Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2013

Not all plug-in electric cars rely on battery power alone; some also have gasoline engines as backups, for longer range or more power. Last year, we identified six plug-in hybrid vehicles on sale during 2013. Note that we''re lumping.'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

liter diesel engines to TME starting in 2014. The engines will be installed in certain Toyota-produced vehicles planned for sale in the European market. The battery technology that we will develop with BMW will be the core technology for both reducing and replacing petroleum fuel. liter and 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. All in all, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids in 2013, with a 2014 target of 10,000 units. This corresponds to fuel consumption of 1.8

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Honda is recalling certain 2014 and 2015 Accord Hybrid sedans to address a software issue that may disable the cars' gasoline engines. A defect in the cell voltage sensors (CVS) may leave a car only able to travel on battery power and limiting top speed to 40 mph.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

Ballerina is a well-established operator of ferries and has placed the order for Saft’s Li-ion marine battery systems on behalf of Stockholm Public Transportation in Sweden, which ordered a battery powered ferry with the objective of saving fuel and improving its environmental credentials.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

The survey data sample represents CVRP applicants who purchased their vehicle between September 2012 and April 2014. Surveys were collected between October 2013 and May 2014. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Sales' California is part of an eight-state alliance to put 3.3 million ZEVs on the road by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

In 1997, the Toyota Prius was released as the world’s first mass-produced hybrid. And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. Should All AVs Be Battery-Powered?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

In 2014, Ford filed more than 400 patents dedicated to electrified vehicle technologies. Ford currently offers six hybrid or fully electrified vehicles including Ford Focus Electric; Ford Fusion Hybrid; Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid; Ford C-MAX Hybrid; Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid; and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Within the framework of the fleet study, Volkswagen is implementing a total of 20 of the latest generation Golf Variant twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid electric cars as research vehicles. One of the goals of Volkswagen AG is to launch numerous plug-in hybrid cars on the market in the years 2013/2014. Earlier post.) Under the hood.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. The WTW analysis focused solely on the fuel-motive power cycle, disregarding the vehicle cycle—i.e., The analysis did not address the vehicle cycle cradle-to-grave energy use for batteries and CNG tanks.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

A brief moment in EV history passed us by about a decade ago, when the little-known VIA Motors introduced their lineup of VTRUX hybrid-electric vehicles. Lutz brought with him other investors, as well as executives and engineers from GM. Lutz was a staunch supporter of GM’s plug-in hybrid of the time, the Cruze-based Volt.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The Department Of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of its Vehicle Technology Office (VTO), a program-wide Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000991) for fiscal year 2014 on or about January 2014. high octane fuels), and advanced powertrain work.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and minivans, vehicles now scrapped in the sweeping turnaround plan for Chrysler announced this week by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat. Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:49pm EST. By Kevin Krolicki. billion federal aid package.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Efficient Vehicle and Engine Technology and Zero Emissions Technology. As part of California’s Advanced Clean Cars program, the ZEV Regulation requires about 15% of new cars sold in California in 2025 to be a plug-in hybrid, battery electric, or fuel cell vehicle. —Draft Scoping Plan Update.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Nissan’s 1-motor, 2-clutch parallel hybrid system (1M2CL), first introduced in 2010 for the rear-wheel drive Infiniti M35 Hybrid ( earlier post ), has since grown into its second-generation rear-wheel drive system as well as spawned a front-wheel drive variant with CVT ( earlier post ). kWh Li-ion battery pack. Source: Nissan.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

“Palmer worked at General Electric’s Nuclear Energy Division back then, while Stan Skokan, our treasurer, was the engineer at Hewlett-Packard (HP) who measured BIll Hewlett’s shirt pocket to make sure their calculator would fit.” “So So many of our members have been practicing engineers, not just tinkerers,” Freund continued.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In addition to delivering a 64% savings in operating costs compared to conventional diesel trucks, the Canter E-Cells also reduced CO 2 emissions by 37% compared to diesel, taking into account the current power production mix in Portugal. To prove the practicality of the Canter E-Cell, FUSO sent eight of them on a field trial in mid-2014.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Other detail changes from 6th April 2011 include: Drivers of Euro IV diesel cars registered before the 1st January 2006 are currently taxed at the same percentage rate as drivers of cars fitted with a petrol engine. LPG) will be abolished as will those for hybrids emitting 121g CO2 per kilometre or more. What is a Plug-in hybrid?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

liter range extender engine. liter range extender engine. In designing the second-generation system, GM engineers built on the knowledge and data gained from the first-generation Volt. The major components of the propulsion system are the battery pack, the drive unit, and the engine. Drive unit power flow.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. A hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle has already appeared in southern California showrooms.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Still, Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes, and McLaren spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on race engineering and R&D alone. The FIA caps the cost of a single F1 engine at around US $15 million, but some teams try to hide true costs to avoid penalties. So the performance gap remains huge, but Formula E is trying to close it.

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