Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

And unlike many PHEVs, whose performance suffers when they rely on battery juice alone, the Ramcharger doesnt skimp on power. In 2021, Toyotas decision to redesign its Sienna minivan exclusively as a hybrid seemed risky. Meanwhile, GM, Ford, Honda, and other brands are rapidly introducing more hybrids as well.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

When GM installed chargers for the EV1 they used a 50amp 220V circuit that could pump over 6KW into the batteries. Chrysler used this for their EPIC Minivan and could charge at a rate of about one mile per minute. Some industrial sites are even set up with 440V 3 phase service.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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