Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2015

A total of 87 new BEV and PHEV production cars were presented worldwide between 2006-2013. The study found that activities of international car manufacturers in the field of electrified vehicle concepts (XEV) worldwide increased significantly for the first time from 2006 and especially from 2009 onwards. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

In addition to Japan and the United States, Honda is considering the possibility of conducting a similar program in China. Based on the popular Fit, this vehicle features a coaxial motor and other electromotive technologies developed for the FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle, combined with a Toshiba-produced lithium-ion battery.

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Plug-in Honda Japan Plug 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The comparison involved a 2011 Smith Newton electric truck powered by a 120 kW electric motor, and a 2006 Freightliner truck powered by a Cummins diesel engine. The comparison controlled for improvements in diesel efficiency between 2006 and 2011. The two trucks had approximately the same gross vehicle weight, curb weight and payload.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 21, 2006

must not be 'hostage' to foreign oil Monday 20 February 2006 By Tabassum Zakaria MILWAUKEE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The United States must reduce its dependence on oil from foreign countries that can hold it hostage, President George W. Here is part of the Reuters Story. The trip wouldn't require a drop of oil, he said.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

First shown as a concept vehicle at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, the production car version of Mitsubishi i was introduced to the Japanese public in January 2006. By the end of that year, the EU version of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV was launched in Germany, followed by the United Kingdom at the beginning of 2011. Background.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage. These specifications sound strikingly similar to the electric drive and energy storage system found in the very impressive AC Propulsion eBox electric vehicles which also sport a 5,088 lithium-ion cell battery with 35kWhrs of capacity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

First up is a quick look at the two advanced neutron-scattering facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, which Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to tour: the newer (2006) $1.4-billion billion Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and the older (1965) High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). Specs for the 1.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford at 2006 Shareholders Meeting ) GM top 12/31/07 [GM Vice Chairman Bob] Lutz, 75, is undergoing a green conversion in the twilight of his career. "I The biggest barrier is the battery."

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

The vehicles will be made in the United States, Japan and Europe. That bet takes shape at a new lithium ion battery plant and at an electric-vehicle assembly line that Nissan will build at its Smyrna, Tenn., – BMW AG’s Mini brand is testing a plug-in model in the United States. Dealers excited.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The lithium-ion battery comprises 168 prismatic cells and is liquid-cooled. Its emphasis is on lithium-ion battery systems, which are put together using a flexible, modular concept. Installation of CCS charging stations has already begun in Europe and the United States. With a capacity of 17.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Along with the mid-term NGP 2010 plan, originally announced in December 2006, Nissan is reviewing its long-term CO 2 emissions-reduction scenarios. AESC will market its laminated compact lithium-ion batteries to automotive manufacturers around the world for use in electric-powered vehicles (hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles).

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Nissan 2010 CO2 Green 150