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Ford Anticipates 10-25% Of Its Global Fleet to Be Electrified by 2020

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Affordability. This enables Ford to use identical parts such as traction motors, and power electronics between HEVs and PHEVs. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers Vehicle Systems. reliable, durable and safe. Access to the fuel. Meeting the transportation need. Nancy Gioia. Nancy Gioia.

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New German High-Energy Li-ion Battery Consortium Headed by BASF; 21M Investment from German Government

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Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Global WorldAutoSteel Project Presents Interim Results of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2 Project for Low GHG Body Structure for Electrified Vehicles

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The FSV Program is midway through its second phase, designing optimized AHSS body structures for four proposed 2015-2020 year vehicles: battery electric (BEV); plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), with both PHEV-20 and PHEV-40 powertrains; and fuel cell (FCV), with variants among the different powertrain types for four and five passengers vehicles.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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The California ARB is in the process of redesigning its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program to affect the 2015+ model years, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gases as well as criteria pollutants, and with an emphasis on plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.).

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How Much is a Tesla? Much Less, After These Tax Credits and Rebates

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With their new price tags, the Model Y and Model 3 now qualify for the federal EV tax credit, except for the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range, which had its tax credit lowered to $3,750 on April 18, 2023, due to battery component sourcing. The Model S comes with three years of free Supercharging.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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GM expects HCCI, when combined with enabling technologies like variable valve actuation and advanced electronic engine controls, to provide a 12-15% improvement in overall fuel economy while being more affordable than hybrid or diesel technologies. Two-Mode Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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National Research Council Report Concludes FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Should Continue to Include Fuel Cells and Other Hydrogen Technologies in Research Portfolio

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the need for widespread affordable hydrogen if mass-produced fuel cell vehicles are to become a reality, a feedstock/production combination for biofuels that does not compete with food crops, etc.). The Partnership’s budget for electrochemical energy technologies has increased as the importance of PHEV battery development has increased.

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