Creative Greenius
JUNE 11, 2009
Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode. Chicago-based Argonne reported even higher all-electric mileage in city driving tests of vehicles equipped with the software upgrade and PICC’s Nickel Metal Hydride battery conversion kit, now in its third generation.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
This is key." ( Wall Street Journal ) 1/17/08 The handful in demonstration service now use nickel-metal hydride batteries and will shift to lithium as Toyota begins putting 400 plug-in Priuses into demonstration service worldwide beginning late next year or early 2010. ( We need to know, is it viable? Kwong asked.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
There are companies that are reinventing the lead-acid battery to make it more competitive with lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride in terms of storage capacity versus weight, durability, and cold weather performance. Next: a carbon tax. In the U.S. Dimming the Lights to Meet Demand About Green Inc. Follow the money.
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