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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

With a combined city and highway fuel economy of 112 miles per gallon equivalent, the i-MIEV outpaces all other vehicles currently sold in United States. The Honda Civic Natural Gas, despite its improved fuel economy this year, appears in second place, tied with the Nissan Leaf. ACEEE 2012 “Greenest” Rankings.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. Fuel economy in charge sustaining mode is 32 mpg US (7.35 Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

kWh Li-ion battery pack, said Justin Ashton, VP Business Development and co-founder. From a system-level perspective, the XL3 will deliver the same level of fuel economy, the same overall system efficiency Ashton said—but with lower cost components and lower cost installation.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. Generic Li-ion cell and various component technologies.

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MAY 6, 2011

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has launched a new line of hybrid vehicles—converted plug-in hybrid versions of the Ford F-150 pickup, the highest volume selling vehicle in the US. kWh Li-ion battery pack (240–385 VDC; 160–320 A). Overview of the plug-in hybrid system for the F-150.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Over the next three years, NREL engineers will work with teams led by Utah State University, Washington University, and Eaton Corporation to optimize utilization, life, and cost of lithium-ion batteries for electric-drive vehicles (EDVs) through improved battery management and controls.

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Eaton Electric Vehicles Utah Batteries 240

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JULY 17, 2020

VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research. Ford Motor Company.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will determine levels at which higher alcohols and other advanced oxygenated fuel components can be readily integrated into the existing fuel supply (i.e., drop-in replacement fuels). Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company. valve train vs. bearings). UChicago Argonne LLC. Amprius, Inc. Dow Kokam, LLC.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L Gen 2 system in a rolling chassis. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

kWh (nominal) battery pack is built with Lithium Manganese Oxide – Nickel Manganese Cobalt/Graphite Li-ion cells. Two of the gears are overdrives, saving fuel when cruising at constant speeds. This enables frequent use of LU and allows the engine to run on low revs for best fuel economy. The 96-cell, 9.2

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Volvo PHEV Range Miles 150

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Leveraging some 20 years of experience and data reaching back to its early work with hybrids and the Ranger EV, Ford has developed a battery model and life validation protocol it now uses to predict how lithium-ion batteries are likely to perform under 10 years and 150,000 miles of use (40-season equivalent key life tests).

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MAY 17, 2015

Fuel consumption ( ECE ) 1 (L/100km). 1 Given that US EPA fuel economy figures for the vehicles are not yet available, we are using the ECE fuel consumption figures from Europe as a means to provide a comparison across vehicles, and are providing the estimated EPA figure where available. Estimated EPA MPGe. >59.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

This is a very important tool for Ford, Gray said. The hybrid system in the coming 2013 MY Fusion and C-Max hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) ( earlier post ) marks the third major generation of Ford’s powersplit system. With the Generation 3 HEV system, Ford decided to downsize the engine from a 2.5L Click to enlarge.

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JULY 24, 2015

annual cost reductions plus implementation of higher-power Li-ion batteries that should reduce future battery costs by at least $500. Thus, currently the hybrid system needs to offer a major improvement in fuel economy to entice customers to pay the price premium. kWh Li-ion pack. Instead of 1.0

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Hybrid Li-ion Lead Acid Fuel Economy 150

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AUGUST 14, 2014

developing beyond Li-ion battery technologies. million in co-funding to support projects focused on beyond lithium-ion battery technologies and reducing friction and wear in the powertrain. Ford Motor Company. Beyond Lithium Ion Technologies (Area of Interest 3). Michigan State University. Stanford University.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

kWh lithium-ion battery pack housed in a space-saving location behind the front seats. The interface for the charge cable is located below the conventional fuel door position near the C-pillar. kWh, 220V Li-ion air-cooled battery pack supplies the energy to the motor. Acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes 10.9

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Hybrid 2013 Charging Concept 236

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MAY 17, 2012

The technical basis for the drive system of the B-Class F-CELL is a second-generation fuel cell stack from Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC)—a Canada-based joint-venture private company between Daimler AG (50.1%), Ford Motor Company (30%) and Ballard Power Systems (19.9% Progress in fuel cell power density.

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JANUARY 28, 2009

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APRIL 16, 2009

One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do Interesting in any case. Thats right. you see that?

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