Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The trick to getting the highest fuel economy in a hybrid is learning how to drive it efficiently. Fuel economy for the 2022 UX 250h, which runs on 87 octane gasoline, is EPA rated at 41 mpg city/38 highway/39 combined, but in the Eco drive mode our time traversing Southern California highways covered 221 miles at an average of 42.7

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Lexus Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride Fuel Economy 80

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.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) project, funded by GM, found that an ultracapacitor-based energy storage system (ESS) in a Saturn VUE BAS (belt alternator starter) mild hybrid performed at least as well or better than the NiMH battery system in the production hybrid. long up/downhill grades). Pesaran, A.; Lustbader, J.;

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NiMH Energy Storage VUE Saturn 299

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Despite the new spaciousness, the Prius v will deliver estimated EPA fuel economy ratings of 44 mpg city, 40 mpg highway and 42 mpg combined (5.35, 5.88 The NiMH battery pack is the same as on the third-generation Prius liftback, but with a cooling duct located under the rear seat. L/100km, respectively).

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Prius MPG Sale Toyota 255

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

The Gen III Prius offers an EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy of 50 mpg (now revealed to comprise 50 mpg city and 49 mpg highway). This is about a 10% improvement in EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy over the older generation. Nominal pack voltage of the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery remains at 201.6

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Prius 2010 Toyota Hybrid 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

In the first part of 2009, Volkswagen will simultaneously bring three fuel-efficient Passat versions with low emissions to the market: the second generation of the Passat BlueMotion, the Passat BlueTDI and the Passat TSI EcoFuel. Volkswagen is presenting all three Passats under a new umbrella brand: BlueMotionTechnologies.

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Hybrid Emissions Fuel Convert 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Ah NiMH battery and a variable-voltage system in which a boost converter boosts the operating voltage of the system to a maximum of 520 V DC. Estimated EPA fuel economy ratings are 53/46/50 mpg US city/highway/combined (4.4/5.1/4.7 The NiMH pack in the Liftback is 201V.) Maximum hybrid system output is 73.6 Battery pack.

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Prius Hybrid Motor Motors 356

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

The new Prius v, with “v” expressing the vehicle’s versatility, shares the current generation Prius’ platform and Hybrid Synergy Drive technology, including the NiMH battery pack. Emission rating: SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 3. A new vehicle designed from the ground up, Prius v has a shape that evolved from Prius rather than being an elongated version.

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Prius Toyota MPG Fuel Economy 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Hybrid systems other than the input power-split design pioneered by Toyota 17 years ago are still in early stages of development, and present huge opportunities to reduce cost through better designs, learning, and economies of scale. Improved batteries designed with high power density for hybrid applications will start arriving soon.

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Hybrid Li-ion Lead Acid Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Volkswagen, seeing the hybrid as complementary to the Jetta TDI diesel in attracting different, yet equally fuel-economy-conscious buyers, is initially targeting 5% of Jetta sales in the US for the new hybrid model. 1 compression ratio, direct fuel injection, and turbocharging to produce 150 hp (112 kW) at 5000 rpm.

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Hybrid MPG Gasoline-Electric Sale 296

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

liter VVT-i Atkinson cycle gasoline engine (2ZR-FXE), Toyota completely re-engineered the engine, delivering results in terms of performance, fuel economy, and reductions to size and weight. The Li-ion pack is 31% lighter, with a 6% reduction in size; the NiMH pack is 2% lighter, with a 10% reduction in size.

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Prius Toyota Nickel Metal Hydride Available 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The current state of market readiness of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles presents serious challenges, particularly in mass production, given issues including range; cost; a charging time still longer than a conventional gasoline refueling; a broad variation in battery pack life, and the lack of infrastructure.

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Plug-in Toyota 2015 Plug 236

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Speaking at the California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) ZEV Technology Symposium in Sacramento, California, he said it is difficult to force technology adoption by customers and the current state of market readiness for plug-ins and electric vehicles presents serious challenges.

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Plug-in Toyota Plug Lithium Ion 36

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Agrees on environmental and economic benefits, though some presentations backtrack on that; says batteries need further development before commitment to mass-production.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45