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Get out of the way diesel! Toyota Prado petrol-electric hybrid SUV coming to Australia as soon as 2024

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It would be an outstandingly good attribute for our product line-up. However, between the diesel and the hybrid there’s little doubt the re-designed Prado 250 will carry-on the 150’s dominance of the large SUV segment. Because of battery production limitations Toyota has a global supply restriction on hybrids. 2024 Toyota Prado.

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Tier 1 HELLA evaluating PowerGenix NiZn batteries for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

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PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. In 2011, PowerGenix delivered its first production prototype product for the micro-hybrid stop-start market. Earlier post.)

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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

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Ogiso—who earlier in his career had been the chief engineer for the Prius, chief engineer for the Prius family, and chief engineer, product planning—made the remarks at the “2013 Toyota Hybrid World Tour” event the company staged in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Batteries Deepwater Engines Fuel Cells Hybrids Hydrogen Smart charging'

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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CPI has 60 employees in its Troy, Michigan facility which acts as a technical and commercial center as well as pilot manufacturing facility capable of assembling packs at prototype quantities using production representative processes. As the technology gets fixed, the anode is more of an issue related to fast charge. Click to enlarge.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. Finally, in a first-of-its-kind partnership in the United States, Mitsubishi announced a strategic alliance with Oregon to develop an electric car charging infrastructure in the state. Your main concerns have already been addressed. — Larry 4.

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