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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2013
If successful, UMD’s water-based battery would achieve the performance standards of lithium-ion batteries, but would be smaller, lighter, and less expensive. Rare-Earth Free NiMH Alloy for EV Batteries. Water-Based Flow Battery for EVs. Structural Battery Power Panels. General Electric. 999,088.
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.
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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.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Agrees on environmental and economic benefits, though some presentations backtrack on that; says batteries need further development before commitment to mass-production. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
By 2002, BYD had become one of the top four manufacturers worldwide - and the largest Chinese manufacturer - in each of the three rechargeable battery technologies (Li-Ion, NiCad, and NiMH), according to a Harvard Business School case study of the company. More Andy Grove on battery power More Is it time to buy American Express?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Peter Roach, Birmingham, UK Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries powered the late GM EV1 and still power hundreds of Toyota RAV4 EVs, some over 100,000 miles. Also, Firefly batteries now being produced use lead foam in lead-acid configuration, cutting their weight almost in half. May I ask what powers the heater?
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