Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. kWh hours per mile) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC); with the range extender, this figure increases to 0.135 kWh/km. Range extender. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2012

The vehicle marks a number of firsts for Infiniti: first range-extender electric driveline; first mid-ship sports cart; first car the company has developed in Europe—and the first car it has built as part of a UK-government sponsored technology initiative. On the NEDC cycle, CO 2 emissions are 55g/km over a 300-mile combined range.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This is not much different from diesel and gasoline which are produced from refining and cleaning crude oil (a process which heavily involves the use of hydrogen). And hydrogen technology is already being trialled in fuel cell buses by a number of cities including London and can also be scaled up to long-haul trucks and other big vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Claritysedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the bestlong-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbonexhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in aninterview. are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The torque is available across a wide rpm range, resulting in smooth power delivery. ECO PRO mode allows drivers to increase the driving range of their vehicle and to reduce their power consumption. With ECO PRO+, the BMW i3 Concept takes this a stage further and operates exclusively in range-maximizing mode. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

In the UK, derogation of the London congestion charge and parking charges, combined with early adopters’ “willingness to pay” will go some way in bridging the gap in cost and supporting EV uptake. Limited range is the next most frequently stated concern. Recharging infrastructure is mentioned as a concern but with a lower priority.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Spinning at up to 25,000 rpm, two permanent-magnet motors independently power the front wheels, or regenerate energy from braking to recharge the batteries. That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Advanced lead-carbon batteries for vehicles currently under development will be capable of operating in the 30 to 70% SoC range at 12.5kW. Kia’s mild hybrid system will enable a car to be driven in an electric-only mode at low speeds and when cruising, while the battery is recharged under deceleration at all speeds. Click to enlarge.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Are EVs as affordable as gasoline cars? How does EV range compare to fuel cars? According to a recent survey , the most common concern for potential buyers is range anxiety as many worry about how far EVs can travel. Another common misconception amongst potential buyers centers around the time it takes to recharge an EV.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

The longer the range, the more expensive, so you get only what you need. Along with Tedd Abramson’s Zero Truck in San Diego and Smith Trucks in London, we now have EVI (I keep wanting to write that as EV1:~). Approximate range on a single charge of a rack of lithium phosphate batteries would be 60 miles.

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EV Adoption

JUNE 12, 2022

With studies and surveys ranging from 20%, 25%, 37%, 47%, and to 75% — there isn’t clear consensus on how many households don’t park their cars and trucks in their garages. In cold temperatures EV batteries take longer to charge and are less efficient, and will see reduced range as drivers turn up their heaters and seat warmers.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. Scientists and engineers have extended the range of EVs by cramming ever more energy into their batteries, and vehicle charging networks have expanded in many countries. EVs have finally come of age.

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