Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

Propulsion comes from a 200 kW Raser Symetron traction motor mated to a 4–speed automatic transmission. The Raser Technologies scalable plug-in series hybrid design in the Hummer H3 provides 40+ miles all-electric range. Acceleration from 0-60 mph takes less than 9 seconds. The Caliber ReEv accelerates from 0-60 mph in 8.3

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2009

Over the next few weeks a select number of customers in New Jersey, New York and California will take delivery of a fully electric version of the Mini Coupe as part of a trial program. With a driving range of around 150 miles, the Mini E’s lithium ion batteries achieve. 62 mph in 8.5 hours to charge.

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Mini E New Jersey Lithium Ion MPH 36

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation and Ford Motor Company announced that New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state public power organization, has been added to the LEAD customer program for the Ford Transit Connect Electric van. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Markets which will participate in the BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) US field trial when it begins in summer 2011 include the New York metro market; the Greater Los Angeles Are; San Diego; the Greater San Francisco and Sacramento areas; select markets in Connecticut; and Boston. Acceleration from 0-60 mph requires approximately 8.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

The first wave of vehicles will be built by a Dutch firm 2getthere and will have a range of 60 km which should be good for several hours of use. The top speed will be limited to 40 km/h (25 mph) but Dr. Guala points out that “ the longest trip will not take more than 5-6 minutes ” due to the city’s small size.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

These vehicles are expected to range in price from about $40,000 to more than $100,000. Then there are a slew of fully electric small vehicles that are pinning their hopes on eco-conscious city dwellers who may not want to spend much more than $25,000 on a new technology. Which has the longest range? It costs about $30,000.

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Plug-in Plug Al Gore NMG 140

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

It accelerates the vehicle in less than 9 seconds from zero to 100 km/h (0-60 mph in approx. Unlike asynchronous electric motors, the new power unit provides a relatively high level of torque even at higher engine speeds and road speeds; at increased load the torque is not reduced abruptly but decreases gradually.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Lentz said that advanced electric drive vehicles—battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—both face challenges including cost, fueling infrastructure and range. And then there is range. When the FCHV-adv was introduced in 2008, it boasted an estimated range increase of more than 150% over the first generation FCHV.

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Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid 218

Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Per BMW’s press release the MINI E will be motivated by a 150kW electric drive system with a range of 150 miles per charge and a top speed of 95 mph. second range. Specially engineered for automobile use, the battery technology will have a range of more than 240 kilometers, or 150 miles.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

It’s much tougher to raise the level of funding necessary and get the interest rates below the 7%-9% range. To put that in perspective for you, if Los Angeles County were a state, it would rank ninth in population behind the states of California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

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Solar Energy Power Powered 170

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

A car like the Circuit does not like to be stuck on roads with 25 mph speed limits, but those roads made up most of the prescribed route. New technology. An (expected) high price tag. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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Dodge Circuit Dodge Electric Cars Chrysler 45

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Capstone Turbine Corporation is introducing a prototype range-extended electric supercar using one of its 30 kW C30 microturbines as the generator unit. The CMT-380 features a lithium-polymer battery pack that supports an all-electric range of up to 80 miles. seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph. —Darren Jamison.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. A Tesla or other electric with similar range would suit me just fine… The problem with the Volt, though, is that it’s just an incredibly ugly car. April 20, 2009 4:46 am Link What is the battery range of the Volt? — James 8.

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