2014 Commercial Electrical Storage Fuel 
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2011
ALTe Powertrain Technologies, the developer of a Range Extended Electric Powertrain used to repower light commercial vehicles up to 26,000 GVW ( earlier post ), has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a joint venture with Inmatech, Inc. , Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2014
Illustrative impact of the fuel roadmap. The UK’s LowCVP has published twin reports which set out how the UK could meet its 2020 targets defined in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive, and proceed on a pathway to decarbonize road transport fuel in the period to 2030 and beyond. Source: LowCVP, Element Energy. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 15, 2014
This is far from certain, they acknowledge in a new NextSTEPS whitepaper, as hydrogen faces a range of challenges, from economic to societal, before it can be implemented as a large-scale transportation fuel. Hydrogen fueling infrastructure has been a major challenge. —“The Hydrogen Transition”. Driving factors.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
As previously announced ( earlier post ), Volvo Buses will officially launch the new plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September. The plug-in hybrid drive reduces diesel fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75%, compared to a conventional diesel bus.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2016
PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. Table of Contents. PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2014
Flow batteries store energy in chemical fluids contained in external tanks, as with fuel cells, instead of within the battery container itself. Vanadium is used in the most commercially advanced flow-battery technology now in development, but it sets a rather high floor on the cost per kilowatt-hour at any scale. Commercialization.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 5, 2014
Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. (Photo: Peter Larsson) Click to enlarge. —Eric Jacques. 1 after ten full cycles. —Eric Jacques.
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