Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2016

Current mild-hybrid vehicle projects, in partnership with Ford and Hyundai/Kia, that utilize advanced 48V lead-carbon batteries, can reduce CO 2 emissions by 15-20%, according to the latest data from the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC), presented at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (25-28 January, Mainz).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $150,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant of $150,000 to Axion Power to fund a commercialization plan for the use of its PbC batteries ( earlier post ) in a low-cost, high-efficiency dual battery architecture for micro-hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. —Friedrich Eichler, Head of Volkswagen Powertrain Development. liters/100 km.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

If anything their low speed performance will be even better, while still delivering very significant fuel economy benefits and CO2 reduction. Micro-mild hybrids. For a 15-25 percent reduction in CO 2 emissions using micro-mild hybrid technologies we have established an incremental cost to the manufacturer of between €750 and €1500.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. During that period, hybrid locomotive sales will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4% Advanced lead acid batteries will make inroads as well.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

Using the high power and small size of PowerGenix NiZn battery cells, the UP-Stealth system is a much smaller and lighter package than lead-acid equivalents. Compared to the current lead-acid standard, the PowerGenix-PSI solution is about 70% lighter, with a much longer service life and requires no maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Low-cost 14V micro hybrid systems and full (strong) hybrid (i.e., The 170-page report also finds that while the combined global EV and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) market share is expected to grow to about 1.5% Li-Ion batteries for strong hybrids are in short supply. billion in 2015 and $9.2 billion in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx calculates that non-automotive EV sectors in 2021 demanded approximately 31 GWh globally in 2021; for reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280 GWh globally in 2021. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

A collaboration led by the UK’s Cranfield University has developed a retrofit plug-in hybrid conversion system for a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle. This transformed the van into a hybrid vehicle capable of achieving an all-electric range of more than 20 km (12 miles) on one charge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

boosted engine in conjunction with relatively low cost synergistic ‘12+X’ Volt electrical management system and electrical supercharger technologies. This successfully delivered fuel economy and CO 2 equivalent to a full hybrid powertrain, with performance equal or better than the baseline 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Low carbon technology firm, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) has announced it is to build an super efficient hybrid version of the Volkswagen Passat.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2013

Controlled Power Technology’s (CPT) Volkswagen Passat hybrid will make an appearance at the International Vienna Motor Symposium this week, to demonstrate the firm’s unique micro-mild hybrid system. Electric cars hybrid Volkswagen'

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. Long-Life, Acid-Based Battery. EnZinc Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

By doing so, we enable ultracapacitors with up to 35Wh/L (5x EDLC) and 25x lower build cost vs. EDLCs—addressing the two most prominent ultracapacitor weaknesses. And this chemistry and architecture allow low-cost, ultra large scale manufacturing. batteries to be leveraged. —Fraser Seymour.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

By doing so, we enable ultracapacitors with up to 35Wh/L (5x EDLC) and 25x lower build cost vs. EDLCs—addressing the two most prominent ultracapacitor weaknesses. And this chemistry and architecture allow low-cost, ultra large scale manufacturing. batteries to be leveraged. —Fraser Seymour.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) last month showcased three hybrid electric concept vehicles resulting from its R&D program that demonstrate the real-world potential of lead-carbon batteries in 48V architectures. their high recyclability rate. their high recyclability rate.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

year involvement with NS, which also includes the parallel development of a hybrid system for line-haul locomotives, noted Axion Power Chairman & CEO Thomas Granville. The contract is also a milestone in NS’ quest for a battery/hybrid locomotive, which reaches back a number of years to the Green Goat effort. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

A collaboration between the UK’s leading automotive engineering facilities has resulted in the development of the first plug-in retro-fit hybrid conversion of a combustion engine vehicle. This transformed the van into a hybrid vehicle, capable of achieving an all electric range of over 20 km, from one charge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The successful market implementation of these materials in vehicles requires that they be low cost and available in sufficient abundance to make a compelling business case. For this reason the focus of this AOI includes the development of low-cost approaches to the manufacturing of both magnesium and carbon fiber.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. CPI is initially focusing on battery systems for what Patil calls xEVs—the range of electrified vehicles from simple hybrids through full electric vehicles—“ so we don’t stretch ourselves too thin. ” Prabhakar Patil. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

To smooth out the intermittency of renewable energy production, low-cost electrical energy storage (EES) will become necessary. electricity) to hybrid and electrical vehicles, although the cost of implementing EES is of great concern. Lead-carbon battery. The process reverses during charge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. Chinese auto makers also showed other types of "new energy" vehicles, including regular gasoline-electric hybrids to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.s Prius hybrid. in late 2010. launched late last year had some kinks.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Since battery weight in a boat isn’t much of an issue, they can use low cost lead acid batteries, yet still get all the power and energy they need. Now they are all are going electric, either fully or plug-in hybrid - one at a time. See the article by Bruce Buis for WorkBoat.com: New hybrid tug from Foss.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) at least, the recycling infrastructure for the well-established lead-acid batteries is robust. In the U.S. In the U.S.

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