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The new F-150 has a past

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The three US electric vehicles (EVs) were the iconic GM EV1 , Chrysler TEVan , and the nearly forgotten Ford RangerEV , Ford used lead-acid batteries with the expected driving range of nearly 65 miles on warm, windless summer days. The Honda EV+, Toyota RAV4EV, and the inductively-charged Nissan Hypermini were produced in Japan.

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Report: Hitachi to Boost Li-Ion Battery Output to Support 700,000 Hybrids/Year by 2015; GM Orders Cells for 100,000 Hybrids

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In addition to significant improvements in output density, they are half the weight and size of conventional nickel-metal hydride offerings. GM has contracted with Hitachi to provide Li-ion cells for its upcoming second-generation belt alternator starter (BAS) mild hybrid system. s Tokai works in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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The influencer

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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.

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£30M Fund for Low Carbon Buses in the UK; New GM-Allison Hybrid Buses in London

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Separately, four of 10 new Optare Tempos equipped with the GM-Allison Hybrid EP-System recently became operational in East London—the first buses using the patented two-mode parallel hybrid technology in the UK. The Department will talk to key stakeholders before publishing the details of the competition. The Optare Tempo hybrid.

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Plug-in Hybrid Race on as Toyota Tests NiMH PHEV; A123 Challenges CARB to Authorize Conversions

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It want CARB to authorize aftermarket conversions of hybrids with its Lithium batteries.

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Toward a Plug-in Hybrid Saturn Vue

Plugs and Cars

GM today announced two contracts to "design and test lithium-ion batteries" for use in the Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid announced last month at the LA Auto Show. Tags: cobasys chevron battery a123 GM plug-in hybrid saft johnson controls Lithium NiMH. A partnership of Cobasys (Chevron/ECD) and A123 got the second.

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The EV Transition Explained: Battery Challenges

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billion to produce F-Series EVs and batteries in Stanton, Tennessee, for example, while GM is spending $2 billion to produce its new Cadillac LYRIQ EVs in Spring Hill, Tennessee. GM , Ford , Tesla and others have moved to secure batteries through 2025, but it could be tricky after that. These plants are also very expensive. Herb Simon.

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