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78 Articles match "Nickel Metal Hydride","NiMH"

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A plug-in Toyota Prius for less than a regular Prius?
Now, I’m not saying that’s going to happen, but according to the MotorTrend article, the lithium-ion battery pack in the plug-in Toyota Prius actually costs less than the NiMH battery pack in the conventional Prius. kwh of battery, wouldn’t lithium be much cheaper than NiMH at $800 for 1.3 Good for just 70 mpg?
Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Sanyo Completes New Factory for Automotive Li-ion Batteries; Initial Capacity of 1M Cells Per Month
Sanyo has already been supplying nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to Ford, Honda and Volkswagen, and co-developing NiMH batteries with PSA Peugeot Citroën. Sanyo Electric Co., Sanyo lithium-ion batteries for Plug-in HEVs (PHEVs) will also be applied in Suzuki vehicles.
Green Car Congress - Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Hyundai Debuts Sonata Hybrid at New York Show
Compared with nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium polymer batteries deliver the same power with 20-30% less weight, 40% less volume and 10% greater efficiency over the nickel-metal hydride batteries found in today’s hybrids. The Sonata Hybrid system. Click to enlarge. Hyundai Hybrid Blue Drive. L/100km).
Green Car Congress - Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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  • Toyota Plugging in with Nickel Metal Hydride
    Well, surprise, surprise: "Toyota has the knowledge and experience with nickel metal hydride. I hope someone tells Mr Asakura about the NiMH batteries Toyota used in the RAV4 EV. Popular Mechanics got a look and briefing on Toyota's own plug-in Prius. And they said it couldn't or wouldn't be done.
    Plugs and Cars - Monday, October 22, 2007
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  • Sanyo To Supply NiMH Batteries to Peugeot
    has signed an agreement with PSA Peugeot Citroen to supply nickel-metal hydride batteries for diesel-electric hybrids. The Nikkei is reporting that Sanyo Electric Co. Peugeot wants to be the first car maker to put diesel-electric powertrains into production vehicles.
    All Cars Electric - Sunday, November 1, 2009
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  • Toward a Plug-in Hybrid Saturn Vue
    One point of interest is that GM and Cobasys are forsaking the technology that could provide plug-in hybrids in the shortest time - the Nickel Metal Hydride battery for which Cobasys holds the patents and GM used in its 140-mile range EV1. partnership of Cobasys (Chevron/ECD) and A123 got the second.
    Plugs and Cars - Thursday, January 4, 2007
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  • Plug-in Hybrid Race on as Toyota Tests NiMH PHEV; A123 Challenges CARB to Authorize Conversions
    From today's NY Times Toyota to Test Plug-In Hybrid, Rivaling G.M. It want CARB to authorize aftermarket conversions of hybrids with its Lithium batteries.
    Plugs and Cars - Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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  • Lutz Chats Volt with "Fellow Bloggers"
    Asked why not Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the Volt, at least to start, he says "NiMH just doesn't do it." And nickel mining is such dirty business we ought move right to benign lithium. Interestingly, Lutz says GM is being approached by NiMH manufacturers to use this proven battery chemistry in the Volt.
    Plugs and Cars - Monday, April 16, 2007
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  • Signs of the Apocalypse: Toyota Planning Prius SUV?
    The new vehicle will fall into the SUV or station wagon class and will utilize lithium-ion batteries as opposed to the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) packs found in the current Prius and most other
    All Cars Electric - Friday, November 13, 2009
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  • Automakers' views on Lithium Batteries: report from CarList.com
    Lithium-Ion batteries Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust - the Lithium Ion battery eclipses the Nickel Metal Hydride By Lou Ann Hammond. All hybrids currently produced employ an internal combustion engine, a generator and a Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery. Below are excerpts.
    CalCars News - PHEV News - Friday, September 2, 2005
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  • Toyota to Stay with NiMH for Mass-Market Hybrids
    Toyota Motor Corporation will continue to use NimH packs for most of its hybrid vehicles after three years of testing Priuses fitted with Li-ion packs. Bloomberg. Toyota last month ended road tests of 126 Priuses in the US, Japan and Europe that began in 2006, company spokeswoman Jana Hartline said in an interview.
    Green Car Congress - Monday, September 14, 2009
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  • Nilar Stars at CMP's Boston TechMash Do-It-Yourself Conversion Sept 19-20
    Our next conversion project, next week, will put the spotlight on what's possible with advanced nickel-metal hydride batteries as we convert a car in two days at Boston's Hynes Convention Center for thousands of electrical engineers. LITHIUM-ION OR NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE. Here are background and details.
    CalCars News - PHEV News - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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  • Brad Berman/HybridCars.com's Lithium Battery Report
    34; The current crop of hybrid cars, like the Toyota Prius and the Honda Civic Hybrid, use a combination of gasoline and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. NiMH is a major step up from the lead acid battery most drivers recognize under their hoods. Lithium Ion Hybrid Batteries. CAPTION: Why a Lithium Economy?
    CalCars News - PHEV News - Friday, January 6, 2006
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