AC Motors, NiMH batteries, and Wheel Motors
Electric Cars are for Girls
DECEMBER 20, 2008
AC motor question: I'm looking for a less expensive, probably US-made AC motor. I'm aiming my design at 1400 lbs maximum.
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Guess Who's Back -- 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Marks Return of an Iconic Name
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 1, 2023
kWh NiMH battery pack. inches shorter -- than the outgoing model, with the idea that it will be a bit more nimble on the trails. And it will have a base price in the mid-$50,000s. There will be just one powertrain -- an i-Force Max hybrid setup that pairs a 2.4-liter This new rig will be a tad smaller -- 4.4 inches narrower and 1.2
Toyota provides some details on Yaris Hybrid-R 420hp powertrain; three 45 kW motors
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2013
At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Toyota will showcase the Yaris Hybrid-R concept, created as a showcase of possible ideas for the development of hybrid technology for maximum performance and increased driving pleasure. This third motor can act as an advanced traction control system. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
Toyota showing two new fuel cell concepts at Tokyo Motor Show: bus and car
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 18, 2017
Toyota developed the Sora concept model guided by two ideas: to make best use of the characteristics of the FC unit; and to enhance the comfort of passengers traveling on bus routes. The bus uses a NiMH drive battery.
The influencer
Electric Auto Association
DECEMBER 1, 2022
But things changed for Cox when GM came out with a new version of the EV1 with a non-toxic nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery with more than twice the energy of the original lead acid battery. They jumped on the idea. “I had a 30 mile commute to work… and there were no charging stations there.” It was a major win-win for everyone.”
Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs
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.
Let My People Convert! - The A123 Challenge
Plugs and Cars
JULY 26, 2007
A123 has an idea to cut through the difficulty of getting OEMs to make cars. Even the Prius and Civic Hybrid are quite different. ARB could spend a year in conversation with stakeholders to figure out regs and credits for new OEM plug-in hybrid cars.
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