Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Micro hybrid vehicles are traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered cars with automatic, battery-powered stop-start systems that shut off the engine while the vehicle is at rest and restart it upon re-engaging the gas pedal. Nickel-zinc batteries are chemically very similar to nickel-cadmium, NiCd.

Nickel Cadmium 230

Nickel Cadmium NiCd Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 230

Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

They reduce emissions, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the upward pressures on gasoline costs. The Chevy Volt , a plug-in electric car, will have the battery power to take most American drivers to and from work every day without using any gasoline at all. Parent company BYD Co.—it

Nickel Cadmium 100

Nickel Cadmium Austin Plug-in PHEV 100

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. But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. Thats short-sighted.

Volt 41

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41