EV Central

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In an attempt to clear up confusion over where the current Volvo C40 Recharge and Volvo XC40 Recharge sits in its growing EV line-up both will be renamed for 2024. From now on the Volvo XC40 Recharge will go by the Volvo EX40 name, while the more rakish C40 Recharge will be rebadged as the EC40. 2024 Volvo EX40.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market. Over the next seven years, more than two dozen vehicles that plug in to the grid to recharge.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

Smashing Through the Barriers To Hybrid Cars. Hybrid vehicles are becoming more and more common. The prototypical hybrid–the Toyota Prius. Unfortunately, hybrid cars still have a lot of myths and rumors surrounding them, which sometimes puts people off taking the leap and making the eco-friendlier purchase.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Chevrolet will offer a small number—initially approximately 500 through California dealers—MY 2016 Silverado pickup trucks equipped with eAssist mild-hybrid technology. As a result, Chevrolet can deliver a low-volume, affordably priced hybrid pickup that delivers uncompromised capability and up to 13% better fuel economy in city driving.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2013

received an order from privately held ePower Engine Systems LLC for PbC batteries and management systems required to convert 10 Class 8 trucks from standard internal combustion engines (ICE) to series diesel electric hybrid drive train systems utilizing ePower’s proprietary technology. Axion Power International, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Hybricon AB and Umeå Municipality have placed an Arctic Whisper fast rechargeable electric-drive bus in service running on Umeå’s busiest line. The Arctic Whisper is the first in a fleet of affordable, sustainable, low-carbon urban buses for Umeå City. This will extend the all-electric range of the hybrid bus from 2 hours to 18 hours.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The plan will allow electric car owners to drive the length of the state without having to exit to recharge. In addition, to make electric vehicles even more affordable and accessible, Governor Cuomo launched the state’s Drive Clean Rebate program in March 2017. Recently, the Governor announced a $4.2-million

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Honda’s focus on electrification in Europe will initially be driven by a roll-out of hybrid technology across its automobile range. The first new hybrid model, which will feature Honda’s two-motor hybrid system, will go on sale in 2018. The HANA emotion engine is a set of AI technologies developed by cocoro SB Corp.,

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

After launching its most affordable EV, the EX30, last year, Volvo’s compact electric SUV is already making a significant impact on the company. The new EX60 will rival premium models from Tesla, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. As one of the first legacy automakers to commit to an all-electric future , Volvo is seeing the results.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

are partnering to make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers in the US, providing a cleaner source of electricity at a lower cost than utility-supplied power. SolarCity and American Honda Motor Co.,

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

Electric vehicles are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries or obtained from other sources such as hydrogen fuel cells. There are three main types of electric vehicles: #1 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): These vehicles are powered solely by electric motors and rely on rechargeable batteries for energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The plan will allow electric car owners to drive the length of the state without having to exit to recharge. In addition, to make electric vehicles even more affordable and accessible, Governor Cuomo launched the state’s Drive Clean Rebate program in March 2017. Recently, the Governor announced a $4.2-million

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything. A disappointing compliance car, the Ford Focus EV, languished while plug-in hybrid versions of the midsize Fusion and small crossover C-Max sold relatively well, until Ford came up with a real plan.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. We know how good that vehicle is and we know that there’s a very strong market in the right hand drive segments,” he insisted.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2018

The strategy Bosch is pursuing involves increasing electric vehicles’ energy efficiency, using systems expertise to intelligently link all the components of the powertrain, and using standardized components to make electromobility scalable and affordable.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The program is the most comprehensive EV recycling process globally, which aims to establish safe, efficient, and effective recovery pathways for end-of-life electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. Volvo’s XC40 Recharge EV is the beginning of the company’s trek to be climate neutral by 2040 and fully-electric by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

The projects include light- and heavy-duty applications, and hybrid or electric powertrains. HYDOLE, proposed by PSA, Freescale and EDF, is working on a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with an all-electric range of 50-70 km (31-43 miles). Tags: Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

By limiting top speed to 110km/h (68 mph) to maximize efficiency, excellent consumption of 10kWh/100km is realistic, and recharging from 20% to 80% takes just 23 minutes. The resulting hybrid wheels are 15% lighter than the equivalent full steel wheel, contributing an overall vehicle weight reduction of 6kg.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Hybrid Vehicles. Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles. TMC is continuing development of a sedan-type fuel-cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV), with sales aimed to start in around 2015 in Japan, theUS and Europe—markets in which hydrogen supply infrastructure is expected to develop. L/100km) under the 10-15 Japanese test cycle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Affordability is clearly a major barrier. Consumers looking for an alternative to diesel now often opt for petrol vehicles or hybrid ones, but aren’t yet making the switch to electrically-chargeable cars on a large scale. In other words, the final product alone—no matter how good it is—is not sufficient to create demand.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In order to meet its target, the company will look to remove cars with internal combustion engines including hybrids from its global offering by the end of the decade. Volvo Cars’ current India portfolio comprises fully electric XC40 Recharge, SUVs XC90, XC60 and XC40 along with sedan S90. “I think we will accelerate.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Honda Motor Company will introduce a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the US market in 2012, said President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his mid-year address in Tokyo, Japan. The City of Torrance will also receive a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for evaluation by the end of 2010. Plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

The Robust Affordable Next Generation EV-Storage (RANGE) program’s goal is to enable a 3X increase in electric vehicle range (from ~80 to ~240 miles per charge) with a simultaneous price reduction of > 1/3 (to ~ $30,000). ARPA-E anticipates making approximately 8- 12 awards under this FOA. Ceramic and other solid electrolyte batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Initial consumer experiences with PEVs—their real-world driving range, cost, safety, reliability, and ease of recharging and resale—will exert a significant influence over mainstream consumers’ perceptions of PEVs. National Goal of One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles. The Need for “Truth in Advertising.” BEVs vs. PHEVS.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

The new Ford Fusion will be the first non-hybrid Ford vehicle available in the US with Auto Start-Stop. In its quest to keep the system very affordable, Ford wanted to keep the supporting battery a 12V battery, but also didn’t want to compromise durability, said Birgit Sorgenfrei, Ford’s Auto Start-Stop program manager. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. There are driver-selectable drive modes of EV, Eco, Hybrid and Sport. We have reviewed, and have been impressed with, all their hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full-electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

Hybrids have their “sweet spot” in the 15,000-25,000 mile/hear range. Source: John Formisano, SAE 2010 Hybrid Technology Symposium. Both sets of electric vehicles are designed with a range that allows many FedEx Express couriers to make a full eight-hour shift of deliveries before their vehicles need recharging. FedEx Corp.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 28, 2023

We can’t expect the market to move en masse towards electric until the public recharging network matches the landscape for petrol-powered vehicles. A Level 2 unit can recharge a battery electric vehicle (BEV) in 4-10 hours and a plug-in hybrid in 1-2 hours. It’s where 80% of Tesla drivers refuel, for example.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

US Hybrid Corporation. Fuel Cell-Battery Electric Hybrid for Utility or Municipal MD or HD Bucket Trucks (H2BT) The fuel cell bucket truck has no emission and saves 1,400 gallons of diesel fuel per year. Successful commercialization of its technology will contribute to more affordable electric vehicles. 149,871.44. 148,393.82.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

million units/year); the availability of subsidies and incentives; the availability of an extensive and expensive recharging infrastructure and adequate energy supplies; the future cost of oil; and the cost of meeting transport emissions legislation through means other than EV production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

For the vehicle application, Hohm will help owners determine when and how to most efficiently and affordably recharge battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2011

The Hydro-Québec/Technifin LTO patents comprise two separate groups of patent rights affording extensive worldwide protection for LTO technology. In 1996, he was the first to propose the use of nano-scale LTO for lithium-ion batteries and hybrid supercapacitors.). It operates at 1.5

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

In the case of electric cars, time-shifting the recharge to late at night is important because recharging effectively a home’s daytime energy usage. When Ford’s first all-electric car, the Ford Focus Electric, ships in 2011, the recharging system will be remotely managed by Microsoft.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

Outside of the EU, the United Kingdom also passed a law banning the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2030, with hybrids and plug-in-hybrids granted an extension to 2035. Standards-wise, nearly all EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) sold in Europe (including Tesla) use the same CCS charging port.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in China by a greater than five-to-one margin during the forecast period, as the incentives and consumer demand in the country favor emissions-free driving. Recharging infrastructure and vehicle and technical standards are lacking. Battery-electric (BEVs) will outsell.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Within a decade, he added, Volkswagen wants to offer significant numbers of pure electric cars at affordable prices and with the range expected by customers. Volkswagen had begun exploring hybrid and electric drive technology in the 1990s. The everyday, affordable and safe electric car for everyone is feasible. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

million), including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and hydraulic hybrids. Lithium ion batteries also have dual-use applications in the commercial automotive industry for hybrid electric vehicles. Advanced batteries are also recognized as a critical component of developing military hybrid vehicles. $8 Of the total, $99.5

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