Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. billion market for energy storage devices, according to a 2012 Lux Research report on micro and mild hybrids. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

The eighth-generation of the bestselling Volkswagen Golf bestseller will feature a 48V mild hybrid electric drive system. The Group is now delivering on its promise and bringing the technology into series production this year with the eighth generation Golf, one of the best-selling vehicles in the world.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). The power electronics, which convert the direct current (DC) into three-phase alternating current (AC) which is used to drive the motor, are located in the center tunnel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

Drivetrain of the Audi A8 parallel hybrid. Audi presented the A8 parallel hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid previews that of the production Q5 hybrid, due to reach the market in late 2010/early 2011, Audi said. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2017

Audi will begin introducing new mild-hybrid drive vehicles (MHEVs) this year. The mild-hybrid drive from Audi in the new A8 comprises two central components. The 12-volt system is connected to the main electrical system via a DC/DC converter. The bottom line is that the mild-hybrid drive achieves fuel savings of up to 0.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID Click to enlarge. Mercedes-Benz will present the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID at the 63 rd IAA in Frankfurt. The Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 Hybrid system architecture of the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID. liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (73.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The top awardee in this segment is Pinnacle Engines ( earlier post ), which is receiving $8 million for the design and demonstration of an electrification-enabled full-featured opposed piston 4-stroke engine for hybrid and range extender applications. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Stationary fuel cell generators (FC generators) and rechargeable batteries will be introduced at stores, managed centrally by building energy management systems (BEMS), raising the proportion of renewable energy and electric power derived from hydrogen used. Input/output during charging is AC 200V, 5 kW/DC 50?450

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

This technology recharges the battery when it drops below a certain level and permits the vehicle to be refueled with 1.8 This technology recharges the battery when it drops below a certain level and permits the vehicle to be refueled with 1.8 La Manche is a département in West Normandy, France. Fleets Fuel Cells Hydrogen'

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Green Charging

MARCH 1, 2021

Electric vehicle charging stations are types of equipment that connect electric vehicles to an electricity source to recharge electric cars, plug-in hybrids and neighbourhood electric vehicles. 22kW+ EV charge point They are also called DC fast chargers. The Twizy’s EV range is 90km and runs under a 6.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. The entire hybrid unit is housed between the driven rear wheels. The hybrid power unit.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

Electric vehicles are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries or obtained from other sources such as hydrogen fuel cells. There are three main types of electric vehicles: #1 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): These vehicles are powered solely by electric motors and rely on rechargeable batteries for energy storage.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Chinese manufacturer GWM (Great Wall Motors) has announced an aggressive rollout of electric , plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles. GWM made its product rollout announcement at the Paris motor show today, where it also launched the Next Ora Cat EV and displayed two PHEVs from its premium SUV brand Wey, the Coffee 01 and Coffee 02.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 29, 2024

The cabin was obviously modeled off classic luxury vehicles and hybridized with modern design cues. Otherwise, the Optiq isn’t a bad looking vehicle (inside or out) and very obviously a Cadillac product and has retained a fair number of physical buttons. It actually looks pretty good when the massive, 33-inch screen is idle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Cummins has successfully demonstrated a tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) in a hybrid-configured auxiliary power unit (APU) configured to power a Class 7/8 truck’s hotel loads while running on commercial ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel. The hybrid power electronics provide dynamic load sharing between the SOFC and a battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

Separately, Ford Motor Company and KB Home announced that products from the Ford-led initiative MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) will be featured in the homebuilder’s ZeroHouse 2.0 Direct PV-to-vehicle DC battery charging will substantially improve charging efficiency by reducing losses associated with DC-to-AC and AC-to-DC conversion.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Global EV and plug-in hybrid sales (BEV+PHEV) topped 14 million units in 2023 ( EV Volumes ) and are projected to surpass 45 million by 2030 ( IEA ). Understanding EV Charging Stations Charging stations vary by connector type, use cases and locale, their power rating, and whether they are AC or DC.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. The shift-by-wire single speed transmission drives all four wheels 0-60 miles per hour in about 4.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

liter four-cylinder engine and the NX 300h hybrid with 2.5-liter liter Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine, which brings the brand’s number of hybrid offerings to six—the most among luxury brands. Among the features of the hybrid is a new transmission with a kick-down function. NX300h: Hybrid with a kickdown.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2023

While when hybrids and the first full-electric vehicles appeared on our roads as sloth-like creatures focused solely on minimizing environmental impact, the potential was there for some astounding performance vehicles. But goodness, what fun will be had between recharges. This shouldn’t be all that surprising.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. which produces hybrid and electric drivetrains for small, medium and large vehicles. Slow Level 1 charging [ 11 ] should be used to recharge PHEVLER batteries whenever possible.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2023

The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in series hybrid model that uses a rotary engine as a generator, made its world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show. kWh lithium-ion battery and a 50-liter gas tank to create a series plug-in hybrid system with very competitive total driving range. Earlier post.) Drive modes.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. with US production slated to begin early next year. Washington DC. San Diego, Portland and Sacramento were rated fifth, sixth and seventh putting four cities in California in the top-15 index. THINK US EV-Ready Cities Index Scorecard.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Compared with our prototype, quite a few technical changes have been made: the power supply is now ensured by eleven battery packs in all – and wherever possible we have used already proven components that are ready, or very close to ready, for use in series production. —Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

Like its production-bound sibling the e-tron quattro battery-electric vehicle, the h-tron concept is based on Audi’s second-generation modular longitudinal platform (MLB evo, earlier post ). Each motor powers one set of wheels—as on the technology demonstrator Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro (a plug-in hybrid design with an 8.8

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EV Central

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Most plug-in hybrids – PHEVs – are marketed as almost-EVs. So the new one has a turbo four-cylinder engine teamed with plug-in hybrid tech. For the 15 years the C63 V8 has been in production, customers have loved the brash bellow from its exhaust pipes. Hybrid heavy hitter.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Chevrolet is hosting a series of media drives this week for the production version of its new Spark EV ( earlier post ). Much of this derives from the efforts GM has put over the years into motor control and active damping for hybrids and EVs. The Spark EV. Click to enlarge. Available as a ~$900 option later this year.)

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2024

None could isolate anything on the horizon indicating that solid-state technology can escape the engineering and “production hell” that lies ahead. Bob Galyen, Galyen Energy LLC Similarly, Toyota announced in October that it plans to incorporate solid-state batteries in an unnamed number of production vehicles by 2027.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

Fay says that the company is planning to sell the full complement of 2,600 RAV EVs in California, plus 30,000 Prius plug-in hybrids and to introduce iQ EV urban car sharing programs to achieve ZEV compliance. In its sales pitch, Toyota plans to emphasize product attributes such as driving range, dynamic performance and telematics.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

SEE below for December 2008 contents from Las Vegas EVA Watts Happening -- space that was reserved for Stan & Marianne, Bill and Amanda, Bill, Lloyd, Daniel, John, Michelle, et Las Vegas EVA'rs al for webblogging plus posting pixs of the "Spirit of DC" shining & showing on the 2nd level of the Texas Station Casino parking garage.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of a new package of product updates, Volvo Cars has improved both the range (WLTP) and charging for the all-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge compared with the outgoing model year, increasing range by as much as 60 kilometers on some variants. An updated all-wheel drive variant.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in San Jose. Then we disbanded.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

Pricing for the highly-anticipated BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid medium SUV will start at $48,990 plus on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive Dynamic. China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia! READ MORE: BYD Shark attack! READ MORE: What’s in a name?

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

Or three years of charging at Electrifying America stations for either Level 2 or Level 3 DC fast charging. So driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery. Production is scheduled to start in 2025 with an initial capacity of 150,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

2012 Prius Plug-in hybrid. Toyota introduced the production Prius Plug-in Hybrid at the Green Drive Expo in Richmond, CA, as the newest member of the expanding Prius Family. With a starting base price of $32,000 (before rebates), the production Prius Plug-in features a 4.4 Entune with plug-in hybrid applications.

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