Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

A team at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) led by Dr. Jeremy Michalek has investigated the implications of regional and drive cycle variations on the degradation of a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) battery. Effect of air cooling on capacity fade and battery life when annual miles driven are 14,700 miles.

PHEV 150

PHEV San Francisco Phoenix Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Ford PHEV charge settings user interface. Ford’s PHEV vehicle-to-grid communications. when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power. and its parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company. Click to enlarge. Bill Ford, Ford’s executive chairman. Earlier post.).

Grid 284

Grid Plug-in Plug Ford 284

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

The plug-in hybrid vehicle the “Spirit of DC" was designed to run on electricity alone for about 10 miles before reverting back to acting like an ordinary hybrid. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around America (PHEV3A) tour with "EVJerry" Asher driving started last year on Earth Day, in front of the Nation’s Capitol.

Plug-in 36

Plug-in El Paso Plug Electric Vehicles 36