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Mitsubishi bringing 2018 Outlander PHEV to US in December

Green Car Congress

The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will arrive in dealerships in December 2017 with an MSRP of $34,595. The 12 kWh, 300V Li-ion battery pack that supplies the electricity for the motors consists of 80 cells configured in a series. Equipped with a 2.0-liter

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

John Holland: Lithium-ion batteries degrade with use. That’s what happens when you fully charge your lithium-ion batteries. Charged : We saw the case study video of the system you installed for Link Transit in Washington in 2018. It’s in the pavement at a bus stop in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. The manufacture of lithium batteries for EVs, like those shown here, is energy intensive, as is the mining and refining of the raw materials. You also must consider the electricity that charges the vehicle.