Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
Specifically, to minimize GHG emissions and total energy use, is it better to use natural gas in a stationary power application to generate electricity to charge EVs, to compress natural gas for onboard combustion in vehicles, or to reform natural gas into a denser transportation fuel? —Curran et al. mpgge (equivalent to 7.6
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 4, 2023
according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Cars catch fire. Electric vehicles are no exception. In the U.S.,
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2013
Chevy Spark, Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Nissan LEAF, Toyota Prius), with the major exception of Tesla Motors, which uses an AC induction motor in the Model S (as it did in the Roadster as well), and Toyota, with its Tesla-designed electric powertrain. DC, AC induction, permanent magnet, switched reluctance, and axial flux.
My Electric Car
AUGUST 21, 2020
Recent developments in lithium ion batteries, and the consequential range improvements of EVs has significantly dampened enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel cells. The Honda FCX Clarity FCEV and the Toyota Mirai FCEV, both use an electric drive motor and a battery pack. So why haven’t FCEV becoming as prolific as other electric cars?
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6
EV Central
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
The message from Toyota, Nissan, Honda and others was clear; we’ve taken a while to get our heads around this EV thing, but we’re coming now. A future electric truck shown in Tokyo as both a flat bed and a cargo van, has an external power function to enable it to be used as a mobile shop. Honda CI-MEV Honda CI-MEV.
Get Electric Vehicle
MAY 28, 2022
A hybrid vehicle runs on gasoline plus a little amount of electricity; the battery powers the car for a few miles and then recharges as it slows down or descends. Honda claims that by 2030, 40% of its North American vehicle sales will be battery-electric or hydrogen and that all gas cars would be phased out by 2040.
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