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MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

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JULY 17, 2021

Now, a study by a team from MIT’s Materials Systems Laboratory, with support from Ford, provides insight into how electrification is changing vehicle composition and how that change is driving supply risk vulnerability. Modern automobiles are built with more than 2,000 different compounds comprising 76 different elements. Field, Robert D.

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MIT PHEV Vehicles Insight

UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

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MAY 3, 2021

A new study by Scott Hardman and Gil Tal at the University of California, Davis has found that discontinuance occurs at a rate of 21% for California plug-in hybrid adopters and 19% for California battery electric vehicle adopters. For respondents that discontinued PHEV ownership 19% are unlikely to purchase one, 12.4%

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Davis PHEV California Purchase

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

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JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. This is especially important for assessing the GHG emissions of PHEVs. Source: The ICCT.

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Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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JUNE 15, 2021

The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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Maintenance Cost Of Chad Plug-in

Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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APRIL 17, 2023

b) Region-specific/vehicle-specific/battery-specific cumulative (from 2010 to 2050) demand for critical metals and the cumulative potential secondary production from recycling. (c) c) Sensitivity of cumulative requirement under different battery scenarios. Recycling w/2nd” denotes retired batteries reused as ESSs before recycling.

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Transportation South Africa Lithium Sulfur Congo

Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In an open-access paper published in Scientific Reports , a team from Fraunhofer ISI and KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has presented the first systematic overview of empirical findings on the electrification of vehicle mileage based on on actual PHEV (plug-in hybrid) and BEV (battery-electric vehicle) usage for the US and Germany.

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PHEV Kits Range CO2

Study finds energy savings of PHEVs relative to HEVs dependent on charging coverage and daily VMT

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MARCH 11, 2014

A study based on a spatial and longitudinal travel dataset by a team from Lamar University, Iowa State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that whether plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) have lower energy costs that conventional gasoline vehicles (CGVs) or hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) depends on charger coverage. 2013.12.054.

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PHEV Energy Charging Gasoline-Electric

CMU study finds small battery PHEVs and gasoline hybrids the least-cost policy solution to reducing gasoline consumption

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

The federal subsidy significantly favors larger battery packs to a stronger degree than their potential for additional gasoline savings. A 2011 paper by Michalek and colleagues found that strategies to promote adoption of HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., Peterson and Michalek 2012.

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Gasoline PHEV Gasoline-Electric Batteries

California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

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MAY 5, 2021

Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. Published in Nature Energy on April 26th by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, the study found that PHEV buyers in California were abandoning the technology at a rate of […].

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PHEV California Gas Power

T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

T&E has commissioned Emissions Analytics to test three of the most popular PHEVs sold in 2019: a BMW X5 (longest EV range PHEV available), a Volvo XC60 and the Mitsubishi Outlander. On an empty battery, they emitted three to eight times more than official values. Transport & Environment (2020). ?

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Plug-in CO2 Plug Emissions

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

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JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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London Cleaner PHEV Plug-in

Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

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MARCH 25, 2024

Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are thought to bring the best of both worlds – a large enough battery to take care of your daily tasks, paired with a gas engine for longer trips or when you can’t find a charger. For this reason, PHEVs have long been thought of as an ideal transitional technology between gas vehicles and electric ones.

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Plug-in Plug Clean Cleaning

Waterloo power management strategy greatly enhances durability of on-board fuel cells in FC-PHEV

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MAY 11, 2019

Fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (FC-PHEVs) can have extended range while utilizing cheap grid electricity, but has poor durability of onboard fuel cells due to dynamic loading. To exploit this, they devised a three-fuel-cell-stack architecture consisting of two types of power suppliers: three fuel cell stacks and one battery.

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PHEV Fuel Power Powered

J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

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JUNE 16, 2023

Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. This year’s study reveals that 26% of shoppers say they are “very likely” to consider purchasing an EV, up from 24% a year ago, while the percentage of shoppers who say they are “overall likely” to purchase an EV increases to 61% from 59% in 2022. Power 2023 U.S. Across all J.D.

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Available Power Powered Purchase

ORNL researcher explores impact of motor/generator and battery pack sizing on medium-duty PHEV; optimization framework

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JANUARY 4, 2013

GHG emissions in PHEV post-transmission configuration as an example of the optimization study output. Broadly, he found that for the PHEV pre-transmission configuration, there is a trade-off between fuel economy and GHG emissions when the motor/generator and battery size increases. motor/generator and battery size).

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PHEV Motor Motors Motoring

Deloitte: interest in hybrid vehicles still significantly outpacing full battery-electrics

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JANUARY 6, 2022

As global auto manufacturers continue to invest in electrified vehicle (EV) production, internal combustion engine (ICE) powertrains dominate future US intentions, with 69% of US consumers looking to retain the technology for their next vehicle, according to Deloitte’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study report.

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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The results of the joint study, released by German Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), suggest that incentives to promote a higher share of electric driving would increase the potential for plug-in hybrid vehicles to reduce emissions.

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PHEV Emissions Re-Charge Plug-in

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., In this study we assess, under a wide range of scenarios, how much externality damage reduction plug-in vehicles can offer in the US and at what cost.

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PHEV Oil Emissions Batteries

CMU team details impact of regional and drive-cycle variations on degradation of a PHEV battery pack

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NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Jeremy Michalek has investigated the implications of regional and drive cycle variations on the degradation of a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) battery. Air cooling can increase battery life by a factor of 1.5–6, End of life criteria has a substantial effect on battery life estimates. Credit: ACS, Yuksel et al.

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PHEV San Francisco Phoenix Batteries

ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al. Earlier post.).

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Sale PHEV District of Columbia North Dakota

Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. of the fuel energy for storage as electric energy in the battery. —Skarke et al. Skarke et al.Click to enlarge. ASME ICEF2012-92018).

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Waste PHEV Fuel Exhaust

Texas study finds PHEV use could increase ozone at night, decrease ozone during the day

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APRIL 22, 2011

A study by researchers at the University of Texas found that in general, use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can lead to an increase in ozone during nighttime hours (due to decreased scavenging from both vehicles and EGU stacks) and a decrease in ozone during daytime hours. The results are less clear in Dallas and Houston.

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Ozone PHEV Texas San Antonio

Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ford is extending its European plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trial to Cologne. The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators.

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PHEV Ford Emissions Europe

Toyota to introduce 10 new electrified vehicles in China by 2020; PHEV Corolla and Levin unveiled at Beijing Motor Show

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APRIL 25, 2018

Toyota Motor plans to introduce to the Chinese market plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of its Corolla and Levin passenger cars in 2019 and a battery electric vehicle (BEV) model based on its C-HR / IZOA compact SUV in 2020. (To STAES) and Corun PEVE Automotive Battery Co., C-HR and IZOA at Beijing Show.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride 2020 Toyota

J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

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JANUARY 28, 2022

First-time owners who have made the switch to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are discovering that it is a positive experience. Power 2022 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study. Power 2022 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study. However, once someone has purchased a BEV, they’re pretty much hooked.

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CMU study explores optimizing PHEV design and allocation to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

The study by Dr. Jeremy Michalek and colleagues found that while a fleet with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with universal high electric range (i.e., kW h electricity, $400/kW h Li-ion batteries, $600/kWh NiMH batteries, and 5% discount rate, PHEVs are part of the least-cost solution for gas prices above $2.6/gal,

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PHEV Design Emissions Li-ion

Opel presents PHEV version of Grandland X SUV

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MAY 14, 2019

Opel presented the new all-wheel drive PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) version of the Grandland X. Another step in the process, which also includes highly efficient internal combustion engines, will be the introduction of the fully battery electric version of the next-generation Opel Corsa that goes on sale this year.

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PHEV SUV Plug-in Gasoline-Electric

Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

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AUGUST 6, 2022

The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions. It is hard to overstate the importance of the improvements in battery costs on this analysis.

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Fuel Vehicles PHEV Chevron

J.D. Power survey finds public charging experience for EV owners has a lot of room for improvement

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Owners’ ability to recharge their vehicle’s battery is a key factor in the broader adoption of EVs, particularly among those who can’t install a private home charger or don’t have access to residential charging, such as city dwellers who reside in multiple-occupancy buildings. Study rankings. The inaugural J.D. —Brent Gruber.

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Charging Power Powered DC

Study finds PHEVs will reduce net emissions of CO2 and NOx; upward pressure on SO2

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Net emissions resulting from the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) depend on the efficiency of the conventional vehicle fleet; PHEV CD (all-electric, charge-depleting mode) efficiency; charging strategy; battery pack capacity; driving patterns; and generator mix used for charging. Scott Peterson, J. emissions.

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PHEV Emissions CO2 Gasoline-Electric

Geely's Galaxy EV Luxury Brand Debuts Light BEV Study, L7 PHEV

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Galaxy will launch seven models by 2025, four long-range plug-in hybrids and three battery electric vehicles.

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Light PHEV Plug-in Plug

Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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MAY 23, 2012

WTW GHG emissions of vehicles across driving patterns and PHEV charging scenarios. A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto examines the impact of the interaction between driving patterns (distance and conditions) and the mode of electricity generation (e.g., Solid left bar = hydro electricity scenario.)

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PHEV C1 Emissions Coal

Study Suggests Automakers Lose $6,000 On Each EV Sold

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MARCH 21, 2024

A new study is claiming that automakers lose an average of $6,000 for every $50,000 electric vehicle they sell. Batteries will need to get better. However, this was attributed largely to the fact that automakers had spent so much upfront developing electrification.

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Boston Consulting Group Boston F-150 Tax Credit

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

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JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario.

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Wind PHEV Cost Of Charging

Mitsubishi to unveil Outlander PHEV at 2012 Paris Motor Show

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Powertrain elements in the Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the new Outlander SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show later this month. Battery pack. Click to enlarge. mpg US, 1.6 l/100km) and a cruising range in excess of 880 km (547 miles).

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PHEV Mitsubishi 2012 Motor

Life cycle analysis of three battery chemistries for PHEVs and BEVs; environmental impacts higher than expected

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APRIL 21, 2011

Flow diagram of the battery system, defined by the functional unit of 50 MJ stored and delivered to the powertrain. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have performed life cycle assessments (LCA) of three batteries for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and full performance battery electric (BEV) vehicles.

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Nickel Metal Hydride NiMH PHEV Li-ion

Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

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FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Numerous LCA tools have been used to evaluate the GHG emissions associated with various vehicle-fuel technologies, including fossil fuels, biofuels, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVS), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). transportation sector.

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Industrial Industry Gasoline-Electric PHEV

Two studies exploring battery costs for hybrids and plug-ins: LEESS, PHEV20, and PHEV40

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MAY 11, 2011

For PHEV20 batteries, TIAX found significant overlap in battery costs among five cathode classes, with wider variation within each chemistry based on the electrode design than between chemistries. For PHEV20, the program focused on both commercially available and emerging cathode materials aimed for use in a 20-mile PHEV battery pack.

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Plug-in Batteries Battery Plug

CMU study suggests difficulties in reaching targeted low price points for Li-ion batteries

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

However, none of these changes are sufficient to reach the DOE energy storage target of $125 kWh by 2020 , the study found. Historical prices and future cost predictions for lithium-ion batteries. The Tesla Model S, one of the most popular electric vehicles, has a battery pack that varies between 75 and 90 kWh, much larger than the 10.5

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Price Batteries

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 Sonata PHEV. The 2016 Sonata PHEV features a 9.8

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PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in

ICCT study details differences in fiscal policies to support uptake of EVs across 11 major markets

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MAY 6, 2014

2012 and 2013 market share vs. per-vehicle incentive for battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric PHEV (where applicable, only company car market incentives shown here). To do so, it focuses on two representative vehicles, the Renault Zoe battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and the Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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Market 2013 PHEV Netherlands

Jeep Renegade 4xe, Compass 4xe PHEV order books open in Europe

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JULY 23, 2020

kWh, 400V, NMC Li-ion battery pack, with a fuel-efficient 1.3-liter After studying various crankcase designs, FCA engineers chose a bedplate architecture to offer the best balance of weight, structural performance, noise, and vibrations. Both Jeep Renegade 4xe and Compass 4xe integrate two electric motors and an 11.4

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Jeep Europe PHEV International

ANL Project on Actively Coupled Ultracapacitor-Battery System for PHEVs Attracting OEM Interest

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MAY 20, 2009

The actively coupled ultracapacitor-battery system has four primary components. and Gold Peak Battery-USA are research partners in the project. The ultracapacitor bank actively coupled via the power electronics allows the use of an energy optimized battery by reducing peak loads and minimizing internal battery heating.

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PHEV Li-ion Batteries Battery

NREL study quantifies non-residential charging infrastructure needs for growing fleet of plug-in electric vehiles

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

A new study from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies how much charging infrastructure would be needed in the United States to support various market growth scenarios for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). —Chris Gearhart, director of NREL’s Transportation and Hydrogen Systems Center.

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Plug-in Plug Charging Fleet

MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

Study finds energy savings of PHEVs relative to HEVs dependent on charging coverage and daily VMT

CMU study finds small battery PHEVs and gasoline hybrids the least-cost policy solution to reducing gasoline consumption

California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Waterloo power management strategy greatly enhances durability of on-board fuel cells in FC-PHEV

J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

ORNL researcher explores impact of motor/generator and battery pack sizing on medium-duty PHEV; optimization framework

Deloitte: interest in hybrid vehicles still significantly outpacing full battery-electrics

Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

CMU team details impact of regional and drive-cycle variations on degradation of a PHEV battery pack

ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

Texas study finds PHEV use could increase ozone at night, decrease ozone during the day

Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

Toyota to introduce 10 new electrified vehicles in China by 2020; PHEV Corolla and Levin unveiled at Beijing Motor Show

J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

CMU study explores optimizing PHEV design and allocation to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions

Opel presents PHEV version of Grandland X SUV

Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

J.D. Power survey finds public charging experience for EV owners has a lot of room for improvement

Study finds PHEVs will reduce net emissions of CO2 and NOx; upward pressure on SO2

Geely's Galaxy EV Luxury Brand Debuts Light BEV Study, L7 PHEV

Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

Study Suggests Automakers Lose $6,000 On Each EV Sold

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

Mitsubishi to unveil Outlander PHEV at 2012 Paris Motor Show

Life cycle analysis of three battery chemistries for PHEVs and BEVs; environmental impacts higher than expected

Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

Two studies exploring battery costs for hybrids and plug-ins: LEESS, PHEV20, and PHEV40

CMU study suggests difficulties in reaching targeted low price points for Li-ion batteries

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

ICCT study details differences in fiscal policies to support uptake of EVs across 11 major markets

Jeep Renegade 4xe, Compass 4xe PHEV order books open in Europe

ANL Project on Actively Coupled Ultracapacitor-Battery System for PHEVs Attracting OEM Interest

NREL study quantifies non-residential charging infrastructure needs for growing fleet of plug-in electric vehiles

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