Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. Like Paul MacCready’s original design for the Impact that established the world’s lowest drag coefficient of.195,

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 28, 2010

As these plug-in vehicles come to market, though, people in the auto and utility industries say there still are a few issues that need to be cleared up to make the transition smooth for car owners. Both companies will be conducting research separately and collectively, using computer simulations to finetune their software charging systems.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

There are many reasons (safety, reliability, liability) that a fleet operator might not want their drivers getting out of the vehicles to plug and unplug charging cables. Bob Kacergis: The transfer is a little bit better than a plug-based system. Bob Kacergis: Momentum Dynamics was founded in 2009 by Andy Daga, who is the current CEO.

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Charging Battery Batteries Taxi 55

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

billion in federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in support of the development of advanced electric drive vehicles (EDVs) including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), electric vehicles (EV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV). Advanced Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facilities.

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PHEV Battery Batteries Vehicles 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The olivine structure of one of Valence’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate materials. The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. The (blue) oxygen ions are made very small to permit viewing of the arrangement of the other ions.

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Li-ion Battery Batteries 2008 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Target energy density is 6-20 times that available state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries and at. High Energy Density Lithium Batteries. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2021

of torque, powered by a 77-kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion battery. The battery is charged through a plug-in port offering three basic charging speeds. 120V (typical household plug, Level 1) Adds two-to-three miles of range per hour 240V (Level 2) As little as 7.5 985 Miles in VW’s All-new Electric Crossover.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

The production version of the i3. Click to enlarge. In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. Earlier post.) EVs in general currently have a larger carbon burden in the production phase than conventional vehicles (e.g.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration.

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