Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Mistakenly blaming the battery type (NiMH) for the meager all-electric performance, AutoBlogGreen remains as confused as most auto journalists about plugs and cars, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, and batteries. The 24 NiMH batteries in my Toyota RAV4 EV take the car 120 miles without gasoline.

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Highlander NiMH Toyota Hybrid 100

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Distribution of battery requirements for consumer-selected PHEV designs (shaded circles) compared to USABC, MIT and EPRI performance requirements. The USABC specifies two PHEV designs to guide its battery requirements: an AE-10 crossover and AE-40 mid-sized car. Battery mass. Source: Axsen et al. Click to enlarge. CD operation.

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Davis Commercial PHEV EPRI 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. Battery chemistries that prioritize energy capacity over power density can equally satisfy both the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and the EV battery segments, enabling vendors to offer products to multiple vendors for multiple models. Source: Pike Research.

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Lithium Ion 2015 Li-ion Electric Vehicles 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2011

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a self-assembling three-dimensional nanostructure for battery cathodes (Li-ion and NiMH) that allows for faster charging and discharging without sacrificing energy storage capacity. Battery life and recharging time are major limitations of electric vehicles.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Lithium Ion Charging 319

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2009

Ah, lithium-ion batteries for use in the team’s vehicle. Separately, Panasonic will provide the same lithium-ion batteries to a team from Japan’s Tokai University which is also competing in the same category. Under the sponsorship agreement, Panasonic is providing the MIT SEVT team with its 2.9

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Li-ion Solar Lithium Ion MIT 150

Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2008

There's good news in Jim Motavalli's Greentech report in the NY Times about NiMH batteries in hybrids. The batteries have gotten cheaper, and they have proven robust and long-lived. Yellow Cab in Vancouver has about 100 hybrids, some having racked up as many as 300,000 miles. Tags: hybrid battery.

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Hybrid NiMH Batteries Battery 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2010

Those vehicles were powered by a 288V, 26 kWh NiMH battery pack with a range of about 80 miles between charges, according to Toyota. miles, with an 11.6 mile standard deviation. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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Toyota 2012 2003 NiMH 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

Siemens earlier this year launched a new hybrid energy storage system for streetcars that combines a double-layer capacitor (DLC) and NiMH battery pack. miles) without an overheadcontactt line (OCL). Streetcars equipped with the Sitras HES hybrid energy storage system can be driven up to 2,500 meters (1.6

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Energy Storage Nickel Metal Hydride Energy Hybrid 150

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the 210 miles we put on the CUV, averaging 65 miles per hour traversing Southern California highways, we had an average of 41.5 The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting.

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Lexus Nickel Metal Hydride MPG Clean 77

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

liter VVT-i gasoline, permanent magnet synchronous motor, electrically controlled continuously variable transmission (E-CVT) and NiMH battery pack. miles at speeds up to 28 mph (45 km/h). The new Lexus premium compact hybrid CT 200h ( earlier post ) to be introduced next week at the Geneva Motor Show combines a 1.8-liter

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Lexus NiMH Gasoline-Electric MPH 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

A new report from Pike Research forecasts that sales of medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) hybrid trucks—including hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), battery electric (BEV), and plug-in electric power take-off (EPTO) variations—will surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017. mile for diesel versus $0.60/mile

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2017 Nickel Metal Hydride Sale Li-ion 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Regenerative braking changes the electric motor to a generator that captures the kinetic energy of the still-turning wheels when the brake is applied, storing it in the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) hybrid battery pack. miles at lower speeds (below approximately 25 mph).

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Fuel Economy MPG Toyota Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

liter Theta II engine (169 hp/126 kW at 6,000 rpm and 156 lb-ft/212 N·m of torque at 4,500 rpm); a 6-speed automatic transmission; a 30 kW (151 lb-ft/205 N·m) electric motor; and a lithium-polymer battery pack. lithium polymer battery pack (5.3 Battery type. Li-poly battery pack. Lithium polymer batteries offer 1.7

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Nickel Metal Hydride New York Hyundai Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

Representative battery pack size is below each segment. In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009.

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Li-ion 2011 Market Hybrid 150

Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 4, 2007

GM today announced two contracts to "design and test lithium-ion batteries" for use in the Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid announced last month at the LA Auto Show. Johnson Controls/SAFT, the huge battery company at which President Bush first publicly announced his support for plug-in hybrids, received one contract.

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VUE Saturn Plug-in Nickel Metal Hydride 100

Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 25, 2010

The 100 mile range cited by Nissan uses "a number tied to the most optimistic benchmark, the LA4 cycle." Second, and the point on which the article devotes most attention, is whether Nissan is "cutting corners" by forgoing an active thermal management (HVAC) system for the batteries. Keep the batteries low and spread them wide.

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Nissan NiMH GM Volt 124

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

The plug-ins will use Li-ion batteries produced by Toyota’s joint venture with Panasonic Corp., PEVE provides the NiMH packs for current Toyota hybrids. The report suggests that the 2012 plug-in hybrids will have an all-electric range of 20-30km (12-18 miles). Output for the first year is estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 units.

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Plug-in 2012 Toyota Plug 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

87 miles all electric) minimizes petroleum consumption, minimum lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are achieved with a mix of low-range (~25 miles) and mid-range (40-50 miles) PHEVs. kW h, Li-ion battery prices below $590/kW h, or nominal discount rates below 11%. Relative to our base case of $3.30/gal

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PHEV Design Emissions Li-ion 186

Plugs and Cars

APRIL 16, 2007

While the goal is still a 2010 release, everything hinges on the Lithium battery thought to be the essential heart of the Volt. Must the battery really be lithium to get this radically different automobile off the drawing board and into the showroom? It would take more weight to reach 40 miles, he says. And there's the rub.

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Volt NiMH EV1 Nickel Metal Hydride 100

Plugs and Cars

JUNE 21, 2007

Of course, Toyota could do it today with larger NiMH battery packs. Both GM and Toyota are disingenuously pushing the nonsensical notion that plug-ins need to wait for Lithium batteries to prove themselves. I'd wager there is more than one plug-in Prius hidden away at Toyota's skunkworks in Japan.

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Toyota NiMH Plug-in Google 100

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The bus uses a NiMH drive battery. The interior features a full range of equipment, and the car can achieve a cruising range of approximately 1,000 km (621 miles) on the JC08 test cycle. Hydrogen refueling time is about three minutes.

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Concept Toyota Motor Motors 210

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

MG 1 starts the gasoline engine and charges the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, while MG2 drives the front wheels and regenerates the battery during braking and coasting, and MGR drives the rear wheels and also regenerates the battery. The hybrid portion consists of three electric motor generators, MG1, MG2 and MGR.

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Lexus Fuel Economy Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 94

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Ah NiMH battery pack. The team also found no statistically significant difference in fuel cost per mile or maintenance cost per mile between the gHEV and diesel groups. As a result, there was no statistically significant difference in total operating cost per mile between the gHEV ($0.63/mile) mile) and diesel ($0.59/mile)

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Fuel Economy Economy Gasoline Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The inverter acts on the torque of the electric motor by regulating the current from the high voltage battery pack. The converter converts the 200V from the battery pack to 12V to supply the on-board vehicle systems. Ah NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) battery pack is located under the rear load area floor, near the electric motor.

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Concept NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride MPH 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

During an international press event in Germany, in which more than 42 test drives were conducted with journalists in the Panamera S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) covering a total distance of more than 1,200 kilometers (746 miles), the new plug-in hybrid model consumed 4.4 miles) city driving, 9.2 kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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Porsche MPG Hybrid PHEV 273

Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123. nk City could do the 20 – 50 mile round-trips without petroleum, using only the power from Google’s solar array.

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NiMH Google Prius EPRI 100

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

A new nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) battery is used with a revised construction and more compact cooling system that allows for smaller dimensions overall. This allows the battery to be located below the rear seat, minimizing intrusion in the load space and supporting the UX's low centre of gravity. miles) ahead.

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Lexus Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride Gasoline-Electric 262

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Fuel economy for the 2022 UX 250h, which runs on 87 octane gasoline, is EPA rated at 41 mpg city/38 highway/39 combined, but in the Eco drive mode our time traversing Southern California highways covered 221 miles at an average of 42.7 The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting.

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Lexus Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride Fuel Economy 79

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

NiMH battery pack, Power Control Unit (PCU), motor Electric Control Unit (ECU), and cooling system. In the US, the Insight carries an EPA city/highway/combined fuel-economy rating of 40/43/41 miles per gallon US.

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Insight Japan Hybrid Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

The engine-driven generator can charge the battery pack or provide additional power to the drive motor as needed. The drive motor is driven by electrical power from the hybrid battery pack or generator and provides motive force for the front wheels. miles) at speeds of up to 45 km/h (28 mph) in all electric mode.).

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Lexus HS 250h 2011 Hybrid 223

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

liter, 98 hp (73 kW) engine, 60 kW traction motor, and NiMH battery pack, the car will accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in around 10 seconds, while returning what Toyota calls class-leading combined cycle fuel economy and sub-100g/km CO 2 emissions. miles (2 km) at speeds up to 31 mph (50 km/h). Equipped with a 1.8-liter,

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Prius Concept Toyota Hybrid 239

Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 22, 2007

And we have to use the battery we know best, in terms of overall performance," said [Yoshitaka] Asakura [Project General Manager of Toyota's Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Development Division.] In a presentation, Asakura said the prototypes can operate on electric power for a range of about 7 miles." Toyota • Moving Backward?

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Nickel Metal Hydride Plug-in Toyota Plug 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

volt NiMH battery pack, and a pair of electric motor/generators within the transaxle. EV mode can be engaged, provided other conditions are correct, for up to one mile (1.6 The Avalon hybrid’s battery pack comprises 204 cells and is located in the vehicle trunk behind the rear seats, while still providing ample trunk space.

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MPG 2013 EPA Hybrid 225

Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 1, 2022

I had a 30 mile commute to work… and there were no charging stations there.” But things changed for Cox when GM came out with a new version of the EV1 with a non-toxic nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery with more than twice the energy of the original lead acid battery.

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EV1 Los Angeles Nickel Metal Hydride GM 77

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will begin leasing approximately 200 plug-in versions of its third-generation Prius ( earlier post ) equipped with lithium-ion battery packs in Japan starting at the end of this year. This will be the first time a lithium-ion battery is to be employed in a Toyota vehicle for propulsion.

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Li-ion Japan Prius Toyota 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Its range in purely electric mode is approximately one mile, with electric-only acceleration possible up to just over 50 mph (85 km/h). The electric motor is connected to a nickel metal hydride (NiMh) battery that stores electric energy recovered from braking and other driving situations.

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Porsche Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride Cayenne 199

Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

Sakura Battery Co is offering a line of EVs, including the Italian Maranello4 microcar. Limited ranged, lead-acid battery based cars, they have nonetheless proven the demand of even less than perfect electric vehicles. From where I sit (in the driver's seat of a NiMH powered Toyota RAV4 EV) this seems eminently practical.

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London G-Wiz i-MiEV Recharge 100