Electric Auto Association
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Ever since the 1970’s, when he and his brother would take turns sitting in gas lines on Saturday mornings during a severe gas shortage, Earl Cox had been interested in the development of a vehicle that could run on something other than oil-based fuel. After pulling some strings, Cox took delivery of the new version of a leased EV1. “Not
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Gas plus two electric motors The hybrid system automatically switches between the pure electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. Your numbers may differ.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 16, 2009
The acceleration was significantly better than my RAV, no doubt due to the Li-Ion battery pack weighing about 400-500 lbs less than the Toyota’s NiMH pack. This is the same with gas cars, too, but so much energy is wasted with internal combustion that most people don’t care about the loss from extra weight.
Plug In Partners
JULY 18, 2008
A study by EPRI , the California Air Resources Board, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and others (5.3MB PDF) concluded that plug-in hybrids produced substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions than either conventional gasoline cars or unplugged hybrids. more ) T he good news is this. 2) The U.S.
Clean Fleet Report
AUGUST 25, 2022
In the parallel hybrid system the electric motor can power the car by itself, the gas engine can power the car by itself or they can power the car together. News: 2018 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. The system comprises a 3.5-liter
Clean Fleet Report
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. News: 2023 Toyota & Lexus New Products. News: Toyota & Lexus Reveal 15 Upcoming EVs.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 20, 2009
The Toyota Sai compact uses a NiMH battery pack, while the transaxle’s compact high-speed motor manages to gain increased output with a reduction gear that increases torque. The engine develops 110kW and maximum torque of 187Nm while the motor has maximum output of 105kW and maximum torque of 270Nm.
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