Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Power and Associates. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

The environmental benefit of a large-scale deployment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the Canadian province of Alberta could vary significantly, ranging from a 40% to a 90% reduction in greenhouse gases, according to a study by electrical engineers at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering. Hamid Zareipour.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

The awards in this tranche focus on power electronics, grid-scale energy storage, and building efficiency; of the 43, three are categorized specifically for the automotive market—power electronics projects led by HRL Laboratories, LLC; Arkansas Power Electronics International, Inc.; and Case Western Reserve University.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

The Fiat 500EV powertrain comprises three main systems; high power electric powertrain module, advanced lithium-ion battery, and an EV control unit to manage power flows. Ram Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). The Ram PHEV features Chrysler Group’s 5.7-liter to supply the Li-ion batteries for the Ram PHEV test fleet.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Pike forecasts that PHEV and BEV sales will reach just over 1 million units in five years (1,081,294 vehicles in 2015), with PHEVs accounting for 44% of that amount. PHEVs and BEVs will complement, rather than displacing, the market for conventional hybrid electric vehicles. Total global electrified vehicle sales.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The 170-page report also finds that while the combined global EV and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) market share is expected to grow to about 1.5% Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) have typically only picked up in the past with the offer of substantial discounts from automakers (in addition to sizeable government subsidies).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

J1772 establishes physical, electrical, and performance requirements for EV and PHEV conductive charging system couplers in North America. Tags: Brief. J1772 is likely to emerge from the standards process this summer.). The TS-70 is also available at different charge rates to accommodate areas with limited electrical service.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a system that links homes, plug-in vehicles (hybrids and full EVs), electric power companies and users, and enables integrated control of energy consumption. TMC says it hopes to market similar systems with PHEVs scheduled for launch in early 2012 and with some Toyota Housing homes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2009

Power electronics and electrical machines (PEEM) are essential elements of hybrid and electric-drive vehicles. PEEM technology comprises three main elements: power electronics (e.g., Thermal control is a critical element to enable power density, cost, and reliability of the other components. Click to enlarge. Ayers et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Distribution of battery requirements for consumer-selected PHEV designs (shaded circles) compared to USABC, MIT and EPRI performance requirements. The present analysis explores both, with a particular emphasis on the latter—challenging untested assumptions regarding consumer valuation of PHEV capabilities. Source: Axsen et al.

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EV Life

JUNE 8, 2023

So-called “range anxiety,” or the fear of running out of power far from an available charging station, has been a major concern for potential electric drivers. So, we’ve compiled a list of electric-powered SUVs with some of the longest ranges on the market for you to check out. That’s where plug-in hybrid vehicles, or PHEVs, come in.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

In the transportation sector, Boston-Power is targeting its high-energy, long-life cells at plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., —Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud. I’ve been looking for a battery like Boston-Power’s for 20 years.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

million loan with Fisker Automotive for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The second stage will involve the purchase and retooling of the former GM plant to manufacture the Project NINA line of PHEVs, which is expected to begin rolling off the assembly line in late 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

Plug-in electric vehicles—plug-in hybrids and full battery-powered—will represent nearly 20% of the global market for light vehicles in 2030, according to findings in a study on the business case for Plugged-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) by automotive industry analysts at IHS Global Insight. Tags: Brief. share for battery-electrics.

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Push EVs

MAY 8, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Thus, BEVs have grown share at a healthy clip, whilst PHEVs saw a slight trimming. PHEVs lost just over 6% volume, thus shedding market share overall. April’s combined plugin result of 55.7% comprised 33.7% full battery electrics (BEVs), and 22.1% There was no other news about BEV newcomers.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2024

Each family will be adding electric siblings, but at the end of 2023, LR and RR still has its wheels firmly planted in the internal combustion world with the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) its current furthest reach into electrification. This is the old school turbocharged and supercharger mild hybrid; you can find the PHEV review here.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Australia’s CSIRO and Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet have begun a three-month road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Staff from SP AusNet will use the PHEVs for their daily drive to work and for leisure as part of the trial. CSIRO - SP AusNet PHEV. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge. Dr Paevere.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

million for his proposed, “Ram Pickup Truck PHEV Development and Demonstration Project.”. We have been working toward the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for many years—specifically in battery management, vehicle control, power electronics, and electric motors. We have also worked with Chrysler on their recent PHEV development.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

An Axion Power PbC battery. Axion Power International Inc. It also foresees major applications for battery back-up; power quality; load leveling and peak shaving; storage for wind and solar; and storage for network grid applications. Tom Granville, Axion Power International’s Chief Executive Officer. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

NRC projections of number of PHEVs in the US light-duty fleet. Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

PHEV battery pack in V70 demonstrator without damage after a full scale rear crash test. Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. V70 PHEV Demonstrators. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Work on a research project developing an actively coupled ultracapacitor-battery system targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications is attracting interest from a variety of OEMs both at a component and a system level, according to Argonne’s Ted Bohn, in his presentation at the Department of Energy Merit Review this week.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) increased the budget for Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Machines (APEEM) research to $17,358,000 in fiscal 2009, up 12% from the FY 2008 budget of $15,462,000. Power electronics must cost $3.3/kW, Power electronics. IPM motors offers higher power density and efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy, has launched a multiyear plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) demonstration project using GridPoint’s smart charging software ( earlier post ). BGE will also evaluate the impact a PHEV fleet has on the company’s carbon footprint.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2010

LG Chem plans to expand the assembly line of Compact Power Inc., Representatives said the South Korean firm will first begin by supplying batteries for commercial HEVs and then expand its supply for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which have batteries that can be recharged when connected to a power outlet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

Hybrid Owners have the highest interest in PHEVs. Additionally, EPRI envisions that the combined survey responses will provide a rich source of data to address issues related to preparing electric utilities as they accommodate PHEVs and other types of electric vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Surveys.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

Hydro-Québec has joined a Ford-EPRI North America-wide demonstration and research program on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Hydro-Québec is the only Canadian company participating in the North American Ford PHEV Program. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape PHEVs is using JCS Li-ion packs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. The V70 diesel PHEV is projected to support up to a 50 km (31 mile) all-electric range—sufficient to cover the daily transport needs of 75% of European drivers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2010

From left to right: EV, PHEV, gasoline/diesel, gasoline/diesel. The new design will also provide consumers with an estimate of the expected fuel cost savings over five years compared to an average gasoline-powered vehicle of the same model year. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy. Color is integral to the new schemes. Source: EPA.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

A new draft working paper published by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. Different DoD did not have a large impact on capacity fade. Source: Peterson et al.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

Earlier in the month, reports were circulating that Mercedes-AMG would be re-instituting V8 power for its high-performance variants of the C and E-Class. liter engine the most powerful production four-banger ever made and has resulted in a vehicle that’s notably faster to 100 mph than the V8-equipped forebearer.&

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

The Swift PHEV. The Swift Plug-in Hybrid is a series hybrid incorporating a propulsion motor, a battery, and an engine-powered generator. The Swift Plug-in offers a battery-powered range of about 20 km (12 miles). about 660 cc) powers a generator that charges the battery. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2010

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will increase its support of the country’s lithium-ion battery industry, with a focus on high-power and high-safety cells for application in electric vehicles. MOEA said estimated global electric vehicles (BEV, PHEV, HEV) sales in 2018 is expected to grow to 7.29 Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

The concept, which showcases Cadillac’s emerging top-of-the-line Platinum series of models, is powered by a 3.6L At higher speeds or when conditions demand it, such as brisk acceleration, a combination of engine power and electric power or engine power only, propels the vehicle. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

South Korea-based SK Energy has now developed six lithium-ion cells: two targeted at hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications and four targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications. SK Cells for HEV, PHEV and EV applications. power density, W/kg. power density, W/kg. power density, W/kg.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

The charging stations, designed by Coulomb Technologies in partnership with Aker-Wade Power Technologies ( earlier post ) will be powered by dedicated 480-volt, 125-amp circuits. Tags: Brief. Car Charging Group, Inc., Andy Kinard, President of Car Charging Group, Inc. Car Charging Group, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Ford PHEV charge settings user interface. The first of the specially equipped plug-in hybrids has been delivered to American Electric Power of Columbus, Ohio. Ford’s PHEV vehicle-to-grid communications. when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power.

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