Downsizing Economy NiMH Technology 
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2011
Making its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Yaris HSD concept anticipates Toyota’s intention to bring its full hybrid Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) technology to the B-segment, the biggest volume segment in Europe. This marks Toyota’s first downsizing of its HSD technology. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
When switching from gear drive to belt drive, the transmission system uses highly responsive gear change control technologies cultivated from AT technology. Shift responsiveness has improved through downsizing of the pulley and reduction of inertia by 40%. Some of the new technologies applied in the 2.0-liter liter class.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2012
The new Fusion Hybrid features all-new lithium-ion batteries that save weight and generate more power than previous NiMH batteries, while raising maximum speed under electric-only power from 47 mph to 62 mph (from 76 to 100 km/h). liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gasoline engine, significantly downsized from the previous 2.5-liter
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
The new Touareg will offer a range of conventional gasoline and diesel engine options, an eight-speed transmission and, on the majority of models, Stop-Start technology. When drivers adopt an anticipatory style of driving, this has a direct and positive impact on fuel economy. The new Touareg Hybrid combines a 3.3-liter
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. Steve Plotkin. Hybrid sales 43%.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
The overall system sizing and all major components were optimized for class-leading efficiency, with each major subsystem and many new components being redesigned to deliver the gains, said Chuck Gray, Chief Engineer - Ford Electrification Engineering, at the SAE Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium this week in San Diego. Atkinson to a 2.0L
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said. Establishing dealer network.
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