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Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Navigant Research forecasts that plug-in EVs (which include plug-in hybrids and battery EVs), will represent 2.4% Accordingly, Navigant expects this luxury brand push to increase global sales of plug-in EVs significantly in the near term. Conventional hybrids (HEVs) and plug-ins (plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles).

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Plug-in Plug Global Sale

Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

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JANUARY 9, 2010

To achieve its goals, Peugeot is relying on a new products strategy that includes electric propulsion (the i0n i-MiEV-derived electric car) and E-Vivacity scooter from 2010; diesel hybrid in the 3008 from 2011 ( earlier post) ; e-HDi (microhybrid) from 2011 on the entire diesel range; and a plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012. HYbrid4 Plug-in.

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Downsizing Plug-in Hybrid Concept

Daimler Unveils F800 Style Research Vehicle; Plug-in Hybrid or Fuel Cell Drive Again Highlights Modular Approach

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The new F800 Style is a five-seat upper-range sedan featuring an all-new multi drive platform suited for a hydrogen fuel cell electric drive with a range of almost 600 kilometers (373 miles) as well as the a plug-in hybrid drive with a 30 km (19 mile) all-electric range. F 800 Style Plug-in Hybrid. F800 Plug-in Hybrid, Gasoline.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Fuel

Honda outlines technology for fuel efficiency push; engines, transmissions, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric powertrains

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

outlined its plans for next-generation automotive technology&madsh;which it is labeling “Earth Dreams Technology”—comprising a series of measures to improve the efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems and electric powertrains. By downsizing from the present 2.2L Gasoline engine.

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Honda Plug-in Hybrid Engine

EVO Electric to Demonstrate Plug-in Hybrid Black Cab at Bridgestone Eco-Rally 2010; DuoDrive System with Axial Flux Motor

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JULY 6, 2010

a developer and manufacture of axial flux motors, hybrid drive trains and generator sets ( earlier post ), will demonstrate a plug-in hybrid version of the iconic London Black Cab featuring EVO’s DuoDrive system at the. The demonstrator uses a 5 kWh Li-ion battery pack from LiFeBATT, providing an electric range of 15 miles.

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Plug-in Taxi Motor Motors

Navigant Research forecasts stop-start vehicles to account for 53.4% of global vehicle sales by 2022

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

billion, by which time Li-ion batteries will hold 12.6% Stop-start systems will help to roll out other electrification features that will combine with engine downsizing and other enhancements to increase efficiency without large-scale adoption of full hybrid or plug-in electric capability, Navigant suggests.

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North America Sale Global Vehicles

UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Development of high energy Li-S prototype battery cells. These battery cells are expected to have improved cycle life stability and safety features superior to those of Li-ion batteries. BladeBoost - A Novel Rotary Supercharger for Ultra-Efficient Downsized Gasoline Engines. GKN Eco-Trailer. EDS TurboClaw.

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Carbon Li-ion Downsizing Gas

Update on Nissan’s new front-engine, front-wheel drive hybrid system

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Previewed in the Green Program 2016 announcement in 2011 ( earlier post ) and outlined further in an advanced technology briefing in Oppama in October 2012, the FF-Hybrid system is intended to be adaptable to vehicles of any size, and support applications including all-wheel drive and plug-in hybrid configurations. —Owen Thunes.

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Engine Hybrid Fuel Economy Li-ion

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Plug In America. The Department of the Army is contributing an additional $2.2 Description.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 kWh Li-ion polymer pack, the HEV a 1.62 Earlier post.).

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PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in

Toyota Aims to Reduce Fuel Cell Vehicle Cost to 1/10 of Current By Commercialization in 2015; Reduction to Another 1/10 With Scale

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Toyota is simplifying the design of its stack, resulting in downsizing and downweighting, and reducing the amount of platinum catalyst required. Cover area of EVs, Plug-in Hybrids, and Fuel-Cell Vehicles. Design of the fuel cell system and hydrogen storage system plays a critical role in achieving the cost reduction, Yokoyama said.

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2015 Toyota Commercial Fuel

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge. Ken Kurani. or below; advanced accessories; and a mild hybrid drivetrain. Steven Plotkin.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change

Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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MARCH 29, 2022

liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. Ferrari As Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid, the SF90 integrates a trio of electric motors. The superfast SF90 plug-in hybrid is a pioneering step from Ferrari and an augury of what’s to come in performance cars.

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid

Schaeffler showcases eDifferential and eWheel Drive for electric Mobility

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Li-ion batteries located in the propshaft tunnel and in front of the rear axle with a capacity of 18 kWh function as energy stores. The energy store, a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery (400 V, 400 A), is charged by means of energy recovery; the range extender; and by an external power supply (plug-in hybrid).

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Li-ion Electric Electrical Hybrid

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Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

Daimler Unveils F800 Style Research Vehicle; Plug-in Hybrid or Fuel Cell Drive Again Highlights Modular Approach

Honda outlines technology for fuel efficiency push; engines, transmissions, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric powertrains

EVO Electric to Demonstrate Plug-in Hybrid Black Cab at Bridgestone Eco-Rally 2010; DuoDrive System with Axial Flux Motor

Navigant Research forecasts stop-start vehicles to account for 53.4% of global vehicle sales by 2022

UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

Update on Nissan’s new front-engine, front-wheel drive hybrid system

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Toyota Aims to Reduce Fuel Cell Vehicle Cost to 1/10 of Current By Commercialization in 2015; Reduction to Another 1/10 With Scale

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Schaeffler showcases eDifferential and eWheel Drive for electric Mobility

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