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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

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There are two primary types of hybrid vehicle batteries: nickel-metal hydride batteries and lithium-ion batteries. Nickel-Metal Hydride. The lifespan of the nickel-metal hydride variety varies on the make and model of the car.

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Kanazawa University-led researchers recycle rare-earth elements from spent fluorescent lamps by chemical/mechanical treatment

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End-of-life (EoL) nickel-metal hydride batteries, permanent magnets, and fluorescent lamps (FL) have been the primary sources for recyclable REs, while the recovery of REs in EoL FL (Ce, Eu, La, Tb, or Y) includes comparatively fewer processing steps than the other potential sources. Credit: Kanazawa University.

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Toyota to start sales of fuel cell buses under the Toyota brand from early 2017

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The Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS)—which was developed for the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV)—has been adopted to provide better energy efficiency in comparison with internal combustion engines, as well as to deliver superior environmental performance with no CO 2 emissions or substances of concern (SOCs) when driving. 600 liters.

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Toyota delivers fuel cell bus to Tokyo Metropolitan Government; more than 100 planned by 2020 Olympics

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The Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS), which was developed for the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV), has been adopted to provide better energy efficiency in comparison with internal combustion engines, as well as to deliver superior environmental performance with no CO 2 emissions or Substances of Concern (SoC) emitted when driving. 70 MPa (approx.

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Hyundai Debuts Sonata Hybrid at New York Show

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Comparison of Mid-size Hybrid Sedans. Compared with nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium polymer batteries deliver the same power with 20-30% less weight, 40% less volume and 10% greater efficiency over the nickel-metal hydride batteries found in today’s hybrids. 2011 Sonata. 2011 Camry.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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In comparison, the first-gen Mirai was FWD, and the larger stack was placed under a raised section of the passenger compartment floor. and has higher capacity than the nickel metal-hydride battery used in the first-gen model (310.8v The new, smaller stack allowed the switch to rear-wheel drive. Ah, compared to 244.8v

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RIKEN team develops high-performance lithium-iodine battery system with higher energy density than conventional Li-ion

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kWh kg -1 ) is fairly promising in comparison to the conventional lead-acid, nickel-metal hydride and Li-ion batteries, and can be further improved to be ~0.4 Ideal Coulombic efficiency and capacity retention with no degradation of cathode establish the aqueous Li-I 2 battery as one of the outstanding post-Li batteries.

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