Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug-in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid ( earlier post ) has earned an electric-mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The score relates to a vehicle’s combined performance on fuel economy and greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

A new addition to the Kia model line-up, the Optima Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) will be Kia’s first plug-in hybrid for global markets when it goes on sale in the second half of 2016, offering increased battery capacity and pure electric range. The transmission also uses a new electric oil pump, contributing to the increase in fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

Porsche completely re-engineered the hybrid powertrain components in the Cayenne E-Hybrid as compared to the Cayenne S E-Hybrid of the previous generation. E-Charge: In “E-Charge” mode, the gasoline engine generates more power than is needed to move the car. The excess energy is channeled into the battery for later use.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. miles per kWh of battery. These are the estimated times for the three charging speeds.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The report, Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress , examines public policies toward PEVs, taking into account the promise and limitations of PEVs, recent improvements in battery technology, market dynamics, and the proliferation of policies around the world that promote the use of PEVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2018

With this development, Kia becomes the first manufacturer to offer hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and 48-volt mild-hybrid technology across its full model line-up. liter engine delivers greater efficiency and fuel economy. The battery and MHSG also support a new Moving Stop & Start function. New ‘SmartStream’ 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Created primarily with the US market in mind, the Kia-developed powertrain delivers an estimated combined cycle fuel economy is 38 mpg US (6.2 The electric motor switches into hybrid operation and serves as both a secondary engine (during full acceleration and hill-climbing) and a generator to recharge the battery pack as necessary.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

seconds; its EPA estimated fuel economy rating is 42 mpg US (5.6 Together, these technologies minimize situations when fuel enrichment is necessary to protect the catalytic converter from overheating damage, thereby improving fuel economy and lowering emissions. The CT 200h’s hybrid system features a 1.8-liter,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

liter inline-3-cylinder turbocharged engine (134 hp/100 kW) paired with a compact electric motor (161 hp/121 kW) with a high-boost converter and a main drive lithium-ion battery pack with storage capacity of 14 kWh (located beneath the floor of the cabin). Fuel economy would be more than 65 mpg US (3.6 Auto Hi-beam Headlights.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Regardless of whether Auto-Start-Stop is specified, the Focus ECOnetic has Smart Regenerative Charging and Low Tension FEAD (Front End Accessory Drive) technologies that are new to the Ford of Europe product line-up, and which combine to deliver lower emissions and better fuel efficiency. Smart Regenerative Charging. Low Tension FEAD.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

liter V-6 gasoline engine paired with a high-output electric motor; 12 kWh lithium-ion battery; 8-speed automatic transmission; and Mitsubishi Motors’ advanced full-time Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) all-wheel drive. The PHEV drivetrain offers high performance (335 bhp/250 kW) combined with excellent fuel economy.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Focus on fuel economy.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

liter three-cylinder Ingenium gasoline engine with a 109PS (80kW) electric motor integrated into the rear axle and powered by a 15 kWh lithium-ion battery located below the rear seats. The Discovery Sport P300e can travel up to 62 km (38 miles) using all-electric power and delivers fuel economy of 1.6 seconds (0-60mph in 6.1

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Drive Electric

OCTOBER 26, 2022

WHAT IS A BEV (BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE)? Fully electric vehicles run on rechargeable batteries, which power an electric motor. BEVs run entirely on a battery-powered electric drivetrain. This battery then provides power to the electric motors to run the car. . HOW DOES A FULL EV WORK?

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EV Central

MAY 11, 2024

Small wonder it arrives in Australia with a confident swagger – a compelling, striking-looking offering armed with solid figures on range, charging, equipment and safety fronts, while remaining affordable. Volvo claims the EX30 charges from 10 to 80 percent in 30 minutes using a DC fast charger. seconds to 100km/h.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

Battery electric vehicles are a great technology but like the fax machine they are only temporary and there is a great deal of consumer resistance towards them for all manner of reasons, including range and the time it takes to recharge them. kg of hydrogen, fuel economy works out to 1kg of hydrogen delivering 106 km of range.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

The Group has developed and built a battery-electric general aviation training aircraft in cooperation with Aero Composites Saintonge (ACS), called E-Fan. Because of timing and availability constraints, off-the-shelf Lithium polymer batteries are used in the technology demonstrator, giving an endurance of between 45 min.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study—“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe: a fact-based analysis”—compares the economics, sustainability and performance of fuel cell, battery-electric, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in achieving the decarbonization goal. Non-governmental organizations : European Climate Foundation.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles. Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.)

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 22, 2024

When testing EVs, the EPA frequently employs a process called the multi-cycle test, which calls for fully charging the battery before leaving the car parked overnight. Once the batteries have been fully recharged once more, the EPA calculates an estimated driving range. km throughout the 30-minute testing procedure.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hyundai is also displaying the diesel i40 48V hybrid concept, featuring a lead-carbon battery. The unit features a six-hole GDI injector, pressured to a higher-than-average 200 bar, securing a clean combustion and improving fuel economy and emissions to fulfill Euro 6c emission standards, three years ahead of their introduction in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

This CO 2 level is comparable to that emitted by equivalent sized full hybrid vehicles, yet avoids their need for high voltage and the significant impact a hybrid’s large batteries and traction motors have on overall vehicle cost, mass and packaging. Hence the industry trend to dual-charging systems, CPT notes.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

Those who make the decisions to forgo battery EVs in favor of plug- in hybrids only ignore a sizable market. That bet takes shape at a new lithium ion battery plant and at an electric-vehicle assembly line that Nissan will build at its Smyrna, Tenn., Batteries are expensive. But we think it is a bet in the right direction.&#.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Batteries not ready. Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

The vehicle, which takes seven-nine hours to fully recharge and has a 250mile range, will be made available to “government agencies, utilities, and maybe some celebrities” as the company part-owned by Warren Buffet bids to raise brand awareness.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). — Dan 3.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. before 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. We will own the battery. We will always own the batteries,&# said Mr. Thesen.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Finally, in a first-of-its-kind partnership in the United States, Mitsubishi announced a strategic alliance with Oregon to develop an electric car charging infrastructure in the state. So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015. In the U.S. In the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Interesting in any case.

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