Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. Toyota’s first commercially available hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will go on sale in global markets in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2009

The University of Glamorgan (Wales) and Atraverda, an advanced material company that owns the intellectual property rights to a conductive ceramic known as Ebonex, are collaborating to produce a commercially viable bi-polar lead-acid battery. Bi-polar lead-acid batteries approach the storage densities of NiMH, but at lower cost.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

A 35 kW NiMH battery pack (about 1.8 The Equinox fuel cell is part of Chevrolet’s plan for the electrification of the automobile which continues next year with commercial production of the Volt extended-range electric vehicle. kWh) provides energy storage for regenerative braking.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

If the tests turn out as Daimler hopes, the company plans to begin commercial production in 2010, before the end of the pilot. “We The first cars will utilize NiMH batteries, as do the Toyota test platform Plug-in Priuses at the University of California. NiMH is the risk-free pathway.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

HHHI plans to release a version of its supplemental fuel system for use on Over-The-Road commercial vehicles. While PEM DMFCs offer the conceptual advantage use of a commonly available fuel, simple construction, good power output and lower cost, there are a number of operational problems. Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell.

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Corporation Hydrogen Hybrid Motor 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2009

The report gathers insights from demonstration participants at transit agencies in the United States, Europe, China, Japan and Australia, analyzes lessons learned, identifies key remaining challenges, and suggests potential roles for government in supporting commercialization. The most significant challenge was range. Energy Storage.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

Li-ion would be less costly than NiMH in large volumes - approximately 30 percent less expensive at an annual volume of 3 million hybrids. The Li-ion battery packs that Ford will use in its hybrids and electric vehicles, are 25 to 30 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter than NiMH batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI’s focus is the North American automotive and commercial vehicle market. CPI has 60 employees in its Troy, Michigan facility which acts as a technical and commercial center as well as pilot manufacturing facility capable of assembling packs at prototype quantities using production representative processes. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The current state of market readiness of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles presents serious challenges, particularly in mass production, given issues including range; cost; a charging time still longer than a conventional gasoline refueling; a broad variation in battery pack life, and the lack of infrastructure. Michael O’Brien.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. At $3 for a gallon of gas, driving a non-hybrid car costs 8-20 cents/mile (depending on MPG).

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2007

With NiMH batteries - those that provide energy to every hybrid on the road and thousands of all-electric cars - the Volt plug-in hybrid could go into production today. An arbitrary decision that merely delays even simple proof of concept, to say nothing of initial commercialization.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

In particular he pinpointed concerns about mass production particularly given the issues that surround range, cost and charging times. As such he said Toyota sees a “clear path to the commercial introduction of fuel cell vehicles by 2015”.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The costs and benefits of cars extend far beyond an individual driver to society as a whole. Studies estimate utilities might compensate car owners with $2,000-3,000 a year to "borrow" their storage capacity -- thereby helping to offset the incremental costs of plug-in hybrids. By then, theyll probably cost well under $1,000.

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