Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Jeremy Michalek and colleagues found that while a fleet with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with universal high electric range (i.e., 87 miles all electric) minimizes petroleum consumption, minimum lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are achieved with a mix of low-range (~25 miles) and mid-range (40-50 miles) PHEVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2009

The current generation NiMH PHEV prototype in London. EDF and Toyota first announced their partnership in Fall 2007, with a small number of NiMH PHEVs being integrated into EDF’s fleet. Earlier post.)  EDF and Toyota expanded their European road trials of PHEVs to the UK last year. Click to enlarge.

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France Plug-in Toyota Plug 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

A new report from Pike Research forecasts that sales of medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) hybrid trucks—including hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), battery electric (BEV), and plug-in electric power take-off (EPTO) variations—will surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017. Click to enlarge. annually to reach 4.7

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2017 Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Sale 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

This brings the initial planned global deployment of early plug-ins—primarily to fleet customers—to approximately 500 units. The leases will be to designated users such as government ministries, local governments and corporations.

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Li-ion Japan Prius Toyota 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. Battery chemistries that prioritize energy capacity over power density can equally satisfy both the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and the EV battery segments, enabling vendors to offer products to multiple vendors for multiple models. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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Lithium Ion 2015 Li-ion Electric Vehicles 218

Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123. The plug-in Priuses are almost doubling the fuel efficiency of Google standard Prius fleet, getting 74 MPG rather than 41 MPG.

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NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

Li-ion would be less costly than NiMH in large volumes - approximately 30 percent less expensive at an annual volume of 3 million hybrids. The Li-ion battery packs that Ford will use in its hybrids and electric vehicles, are 25 to 30 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter than NiMH batteries.

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