Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. And were gratified that General Motors recognizes this study as validation of its decision to evolve to the electrification of transportation. You dont have to plug it in.
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. Although General Motors Corp.'s Instead, GM says the batteries must be Lithium and must take the car 40 miles before the engine comes on.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Their solution to the cost of thenew-generation batteries is to separate them from the car itself. Buyerswill purchase the car – at about the same price as a conventional model –but lease the batteries from a third-party energy supplier for a monthly feeequivalent to the fuel costs for an economical petrol or diesel car.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
By 2002, BYD had become one of the top four manufacturers worldwide - and the largest Chinese manufacturer - in each of the three rechargeable battery technologies (Li-Ion, NiCad, and NiMH), according to a Harvard Business School case study of the company. BYD, which is traded on the Hong Kong exchange, has a market value of about $3.8
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