Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

CSIRO engineers modified Toyota Prius hybrids by removing the OEM battery pack and installing a larger 6 kWh, 30 Ah NiMH battery pack (five times the capacity of the original 1.2 Ah pack) and a battery charger to allow the cars to plug into and charge with electricity from the grid or from on-site renewable energy sources.

PHEV 186

PHEV Australia Vehicles NiMH 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

grid only). the PHEV design with the lowest battery power and energy requirements. Using the results of the design study (and using only the more aggressive US06 cycle) the team assessed the resulting battery requirements for power, energy, longevity, cost and safety. CD operation. Cross-over SUV. 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. Establishing dealer network. Detroit News ).

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45