Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

Despite the current enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will be an important component of the vehicle mix in 2050, according to panelists from Nissan, Toyota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in a conference session at the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2016

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled new advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved hybrid systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Powertrain evolution targeted by TNGA, based on improving and maximizing the efficiency of powertrain systems (engines, transmissions and hybrid systems).

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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. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Latest from CalCars-News: [ see all latest ] How CalCars Green-Tuned an 04 Prius into a PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid!

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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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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. Third party converters have spent time and resources tweaking their plug-in hybrids to meet ARB testing written with gasoline-only hybrids in mind.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Current Hybrids are natural donor platforms because they already have most of the needed electric propulsion components, so the conversion process deals primarily with integrating larger battery packs.A Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

CARB Ducks H2 Controversy For over six months, Plug In America has been in communication with The California Air Resources Board to obtain a response to Alec Brook’s analysis of Hydrogen vs Electricity for cars. Subsequent to that hearing, CARB pulled the plug on battery EVs and put its effort behind hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A disappointing compliance car, the Ford Focus EV, languished while plug-in hybrid versions of the midsize Fusion and small crossover C-Max sold relatively well, until Ford came up with a real plan. BMW charged into the electric car space with two strong, if quirky, contenders—the hot-selling i3 and the i8 plug-in hybrid supercar.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 26, 2007

Les Goldman wants you to convert (your hybrid.) Now, to add some further complication, everyone's got religion on plug-in hybrids. Add more batteries as they become cheaper and more energy-dense, dump the engine; or, for the more fantasy-minded and those receiving compensation, add hydrogen fuel cell and drop the engine.)

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose. Creating the hydrogen fuel at the airport eliminates the need for trucking expensive hydrogen from distant suppliers. Once Toyota came out with a plug-in hybrid, there was no need for our efforts.”

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2007

I f there is any doubt that GM is serious about PHEVs, here is one more story that indicates that they are indeed very serious. GM Could Reportedly Produce 60,000 Plug-in Hybrids in 2010 Source: GreenBiz.com by Jeff Green at Bloomberg OAKLAND, Calif., Selling 60,000 hybrids would be a coup for GM, which lost nearly $2 billion in 2006.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

In the medium-term, hybrid systems, those using internal combustion engines and regenerative electric systems such as the Toyota Prius, offer significant savings and will help the evolution to a purely electric drivetrain. Tags: Climate Change Diesel Electric (Battery) Emissions Engines Fuel Cells Fuels Hybrids Policy.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123. The plug-in Priuses are almost doubling the fuel efficiency of Google standard Prius fleet, getting 74 MPG rather than 41 MPG.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Nio CEO William Li introduces the Nio ET9 According to the EPA, higher hybrid and EV sales helped offset the ongoing shift toward less-fuel-efficient trucks and SUVs, with a fleetwide improvement from 2017 to 2022 despite that trend. This week we took a look at the last of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalists up close.

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EV Adoption

MAY 8, 2021

To complete the analysis required identifying or forecasting several data points and models, including: Forecasting EV (BEV and PHEV) sales out to 2030. After 11 years (starting in 2010) of the modern/contemporary EV period, combined US sales of EVs (BEV and PHEV) reached 318,798 in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

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. We believe at Toyota that hybrids have successfully passed the threshold into the early mass market, perhaps the first advanced [vehicle] technology to achieve that goal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism. When applied externally, Electronic Sound Synthesis, provides engine sound for hybrid or electric vehicles.

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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?",

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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. Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)?

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

Every major carmaker is offering battery vehicles, and plug-in hybrid models are becoming more common. However, several automakers have gone even farther, announcing dates for when they would solely create “electrified” automobiles (batteries and hybrids) and/or pure electric vehicles. General Motors.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Bill OReilly challenged by Electric Aid to sign up for an electric car Chevy Volt test drives: surprisingly good stuff in the Cruze bodies SAE 2009: Rasers PHEV is a 100 mpge HUMMER Police sting doesnt stop homebrew electric vehicle maker in California Resources About Send us news tips Contact Us Advertise Corrections? Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Reply ↓ ↑ report 14 Mikey G 3:10PM (4/23/2009) If Chrysler, Tesla, Fisker and the rest of these companies would stop wasting time developing 2 seater electric sports cars and start building the hybrids that people need for kids, groceries and everyday life for everyday people they would be much better off. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Follow us on Twitter! Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth. Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? The Appraisal 2010 Prius Delivers Record Mileage and Accelerates. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Of course, EVs that arent designed for battery swaps wont use it, and plug-in hybrids wont need it. The other proposal that makes some sense is adding on-the-fly charging to carpool/hybrid lanes on highways that many states already have. Battery swapping wouldnt make economic sense without a considerable degree of standardization.

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