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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The team says replacing a metal wheel well with a composite one could enable Volvo to reduce the number of batteries needed to power the electric motor. The laminated architecture of fibre composites mirrors the configuration of many current electrical storage devices. Even the Sat Nav could be powered by its own casing.

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Energy Storage Energy Polymer Carbon Fiber 225

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AUGUST 22, 2009

A new draft working paper published by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. The battery pack energy capacity was assumed to be 16 kWh.

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PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion 265

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

In the new study, these were re-assessed and considered along with 11 other technologies—including fuel cells, electricity storage, electric vehicles and lighting—treated in the new report, this time evaluated on the expected supplies of the metals and not on the current situation as in the first report.

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Light Wind Solar Carbon 290

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2009

Chinese carmaker BYD and Volkswagen have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the options for partnership in the area of hybrids and electric vehicles powered by lithium batteries. Hackenberg. The Volkswagen Group said then that it hopes to be able to apply Li-ion technology in its first vehicles by 2010. Earlier post.).

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BYD Lithium Ion Li-ion Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

To maintain the battery charge required to supplement the low-speed torque with the e-drive, AVL developed a special strategy to guarantee a consistently high level of charge by using the overboost capability of the turbo-charged combustion engine. Fischer et al. The demo Turbohybrid powertrain. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

Key to realizing the potential role for hydrogen in transportation is automakers’ continuing commitment to hydrogen FCVs as a necessary complement to plug-in electric vehicles and a critical component of their long-term strategy to provide vehicles that contribute to energy and climate policy goals.

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Davis Hydrogen Transportation North America 250

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center have concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. The battery pack energy capacity was assumed to be 16 kWh.

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PHEV Li-ion Grid Lithium Ion 186