Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2018
The third-generation Insight is powered by the third generation of Honda’s two-motor hybrid system, featuring a 1.5-liter liter Atkinson cycle engine, electric propulsion motor, and lithium-ion battery pack. Honda estimates the Insight will deliver up to 55 mpg (4.27 l/100 km) in the city. Body and chassis.
Green Car Reports
JULY 28, 2014
Today on Green Car Reports: Decoding Toyota''s disdain for electric cars, writer Antony Ingram updates us on his used 2001 Honda Insight, and how to buy a second charging cable for your plug-in electric car. A new lithium-ion.' All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Open Source Civic EV Kit
MAY 31, 2009
Here's Gary's Honda Insight EV with lithium ion batteries and an Siemens AC motor. Memorial Day weekend is the one weekend that PIR can't make any loud noises, so they actively recruit electric vehicles and bicycles of all types to race. This shows some of the velomobiles (encased recliner cycles) present at the event.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JUNE 23, 2007
Gary has a Honda Insight and Toyota Prius and an electric Chevy S10. His current project is to upgrade the batteries in his all-electric Insight to lithium-ion cells. Each of these yellow modules is a lithium-ion battery pack for DeWalt tools. Here's one array of DeWalt lithium-ion cells.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
JULY 14, 2007
He is standing in front of an all-electric Honda Insight which contains his prototype Tri-Zilla AC controller. This time, White Zombie is running with A123 Lithium-Ion Batteries instead of lead-acid. And, of course, the White Zombie.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 18, 2021
The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting through the regenerative charging system, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Story by John Faulkner.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
The new, more powerful Lithium-ion battery pack helps boost EPA-rated fuel economy figures by 1 mpg city for CVT equipped models, and 1 mpg highway for CR-Z models equipped with the six-speed manual transmission. The system in the CR-Z utilizes a 1.5-liter, The MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid used a 100V NiMH pack.)
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