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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

Green Car Congress

The proposed capacity expansion would be implemented at Celgard’s existing Charlotte, North Carolina, facility and at an additional manufacturing facility that would be built at a second US location in the Southeast. Celgard uses a proprietary trilayer technology in its polypropylene and/or polyethylene separators (electrolytic membranes).

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

If this is appealing, then the 2022 Pacifica plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is what you are looking for. Charlotte to Orlando? If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, you haven’t been keeping up with the times. How about more than 520 miles? How It Works. San Diego to San Francisco? More quiet than sport.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. Charlotte to Orlando? Impressive Efficiency. Impressive Luxury. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by John Faulkner and Chrysler. Do you have a need to haul up to seven people in comfort and style? San Diego to San Francisco? Yep, all on one tank.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. We have sponsored the EAA-PHEV project and our Open-Source designs are being used by some of the private companies as well as technically advanced individuals.

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