Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2012

100km), bettering the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius v by 3 mpg on the city cycle and 7 mpg on the highway (5 mpg combined). We’ve done this with innovation—represented by nearly 500 hybrid patents—while driving costs down 30 percent so we can bring these fuel-saving vehicles to more customers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. AOI 1: Advanced Fuels and Lubricants Technologies. AOI 4: Develop Advanced Cells and Design Technology for Electric Drive Batteries. Subtopic 4A: Develop Advanced Cells for Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries. Click to enlarge.

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Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Meet the e-bike. A battery and small electric-assist motor on a bike frame allows riders to climb hills and reach higher speeds with each boosted pedal for less effort than a regular bike. E-bikes can reach speeds of up to 28 mph and can go 20 -100 miles on a single charge. Sounds too good to be true, right? Think again.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Additionally, the rear electric motor also acts as a generator to provide supplemental power to the vehicles lithium ion battery pack, which also powers the front-mounted TMU. Intake and exhaust variable cam timing (VTC) is deployed to provide an excellent balance of high power, torque, fuel economy, and emissions.

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Acura Hybrid Lithium Ion Engine 150

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2021

985 Miles in VW’s All-new Electric Crossover. The all-new, electric 2021 Volkswagen ID4, after a few years of teasing, is now at your local dealer. Volkswagen is hoping the compact crossover ID4 will change the way people look at electric cars. Powered by a single electric motor driving the rear wheels, the 201 hp and 229 lb.-ft.

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Miles Charging All-Electric Range 80