Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. Generic Li-ion cell and various component technologies.
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2009
The B-Class F-CELL, which also features a Li-ion battery pack, will have an operating range of about 250 miles (402 km) per tank filling. The nine-day Road Tour 09 will cover more than 1,800 miles and stop in 28 communities before arriving in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 3.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 3, 2012
The battery pack is a 386V Li-ion pack comprising about 4,500 cells and rated at 41.8 In standard mode, the high voltage battery charges only up to 35 kWh and the vehicle is expected to achieve an EPA-estimated driving range rating of 92 miles. kWh, providing an anticipated EPA-estimated driving range of 113 miles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.) Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 25, 2008
The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. The EPRI says lithium-ion batteries are ready now.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. tons of carbon dioxide.
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