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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

Green Car Congress

kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds. Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. Andrew Ewert.

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Pike Research forecasts China plug-in market to reach 152,000 units/year by 2017, falling short of government targets; BEVs to dominate

Green Car Congress

plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in China by a greater than five-to-one margin during the forecast period, as the incentives and consumer demand in the country favor emissions-free driving. The HEV cars were sold mostly to individual consumers while PHEVs were sold to taxi fleets in Shenzhen and Beijing, as well as to some.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

Virtually all major vehicle manufacturers and several start-up companies are offering—or are planning to offer soon—a PEV for sale in the US market. BEVs vs. PHEVS. The findings include: The US PEV Industry in the Global Market. PEV offerings have also been announced throughout Europe and Asia.

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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

PHEV s allow for optimization of readily available clean-energy resources and represent a sustainable transportation solution that can be delivered today. PHEV s address all needs. Most have advertised their intentions to bring PHEV s to the market –some as early as next year. The fuel infrastructure is already in place.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer. Nissan has been the sales leader of affordable pure electric cars and is staying the course in its commitment to this technology. There’s a new badge in town.

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Plug-in 2024 Audi Q8 to arrive later this year

EV Central

Audi Australia has announced the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its 2024 Q8 SUV arrives in the fourth quarter of 2023, priced from $148,375 before on-roads. Available in a single model grade, the Q8 60 TFSI e will be the latest PHEV to boost the luxury brand’s electrified portfolio. What are the Q8 PHEV’s specifications?

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The extra lead-acid battery pack can be recharged externally at night from the Prius owner’s household 110 VAC source in a home garage. By not employing the gasoline engine to recharge the lead-acid pack, the “electric-only” range of the Nickel-Metal Hydride battery pack is extended from one mile to about 10 miles.