Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Researchers led by Dr. Yi Cui at Stanford University have demonstrated a new proof-of-concept lithium metal-free battery with high specific energy consisting of a lithium sulfide (Li 2 S)/mesoporous carbon composite cathode and a silicon (Si) nanowire anode. Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Click to enlarge. Yang et al. Yuan Yang, Matthew T.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Conventional diesel buses will also be used on the route to serve as reference vehicles in the comparison of the innovative drive concepts. The plug-in hybrids have been further developed, and enable rapid recharging from electricity grids via a pantograph on the roof.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Comparison of CO 2 emissions for the S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID and the S 500 [t/car]. ISO/TR 14062:2002 describes concepts and current practices relating to the integration of environmental aspects into product design and development, and is applicable to the development of sector-specific documents. Source: TÜV SÜD. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 5, 2024

Researchers believe the concept will become more valuable in the next decade, as electronic devices migrate closer and closer to human skin. The battery is not rechargeable, and its applications include medical patches and hearing aids. Battery experts believe the stretchable concept is viable, and will likely find a market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. Stage 1 of the Turbohybrid powertrain concept. Nevertheless, the most essential fuel economy aspect of the Turbohybrid concept is the possibility of a high level of downsizing and downspeeding. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2014

Interest in rechargeable magnesium batteries has increased due to a number of factors. Over the past few years, substantial progress in rechargeable Mg batteries has been demonstrated, but their practical application is still facing great challenges, largely due to limitations of cathode materials. … —Cheng et al. (a)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Despite their extremely high energy density, lithium (Li) metal electrodes are not currently deployable in commercial rechargeable batteries because electrochemical plating and stripping invariably leads to growth of dendrites that reduce coulombic efficiency and eventually short the battery. Dendrite healing in a Li-S battery. (A)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2013

The working concept of I3 – /I – redox reaction in the aqueous Li-I 2 battery. The reversible redox reaction without the formation of resistive solid products promotes rechargeability, demonstrating 100 cycles with negligible capacity fading. The Li-I 2 batteries showed high energy density and excellent recharge ability.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2017

On short distance rides, which are the majority of all driven kilometers (about 80% below 50 km) the combustion engine is not necessary, because of frequent battery recharging. For purposes of comparison, the FTIR signal was measured, which correlates with the sensor signal. —Eskiner et al. ethanol content) could be determined.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

Despite the theoretical promise of high energy density in rechargeable Li-sulfur batteries, commercialization has been retarded by the reduced cycle life enabled by the liquid electrolytes. By comparison, a conventional lithium-ion battery cathode has an average capacity between 140-170 mAh/g.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Our concept has the following advantages: Compared to carbon dioxide, solid bicarbonates are easy to handle and highly soluble in aqueous media (96 g L -1 NaHCO 3. Most importantly, after full conversion of the formate, the bicarbonate solution may be recharged with hydrogen to close the cycle. at 20 °C in H 2 O).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2009

By comparison, conventional Li-ion batteries offer 120-150 mAh g -1 (active material + conduction assisting carbon + binder), and conventional lithium-air cells offer 700-3,000 mAh g -1. The researchers say that this concept can be taken as a “lithium fuel cell.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The AMG concept offers very high recuperation efficiency, as the system allows only minimal mechanical and hydraulic losses from the engine and transmission. For comparison, conventional batteries without direct cooling of the cells achieve about half this figure. Charging is via the 3.7 It ensures the highest level of safety.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

Comparison of biomass-to-wheel (BTW) efficiency for different biomass utilization scenarios. The SFCV concept uses renewable sugar (carbohydrate) as a high hydrogen density carrier (gravimetric density of 8.33% mass H 2 , volumetric density of >100 g H 2 per liter). Huang and Zhang. Click to enlarge. Zhang 2009. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

Group (SAIC) unveiled three models of a concept new vehicle form called EN-V, short for Electric Networked-Vehicle. The concepts will be showcased from 1 May through 31 October at the SAIC-GM Pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. By comparison, today’s typical automobile weighs more than 1,500 kilograms and is three times as long.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

Cadillac unveiled the anticipated 2014 ELR extended range electric (EREV) vehicle (based on the Converj concept, earlier post ) at the North American International Auto Show. By comparison, the Volt offers 38 miles of electric driving, and a full range of 382 miles (615 km). The vehicle can be completely recharged in about 4.5

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EV Central

JUNE 28, 2022

Due on sale in Australia in early 2023, no doubt in small numbers and at a high price, the Tesla Model 3 rival had been previewed by the Prophecy EV concept and teased and hinted at umpteen times. The Hyundai Prophecy concept has morphed into the Ioniq 6 production car that’s due in Australia in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Porsche’s Mission E concept. The concept version of the Mission E unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show is a four-door, four-seat sport car that delivers more than 600 hp (440 kW) system power and more than 500 km driving range. The higher the power density of a cell, the faster energy can be recharged and released.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The hybrid concept of the A3 Sportback e-tron often does not activate the combustion engine until kickdown, even when cold. 240-volt charging replenishes the battery in about 2 hours and 15 minutes; recharging through a 120-volt outlet takes approximately 8 hours. federal tax credit of $4,168).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Recharge Rate. The comparison lubricant used as a baseline for demonstration/justification of the 2% fuel efficiency improvement should be commercially available, state-of-the-art technology for the intended application, e.g., GF-5 oil for gasoline engine applications or CJ-4 oil for diesel engine applications. Specific Energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

In addition, this topics seeks novel storage system architectures and insulation concepts that would minimize or eliminate issues with vacuum stability all together. Project teams will collaborate with the HyMARC national laboratory core team. Hydrogen storage systems to be considered include onboard transportation (e.g. forklifts).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

Although not a solid comparison due to drivecycle differences, the new Chevy Spark EV is EPA-rated for electricity consumption of 0.28 As a visual cue, the pure battery-electric version only has the recharging port; an i3 with the range extender will also have a fueling port on the front quarter.). seconds, and 0 to 60 km/h in 3.7

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2015

The Route extended range electric powertrains incorporate a range-extending genset designed to recharge the high-power battery pack (currently from A123 Systems) and Wrightspeed’s own geared traction drive (GTD) ( earlier post ). Weighing in at 250 lbs (113.4 The 65 kW Capstone unit weighs 300 lbs (136.1 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. The pure electric vehicles, for reserve, must carry heavy and expensive batteries—which add expense as well as weight—and must have access to high-powered recharging stations [ 1 ]. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

By way of comparison: the most powerful conventional e-up! The simplest recharging option is to plug the charging cable supplied with the car into a conventional 230-volt socket. A completely depleted battery is recharged in this way within nine hours. The (completely flat) battery would thus be fully recharged after six hours.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Well take a look at these three different energy resupply methods and outline some of their strengths as well as weaknesses.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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