Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It also produces Toyota-badged vehicles on commission, including the Land Cruiser Prado SUV; the FJ Cruiser; Dyna trucks; and Toyoace commercial vehicles. Hino will assess the real world reductions in fuel consumption and optimize the system prior to planned commercialization in 2011. The system uses a NiMH battery pack.

Japan 210

Japan Light Hybrid Motor 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

Saft has signed an agreement with ESMA , a Russian company, to cooperate in the development, production and commercialization of supercapacitors based on ESMA’s technology. The agreement enables Saft to add the new supercapacitor technology to its portfolio of leading edge battery technologies.

Nickel Cadmium 150

Nickel Cadmium Ni-Li Nickel Metal Hydride Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Although NiMH is still the dominant battery in the high-voltage hybrid market, Li-ion technology started to take market share around 2009 and is expected to continually increase its share with time. The 170-page report also finds that while the combined global EV and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) market share is expected to grow to about 1.5%

Li-ion 265

Li-ion Hybrid NiMH Batteries 265

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2009

For the test drive, the company modified a Toyota Prius using commercially available components. ETVM replaced the OEM NiMH pack with a large-format lithium-ion battery, and retrofitted a liquid-fueled, gas turbine generator to the car for the range extender. cells compared with the chemistries of selected commercial batteries.

Prius 150

Prius Concept Range NiMH 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2015

The fuel cell hybrid bus uses a NiMH battery. Toyota and Hino will verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the fuel cell bus through testing involving commercial operation on regular routes on public roads and will feed back the results into R&D. Maximum output/voltage is 9.8 kW/DC300 V.

Toyota 150

Toyota Fuel NiMH Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2009

The current generation NiMH PHEV prototype in London. EDF and Toyota first announced their partnership in Fall 2007, with a small number of NiMH PHEVs being integrated into EDF’s fleet. The joint goal is to broaden consumers’ understanding and acceptance, in preparation for broad commercialization in the future. Earlier post.).

France 150

France Plug-in Toyota Plug 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Toyota plans to launch sales of a commercial model based on the Sora (an acronym for Sky, Ocean, River, Air, representing the earth‘s water cycle) concept vehicle in 2018 and expects to introduce more than 100 Sora, mainly within the Tokyo metropolitan area, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Concept 210

Concept Toyota Motor Motors 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

OBC is the inventor and worldwide licensor of NiMH rechargeable battery technology and is pursuing advanced battery technologies, including cathode materials for lithium-ion chemistry batteries. We firmly believe there is a strong and sustainable commercial market for UNI-SOLAR products. Earlier post.) joint venture.

Corporation 210

Corporation Conversion Companies Sale 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2012

Fuel cell buses are currently in a pre-commercial phase, although there are buses being deployed in regular transit operations and transit fuel cells being offered with conventional warranties. addition, fuel cell and battery electric buses are still in pre-commercial or very early commercial. Li-ion batteries.

2018 276

2018 Li-ion Hybrid Fuel 276

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2011

The hybrid models are equipped with a NiMH battery pack. Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, assembles, sells and services class 4-7 commercial trucks in the United States and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan. The new truck is Hino’s sixth generation of hybrid technology.

Diesel 225

Diesel Hybrid Market Philadelphia 225

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Ovshinsky, credited with developing the first commercially successful hybrid battery technology, as used in Toyota’s Prius, has died aged 89. Michigan-based inventor, Stanford R.

Hybrid 50

Hybrid NiMH Batteries Battery 50

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Ovonic is a leading producer of NiMH (nickel metal hydride) battery technology, including the production of cathode active materials (CAMs) for this battery type. Ovonic is the inventor of the NiMH technology as it is used today, and has a patent portfolio of 97 US and international patents and patent applications in this field.

NiMH 239

NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Batteries 239

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

NiZn offers superior energy and power density compared to lead-acid and Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) and avoids the high costs and safety issues associated with Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Marc Nalbach of HELLA. Source: PowerGenix. Click to enlarge.

Nickel Cadmium 230

Nickel Cadmium NiCd Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2012

The study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants examines the market for lithium-ion batteries in cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles as well as buses with hybrid and electric drive systems. We are starting to see some signs of Li-ion batteries being used in start-stop systems.

Li-ion 281

Li-ion 2015 Market Batteries 281

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2009

The University of Glamorgan (Wales) and Atraverda, an advanced material company that owns the intellectual property rights to a conductive ceramic known as Ebonex, are collaborating to produce a commercially viable bi-polar lead-acid battery. Bi-polar lead-acid batteries approach the storage densities of NiMH, but at lower cost.

Lead Acid 150

Lead Acid Universal Electric Vehicles Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota has stepped up its research, development and production capacity of both NiMH and Li-ion batteries and will use these technologies where appropriate in its expanding focus on electrification of the automobile. Toyota’s first commercially available hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will go on sale in global markets in 2015.

Prius 277

Prius Hydrogen Toyota Plug-in 277

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

A 35 kW NiMH battery pack (about 1.8 The Equinox fuel cell is part of Chevrolet’s plan for the electrification of the automobile which continues next year with commercial production of the Volt extended-range electric vehicle. kWh) provides energy storage for regenerative braking.

Chevrolet 246

Chevrolet Miles Fleet Fuel 246

Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

If the tests turn out as Daimler hopes, the company plans to begin commercial production in 2010, before the end of the pilot. “We The first cars will utilize NiMH batteries, as do the Toyota test platform Plug-in Priuses at the University of California. NiMH is the risk-free pathway.

London 100

London G-Wiz i-MiEV Recharge 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

HHHI plans to release a version of its supplemental fuel system for use on Over-The-Road commercial vehicles. The flat-plate alkaline battery technology is inexpensive, and more environmentally friendly than NiMH, NiCad and lead-acid batteries. The HHHI products will also be produced in the company’s new facility in Dumas, Arizona.

Corporation 150

Corporation Hydrogen Hybrid Motor 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2009

The report gathers insights from demonstration participants at transit agencies in the United States, Europe, China, Japan and Australia, analyzes lessons learned, identifies key remaining challenges, and suggests potential roles for government in supporting commercialization. The most significant challenge was range. The role of HICE buses.

Nickel Metal Hydride 170

Nickel Metal Hydride Hydrogen 2002 Fuel 170

Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

Li-ion would be less costly than NiMH in large volumes - approximately 30 percent less expensive at an annual volume of 3 million hybrids. The Li-ion battery packs that Ford will use in its hybrids and electric vehicles, are 25 to 30 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter than NiMH batteries.

Li-ion 36

Li-ion Ford Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH 36

Plugs and Cars

JULY 14, 2007

Though they do recognize commercialization is at least decades away. The first 14 paragraphs spread the confusing tale of battery types and energy densities, never mentioning NiMH 140 mile range EV1s (all crushed) or 120 mile range Toyota RAV4 EVs still on the road after over 100,000 miles.

LS 600H 100

LS 600H Hydrogen Nickel Metal Hydride Green 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. VW, Daimler subsidiary Daug and Varta developed a NimH battery in the early 90s, and the VW group put the Audi duo hybrid on the road in 1997.

2013 150

2013 Companies Gas-Electric Recharge 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

need to have multiple technologies in the future and not be tied to one like we are to gasoline now.Some of them may not be successful in the commercial marketplace, but it is unlikely that we will just have one. We are convinced that to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles anywhere near the overall target of 80%.we

Plug-in 236

Plug-in Toyota 2015 Plug 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI’s focus is the North American automotive and commercial vehicle market. CPI has 60 employees in its Troy, Michigan facility which acts as a technical and commercial center as well as pilot manufacturing facility capable of assembling packs at prototype quantities using production representative processes. Earlier post.).

Li-ion 170

Li-ion Power Powered Market 170

Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2007

With NiMH batteries - those that provide energy to every hybrid on the road and thousands of all-electric cars - the Volt plug-in hybrid could go into production today. An arbitrary decision that merely delays even simple proof of concept, to say nothing of initial commercialization.

Volt 100

Volt NiMH GM Plug-in 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

They are converting up to 40 15-passenger Mercedes commercial vans into PHEVs, with some vehicles using NiMH and others advanced lithium-ion batteries, plus diesel and gasoline engines. In short: Many automakers have built PHEVs in private workshops, and DaimlerChrysler has publicly tested PHEV prototypes.

Plug-in 61

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

He said that there is a need to avoid being tied to one technology as the industry is currently attached to petroleum, and while some may not be successful in the commercial marketplace it is important to have more than one. As such he said Toyota sees a “clear path to the commercial introduction of fuel cell vehicles by 2015”.

Plug-in 36

Plug-in Toyota Plug Lithium Ion 36

Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2009

The concept, from the Israeli start-up, uses a gas microturbine for the range-extending generator and in the test drive the company modified a Toyota Prius using commercially available components. It replaced the NiMH pack with a large format lithium-ion battery and retrofitted a liquid-fuelled gas turbine generator as a range extender.

Prius 32

Prius Range Lithium Ion 32

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. By partnering with these two industries.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

[See EnergyCSs Greg Hanssens Hydrogen Bridges PDF ] We believe, however, that the advantages of flex-fuel PHEVs (and, counting conversion efficiencies, the 4X energy storage advantage of batteries over fuel cells) mean that the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles may never happen. What about battery safety?

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37