Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2009
Bi-polar lead-acid batteries approach the storage densities of NiMH, but at lower cost. A bi-polar lead-acid battery is made up of a stack of bi-polar electrodes connected in series. Keith Ellis, Andrew Hill, John Hill, Andrew Loyns and Tom Partington (2004) The performance of Ebonex electrodes in bipolar lead-acid batteries.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
Panasonic Corporation has developed a NiMH-based 12V Energy Recovery System for start-stop systems in vehicles. The 12V Energy Recovery System, which is designed to be connected in parallel with the main lead-acid battery, is based on new D-size nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery cells. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2009
Toyota also previewed the vehicle this weekend in Los Angeles via its “Prius Connection” program for select early adopters and enthusiast forum participants, attracting potential buyers from across the US and Canada. A parking pawl is also part of the assembly, which is connected to a differential with a final drive ration of 3.267:1.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH. At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids. Car and Driver s Patrick Bedard writes amusingly but tellingly about this issue. What about battery safety?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. But Fukui said he saw no significant value in researching plug-in hybrid models, which can be recharged by connecting to a power plug.
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