Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2011

Overview of the plug-in hybrid system for the F-150. has launched a new line of hybrid vehicles—converted plug-in hybrid versions of the Ford F-150 pickup, the highest volume selling vehicle in the US. The conversions are based on the F-150 4 X 4 Extended Cab with 145” W.B. air-cooled 22.6

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F-150 Plug-in Convert Plug 231

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Under the hood of the F-150 REEP. Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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F-150 Convert Ford Electric Vehicles 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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F-150 Escape Grid Convert 199

EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

In one-directional charging, alternating current (AC) electricity is converted to direct current (DC) energy that’s stored in an EV battery to power the car. This conversion can happen within the charger or in the vehicle, depending on which device is equipped with a converter. This can further reduce your utility costs.

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Charging Grid F-150 Convert 87

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

The team presented a paper on their work at the 238 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Washington, DC. The most commonly-used process for this is the steam reforming of methane to produce hydrogen; this process typically uses temperatures of 1000 K (727 °C, 1340 °F).

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F-150 Conversion Gas-Electric Washington 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2022

We tried it and it works, but needing this technology is another conversation for another day. When driving, charging is accomplished through regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy when applying the brakes or coasting and stores it in the battery. First Ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning.

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Hummer GMC All-Electric F-150 95

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

When the vehicle’s ECU detects that a Level 3 DC quick charging connector has been plugged into the vehicle, it then determines whether the battery pack requires cooling based on battery temperature information from the BMU (Battery Management Unit). On-board vehicle charger & DC/DC converter. Battery ventilation fan.

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i-MiEV Mitsubishi Lithium Ion Batteries 239