Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
Mercedes-Benz will offer the two-mode ML450 HYBRID as part of a special lease only option (no purchase) for a monthly lease price of $659 per month for 36 months and $549 per month for 60 months. kWh 288-volt NiMH pack that’s enclosed under the rear cargo floor. The new Mercedes-Benz ML450 HYBRID uses a 3.5-liter
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
mile for BEV trucks), Pike Research’s analysis indicates that the higher purchase cost and low cost of diesel in some markets means that the trucks are not able to recover the incremental costs for the electric drive system in their lifetime. mile for diesel versus $0.60/mile mile for hybrid and $0.22/mile
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2012
Pike suggests that North America will experience a rebound in a few years, as the economy stabilizes along with public transit funding levels. would purchase 500 battery electric buses. Fundamentally, all of these buses require either government emissions or fuel economy policy. grants to offset the price premium.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2010
However, research suggests that most consumers have little experience or understanding of electric drive, and have difficulty quantifying their valuation of fuel economy. They note that other requirements may make NiMH unsuitable for PHEV applications. Axsen et al. the PHEV design with the lowest battery power and energy requirements.
Clean Fleet Report
AUGUST 25, 2022
MG 1 starts the gasoline engine and charges the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, while MG2 drives the front wheels and regenerates the battery during braking and coasting, and MGR drives the rear wheels and also regenerates the battery. The EPA rates fuel economy at 31 mpg city/28 highway/30 combined. Your numbers may differ.
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.
Plug In Partners
JANUARY 24, 2006
The result is an 80+ mile-per-gallon vehicle — with even greater fuel economy possible utilizing bio-fuels. Austin’s template calls for cities to initiate citizen petition drives and to encourage government and businesses to issue “soft” orders or expressions of interest in purchasing plug-ins. The technology exists today,” Wynn says.
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