early as 2012. An outside conversion specialist contracted by Volvo Cars will fit the gas tank. The car’s range on gas is about 300 km.
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
Paradox 1 - Soot: There's an apparent emissions paradox with plug-in hybrids (PHEV): Driving longer distances on battery power means more cold starts as the internal combustion engine (ICE) stops and starts up again after the batteries deplete. To take one example, batteries. Cold starts mean more pollution.
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
The AMAP team purchased two second-hand, battery-powered electric buses which have been stripped down for new technology to be put into the rolling chassis. The ECO2Trans project is helping AMAP to trial new energy storage devices, novel motor technology and develop new control technology.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2012
In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. NS originally built NS-999 in early 2009 with lead–acid batteries; however, the lead–acid system consistently failed field testing.
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