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JUNE 13, 2009

At the recent Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 (AABC 2009), Korea-based EIG Ltd. described a prototype lithium-ion battery system targeted at a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) application. The PHEV pack is based on 14 Ah lithium-ion polymer cells, with carbon-coated LiFePO 4 as the cathode material.

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MAY 20, 2015

The 2015 xEV Industry Insider Report by Dr. Menahem Anderman, released this week, projects that the combined annual global electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market will grow fourfold from 350,000 to 1.4 According to the report’s baseline estimate, the global Li-ion xEV business, totaling $4.1

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JUNE 11, 2009

Although Toyota has been working on Li-ion batteries for strong hybrids, and has had 126 Priuses equipped with Li-ion packs on the road for the past three years, NiMH cost performance wins compared to lithium for this application, Kuroda said. The results of the Li-ion testsing, he noted, are very promising.

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JUNE 12, 2009

South Korea-based SK Energy has now developed six lithium-ion cells: two targeted at hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications and four targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia have called for new tools that can more accurately measure an electrochemical cell’s Coulombic efficiency (CE) when evaluating cycle life of lithium-ion cells as well as other battery chemistries. Such CE measurements would have to be precise on the scale of at least ±0.01%.”

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JUNE 11, 2009

Hybrid concept for the S 400 hybrid. Daimler’s S400 BlueHYBRID, which goes on sale this month, is the first series production passenger car featuring a traction lithium-ion battery pack. kWh Li-ion pack. kWh Li-ion pack. Combined torque curve for the S400 hybrid. The S400 hybrid battery pack.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Rendering of the Gen 2 series plug-in hybrid powertrain under development. A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Source: ALTe.

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MARCH 25, 2009

Hyundai will reveal a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) concept car, the Blue-Will, at the Seoul Motor Show which opens on 2 April. liter engine which is coupled to a Continuously Variable Transmission and a 100 kw electric motor which is at the heart of Hyundai’s parallel hybrid drive architecture. The Blue-Will concept PHEV.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Demonstration Program Vehicle 002. The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota, at the Bloomberg Cars & Fuels conference 1 Dec. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). ” —Bill Reinert, National Mgr.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have performed life cycle assessments (LCA) of three batteries for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and full performance battery electric (BEV) vehicles. Moreover, the NCM and LFP batteries contain at least an order of magnitude less nickel and virtually no rare earth metals.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Under the MOU, the two companies will collaborate on research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery cell technologies. We at Toyota are already using lithium-ion batteries in hybrids and plug-in hybrids, but it is necessary for us to further improve these lithium-ion batteries. liter and 2.0-liter

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

While Tesla’s current battery strategy incorporates proprietary packaging using cells from multiple battery suppliers, Tesla has selected Panasonic as its preferred lithium-ion battery cell supplier for its battery packs. Toyota sources its hybrid batteries from Primearth EV Energy Co., Tesla is agnostic as to.the cell.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. Edison2 said that it entered the X Prize expecting to build an electric or hybrid vehicle. Li-ion Motors’ “Wave II” won the $2.5 Tags: Conferences and other events Fuel Efficiency.

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APRIL 29, 2010

Under the Report baseline estimate, the global plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) market will grow from essentially zero in 2009 to 500,000 units in 2020, and the associated Li-Ion automotive battery business—which includes EV, PHEV and HEV batteries—from $150 million in 2009 to $8.4 about 400,000 EV units by 2020. billion in 2020.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Enova brought its Ze (zero emissions) commercialized all-electric step-van to the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach. Enova is supplying drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles, and recently announced a major contract with First Auto Works (FAW) in China for hybrid buses. The Ze electric drive system. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

full hybrid (power-split) system delivered a 36% compared to the baseline. However, the system cost of the Turbohybrid was 150% that of the baseline, while the system cost of the full hybrid was more than 300% that of the baseline. higher (better) than both the conventional vehicle and the full hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 11, 2009

By fiscal 2013, a plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle. Anderman projected in a value proposition analysis for automotive Li-ion batteries that the small EV and extended range electric vehicle segment—i.e., A sport model of the i-MiEV, with better driving performance.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

BMW: relationship between cell and system characteristics for Li-ion for hybrids. Vetter addressed the general architecture of Li-ion storage systems with active thermal management, electrical and electronic components, and additional peripheral equipment. Not at all, and I’ll speak to our efforts in a minute.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

At the upcoming World Expo 2010 conference, SAIC will provide nearly a thousand units of new energy vehicles including hybrid, pure electric, fuel cell, and supercapacitors vehicles spanning cars, buses, sightseeing cars, rental cars and other styles. SAIC said that it continues to promote the commercialization of new energy vehicles.

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JUNE 13, 2009

Students were encouraged to explore a variety of solutions including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell, electric, and extended range electric vehicles. While each of the 17 EcoCAR designs is unique, the common attributes include: Li-ion battery technology. Plug-in capability. Powertrain diversity.

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MAY 12, 2009

EnerFuel is developing advanced high-temperature PEM fuel cell systems and is currently focused on developing a range extender for electric vehicles, said Daniel Betts, EnerFuel’s Principle Engineer and on the executive management team, on the conference call.

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JUNE 15, 2009

Engineering firm Ricardo has developed a generic battery management system (BMS) for Li-ion batteries that is independent of cell size or chemistry. The effort is designed to help OEMs in response to the wide variety of cell-level Li-ion chemistries, with different cost, reliability, life, safety and availability factors.

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MAY 6, 2013

kW Li-ion battery pack (15 kW peak power) using cylindrical power-optimized cells from Hitachi. GM and NHTSA had a conference call to discuss the status of this issue. Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems' The system is also applied in the Malibu Eco. Earlier post.). 1 April 2013. 25 April 2013. 29 April 2013.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. This is not an either-or choice between hybrids and electric cars. Source: Toyota.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

Examples of degradation effects causing Li-ion battery power or capacity fading. Mild Hybrid. LaCrosse w/ e-Assist) Full Hybrid. Tahoe two-mode) Plug-in hybrid (announced) EREV. Volt) Battery electric (in development) Fuel cell hybrid electric. part EV, part hybrid. Source: Roland Matthé, GM.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

The RAM plug-in hybrid truck. Chrysler is showcasing its two-mode Ram Truck Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), equipped with a 12 kWh, 33 Ah cell, 355V Li-ion battery pack from Electrovaya, at the Washington DC Auto Show. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 17, 2012

The Focus Electric is powered by a 23 kWh Li-ion battery pack engineered by Ford using pouch cells from LG Chem; an advanced active liquid cooling and heating system preconditions and regulates the temperature. The Focus Electric shares 78% of its parts with the conventional Focus, he noted, and comes off the same line.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Check out the new Nissan Leaf on video: You’ve got to love the fact that Nissan had balls and the vision to bank their future on full on electric vehicles, leapfrogging their Japanese competition Honda and Toyota whose timid and safe bet on hybrids has already marked them as bridge technology car makers. Really Ford? Are you kidding me?

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MAY 5, 2010

In a special presentation yesterday at the “ Beyond Lithium Ion: Computational Perspectives ” conference held at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Specific capacities of two TiO 2 -FGS (functionalized graphene sheets) hybrids at different charge / discharge rates compared to control TiO 2. They presented the results of their work on these hybrid TiO 2 -graphene systems earlier this week at the Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference in Portland, Oregon. Credit: ACS, Wang 2009.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Commercialization of those technologies must start in the next decade, noted ARB Executive Officer Tom Cackette in a presentation at the recent Advanced Automotive Battery Conference. Current estimates of Li-ion storage cost are $1,000/kWh, with DOE targeting a cost of $300/kWh by 2014. Earlier post. ). Infrastructure.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The ultimate goal—one that Volkswagen Group and brand executives consistently emphasize—is to enable “bumper-to-bumper” production of brand models equipped with different drive systems (gasoline, diesel, natural gas, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and fuel cell) using the same production line. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 13, 2014

In conjunction with its annual media and investor conference, Volkswagen is staging a two-week (8 - 21 March) e-mobility event at Berlin-Tempelhof. earlier post ) and a pre-production prototype of the plug-in hybrid electric Golf GTE ( earlier post ). The e-Golf. Click to enlarge. e-Golf driving impressions.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

This order from Saab reinforces our ability to meet the performance, quality and cost needs of international automobile companies developing electric and hybrid vehicles. kWh battery pack comprising Swing 4400 (4.4Ah) Li-ion cells ( earlier post ) from Boston Power; projected driving range is 200 km (124 miles).

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AUGUST 11, 2009

For this type of vehicle (into which category the Volt falls), EPA notes that there are three possible modes of operation to consider for FE labeling: all-electric operation (charge depleting mode), hybrid operation (charge sustaining mode) and a combination of the first two. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins.

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APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)?

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APRIL 16, 2009

MidAmericans David Sokol, BYDs Wang, and company advisor Li Lu flew with Sokol from Detroit to Omaha so that Wang could meet Buffett in person. BYD claims to have achieved a breakthrough with its lithium ion ferrous phosphate technology, but no one can be sure whether it will work as promised.

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