2011, Extended Range and Gasoline-Electric

Ricardo and partners developing new EV and extended range EV technology demo platform for larger segment vehicles

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Ricardo, in collaboration with its partners in the Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project (LCVTP) ( earlier post ), is developing a new electric vehicle (EV) technology platform to demonstrate technologies capable of delivering acceptable performance across all vehicle market segments.

Extended Range

Extended Range Range Land Rover Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz presenting Concept B-Class E-CELL Plus extended-range electric vehicle

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Mercedes-Benz is presenting its first electric vehicle with Range Extender at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show: the Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS. liter three-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine range extender delivers a total range of up to 600 km (373 miles). Click to enlarge.

Extended Range

Extended Range Concept Mercedes Electric Vehicles

Why The 2011 Chevrolet Volt Encourages The Use Of Gasoline

Green Car Reports

MAY 26, 2011

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt may be an extended-range electric car--or a plug-in hybrid, take your pick--but it's designed to promote the use of gasoline. Well, older gasoline, anyway.

Volt

Volt Chevrolet Gasoline 2011

SsangYong shows plug-in hybrid crossover with 1L, 2-cylinder range extender

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Building on its previously seen XIV and KEV design concepts, SsangYong Motor Company is showcasing the e-XIV (electric - eXciting user Interface Vehicle) ‘range extended EV concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. e-XIV concept extended range electric vehicle. Click to enlarge.

Range

Range Plug-in Li-ion Gasoline-Electric

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt: More Electric Than Car?

All Cars Electric

APRIL 7, 2011

Despite what GM wanted you to think when it first launched its brand new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, its four-seat extended range electric car or plug-in hybrid does consume gasoline. According to.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Volt 2011 Extended Range

Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

In 2011, the largest dollar volume for Li-ion automotive applications could come from the mini EV and EREV segment. Dividing that forecast in to application segments—micro-, mild-, full-, and plug-in hybrids; mini-electric (e.g., Mild, moderate and strong hybrids begin to make economic sense when gasoline is around $7 per gallon.

Li-ion

Li-ion 2011 Market Hybrid

PGE First to Receive Two Raser EREV Fleet Trucks by End of 2010

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

PG&E will receive two EREV (extended range electric vehicle) fleet trucks modified with Raser’s E-REV powertrain for initial testing and demonstration before the end of 2010. Earlier post.). Raser also plans to offer its E-REV powertrain in popular SUV models in the near future. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

2010

2010 Fleet Extended Range Gasoline-Electric

Electric-Car Withdrawal: Gasoline Cars Now Feel Loud, Crude

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2011

After more than 11,000 miles driving solely on electric power in our 2011 Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, we now find our Volt in the body shop. So for longer trips, our "extended-range vehicle" is a rented 2012 Ford Focus SEL model.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Extended Range Volt

Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

The EVer (Electric Vehicle extended range) powertrain of the Fisker Karma. The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker Karma luxury four-door extended range electric sedan in December 2011, also said that it has delivered 1,000 vehicles to customers in the US and Europe. Click to enlarge.

Fisker

Fisker 2007 Karma 2012

GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

Buick

Buick Li-ion Plug-in GM

Volt receives EPA ratings and label: 93 mpg-e all-electric, 37 mpg gas-only, 60 mpg-e combined

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its fuel economy ratings and accompanying fuel economy label for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. The new fuel economy label for the 2011 Volt. All-electric range under the EPA rating is 35 miles; total range for the car is 379 miles.

MPG

MPG Volt Gas-Electric EPA

Now We Know: 2011 Chevrolet Volt Will Get 50 MPG In Gas Mode

Green Car Reports

APRIL 13, 2010

It's been one of the most-asked questions about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car: So what kind of gas mileage will it get?

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Volt 2011 Gas

BYD to hold European premiere of e6-Eco and dual-mode S6DM at Geneva show

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Ltd will stage the European premiere of two electric vehicles at the upcoming 2011 Geneva International Motor Show in March: the updated pure-electric vehicle 2012 e6-Eco and the independent 4WD dual-mode electric SUV S6DM. gasoline engine. gasoline engine. China-based BYD Co.,

E6

E6 BYD Li-ion Extended Range

How Much More Does It Cost To Repair A Crashed Chevy Volt?

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2011

Extended range electric automobiles like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt are at the cutting edge of automotive technology. When something goes wrong, there are often twice as many systems to consider, which can make repairs more complex than with a conventional gasoline powered or or a battery-electric car.

Volt

Volt Extended Range Gasoline-Electric Chevrolet

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. supplying catalysts to Fisker for Karma; tackling the cold-start problem

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

(CDTI) is supplying emission aftertreatment catalysts utilizing its patented mixed phase catalyst (MPC) technology for the Karma, Fisker’s new plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid luxury sedan, which starts shipping to both European and US retailers this month. —Charles Call, Chief Executive Officer of Clean Diesel.

Karma

Karma Fisker Clean Cleaning

LA Metro to purchase up to 25 new BYD electric buses as part of $30M pilot project

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30-million clean air bus technology pilot project. Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty' —Michael D.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles BYD Purchase Parts

Even A 3000-MPG Chevy Volt Has To Turn On The Engine Sometimes

Green Car Reports

JULY 27, 2011

As Chevrolet very often point outs in marketing its 2011 Volt extended-range electric car, more than 70 percent of U.S. That means that if you recharge a Volt every night, and cover less than that distance daily, your car might never, ever need to switch on its range-extending gasoline engine to generate.

Volt

Volt Engine MPG Extended Range

Opel Begins Ampera EREV Mule Testing

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Opel has begun testing two development cars (mules) of the Ampera extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) ( earlier post ) at its Dudenhofen proving ground, keeping the four-seater on schedule for a late 2011 production date. The Ampera is based on the Voltec electric propulsion system applied in the Chevy Volt.

Li-ion

Li-ion Lithium Ion Spain Extended Range

Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

Michigan

Michigan 2012 Ford Lithium Ion

GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. The company received more clean-energy patents during 2011 and 2012 than any other organization, according to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index of US patents.

GM

GM MPG Manufacturer 2017

GM Europe Premieres Opel Ampera,Chevrolet Spark at Geneva Show

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2009

The Ampera goes on sale in Europe in 2011, the Spark in early 2010. The Ampera is an extended range electric vehicle based on the Voltec technology used in the Chevrolet Volt. Equipped with a 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack, the five-door, four-seat hatchback has a battery-powered range of up to 60 km (37 miles) (MVEG cycle).

Chevrolet

Chevrolet GM Europe Li-ion

IIHS small overlap front crash testing finds mixed small car results; Volt wins 2014 Top Safety Pick+ award

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

Two battery- electric models and a hybrid also are in the mix, with varied results. The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle and the Ford C-MAX Hybrid earned an acceptable rating in this test, while the battery-electric Nissan LEAF earned a poor rating. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Safety'

Volt

Volt 2014 Mazda Cars

Tesla To Offer Auto Leases

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

. “This will help us with the customers who have some trepidation about changing the paradigm from gasoline to electric,&# said Elon Musk, Tesla’s chairman and chief executive. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. changing the paradigm from gasoline to electric,&# said Elon Musk, Tesla’s.

Auto

Auto Tesla Gasoline-Electric Porsche

Fisker Karma EPA-rated at 65 kWh/100 miles on electricity, with 32-mile electric range and 20 mpg US on gasoline

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The EPA has rated the 2012 Fisker Karma luxury extended range electric vehicle as consuming 65 kWh/100 miles (52 MPGequivalent) when running in all-electric mode, having a 32-mile all-electric range, and consuming 5.1 electric range under most every day driving conditions. Earlier post.).

Karma

Karma Gasoline-Electric Fisker Miles

Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. In a review for the European version of the Chevy Cruze (The US version is a 2011 vehicle), Jens Meiners writes in Car and Driver : “ Like the larger Malibu, the interior of the Cruze shines ”. Build better products. Click to enlarge.

GM

GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy

Audi Boosts Its E-mobility Work; Q5 Hybrid to Go to Market in Late 2010/Early 2011, A8 Hybrid, A1 e-tron EREV Study Shown at Geneva

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2010

Audi is solidifying its e-mobility strategy and filling out its hybrid and electric drive portfolio offerings. In late 2010/early 2011 a Q5 hybrid will reach the market, the first new production Audi with a combination of gasoline engine and electric motor. The hybrid driveline will be followed by all-electric vehicles.”

Audi

Audi Hybrid 2010 2011

BYD to announce US launch plans for EVs and PHEVs at NAIAS

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Ltd (BYD) will reveal plans for the launch of US-ready electric drive vehicles and clean energy products at the upcoming 2011 North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Equipped with a BYD Iron-phosphate FE battery pack, the e6 Premier has an expected range of 300 km (186.4 liter gasoline engine.

BYD

BYD E6 PHEV Extended Range

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) About Dr. Frank.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

Opel to Debut New Astra at Frankfurt; Improved Fuel Consumption Across the Line-up

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Opel will debut the new Astra at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show; the company will also showcase the Ampera, Opel’s implementation of the Voltec extended range electric vehicle architecture. liter gasoline and the 1.3 Turbo gasoline engines and with the 2.0 Turbo gasoline engine replaces the current 1.8

Fuel

Fuel MPG Gasoline-Electric Gasoline

GM Expects Chevrolet Volt to Deliver 230 mpg in City Driving Based on EPA Draft Methodology

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Based on the same draft EPA methodology, the Volt would also deliver “ triple-digit ” combined cycle fuel economy along with combined cycle electricity consumption of 25 kWh/100 miles, according to GM. At the US average cost of electricity (approximately 11 cents per kWh), GM calculates that a typical Volt driver would pay about $2.75

Volt

Volt MPG EPA GM

Better Place Launches Switchable-Battery Electric Taxi Project in Tokyo; Converted Crossovers with A123 Systems Packs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2010

Electric taxi driving through Ginza in Tokyo. Better Place launched a 90-day switchable-battery electric taxi in Tokyo in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and Nihon Kotsu, Tokyo’s largest taxi operator. Battery being lifted into the underbelly of the electric taxi during battery switch process.

Taxi

Taxi Convert Batteries

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. No announced plans.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric Cars

Electric Cars Charging Cars 2009

EV Driven

Ricardo and partners developing new EV and extended range EV technology demo platform for larger segment vehicles

Mercedes-Benz presenting Concept B-Class E-CELL Plus extended-range electric vehicle

Why The 2011 Chevrolet Volt Encourages The Use Of Gasoline

SsangYong shows plug-in hybrid crossover with 1L, 2-cylinder range extender

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt: More Electric Than Car?

Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011

PGE First to Receive Two Raser EREV Fleet Trucks by End of 2010

Electric-Car Withdrawal: Gasoline Cars Now Feel Loud, Crude

Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

Volt receives EPA ratings and label: 93 mpg-e all-electric, 37 mpg gas-only, 60 mpg-e combined

Now We Know: 2011 Chevrolet Volt Will Get 50 MPG In Gas Mode

BYD to hold European premiere of e6-Eco and dual-mode S6DM at Geneva show

How Much More Does It Cost To Repair A Crashed Chevy Volt?

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. supplying catalysts to Fisker for Karma; tackling the cold-start problem

LA Metro to purchase up to 25 new BYD electric buses as part of $30M pilot project

Even A 3000-MPG Chevy Volt Has To Turn On The Engine Sometimes

Opel Begins Ampera EREV Mule Testing

Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

GM Europe Premieres Opel Ampera,Chevrolet Spark at Geneva Show

IIHS small overlap front crash testing finds mixed small car results; Volt wins 2014 Top Safety Pick+ award

Tesla To Offer Auto Leases

Fisker Karma EPA-rated at 65 kWh/100 miles on electricity, with 32-mile electric range and 20 mpg US on gasoline

Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Audi Boosts Its E-mobility Work; Q5 Hybrid to Go to Market in Late 2010/Early 2011, A8 Hybrid, A1 e-tron EREV Study Shown at Geneva

BYD to announce US launch plans for EVs and PHEVs at NAIAS

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Opel to Debut New Astra at Frankfurt; Improved Fuel Consumption Across the Line-up

GM Expects Chevrolet Volt to Deliver 230 mpg in City Driving Based on EPA Draft Methodology

Better Place Launches Switchable-Battery Electric Taxi Project in Tokyo; Converted Crossovers with A123 Systems Packs

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

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