Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2009
A 35 kW Bosch electric motor that develops 160 Nm of torque as well provides traction support. The electric machine also functions as a generator to recharge the General Motors-developed NiMH battery pack. The Caravan emits 90 gCO 2 /km. The latter has a capacity of 7 Ah at a rated voltage of 255 V. Source: FKFS.
Electric Auto Association
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Early EV1 adopter While at graduate school in electrical engineering at Cornell University in Ithica, New York, Cox heard about the GM Impact , an electric vehicle (EV) program that General Motors had with Hughes Aircraft, a firm it had recently purchased. “I I kept asking GM people when the car was going into production. “I
Plugs and Cars
JANUARY 6, 2008
General Motors might not be able to hit its target to have its breakthrough electric-powered car the Chevrolet Volt in production by 2010. They could make a preliminary, limited run Volt without waiting for "perfect" batteries - say something like the NiMH that worked quite well in the EV1 (and still do in our RAV4 EVs.)
Green Car Congress
APRIL 8, 2009
The two-mode hybrid technology in the ML 450 HYBRID is derived from the fundamental work undertaken by the Global Hybrid Cooperation, which brought together research and development work undertaken by Daimler AG, BMW Group, General Motors and Chrysler. kWh, 288V liquid-cooled high-voltage NiMH battery pack.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
And were gratified that General Motors recognizes this study as validation of its decision to evolve to the electrification of transportation. They are converting up to 40 15-passenger Mercedes commercial vans into PHEVs, with some vehicles using NiMH and others advanced lithium-ion batteries, plus diesel and gasoline engines.
Plugs and Cars
APRIL 22, 2007
With NiMH batteries - those that provide energy to every hybrid on the road and thousands of all-electric cars - the Volt plug-in hybrid could go into production today. Although General Motors Corp.'s Instead, GM says the batteries must be Lithium and must take the car 40 miles before the engine comes on.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp. 6/15/07 General Motors Corp. Then Ill pack it in around 80."
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