Green Car Congress
MARCH 29, 2010
Source: John Formisano, SAE 2010 Hybrid Technology Symposium. Four purpose-built electric trucks are slated to hit the road in the Los Angeles area starting in June 2010. Another pair of electric vehicles is being purchased from a different manufacturer for delivery to the Los Angeles area later in 2010.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2010
Navistar’s initial customer—FedEx—has four of the trucks in use in the Los Angeles area. Navistar plans to deliver 400 units to additional customers by the end of 2010. When it returns to its home base at the end of the day, customers can plug it in for a full recharge within approximately six to eight hours.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2011
The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Availability of the Focus Electric will expand in 2012 to the remaining 15 launch markets as production ramps up. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.;
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2010
The company is currently taking orders for the eStar and intends to deliver 400 units by the end of 2010. When it returns to its home base at the end of the day, it can be plugged in and fully recharged within 6-8 hours. FedEx will evaluate the performance of the eStar vehicle in its fleet as it operates in the Los Angeles area.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 30, 2018
From 2010 through 2016, average battery cost per kilowatt-hour has dropped 74%, from over $1,000 to $273/Kwh while energy density has improved 5% per year. Tesla’s Superchargers can recharge EVs to 80% in 20 to 40 minutes. Price: The most expensive component of a ZEV is the battery. This works out to 0.05
Green Car Congress
JUNE 11, 2014
Hyundai is initially offering the Tucson Fuel Cell to customers in the Los Angeles/Orange County region for a 36-month term at $499 per month, with $2,999 down. Hyundai’s position on fuel cell vehicles is that they alleviate the limitations of traditional battery-electric vehicles with respect to range and refueling (recharging) time.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
225 
Let's personalize your content