Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2011

Dow Kokam has signed two agreements to provide lithium-ion battery solutions to power electric medium-duty commercial vehicles with Motiv Power Systems and ZeroTruck, all designated for fleet operations. The fully-electric, 20-passenger shuttle bus has a 100-mile (161-kilometer) range.

ZeroTruck 225

ZeroTruck Li-ion Commercial Isuzu 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

The “Arctic Whisper’s” batteries will be fast charged by the Opbrid Bůsbaar ( earlier post ) for 5-10 minutes at the end of its route to achieve nearly 100% all-electric operation but with the reliability of diesel.

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Sweden Hybrid Charging Li-ion 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

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. At start, the fuel cell has not built up enough electrical power to drive the motor by itself.

Hydrogen 259

Hydrogen Fuel Hybrid Li-ion 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The e-tron quattro is based on Audi’s MLB evo—the second-generation of the modular longitudinal matrix toolkit (MLB, earlier post ), and is, at the same time, potentially contributing to the development of the elements of that toolkit, especially with respect to a modular electric drive component. —Siegfried Pint.

Audi 150

Audi 2018 Production Concept 150

Green Car Congress

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.). Bottom left.

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Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept 278