Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ. Ah (at a C1 rate) after 51,000 miles driven, which is a very minimal capacity loss when comparing an average 7.55

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Lead Acid Civic Hybrid Fleet Miles 223

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

Car-sharing operator Zipcar and the Westminster City Council in London have launched a new car sharing club fleet that will initially include 20 hybrid vehicles and will offer members access to the country’s first all-electric car club vehicle, a Citroen c1. There are an additional 48 charging points in the council’s secure car parks.

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London Hybrid Honda Insight C1 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

But this is really a study in rightsizing, rightsizing an internal combustion engine for this extended range capability. This configuration reduces battery drain at steady state, cruising speeds in a window ranging from around 30 mph to more than 70 mph (48 to 113 km/h), adding up to two miles (3.2 km) of additional all-electric range.

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Extended Range Volt Motor Motors 344

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2011

BMW Motorrad earlier developed an electric study vehicle, the C1-E, as a contribution to the European safety project eSUM. The high storage capacity of the battery allows a daily driving range of more than 100 kilometers (62 miles). Components of the E-Scooter. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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BMW C1 Concept DC 277

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

Targets for a 20 kWh battery pack (larger than the 16 kWh packs in many plug-in hybrids and electric cars including the Vauxhall Ampera and Citroen C1 ev’ie) include: Reduction of battery pack weight by 10%-15%; Reduction of battery pack volume by 20-30%; and. Reduction in battery pack cost by 5%-10%.

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Cost Of Li-ion C1 Hybrid 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

A GM analysis of vehicle data collected from first generation found that Volt vehicles were driven more than half a billion miles in North America from October 2013 through September 2014, and that 74% of the miles were all-electric. (A Clutches are OWC1, C1 and B1. Click to enlarge.

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Volt GM 2016 Extended Range 150