Fuel Economy, Li-ion, PHEV and Sale

Geely Auto’s flagship Bo Rui GE hybrid selected as part of China’s diplomatic fleet; 48V MHEV or PHEV

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

The Bo Rui GE comes in either a MHEV 48V mild hybrid or full PHEV plug-in hybrid version. seconds, but the real highlight of the mild hybrid system is its improved fuel economy. According to Geely Auto Group CTO Feng Qingfeng, the Bo Rui GE MHEV delivers fuel economy of 5.8L/100 It improves fuel economy by 42.4%

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Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

of total worldwide light-duty vehicle sales by 2023, or about 2.5 Accordingly, Navigant expects this luxury brand push to increase global sales of plug-in EVs significantly in the near term. Light-duty EV sales by scenario, world markets: 2014-2023. million units. Source: Navigant. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Plug Global Sale

Pike Research forecasts global hybrid medium- and heavy-duty truck sales to surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017; about 2.1% of total MD/HD sales

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

MD/HD HEV Truck Sales as percentage of ICE trucks, World Markets: 2011 and, 2017. of global sales. The Asia Pacific market, spurred on by governmental economic development activities, will be the largest market with 41,657 HEV/PHEV/BEV trucks sold in 2017, followed by North America with 25,952 vehicles. Source: Pike Research.

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2017 Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Sale

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 Sonata PHEV. Combined fuel economy (mpg).

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PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in

GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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Buick Li-ion Plug-in GM

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM LG Chem has annual sales of $14.3 billion, and spends $60 million annually on Li-ion battery research and development. Company Overview.

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Li-ion Power Powered Market

Volvo Cars reveals new V90 wagon; PHEV model with ~31-mile electric range

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

kWh (nominal) battery pack is built with Lithium Manganese Oxide – Nickel Manganese Cobalt/Graphite Li-ion cells. Two of the gears are overdrives, saving fuel when cruising at constant speeds. This enables frequent use of LU and allows the engine to run on low revs for best fuel economy. The 96-cell, 9.2

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Volvo PHEV Range Miles

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. The Most Plausible Early Market consumers value fuel economy. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change

US National Research Council Report Finds Plug-in Hybrid Costs Likely to Remain High; Fleet Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions Benefits Will Be Modest for Decades

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

NRC projections of number of PHEVs in the US light-duty fleet. Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Plug PHEV Hybrid

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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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge).

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Hyundai Plug-in Hybrid Plug

DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technology Program is seeking public comment on the draft of an upcoming solicitation ( DE-FOA-0000793 ) totaling more than $50 million for new research projects that will develop advanced technologies to improve vehicle performance and increase fuel economy. Characteristics.

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Li-ion Fuel Vehicles Lithium Ion

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

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge).

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Hyundai Plug-in Hybrid Plug

Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 to 35 miles or more. The result is an 80+ mile-per-gallon vehicle — with even greater fuel economy possible utilizing bio-fuels. Last year, U.S.

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Nickel Metal Hydride EPRI Plug-in Austin

Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Modified several times since, it establishes required sales levels for a range of very low and zero-emissions vehicles. In addition, compared to conventional hybrid vehicles, batteries for EVs and PHEVs will be exposed to very severe usage conditions and wide swings in state of charge. Earlier post.).

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Plug-in Toyota 2015 Plug

Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

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MARCH 13, 2014

Volkswagen is organizing the e-mobility weeks to inform politicians and policy-makers; journalists; dealers; fleet managers (70% of sales in Germany are to fleets); and the general public about present and future e-technologies and e-vehicles, as well as to make the case that, as one presenter put it: “ e-mobility is at the heart of Volkswagen ”.

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Parts Plug-in MPH Gasoline-Electric

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Because EVs run on electricity, the vehicle emits no exhaust from a tailpipe and does not contain the typical liquid fuel components in ICEVs. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . Although the role of the metals used to create lithium-ion batteries (ie.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Because EVs run on electricity, the vehicle emits no exhaust from a tailpipe and does not contain the typical liquid fuel components in ICEVs. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. . Although the role of the metals used to create lithium-ion batteries (ie.

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Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles

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Geely Auto’s flagship Bo Rui GE hybrid selected as part of China’s diplomatic fleet; 48V MHEV or PHEV

Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

Pike Research forecasts global hybrid medium- and heavy-duty truck sales to surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017; about 2.1% of total MD/HD sales

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

Volvo Cars reveals new V90 wagon; PHEV model with ~31-mile electric range

Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

US National Research Council Report Finds Plug-in Hybrid Costs Likely to Remain High; Fleet Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions Benefits Will Be Modest for Decades

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

DOE seeking comment on draft $50M solicitation for new projects over 11 areas of interest to improve vehicle performance and decrease fuel consumption

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

Campaign Begins

Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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