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Toyota finds new use for electric car batteries

Green Cars News

What do you do with nickel-metal hydride batteries that were previously used in hybrid cars (pictured)? The Japanese carmaker is to start selling an electricity management system that makes use of the recycled batteries, starting from this April. Toyota has the answer.

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Huge spike in lithium-ion battery sales predicted

Green Cars News

That’s the verdict of a new report from Pike Research, which predicts a rapidly growing global market for electric vehicles – and particularly plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars. The report suggests that hybrid cars will be slow to move away from nickel-metal hydride batteries which have served them well so far.

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Road Test: 2022 Lexus RX 450h F Sport AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The hybrid portion consists of three electric motor generators, MG1, MG2 and MGR. 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.

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Toyota Plug In

Plug In Partners

Japan and Europe by 2010 , under a widespread "green" strategy outlined today.The ecological gas-electric vehicles, which can be recharged from a home electrical outlet , will target leasing customers, Toyota Motor Corp. Such plug-in hybrids can run longer as an electric vehicle than regular hybrids, and are cleaner.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The nickel metal hydride battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. The regenerative charging system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. Where the Sienna Hybrid shines is seeing how efficient the computer combines electricity and gasoline. Hitting the Road.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The upcoming plug-in Prius will use the traditional nickel metal hydride battery system, but future versions will likely see the addition of a lithium ion battery pack. Reviews, News And More 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid The Cadillac Escalade is the vehicle that made GMs luxury brand relevant again among.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

The good news is that positive things ARE happening and our efforts are starting to make a difference. But he and EcoMotion have accomplished far more than that in the solar field and on a wide variety of green projects and missions. Luckily we’ve all stopped counting on the newspaper to actually bring us the news.

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