Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

The ActiveHybrid 7 is a mild-hybrid application, and offers approximately a 15% reduction in fuel consumption. The electric motor receives its supply of energy from a compact, 400 Wh lithium-ion battery. The BMW ActiveHybrid 7 accelerates to 60 mph in 4.8 BMW claims it is the fastest-accelerating hybrid sedan in the world.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Panamera S E-Hybrid PHEV on the road. During an international press event in Germany, in which more than 42 test drives were conducted with journalists in the Panamera S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) covering a total distance of more than 1,200 kilometers (746 miles), the new plug-in hybrid model consumed 4.4 l/100 km (53.4

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The Prius AWD-e uses an independent electric, magnet-less rear motor (a Toyota first) to power the rear wheels from 0 to 6 mph, then when needed, up to 43 mph. FWD models will feature a Li-ion battery. The Prius AWD-e shares the Hybrid Synergy Drive system with other Prius models.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In addition to its planned market introduction of a plug-in hybrid in 2012 ( earlier post ), Volvo Cars is currently evaluating the viability of a fully battery-electric vehicle (BEV). This year, Volvo has built and been internally testing a small number of prototype versions of a BEV version of its C30. The C30 BEV. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

The new SR1 hybrid concept indicates the Marque’s style direction. The Marque is investing in the Crossover, SUV, and MPV market by developing a special range of products for international markets. Its Li-ion batteries give it a range of 130 km. Micro-hybrids. Full Hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

Following the world debut of the first production model, the battery-electric urban-focused BMW i3 ( earlier post ), the BMW Group’s next step will be to address the sports car segment with the plug-in hybrid BMW i8. Plug-in hybrid system of the i8: 3-cylinder engine in the rear, battery in the center, eDrive unit in the front.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2012

liter inline 6-cylinder engine and 8-speed Steptronic automatic transmission with an electric motor powered by a high-voltage Li-ion battery (cells from A123 systems, earlier post ) housed under the luggage compartment between the wheel arches. The sedan’s governed top speed is 155 mph (250 km/h) when equipped with performance tires.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

The Sonata Hybrid system. As promised ( earlier post ), Hyundai unveiled the Sonata Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show. The Sonata Hybrid is Hyundai’s first hybrid in the US market. Hyundai’s Hybrid Blue Drive has an all-electric mode and a parallel drive mode. Hyundai Hybrid Blue Drive.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. kWh Li-ion battery pack—which is sited in front of the passenger area. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Within the framework of the fleet study, Volkswagen is implementing a total of 20 of the latest generation Golf Variant twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid electric cars as research vehicles. In addition, a scenario is being tested in which some of the daily peak electrical demand might be buffered by the cars’ lithium-ion batteries in the future.

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Plug-in Fleet Plug Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. Edison2 said that it entered the X Prize expecting to build an electric or hybrid vehicle. Li-ion Motors’ “Wave II” won the $2.5 The rear-wheel drive car uses a six-speed manual transmission.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

New S 400 HYBRID. On a larger efficiency scale, the new S-Class in its first year will offer two hybrid versions, a gasoline model and a diesel variant: the S 400 HYBRID, S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, S 500, and S 350 BlueTEC. S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID. In the S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, Mercedes-Benz has combined the 2.2-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Powered by a 300 hp,four-wheel drive E-TENSE system, a plug-in hybrid version will be available from spring 2019. Alongside the E-TENSE plug-in hybrid, DS 7 CROSSBACK will ultimately be available with a choice of five internal combustion engines compliant with the Euro 6.2 Total system power is 300 hp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2009

The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler will display a battery-electric version of the Fiat 500 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show. Featuring a 22 kWh Li-ion pack and a 30 kW, 100 N·m drive motor, the Micro-Vett electric 500 has a range of 145 km (90 miles) and a top speed of 114 km/h (71 mph).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2015

The first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW core brand is a Sports Activity Vehicle: the BMW X5 xDrive40e. kWh, 96-cell high-voltage Li-ion battery pack, the BMW X5 xDrive40e achieves a combined fuel consumption of 3.4 – 3.3 The BMW X5 xDrive40e completes the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint in just 6.8 21 mpg US).

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BMW PHEV Production MPH 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

A 38 kWh Valence Li-Ion battery power pack installed in a weatherproof enclosure beneath the floor allows the internal space of the taxi to remain unaffected by the electric conversion. The vehicle has a top speed of up to 75 mph. tonne series hybrid Mitsubishi truck in the UK. The Group has also launched a 3.5

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Taxi London Mercedes Zytek 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 km) of all electric range and a 9.8 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Mercedes-Benz is presenting its first electric vehicle with Range Extender at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show: the Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS. Equipped with a Li-ion battery pack from Deutsche Accumotive (a joint venture of Daimler and Evonik), the E-CELL PLUS has a battery-only range of up to 100 km (62 miles).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The Volt and its Li-ion battery pack have proceeded in parallel through GM’s development and manufacturing process. On the pack and cell side, GM has made minor adjustments in the chemistry (LG Chem’s Li-ion manganese spinel) in collaboration with LG Chem for improved life. GM Battery Technology Evaluation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The “AMP’d” Equinox is an up-fitted GM Chevrolet Equinox that will reach a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h), and will accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in approximately eight seconds. With its 37 kWh Li-ion pack, range is 150 miles (241 km). Earlier in February, AMP and Remy International, Inc. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2011

Colorado-based American Electric Vehicles (AEV)—a company co-founded by Dr. Dan Rivers, who also co-founded Li-ion battery company Compact Power Inc. AEV is partnering with a company in China on the charger, and works with NVT Battery on the Li-ion pack. Prototype of the AEV e-shuttle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2016

Mercedes-Benz has launched the new tenth-generation E-Class, introduced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this January. The new generation features technology innovations in a number of areas, including driver assistance and powertrains, with new efficient engines and a plug-in hybrid version. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Alloy or Li metal anodes. Li/air and Li/S systems. The focus of this subtopic is the development and demonstration of new materials or battery components that offer a 50% reduction in cost over existing state-of-the-art Li-ion technologies while maintaining, or nearly maintaining, existing performance standards.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 93

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

The Tucson Fuel Cell is equipped with a Hyundai’s latest 100 kW fuel cell stack, coupled to a 100 kW, 221 lb-ft (300 N·m) electric induction motor, allowing it to reach a maximum speed 100 mph. kWh, 24 kW Li-ion battery pack (the same as in the Sonata hybrid) provides energy storage from regeneration.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Featuring a GM-developed 105 kW electric motor that pushes out 400 lb-ft (542 N·m) of torque and a 21 kWh pack that supports an estimated 82-mile (132 km) range, the Spark EV is a speedy (0-60 mph in 7.6 Much of this derives from the efforts GM has put over the years into motor control and active damping for hybrids and EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

Honda has launched the 2017 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ) at its dealers in the US. Featuring an advanced second-generation two-motor hybrid powertrain, the 2017 Accord Hybrid midsize sedan delivers peak total system output of 212 hp, best-in-class EPA fuel economy ratings of 49/47/48 mpg US (4.8/5.0/4.9 Hybrid Drive Operation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Mercedes-Benz introduced the C 350 PLUG-IN HYBRID, in both sedan and wagon versions, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The C 350 PLUG-IN HYBRID will be at dealerships from March 2015. We will be launching ten new PLUG-IN HYBRID models up to 2017. —Prof.

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Plug-in Plug Mercedes Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

Global automotive supplier Linamar Corporation has developed a fully-integrated, compact, modular and scalable twin-motor bolt-on rear axle unit to enable hybrid all-wheel drive applications: the Agilit-e Hybrid Power Unit. miles) with a maximum all-electric speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

At least two Chinese automakers are bringing some of their new energy vehicles—hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric—to two of the major international auto shows in the first quarter of this year. The GAC 4x4 Trumpchi hybrid is in production. 4x4 Hybrid Version of Trumpchi Sedan. Qoros Auto Co.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

The Schaeffler Group, a leading global supplier to the automotive industry, used the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to highlight a number of hybrid solutions and electric mobility products as well as products for optimizing conventional drivetrains based on the internal combustion engine. eWheel Drive.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The complex system leverages GM’s learnings from its two-mode hybrid system in a number of areas, including the efficiency benefits of a multiple-motor approach to meeting the full range of electric drive operating requirements; synchronous clutches; and the vehicle’s control software and architecture. —Pam Fletcher.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Kia also highlighted its Niro hybrid concept along with the 2014 Optima hybrid at the event. The Soul EV is equipped with a 27kWh, air-cooled, 200 Wh/kg Li-ion polymer battery pack located beneath the floor. Internal testing and evaluation showed results exceeding 100 miles in some instances.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Initial deliveries began in the third calendar quarter of 2010 (UQM previously announced these as an order from “an international OEM”) and will continue through CY 2011. seconds together with a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). The 9-3 ePower program is the first step towards developing a potential Saab production vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Toyota will also showcase the Li-ion plug-in Prius concept, and a new compact, rear-wheel drive sports car concept. In January 2009 at the North American International Auto Show, Toyota introduced its first FT-EV concept, based on the iQ. Earlier post.) Plug-in Prius. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Traditional hybrid technology is important, of course. The new focus doesn’t mean that GM will entirely ignore the full hybrid segment, but those efforts will be relegated to point solutions for specific customer needs—the two-mode hybrid system for light trucks, for example. —Mary Barra. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Ltd (BYD) will reveal plans for the launch of US-ready electric drive vehicles and clean energy products at the upcoming 2011 North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. miles) on urban roads, while its projected top speed is 140 km/h (87 mph).

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