Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is coordinating the project among several ports and will also compile and analyze project data related to the tractor’s performance, including emissions, charging, diesel fuel reduction and other aspects. EPRI also will evaluate performance and benefits relative to conventional diesel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. The (blue) oxygen ions are made very small to permit viewing of the arrangement of the other ions. a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Click to enlarge. ton trucks. “

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Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2010

UPS has expanded its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles with the deployment of 200 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks in eight US cities. The HEV fleet features two different size vehicles from Workhorse Custom Chassis and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and a hybrid power system from Eaton Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The fleet of Passat HyMotion vehicles is currently being tested on the streets of California. kWh lithium-ion battery pack (from the Jetta Hybrid), which stores the kinetic energy recovered from regenerative braking; assists in the starting phase of the fuel cell; and adds a dynamic boost to the maximum acceleration of the Golf SportWagen.

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Hydrogen Fuel Hybrid Li-ion 259

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2014

Surplus electricity generated from renewables could be stored in batteries or could be converted via power-to-gas technology into synthetic methane (SNG), liquid fuels or hydrogen. Air—and its primary constituent nitrogen—is 700 times denser than ambient air when in liquid form and of comparable density to diesel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Health and safety concerns, like the impact of diesel particulate exhaust emissions on construction worker health, and noise, could be equally important drivers. While there are far fewer trucks than cars globally to convert to electric, they use much larger batteries (several hundred kWh) and accounted for 4.3 GWh annually in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. This project will develop next generation, high-energy lithium ion cells leveraging silicon anodes, doubling the capacity of state of the art vehicle batteries.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet as part of its efforts to determine the impact of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand and to find ways to conserve energy and reduce vehicle emissions. The company uses approximately 1.7

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. In 289 miles driving through Southern California Clean Fleet Report achieved a combined 38.8 Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Ready to ride.

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Chrysler Plug-in Hybrid Plug 94

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

The vehicles under evaluation include a parallel hybrid electric diesel collector from Mack Trucks (a Volvo Group subsidiary); a series-hybrid and an hydraulic parallel hybrid collector ( earlier post ) from Crane Carrier; and the Kenworth T370 diesel-electric hybrid (for the rack truck). The ISE diesel hybrid system combines a 5.9-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With the majority of driving on freeways, traveling no faster than 75 mph, Clean Fleet Report averaged 47.7 Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. Welcoming Interior. SiriusXM is included for 90 days. LE $28,265. SE $29,720.

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Camry Hybrid Toyota Hybrid MPG 70

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Beyond Li-on. The applications will be required to identify approaches to overcoming barriers to market introduction of WBG switches for vehicle power electronics components such as, but not limited to, inverters, converters, and/or chargers while achieving power electronics targets and requirements of $3.3/kW, Tire efficiency.

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Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in 246

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

The recently converted A-Class F-CELL “plus” with 700 bar technology will participate in the tour along with hydrogen-powered vehicles from other automakers. A fleet of 30 A-Class F-CELL vehicles has been in daily use on public roads in the US since 2004. L/100km (97 mpg US).

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2009 California Canada Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

This contract to upgrade six extended range yard tractors to POLA’s demonstration fleet will allow us to showcase our current technologies to local marine terminals, warehouses and rail yards. The Nautilus XR E20 is a longer-range version of the XE20, allowing customers to perform two shift operations before having to recharge.

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Los Angeles Li-ion Lead Acid Lithium Ion 230

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

e-Traction, a European integrator of low-floor fleet buses, handed over the first of two e-Busz electric drive buses—featuring a third-generation wheel hub motor—to the Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET), Rotterdam’s public transportation authority, in a ceremony last week under the Erasmus Bridge in downtown Rotterdam. Click to enlarge.

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Transportation Li-ion Lithium Ion Fleet 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2012

Eaton hybrid electric power systems employ parallel-type diesel-electric hybrid architecture that incorporates a 44 kW peak / 26 kW continuous electric motor/generator between the output of an automated clutch and input of the transmission. The company also offers hydraulic launch assist systems. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Eaton Commercial Hybrid Fuel 261

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

As the full torque is inherently available right from the start in electric motors, the Vito E-CELL delivers performance at the familiar level of modern diesel engines. The Li-ion batteries are housed under the load compartment floor, where the propshaft and fuel tank are usually located in the Vito.

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Mercedes Production Electric Electrical 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2015

Operational system testing of a converted bus and its charging station began in Dresden in November last year. The cells are Li-ion pouch with an NMC chemistry. The bus is not heated electrically, but uses diesel heating.) Total capacity is 86 kWh (three modules, with charging capacity of 450 kW. kWh per kilometer.

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Charging Electric Electrical Recharge 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

These—including, for example, an electric version of the T2, the iconic VW van of the late 1960s and 1970s—were mostly test cars and prototype cars, but also small fleets for special purposes. The power electronics converts the direct current (DC) stored in the battery to alternating current (AC). Click to enlarge.

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Batteries Battery MPH All-Electric 356

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

AOI 3: Beyond Lithium Ion Technologies. ($8M) At the vehicle level, this results in a reduced thermal burden on the cooling system; simplification of the cooling system hardware; and reduced volume and lower weight for the motor inverter, power converter and associated cooling components.

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Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber 252

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea).

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