Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

The Sonata Hybrid system. As promised ( earlier post ), Hyundai unveiled the Sonata Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show. The Sonata Hybrid is Hyundai’s first hybrid in the US market. Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive has an all-electric mode and a parallel drive mode. Hyundai Hybrid Blue Drive.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2012

Yaris Hybrid powertrain. The new Yaris Hybrid—the first full hybrid vehicle to go on sale in the European B-segment—made its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Yaris Hybrid. The downsized full hybrid system combines the new 1NZ-FXE 1.5-liter liter Atkinson Cycle gasoline engine is 16.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

NREL’s Fleet Test and Evaluation Team recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric (gHEV) FedEx Express delivery trucks compared with conventional diesel vehicles. A report on the work was written by Robb Barnitt of the Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Volkswagen staged the world premiere of the all-new Touareg—which is up to 200 kg lighter and up to 20% more fuel efficient than the outgoing model—and the new Touareg Hybrid at the Postpalast in Munich. The new Touareg Hybrid combines a 3.3-liter The new Touareg Hybrid combines a 3.3-liter L/100km (28.7 Conventional drive.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin have developed an optimization framework for hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs and PHEVs) including fuel consumption, motor efficiency, and battery capacity and lifetime. 2014.2376472.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

Ogiso—who earlier in his career had been the chief engineer for the Prius, chief engineer for the Prius family, and chief engineer, product planning—made the remarks at the “2013 Toyota Hybrid World Tour” event the company staged in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The next Prius will also feature electric motors that will be smaller in size.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Now you will be able to move the car across the street for street cleaning days without using gasoline. Mistakenly blaming the battery type (NiMH) for the meager all-electric performance, AutoBlogGreen remains as confused as most auto journalists about plugs and cars, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, and batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

Fuel economy was similar between the gHEVs and diesel vehicles, except for the highest kinetic intensity drive cycle where the hybrid exhibited ~20% higher fuel economy. FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. Ah NimH battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

The Azure Balance hybrid architecture. The Electric Power Assist System (EPAS) is located behind the tailpipe on the shuttle bus chassis. Working in collaboration with Ford Motor Company, Azure Dynamics developed the Balance parallel hybrid electric drive system for Ford’s E-450 Cutaway and Strip Chassis. A Collins bus.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This small crossover is appealing in a number of ways as it offers hybrid efficiency, is available with all-wheel drive and does so with an upscale look and a high-quality fit-and-finish. The entrypoint to the Lexus world Hybrid Efficiency The 2023 Lexus UX 250h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system of a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

The Auris HSD hybrid. Toyota introduced the Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) at the 2010 Geneva motor show, marking a significant milestone in Toyota’s planned deployment of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain across Toyota’s entire model range by early 2020s. liter diesel or gasoline hatchback. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Prototype Touareg Hybrid. This label covers all production-mature or near-production technologies and products that significantly reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. Under the same label, Volkswagen is offering an initial look at the prototype of the new Touareg Hybrid. Powertrain of the Touareg Hybrid.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Hybrid+AWD+Lexus Quality=Impressive Fuel-Efficient Premium Compact Crossover. This small crossover is appealing in a number of ways as it offers hybrid efficiency, all-wheel drive (AWD) and does so with an upscale look and a high-quality fit-and-finish. Hybrid Efficiency. The Lexus entry-level. A powerful, efficient drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID Click to enlarge. Mercedes-Benz will present the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID at the 63 rd IAA in Frankfurt. The concept vehicle has an all-electric range of up to 30 km (19 miles). liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (73.5 Hybrid system architecture of the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Toyota has released more detail on the powertrain of the new Lexus CT 200h premium compact dedicated hybrid ( earlier post ); Toyota plans to introduce it to the US market in early 2011. The CT 200h’s hybrid system features a 1.8-liter, The CT 200h’s hybrid system features a 1.8-liter, km) at speeds of up to 28 mph (45 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009. By 2015, he suggests, full hybrids (e.g.,

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

Hybrid Efficiency in a Premium SUV. Hybrid Sophistication. The all-wheel drive 2022 Lexus RX 450h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Synergy Drive, a parallel hybrid system. The hybrid portion consists of three electric motor generators, MG1, MG2 and MGR. Refined dual motivation. The system comprises a 3.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The two-mode ML 450 HYBRID. Mercedes-Benz staged the world premiere of the ML 450 HYBRID at the 2009 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) ( earlier post ). Fuel consumption and emissions from the ML 450 HYBRID are up to 60% less than a conventional eight-cylinder SUV with permanent all-wheel drive. Click to enlarge.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 16, 2007

Asked why not Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the Volt, at least to start, he says "NiMH just doesn't do it." Interestingly, Lutz says GM is being approached by NiMH manufacturers to use this proven battery chemistry in the Volt. And if Lithium proves problematic, he says GM will again consider NiMH. But hold on.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. We'll also be taking Burning Man art projects off petroleum generators by switching them to solar electricity. Google Guys Th!nk

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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. All-electric driving may not be a bad idea for consumers, Kurani noted, it is just one that they don’t yet value or understand.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

The full hybrid ActiveHybrid X6 is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission developed in partnership with GM and then-DaimlerChrysler, and offers approximately a 20% reduction in fuel consumption versus a comparable vehicle powered by a combustion engine alone, while at the same time offering an increase in driving dynamics.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. 2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

liter 300 kW/407 hp V8 power unit (revised upward slightly from introduction) with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and two electric motors developing 67 kW/91 hp and, respectively, 63 kW/86 hp. V8 with TwinPower Turbo Technology. The drive system in the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 consists of a 4.4-liter seconds (0.2

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up! We have a huge technological potential, despite the crisis.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 22, 2006

T he Fall edition of the EPRI Journal has a feature story called The Plug In Hybrid Vehicle: Beyond Gasoline by Lucy Sanna Here is the PDF. The Plug-In hybrid charges directly from the electricity grid, but unlike its electric vehicle brethren, it sports a liquid fuel tank for unlimted driving range.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The new transaxle in the Prius c features a new cooling system; overall this new hybrid unit with its 2 motor system is now approaching the same weight as single motor competitive systems and is maintaining a competitive size profile, according to Toyota. The hybrid system in the Prius c comprises a SULEV (Tier 2 Bin 3)-rated 1.5-liter

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Paradox 1 - Soot: There's an apparent emissions paradox with plug-in hybrids (PHEV): Driving longer distances on battery power means more cold starts as the internal combustion engine (ICE) stops and starts up again after the batteries deplete. A supplemental electric heater comes right to mind. Cold starts mean more pollution.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

According to a new technology briefing paper on hybrid system technologies by John German at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the costs of full-function hybrid systems are likely to drop to half the cost of their 2010 counterparts before 2025. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The 2013 Honda CR-Z goes on sale 21 November with a number of powertrain, styling and feature upgrades, including a new Li-ion battery pack that replaces the NiMH pack in the MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid and delivers more power and improved fuel economy. The gasoline engine can automatically turn off during vehicle stops to improve efficiency.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

EV world NATIONAL COALITION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO URGE AUTOMAKERS TO PRODUCE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES WASHINGTON, D.C.—January Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 to 35 miles or more.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

2012 Camry Hybrid. The 2012 Camry again offers three powertrain choices, all of which have been enhanced for 2012 to provide better fuel economy and more responsive performance: a revised 2.5L, 4-cylinder gasoline engine; an enhanced 3.5-liter Under the hood of the 2012 Camry Hybrid. Camry Hybrid and Prius family.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. Generic Li-ion cell and various component technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Honda introduced the 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe at the North American International Auto Show. The CR-Z is now Honda’s third hybrid currently in the market, along with the Civic Hybrid and new Insight. liter i-VTEC engine with Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid-electric system.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

O’Brien was speaking at the California Air Resources Board’s ZEV Technology Symposium in Sacramento, California. As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. Earlier post.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Establishing dealer network.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Toyota made significant improvements in its new generation full hybrid powertrain applied in the fourth generation Prius ( earlier post ), reducing losses, redesigning and relocating key components and reducing weight. Transaxle and Electric Motor. New Lithium-Ion or Nickel-Metal Hydride Hybrid Batteries. 2016 Toyota Prius PCU.

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