Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. During that period, hybrid locomotive sales will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4% This would translate into a need for storage of 116.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

The Auris HSD Full Hybrid concept. Toyota has provided more detail on the new Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) concept, to be unveiled next week at the Frankfurt motor show. The Auris hybrid will be Toyota’s first full hybrid mainstream model in Europe. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Equipped with a 1.8-liter,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Toyota has released more detail on the powertrain of the new Lexus CT 200h premium compact dedicated hybrid ( earlier post ); Toyota plans to introduce it to the US market in early 2011. The CT 200h’s hybrid system features a 1.8-liter, The CT 200h’s hybrid system features a 1.8-liter, km) at speeds of up to 28 mph (45 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2012

In light of recently presented or announced vehicle models with electric, hybrid or plug-in-hybrid drives (xEV), Roland Berger experts expect the global LiB market to grow from US$1.5 Although forecasts for many existing programs have been downgraded, there are new xEV models coming out in Asia, especially hybrids.

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Li-ion 2015 Market Batteries 281

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

The hybrid crossover, to be produced in France (in Sochaux and Mulhouse), will be the first full hybrid diesel to hit the market. This system places the HDi diesel engine in standby when the vehicle is at a standstill (at traffic lights, a stop sign or in a traffic jam, etc) and when the vehicle is being driven in electric mode.

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Diesel NiMH ECC Volt 281

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Toyota has unveiled the Sai compact luxury hybrid sedan in Japan ( earlier post ); the vehicle, based on the platform used for the Lexus HS 250h ( earlier post ), is planned to go on sale in Japan on 7 December. The Sai uses a NiMH battery pack. Tags: Hybrids Japan. The SAI G package. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This small crossover is appealing in a number of ways as it offers hybrid efficiency, is available with all-wheel drive and does so with an upscale look and a high-quality fit-and-finish. The entrypoint to the Lexus world Hybrid Efficiency The 2023 Lexus UX 250h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system of a 2.0-liter

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Lexus Nickel Metal Hydride MPG Clean 77

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

The Optare Tempo hybrid. New hybrid buses in London. Separately, four of 10 new Optare Tempos equipped with the GM-Allison Hybrid EP-System recently became operational in East London—the first buses using the patented two-mode parallel hybrid technology in the UK. Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

Hybrid Efficiency in a Premium SUV. Hybrid Sophistication. The all-wheel drive 2022 Lexus RX 450h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Synergy Drive, a parallel hybrid system. The hybrid portion consists of three electric motor generators, MG1, MG2 and MGR. Refined dual motivation. The system comprises a 3.5-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Hybrid+AWD+Lexus Quality=Impressive Fuel-Efficient Premium Compact Crossover. This small crossover is appealing in a number of ways as it offers hybrid efficiency, all-wheel drive (AWD) and does so with an upscale look and a high-quality fit-and-finish. Hybrid Efficiency. The Lexus entry-level. A powerful, efficient drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

The Auris HSD hybrid. Toyota introduced the Auris Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) at the 2010 Geneva motor show, marking a significant milestone in Toyota’s planned deployment of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain across Toyota’s entire model range by early 2020s. Tags: Engines Europe Hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009. By 2015, he suggests, full hybrids (e.g.,

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Li-ion 2011 Market Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The two-mode ML 450 HYBRID. Mercedes-Benz staged the world premiere of the ML 450 HYBRID at the 2009 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) ( earlier post ). Fuel consumption and emissions from the ML 450 HYBRID are up to 60% less than a conventional eight-cylinder SUV with permanent all-wheel drive. Click to enlarge.

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New York Hybrid Mercedes SUV 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The other two are the Prius Plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) and the Prius c.). Hybrid Synergy Drive. The Hybrid Synergy Drive system in the Prius v uses two high-output motors, one 60 kW (80 hp) unit that mainly works to power the compact, lightweight transaxle and another smaller motor that mainly works as the electric power source.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The 3008 HYbrid4 ( earlier post ) previews the production model scheduled to appear in the spring of 2011, while the experimental RCZ HYbrid4 is a sports car application of the same hybrid system. The HYbrid4 is a “through-the-road” hybrid system. Sanyo provided its expertise on the NiMH high voltage batteries. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

BMW’s first full hybrid model is able to run exclusively on electric power up to a speed of 60 km/h or 37 mph, with the combustion engine being activated automatically whenever required. This makes the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 the world’s most powerful production light-duty hybrid. Average fuel consumption in the EU5 test cycle is 9.9

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BMW Nickel Metal Hydride Hybrid MPH 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

The full hybrid ActiveHybrid X6 is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission developed in partnership with GM and then-DaimlerChrysler, and offers approximately a 20% reduction in fuel consumption versus a comparable vehicle powered by a combustion engine alone, while at the same time offering an increase in driving dynamics.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. What looks good against today’s conventional car may not look so good against tomorrow’s conventional car or tomorrow’s hybrid, Plotkin said.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2009

Lithium-ion batteries could soon grab a significant share of the hybrid and electric vehicle advanced battery market according to one industry expert. By 2015, he believes that full hybrids such as the Prius will represent the top lithium-ion business opportunity, followed by moderate hybrids and light electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

According to a new technology briefing paper on hybrid system technologies by John German at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the costs of full-function hybrid systems are likely to drop to half the cost of their 2010 counterparts before 2025. Historical and projected hybrid system direct manufacturing cost.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

2012 Camry Hybrid. liter V6; and a highly revised version of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain for the Camry Hybrid, including a new 2.5-liter liter V6; and a highly revised version of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain for the Camry Hybrid, including a new 2.5-liter Under the hood of the 2012 Camry Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2013

Starting this April, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will sell an electricity management system that uses recycled nickel-metal hydride batteries from hybrid vehicles to Toyota vehicle dealers throughout Japan. The 10 kWh systems will be sold via TMC’s energy business company, Toyota Turbine and Systems Inc.,

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Nickel Metal Hydride Toyota Dealers NiMH 308

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Honda introduced the 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe at the North American International Auto Show. The CR-Z is now Honda’s third hybrid currently in the market, along with the Civic Hybrid and new Insight. liter i-VTEC engine with Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid-electric system.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

EV world NATIONAL COALITION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO URGE AUTOMAKERS TO PRODUCE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES WASHINGTON, D.C.—January Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 to 35 miles or more.

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Nickel Metal Hydride EPRI Plug-in Austin 100

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2012

Lexus’s 2013 GS 450h—the new generation hybrid version of the GS 350, introduced at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show ( earlier post )— offers EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 29 mpg US city, 34 mpg US highway and 31 mpg US combined (7.7, In ECO mode, meter lighting changes to blue. 2013 Lexus GS 450h. Click to enlarge.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Large electric vehicles: buses, electric cars, hybrid vehicles, etc. Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc. UPS and emergency lights, warning lights and mining lights. Generally, it can achieve less than 1%/month, which is less than 1/20 of NiMH battery.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 75

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The Mirai uses the Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS), which features both fuel cell technology and hybrid technology, and includes proprietary Toyota-developed components including the fuel cell (FC) Stack, FC boost converter, and high-pressure hydrogen tanks. Toyota is using a NiMH battery in the Mirai. million km) of road testing.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

Within the transportation applications, there are a number of specific applications of interest, Hall said: Hybrid buses , using the ultracapacitors for energy capture and acceleration. Start-stop for micro-hybrid applications. The ultracapacitors, which have an operational range from -40 °C to 65 °C are not similarly limited.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

It fully recharges from empty in just four hours, and features dual-shock suspension, rugged deep-tooth off-road tires, hydraulic disc brakes, dual headlights, a taillight with turn signal functionality, multiple speed modes, an LED digital display, mudguards, and a surprisingly light 172-pound weight thanks to its aluminum-magnesium alloy frame.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. If youre interested in converting your Prius, see the information at How To Get a Plug-In Hybrid. Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Jim Tech Ltd.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

By 2002, BYD had become one of the top four manufacturers worldwide - and the largest Chinese manufacturer - in each of the three rechargeable battery technologies (Li-Ion, NiCad, and NiMH), according to a Harvard Business School case study of the company. "Their cars are way behind Toyota, for sure," Sokol admits.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Powered by Blogrunner Previous post The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built.

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