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Volvo Planning ts Driveline Architectures All To Be Plug-in Hybrid Capable; Considering a Range-Extended Electric-Drive Architecture in the Future

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kWh Li-ion battery pack (8 kWh is usable) under the trunk floor. Green Car Congress spoke with Gustavsson on the phone following Volvo’s affirmation at the Paris Motor Show that it would introduce a series-produced plug-in hybrid diesel as early as 2012. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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kWh Li-ion battery pack—which is sited in front of the passenger area. kWh Li-ion battery pack. kWh lithium-ion battery—integrated in the front section of the XL1—supplies the electric motor with 220 volts of electrical energy. Volkswagen hosted Green Car Congress at the Wolfsburg event.

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Toyota provides update on status of green car technology, future plans; 21 new hybrid models, new gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, EV and fuel cell stack

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Li-ion batteries are from Panasonic. In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) outlined the progress of development of its green technologies as well as its vehicle deployment plans through 2015. liter ND diesel engine for passenger cars to achieve both high fuel efficiency and high driving performance. Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

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Mike O’Brien, Hyundai vice president of corporate and product planning, noted that the “green car market” in the US has declined a bit—about one hundred thousand units since its high in 2013 with 3.8% This is our first dedicated green vehicle. kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage.

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Volkswagen targeting 5% of Jetta sales in US with new sporty Hybrid model; expected 45 mpg combined

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kWh Li-ion battery pack. The Jetta is the first Volkswagen hybrid with a Li-ion pack (cells from Sanyo). The dial starts at “OFF,” (essentially zero rpm), which is followed by a green “regeneration” section (active during braking) before reaching the baseline drive-ready state, which is represented with a “0.”

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Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

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Mike O’Brien, Hyundai vice president of corporate and product planning, noted that the “green car market” in the US has declined a bit—about one hundred thousand units since its high in 2013 with 3.8% This is our first dedicated green vehicle. kWh Li-ion polymer pack from LG Chem provides the energy storage.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

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Images of Li-air cathode produced by neutron-computed tomography. First up is a quick look at the two advanced neutron-scattering facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, which Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to tour: the newer (2006) $1.4-billion Source: ORNL. Click to enlarge.