Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2012

a plug-in hybrid conversion company, says it ia delivering sub-assemblies and components for commercializing its parallel hybrid conversion system on a Ford 350 class 3 truck. The HPEV system uses lead acid batteries to power an electric motor drive which in turn powers a traction motor attached to the rear axle of a vehicle.

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Conversion Ford Companies Lead Acid 231

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

For reference, a typical lead acid battery can survive 500-800 cycles while 2,800 cycles is almost 8 years of use assuming one cycle a day. UK Business Secretary Lord Mandelson behind the wheel of the Smith Ampere electric van, based on the Ford Transit Connect. The USCAR/DOE long term goal is 5,000 cycles.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008 150

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The European Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC) is delivering a paper this week outlining the consortium’s approach to 48V hybridization at the 2 nd International Conference on Advanced Automotive 48V Power Supply Systems in Düsseldorf. These compact electrical machines can be rated up to 12.5 —Allan Cooper.

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Carbon Hybrid Batteries Battery 240

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We now have three working converted prototypes (both described in Fact Sheet above, shown in photos and here ): The Calcars first proof-of-concept: (100+ mpg plus electricity, 10-mile electric range, now with temporary lead-acid battery pack, soon to be replaced by nickel metal-hydride batteries). Read and distribute our flyers.

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Prius Plug-in Plug Hybrid 48

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company. $30. Exide Technologies with Axion Power International.

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Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis 317

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. 80 miles was the range of the EV1 with Lead Acid batteries, that GM tried to use because they wanted the project to fail.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41