Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). The key drive components of the Golf SportWagen HyMotion were developed by Volkswagen Group Research in Germany. Passat HyMotion in LA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Electrochaea GmbH (Munich, Germany). Alumina Energy, LLC (Los Angeles, California). Development of Rechargeable Energy Dense Long Cycle-life Zinc/Copper Oxide Batteries, $250,000. Enhanced Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Gyroid Membrane for High Efficiency Carbon Dioxide Absorption, $250,000. Utilidata, Inc.

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Commercial Energy Albuquerque New York 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

The A3 e-tron BEV pilot program will run in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Denver markets throughout the year and provide actionable feedback and telematics data to Audi engineering teams in the US and Germany. The Audi A3 e-tron can be recharged in about nine hours with a 230-volt household socket.

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Audi Electric Vehicles Battery Batteries 244

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

announced details of the e-Golf, its first fully electric vehicle to go on sale in the US, prior to its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The motor and transmission was developed in-house and is made at Volkswagen’s components plant in Kassel, Germany. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen of America, Inc. at the Frankfurt show.

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Auto MPH Lithium Ion Volt 239

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Plug-ins could be recharged by plugging into a standard wall socket, delivering “electric” gallons of gas for about 75 cents a gallon at prevailing electric rates. The result is an 80+ mile-per-gallon vehicle — with even greater fuel economy possible utilizing bio-fuels.

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Nickel Metal Hydride EPRI Plug-in Austin 100

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. announced a partnership with utility Southern California Edison to test a fleet of rechargeable electric vehicles and said it expected to sell such plug-in hybrids within the next decade if battery technology keeps pace.

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