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2001-2003 Prius as electric Car

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One can turn 2001-2003 Prius as Electric Car very easily and cheaply.All one has do is to remove the EFI fuse once ign. or less unit the HV battery down to far.So one well need to add Power to the HV Battery. is no and you get "READY" indication. But now it well only go about 1.7 One needed about min of 160 volt.

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QinetiQ Zephyr Used Sion Li-S Batteries in Record Unmanned Flight

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Sion Power’s proprietary lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries ( earlier post ) played a critical role in the QinetiQ Zephyr smashing the world record for the longest duration unmanned flight. The Zephyr, a solar/battery powered all electric UAV with a wing span of 70 feet (22.5 m) and a weight of just over 110 lbs. (50

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid.

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Consortium successfully runs silicon carbide multiport DC-DC converter in EV

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It has four ports: two connect to the traction motor and high voltage battery; a third connects to a secondary energy source, which in this test car is a super capacitor bank; and the fourth powers the vehicle’s 12V systems. Energy can also be transferred directly between the battery and super capacitor ports.

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Mitsubishi to launch plug-in hybrid version of new Outlander during FY2012

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The drivetrain combination of front electric motor, rear electric motor, and front traction/generator gasoline engine will result in a choice of three driving modes: pure electric (dual motor 4WD electric mode); series (dual motor 4WD EV supported by ICE generator); and parallel (dual motor 4WD EV supplemented by ICE-powered FWD).

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Hermes to deploy 1500 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito electric vans by 2020; pilot project in 2018

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The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. Only electricity from 100% regenerative energy sources will be used to charge the electric vehicles’ batteries. The two companies also cooperate on vehicles above 3.5

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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System power (hp). Battery pack (kWh). kWh Li-ion battery pack—acceleration improves by about 9% (0-62 mph in 5.6 seconds); system power is up by 25% to 400 hp; and system torque is up 60% to 472 lb-ft. Voltage range for the battery, which powers the ERAD, is 270 - 400V; power output is 65 kW.

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