Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2009

The hybrid lift truck utilizes the hybrid technology and components available from the Toyota Group, including the use of an NiMH battery pack for energy storage. The lift truck shifts automatically between battery and engine mode, simultaneously recharging the battery during operation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

A five-door hatchback is the best selling type of car in Europe, Toyota notes, and so consequently the installation of HSD in Auris is the logical first step in deploying full hybrid technology across Toyota’s entire European model line-up. Further energy-saving measures include the use of LED technology for the front and rear lights.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

Scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Materials Science and Technology Division are providing evidence of a viable new route towards developing novel, lightweight energy storage devices using non-volatile, thermally-stable ionic liquids. Source: NRL. Click to enlarge.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Molten Salt Batteries Battery 225

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Ovshinsky, credited with developing the first commercially successful hybrid battery technology, as used in Toyota’s Prius, has died aged 89. Michigan-based inventor, Stanford R.

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Hybrid NiMH Batteries Battery 50

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

This technology is also a key enabler of Sonata Hybrid’s highway fuel economy. Sonata Hybrid also features “smart brake” technology in which braking input over-rides accelerator pedal input. Sonata’s hybrid system stores its electrical charge in a 34 kW lithium polymer rechargeable battery (5.3Ah/270V) from LG Chem. Power split.

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Nickel Metal Hydride New York Hyundai Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

a pioneer in materials science and renewable energy technologies, today voluntarily filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. 51-year-old Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Earlier post.) Chapter 7 for SIT.

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Corporation Conversion Companies Sale 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

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. Marc Nalbach of HELLA. Source: PowerGenix. Click to enlarge.

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Nickel Cadmium NiCd Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 230

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The approach, detailed in a paper accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions On Control Systems Technology , is intended to enhance the understanding of the associated tradeoffs among the HEV subsystems—e.g., The electric path of the hybrid propulsion system consists of the electric machine connected to a rechargeable battery.

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Austin Motor Motors Motoring 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

SymPowerco Corporation, holder of a direct methanol fuel cell technology, has acquired 70% ownership in both Highline Hydrogen Hybrids, Inc. in partnership with Hybrid Energy Technologies Inc. The flat-plate alkaline battery technology is inexpensive, and more environmentally friendly than NiMH, NiCad and lead-acid batteries.

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Corporation Hydrogen Hybrid Motor 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

A new nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) battery is used with a revised construction and more compact cooling system that allows for smaller dimensions overall. High-speed, high-response gear-shifting technology, using a multiplate wet clutch developed for use in automatic transmission, is used to switch power from the gear to the belt and pulleys.

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Lexus Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride Gasoline-Electric 262

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Winterkorn made the remarks during a presentation at the 17 th Handelsblatt-Jahrestagung in Munich on 3 July, during which he outlined VW’s approach to future mobility in the current context of the economic crisis, pessimism about the industry and technology potential. We have a huge technological potential, despite the crisis.

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2013 Companies Gas-Electric Recharge 150

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. What may look like an attractive technology to a society can look pretty crappy to a consumer.” Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

liter V6 gasoline engine with a next-generation direct injection system; a 44 kW/60 hp hybrid module that delivers 250 N·m (184 lb-ft) of torque; and a lithium-ion battery with more than 10 kWh of storage capacity that can be recharged at charging stations. kW takes about four-and-a-half hours to recharge a completely discharged battery.

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2009

With the same calculations, NiMh offers 214 Wh/kg, and cobalt oxide Li-ion cells offer 414 Wh/kg. Current prominent battery systems such as Li-ion and NiMH demonstrate “ huge gaps ” between expected and practical performances, the researchers note. Click to enlarge. The proposed Ni-Li battery offers both a high cell voltage (3.49

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Ni-Li Recharge Li-ion NiMH 230

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The NiMH battery pack is the same as on the third-generation Prius liftback, but with a cooling duct located under the rear seat. It uses a start/stop system and regenerative braking to conserve fuel and recharge the battery upon deceleration. It also features the standard Smart Stop Technology brake-override system.

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Prius MPG Sale Toyota 255

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liter, 98 hp (73 kW) VVT-i gas engine, a 60 kW (80 hp) electric motor, a generator, a high performance NiMH battery, a power control unit, and a power split device which employs a planetary gear set to combine and re-allocate power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements. Engine NVH.

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Lexus Hybrid MPG Exhaust 225

Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

It features exclusive weather recognition technology that is programmed to automatically skip unnecessary watering during and after inclement weather, with functions like rain skip, wind skip, freeze skip, and more. Not only will your yard and gardens be vibrant and beautiful, but your water costs will shrink too.

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Water All-Electric Sale Solar 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The 2013 Honda CR-Z goes on sale 21 November with a number of powertrain, styling and feature upgrades, including a new Li-ion battery pack that replaces the NiMH pack in the MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid and delivers more power and improved fuel economy. The MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid used a 100V NiMH pack.) Click to enlarge.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 to 35 miles or more. The technology exists today,” Wynn says. This campaign will demonstrate to automakers that the market is also there.”

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Nickel Metal Hydride EPRI Plug-in Austin 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

O’Brien was speaking at the California Air Resources Board’s ZEV Technology Symposium in Sacramento, California. As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. Michael O’Brien.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With the development of science and technology, lithium batteries have now become mainstream. or 3.2V), about equal to the series voltage of three NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries, easy to form a battery power pack; Li-ion battery can be adjusted to 3.0V Therefore, lithium batteries have not been used for a long time.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

For people looking for the most effective way to end our addiction to oil, PHEVs have made sense because carmakers can build them now, with todays technology and using todays infrastructure. Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The CR-Z represents the sixth unique version of Honda’s original IMA technology since the launch of the 2000 Insight, the first hybrid vehicle available in North America in December 1999. The CR-Z is now Honda’s third hybrid currently in the market, along with the Civic Hybrid and new Insight.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. "Its a completely different business model."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. by EAA-PHEV with Nilar NiMH batteries, May 2007 (Centennial, CO) contact: info@nilar.com Small photo. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Jim Tech Ltd.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so. Peter Roach, Birmingham, UK Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries powered the late GM EV1 and still power hundreds of Toyota RAV4 EVs, some over 100,000 miles. Why does everybody state Tesla as US, When this is UK engineering from Norfolk in Great Britian?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Even so, most next gen EV manufacturers are focused on lithium ion (and to a lesser extent NiMH) as the core technology to power their cars. More often than not, the “recycling&# of NiMH or lithium-ion batteries involves shipping them off to places like China, where their fate is truly unknown. — Larry 4.

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