Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The vehicles include: Transit Connect battery electric commercial van in 2010. Energy Storage Systems. Electric Drives/Electromechanical Energy Conversion. Ford engineers are already at work developing three distinct types of electrified vehicles: hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure battery electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The table below, compiled in the report, shows EVs expected to enter the US commercial market over the next few years, including the production capacity by year, based on manufacturer announcements and media reports. Ford Transit Connect EV. Fisker Karma EREV. Fisker Nina EREV. Ford Focus EV. Chevy Volt EREV. Navistar eStar EV.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Valence’s Saphion technology, commercially introduced in 2002, refers to the processes and materials used in developing the novel patented lithium iron magnesium phosphate cathode materials. Epoch technology is Valence’s energy management platform. The USCAR/DOE long term goal is 5,000 cycles. Mark Donaghy. Smith Electric Vehicles.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

Unlike NiMH batteries, Li-ion can be tuned to increase power to boost acceleration, or to increase energy to extend driving distance. Ford will use Li-ion battery systems to power: a pure battery electric (BEV) Transit Connect commercial van in 2010. Ted Miller, Manager, Ford Energy Storage Strategy and Research.

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