Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
The AWD-e models use a newly developed compact Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery that is designed to provide excellent performance in cold-weather conditions. The Prius gets a good share of its fuel efficiency by cheating the wind with an ultra-low 0.24
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2013
Wind Energy. Fundamental engineering research, supported by modeling and simulation studies, that leads to new processes to efficiently harness wind energy for the production of electrical power is an interest area of this program. Advanced Batteries for Transportation.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2018
A new nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) battery is used with a revised construction and more compact cooling system that allows for smaller dimensions overall. Precise adjustments were made to the lamps’ curved profile, with each change evaluated and verified in wind tunnel and real-world driving tests.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 3, 2009
As government support for the sector winds down, demand from consumers and businesses will need to pick up the slack, or the industry faces the risk of oversupply. 2012 will be the make or break year for the electric vehicle market. —Pike senior analyst John Gartner.
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 3, 2009
According to Pike senior analyst John Gartner, 2012 will be the “make or break” year for electric vehicles with government support expected to wind down with a pressing need for consumers and businesses to pick up the slack to avoid over-supply. Those that provide the best mix of performance, reliability and cost will win out.
Clean Fleet Report
AUGUST 25, 2022
MG 1 starts the gasoline engine and charges the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, while MG2 drives the front wheels and regenerates the battery during braking and coasting, and MGR drives the rear wheels and also regenerates the battery. coefficient of drag (C d ) helped reduce wind noise and increase fuel economy.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
The 2016 Prius uses smaller, lighter hybrid components, including a new lithium-ion hybrid battery that replaces the nickel-metal hydride battery (excluding the Prius Two non-Eco grade) in most models. As in the third-generation Prius, the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive combines the output of a 1.8-liter
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