Plugs and Cars
APRIL 25, 2007
An excellent piece on electric cars by Steven Wickens in the Toronto Star here. Praising his Toyota RAV4 EV, Avi Hershkovitz says, "I've put more than 121,000 miles (195,000 km) on this vehicle, and it's definitely the best, most reliable thing I've ever driven." Tags: electric car ev1 RAV4 EV.
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
Mistakenly blaming the battery type (NiMH) for the meager all-electric performance, AutoBlogGreen remains as confused as most auto journalists about plugs and cars, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, and batteries. The 24 NiMH batteries in my Toyota RAV4 EV take the car 120 miles without gasoline.
Plugs and Cars
NOVEMBER 22, 2007
London could soon replace California as the electric car capital of the world. The policy, which exempts electric cars from hefty daily taxation, is resulting in increasingly significant vehicle choices for English consumers. NiMH is the risk-free pathway. India's Reva was first into the market with the G-Wiz.
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
In the 210 miles we put on the CUV, averaging 65 miles per hour traversing Southern California highways, we had an average of 41.5 The nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting. Your numbers may differ.
Plugs and Cars
JANUARY 25, 2010
He's a bit surprised, as are all of us, that Nissan has emerged as the first big automaker to manufacture a mass-produced electric car. The 100 mile range cited by Nissan uses "a number tied to the most optimistic benchmark, the LA4 cycle." At least with NiMH, Toyota's passive system worked out better in the real world.
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 21, 2007
Google is spending oodles doing it to their cars, but the rest of us need the carmakers to produce the plug-in hybrids and electric cars we want. Of course, Toyota could do it today with larger NiMH battery packs. Tell them you won't buy a new car without a plug. Tell them you won't buy a new car without a plug.
Plugs and Cars
APRIL 16, 2007
Asked why not Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the Volt, at least to start, he says "NiMH just doesn't do it." It would take more weight to reach 40 miles, he says. What's so sacrosanct about 40 miles? Interestingly, Lutz says GM is being approached by NiMH manufacturers to use this proven battery chemistry in the Volt.
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