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Toyota to try to double sales in China by 2015; leveraging local subsidies for hybrids

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At a conference in Chengdu, China, Toyota Toyota Motor Executive Vice President Atsushi said that the company is targeting selling 1.5 last year, according to research firm LMC Automotive.Its comeback strategy makes use of its strength in hybrid cars. Toyota’s Camry hybrid qualifies. million to 1.8 in 2008 to 6.8%

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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

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Aymeric Rousseau, program manager at Argonne, presented a small slice of this wide study at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 (AABC) this week in Long Beach. Camry hybrid) PHEV with a 4 kWh and an 8 kWh pack; and a series hybrid (extended-range electric vehicle, e.g., Volt) with a 12 kWh and a 16 kWh pack.

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Oak Ridge Two-Phase, Floating Loop Cooling System for Power Electronics Meets DOE 2020 Targets

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The Camry Hybrid inverter offers about 8 kW/L, according to ORNL.) IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2007). Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins Power Electronics. The volumetric power density of the baseline unit for comparison was estimated at 9 kW/L. Ayers, J.S. 22nd IEEE SEMI-THERM Symposium).

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