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BYD NEV sales up 262.9% YOY in October

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The Qin Plus DM-i and Song Plus DM-i took the 4 th and 8 th places, among PHEV market worldwide in August with sales of 13,043 and 8,731 units respectively. BYD battery-electric vehicles (BEV) witnessed steady growth in sales with 41,232 units sold in October, holding its leadership in a fast-growing local BEV market. takes just 2.9

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. Fuel cell stack research. Electric drive system power density of 2.5

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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The e-Golf (“Das e-Auto” earlier post ), the Volkswagen brand’s second series production battery-electric vehicle after the e-up!, Put another way, Volkswagen’s goal, based on its strategic approach, is for the e-Golf to deliver the performance and handling of a Golf which happens to have a battery-electric powertrain.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

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The EV6, will come with two battery pack options, a 58 kWh pack or a 77.4 The car’s charging system also has what Kia calls an Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) that enables a “vehicle-to-load” (V2L) function, which is capable of discharging energy from the vehicle battery. Batteries, Range and Charging.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. with battery suppliers A123Systems and EnerDel Inc. The modular, front-wheel-drive battery electric car has dent-resistant polymer-plastic body panels mounted on an aluminum frame and a steel chassis.