Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

grid only). The design space was presented to a sample of 2,373 new-vehicle buying households in the US. the PHEV design with the lowest battery power and energy requirements. They note that other requirements may make NiMH unsuitable for PHEV applications. CD operation. Cross-over SUV. Mid-size car. Mid-size car.

Davis 210

Davis Commercial PHEV EPRI 210

Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Paradox 1 - Soot: There's an apparent emissions paradox with plug-in hybrids (PHEV): Driving longer distances on battery power means more cold starts as the internal combustion engine (ICE) stops and starts up again after the batteries deplete. To take one example, batteries. Cold starts mean more pollution.

Plug-in 100

Plug-in Plug Prius Highlander 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Batteries not ready. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. The biggest barrier is the battery."

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45