Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. The Most Plausible Early Market consumers value fuel economy. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge.

PHEV 150

PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

With the Generation 3 HEV system, Ford decided to downsize the engine from a 2.5L Atkinson to improve fuel economy. The 2012 Fusion Hybrid carries an EPA fuel economy rating of 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway; Ford expects the upcoming 2013 Fusion Hybrid to offer about 47 mpg city, 44 mpg highway. Atkinson to a 2.0L

Hybrid 275

Hybrid Fusion Li-ion Fuel Economy 275

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. 2/12/07 GM is aggressively pursuing plug-in hybrids "because of the tremendous potential to significantly increase fuel economy," according to spokesman Brian Corbett. The Omori factory currently produces NiMH cells. We hope Ford will, and then move ahead!

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45