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APRIL 17, 2020

The pan-European arrangement will see SNAM collect and recycle batteries from Honda’s increasing number of hybrid and electric vehicles and either potentially prepare them for ‘second-life’ renewable energy storage uses or extract valuable materials for recycling if they are not suitable for that purpose.

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MAY 26, 2014

According to a new forecast by Lux Research, the likely 48 V micro-hybrid market will exceed 7 million vehicles in 2024, with the first adoption year beginning in 2015 and more focused on premium vehicles, in which cost sensitivity in order to reach regulation targets without sacrificing performance is lower. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 6, 2013

In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. The UltraBattery Retrofit Project DP1.8

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

HELLA will conduct real-world vehicle tests to evaluate NiZn’s ability in meeting the high-power requirements of 48-volt mild hybrid systems, while substantially reducing overall system complexity and cost. The market for micro hybrid and mild hybrid vehicles is on track to grow nearly eightfold to 39 million vehicles in 2017, driving a $6.9-billion

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that the global market for all electric-drive buses—including hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell buses—grow steadily over the next. A parallel hybrid system is more suited to duty cycles where there is both stop and-go and higher speed or steady speed driving. storage market share for hybrids.

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APRIL 19, 2009

will introduce a hybrid forklift—powered by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor—as early as this fiscal year. In January, Toyota Industries had given the concept hybrid lift truck its North American debut at ProMat 2009 in Chicago. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Industries Corp.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin have developed an optimization framework for hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs and PHEVs) including fuel consumption, motor efficiency, and battery capacity and lifetime. Shaltout et al. Click to enlarge. 2014.2376472.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have performed life cycle assessments (LCA) of three batteries for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and full performance battery electric (BEV) vehicles. A paper on the study appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Majeau-Bettez et al.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Lithium ion batteries currently dominate the nascent market for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and are slowly becoming selected for use in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and stop-start vehicles (SSVs), the report notes. Pike Pulse grid for automotive Li-ion manufacturers.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. Rare-Earth Free NiMH Alloy for EV Batteries.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. During that period, hybrid locomotive sales will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4% This would translate into a need for storage of 116.4

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MAY 24, 2013

Panamera S E-Hybrid PHEV on the road. During an international press event in Germany, in which more than 42 test drives were conducted with journalists in the Panamera S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) covering a total distance of more than 1,200 kilometers (746 miles), the new plug-in hybrid model consumed 4.4 Click to enlarge.

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JULY 2, 2009

The Grenda parallel hybrid (top) and the Ventura series hybrid (bottom). The government of the state of Victoria has launched Australia’s first hybrid-electric bus trial. Buses in the Victoria Hybrid Trial. Series Hybrid Parallel Hybrid. Iveco LE City Hybrid. Energy storage. Denso LD8i.

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JULY 2, 2009

The Optare Tempo hybrid. New hybrid buses in London. Separately, four of 10 new Optare Tempos equipped with the GM-Allison Hybrid EP-System recently became operational in East London—the first buses using the patented two-mode parallel hybrid technology in the UK. Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) project, funded by GM, found that an ultracapacitor-based energy storage system (ESS) in a Saturn VUE BAS (belt alternator starter) mild hybrid performed at least as well or better than the NiMH battery system in the production hybrid. Pesaran, A.; Lustbader, J.;

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

In addition, we demonstrated for the first time all-oxide reversible Na-ion batteries using TiO 2 NT anode and a lithium-substituted sodium-layered transition-metal oxide cathode operating at room temperature.TiO 2 has garnered significant attention in energy-storage applications, in particular, in lithium-ion batteries.

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APRIL 27, 2009

Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Allborg University (Denmark) are studying a hybrid battery/ultracapacitor system for small electric vehicles. In the system, the batteries function as the main energy storage source of the vehicle, supplying average power to the load.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

A battery management system is a key component of advanced automotive electric energy storage systems. Overall, the BMS is designed to be universal—suitable for other energy storage systems such as NiMH or ultracapacitors as well as Li-ion batteries. It would provide flexibility for dual sourcing—e.g.,

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MAY 11, 2009

Saft manufacturers a range of advanced batteries for a large range of applications using lithium and nickel chemistries, including lithium-ion, lithium-thionyl chloride (Li-SOCl 2 ), lithium-sulfur dioxide (Li-SO 2 ), lithium-manganese dioxide (Li-MnO 2 ), nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel-hydrogen (Ni-H 2 ), and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH).

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MARCH 20, 2009

Hybrid fuel cell systems can significantly extend range, and many participants believe that future fuel cell buses will be hybridized. Energy Storage. Fuel cell hybrid buses are deployed in North America, at AC Transit and SunLine in California, and CTTRANSIT in Connecticut. Fuel Cell Durability.

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

Bus passengers in East London are the first in the UK to experience a unique form of hybrid power with four of 10 new Optare Tempos equipped with the GM-Allison Hybrid EP-System recently becoming operational. How the GM-Allison two-mode hybrid system works. This module forms a Hybrid Electrically Variable Transmission (HEVT).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

BMW’s first full hybrid model is able to run exclusively on electric power up to a speed of 60 km/h or 37 mph, with the combustion engine being activated automatically whenever required. This makes the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 the world’s most powerful production light-duty hybrid. Average fuel consumption in the EU5 test cycle is 9.9

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AUGUST 13, 2009

The full hybrid ActiveHybrid X6 is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission developed in partnership with GM and then-DaimlerChrysler, and offers approximately a 20% reduction in fuel consumption versus a comparable vehicle powered by a combustion engine alone, while at the same time offering an increase in driving dynamics.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

One of the hurdles in the race to develop automotive Li-ion battery systems for high volume hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle programs is improving the technology’s durability. Unlike NiMH batteries, Li-ion can be tuned to increase power to boost acceleration, or to increase energy to extend driving distance.

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JULY 24, 2015

According to a new technology briefing paper on hybrid system technologies by John German at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the costs of full-function hybrid systems are likely to drop to half the cost of their 2010 counterparts before 2025. Historical and projected hybrid system direct manufacturing cost.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. CPI is initially focusing on battery systems for what Patil calls xEVs—the range of electrified vehicles from simple hybrids through full electric vehicles—“ so we don’t stretch ourselves too thin. ” Prabhakar Patil. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Large electric vehicles: buses, electric cars, hybrid vehicles, etc. Energy storage equipment for solar and wind power generation. or 3.2V), about equal to the series voltage of three NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries, easy to form a battery power pack; Li-ion battery can be adjusted to 3.0V Power storage power.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Rated at 2.7V (2.85V surge), the new iCAP represents the lowest weight, lowest equivalent series resistance (ESR) and highest power density currently available in the market for energy storage cells, the company says. Start-stop for micro-hybrid applications. Material handling. Cold starting for heavy-duty equipment.

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APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)?

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