Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
NOVEMBER 25, 2008
The extra lead-acid battery pack can be recharged externally at night from the Prius owner’s household 110 VAC source in a home garage. By not employing the gasoline engine to recharge the lead-acid pack, the “electric-only” range of the Nickel-Metal Hydride battery pack is extended from one mile to about 10 miles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 19, 2009
More Recharging Detroit The future of the U.S. Batteries that go farther than the competitions and recharge in a shorter time will win. Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The business world hopes shes right. Can Motown catch up to the rest of the world?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. Wang Chuan-Fu started BYD (the letters are the initials of the companys Chinese name) in 1995 in Shenzhen, China.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Please feel free to tell us what you believe to be the benefits of some of the various recharging modes mentioned above in the comments section below. Jason ↓ ↑ report 7 jharlan 10:41PM (4/09/2009) Home recharge with your home solar recharge station would be the most desirable for commuting from the suburbs.
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