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APRIL 16, 2012

a plug-in hybrid conversion company, says it ia delivering sub-assemblies and components for commercializing its parallel hybrid conversion system on a Ford 350 class 3 truck. The HPEV system uses lead acid batteries to power an electric motor drive which in turn powers a traction motor attached to the rear axle of a vehicle.

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JULY 22, 2010

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia has procured a Toyota Prius which has been upfitted with an aftermarket plug-in conversion, as part of its plans to develop hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle training resources for automotive repair technicians throughout the state of South Australia. Click to enlarge.

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Prius Conversion Australia Nickel Metal Hydride 218

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JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds.

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NiMH Kits Conversion Prius 207

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APRIL 22, 2020

The project is the first of its kind to achieve power transfer at this rate across an 11-inch air gap, advancing the technology to a new class of larger vehicles with higher ground clearance. The system transferred electricity from the power grid to the vehicle battery terminals at more than 92% efficiency. —Omer Onar.

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Charging PHEV Grid Energy Storage 380

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APRIL 7, 2017

Efficient Drivetrains has delivered the first of six plug-in-hybrid electric armored vehicles to Sectran Security. The industry-first Class-6 International brand armored truck was the first delivery from the company’s newly expanded Dixon, California hybrid and electric vehicle center of excellence. Earlier post.).

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PHEV Range Peterbilt Gas-Electric 170

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MAY 1, 2017

is showcasing its recently announced second-generation, AEC-Q101 qualified GaN FET—the industry’s first automotive-grade GaN technology—at the 2017 Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) Europe expo. Transphorm Inc. Today, OBCs are uni-directional (AC to DC) using standard boost topologies.

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PHEV DC Conversion 2017 150

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

XL Fleet announced that the Company’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric drive technology is being expanded for use across a range of fleet vehicles from General Motors. The company believes its expanded portfolio will further extend its leadership position in fleet electrification. —Dimitri Kazarinoff, Chief Executive Officer of XL Fleet.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 24, 2024

What is a bit unexpected is the lack of mention of EVs, especially considering that Jeep plans a lineup of fully electric vehicles by 2025 —in a global context. The post Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

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. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L

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Conversion Plug-in Plug Hybrid 301

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FEBRUARY 25, 2023

As the UK moves to secure its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry, the PE value chain will play a vital role in identifying where action is needed to anchor the value-add in the UK and informs upskilling and training requirements. Power electronics are fundamental to electric vehicles.

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APRIL 9, 2015

million in grants and loans for 46 projects covering transportation, energy storage, biogas and efficiency programs, the California Energy Commission awarded nearly $9 million to three companies to encourage the manufacturing of heavy-duty electric vehicles and components in California. As part of its approval of more than $83.7 TransPower.

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California PHEV Manufacturer Electric Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

North American Repower (NAR)—a California-based natural gas engine management and conversion technology company—and Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

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PHEV Convert Gas Gas-Electric 150

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 30, 2023

After an early start with the i3 and i8, BMW thought that it could win the competition with Tesla with its fantastic PHEVs. The company learned otherwise, and after a few conversion jobs, like the iX3, it now has clean-sheet BEV designs. The i4 and iX are the first results of this new approach. The […]

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BMW PHEV Conversion Clean 115

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. They then designed a quasi-static thermodynamic model of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) optimized to fit the prototype vehicle. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. —Skarke et al.

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Waste PHEV Fuel Exhaust 312

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. The proportion of electrified vehicles will then amount to 40% of total unit sales. Plug-in hybrids are also an essential element of the electrification initiative.

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Audi CO2 Emissions Vehicles 275

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MARCH 21, 2013

ALTe Powertrain Technologies (ALTe), developer of a range-extended plug-in electric hybrid vehicle (PHEV) powertrain for light commercial fleet vehicle applications ( earlier post ), will establish a new commercial vehicle manufacturing Joint Venture with the Henan Benma Company (Benma) in the Henan province of China.

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Commercial PHEV China Companies 210

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MARCH 28, 2010

(EVPS) and Energy Dimensions, LLC entered a partnership to market EVPS’ plug-in, hybrid-electric (PHEV) retrofit drive system for electric utility, light-duty trucks. The new PHEV systems increases fuel economy by 30% with a return on investment (ROI) of approximately 30% at current fuel prices in start/stop applications, according to EVPS.

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PHEV Power Powered Fleet 186

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The analysis in the EC roadmap concludes that fleet adoption of grid-electric vehicles (PHEVs and EVs) could lead to a cumulative 200,000 units on the road by 2015. In 2009, the EC published its Electrification Roadmap, which proposes that by 2040, 75% of the light-duty vehicle miles traveled in the US should be electric miles.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

WTW energy demand and GHG emissions for EV and PHEV drivetrains for various electricity sources; gasoline ICE vehicle is solid square, hybrid the hollow square. The reference vehicle has a mass of 1,350 kg (2,976 lbs), with 70 kW (94 hp) equivalent ICE power. Click to enlarge.

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Alternative Fuels Emissions Fuel Switzerland 252

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. million for the vehicle conversions. PECO serves 1.6

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PHEV Fleet Philadelphia Stimulus 186

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MAY 9, 2014

developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc.,

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Convert Grid Batteries Battery 225

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Value of life-cycle emissions externality damages and oil premium costs from vehicles in 2010 $. Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., Michalek et al. Click to enlarge. Michalek et al.

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PHEV Oil Emissions Batteries 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

A new draft working paper published by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. Test current profile used to simulate driving day for cells showing all trips.

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PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion 265

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

TDK Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have agreed to establish a joint venture—TDK Automotive Technologies Corporation—that will develop, manufacture and sell automotive inverters for hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.

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PHEV DC Automobile Downsizing 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The GREET model is a life-cycle analysis (LCA) tool, structured to systematically examine energy and environmental effects of a wide variety of transportation fuels and vehicle technologies in major transportation sectors (i.e., road, air, marine, and rail).

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2018 Hydrogen Conversion Lithium Ion 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Gasoline-Electric San Diego Gasoline PHEV 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Area of Interest (AOI) 1: Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Powertrain Electrification. The developed technology must utilize an electric motor for all or part of the motive power required by the vehicle to meet its duty cycle. The developed technology must be for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) or Electric Vehicle (EV).

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Fleet Fuel Vehicles PHEV 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

German drivers now consider plug-in hybrid vehicles to be more attractive and practical than conventional hybrids, according to a survey commissioned by GKN Driveline has revealed. It’s clear that for many drivers, making future vehicles more rewarding to drive is as important as protecting the environment. driving diesels and 72.6%

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PHEV Plug-in Gasoline-Electric Plug 150

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

PHEVs and demonstration locations. The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. PHEV Models Under AVTA Testing. Source: INL. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Miles Plug Electric Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

Projected consumption assumes efficiency improvements in powertrain and vehicle are offset by increases in performance, size and weight. Improvements result from an optimistic scenario achieving doubling of new vehicle fuel economy in 2035 from today’s value. Source: America’s Energy Future, Fig. Click to enlarge.

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Coal Conversion Light Future 150

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JANUARY 10, 2019

XL, a provider of electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today, announced that the Tacoma Public Utility, Clark Public Utilities and the City of Palo Alto are the latest West Coast municipalities and utilities to electrify portions of their fleets with XL-equipped vehicles.

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F-150 Fleet Emissions PHEV 223

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ) launched of Bright eSolutions to support automotive customers worldwide to accelerate vehicle electrification, lightweighting, and overall platform efficiency. The IDEA is a multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets.

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Bright Automotive Hybrid IDEA Vehicles 186

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MARCH 6, 2010

Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ), has been awarded one of five contracts by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to develop and test an electric postal delivery vehicle. Other awards have gone to ZAP ( earlier post ); Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.

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Bright Automotive IDEA Vehicles Washington 210

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

At the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) in Atlanta this week, Bosch is showcasing its portfolio of automated, connected and electrified technologies for commercial vehicles. At NACV, Bosch will debut its 15-inch freely programmable cluster, the largest digital cluster available for the commercial vehicle industry.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 13, 2023

In a previous article series, I compared the lifetime emissions of various real EVs and PHEVs on the road, as well as several hypothetical EVs. I even compared power sources (renewables vs. dirtier grids) to see how that all stacks up. I’m not going to go through the methodology and assumptions involved, as I previously […]

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PHEV Grid Renewable Emissions 145

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no shortage of debate in this country about electric vehicles – and for good reason. For some, the technology just isn’t& quite there yet & to fulfil the daily duties they require of their primary vehicle. For others, existing levels of range being offered in the marketplace suits their needs just fine.

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