Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2013
The XL1 has a top speed (electronically controlled) of 160 km/h (99 mph); cruising at a constant 100 km/h the XL1 uses only 8.3 The power electronics system manages the flow of high voltage energy to and from the battery or electric motor and converts direct current to alternating current. kWh to cover more than 0.6
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 18, 2021
With the majority of driving on freeways, traveling no faster than 75 mph, Clean Fleet Report averaged 47.7 The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting through the regenerative charging system, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. Story by John Faulkner.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2009
System operating voltage is now boosted from battery voltage to as high as 650 VDC by the vehicle’s boost converter before being converted into three-phase alternating current by the inverter, which Toyota refers to as a Power Control Unit (PCU). This represents a 30% increase over the boost employed by the Gen II Prius.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
JANUARY 15, 2009
CortezHigh School : Plymouth Laser, Dodge Rampage and Pontiac Fiero KearnyHigh School : Porsche 924 {Returnto top of page} EV RacingSites and Organizations Carolina EV Challenge : Highschool EVs Demseys World Record Associates :electric streamliner "White Lightning" did 245.524 mph. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The Toyota Prius has come a long way since it debuted 22 years ago, as the second hybrid car to be sold in the United States (after the first generation Honda Insight). In a few unofficial runs, the Prius AWD we were driving, with dual motors and 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque, did 0-60 mph in about 7.0
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