Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

The control strategy used was to operate on the electric drive when possible and to recharge the ultracapacitors when the engine was operating.this resulted in a large improvement in average engine efficiency from 19% in the ICE vehicle to 30% in the micro-hybrid even though the electric motor had a peak power of only 6 kW.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

liter, direct-injected i-VTEC V-6 engine with two-stage Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) cylinder deactivation technology. This eliminates pumping loss—the air resistance incurred when the pistons pump intake and exhaust gases through the cylinder—which is the greatest source of resistance in engine operation.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 28, 2009

GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. By Richard Kessler for Recharge News. GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. Published: Tuesday, December 8 2009. “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

The OLEV demonstrator developed by KAIST replaces a trackless combustion-engine train running inside Seoul Grand Park. A road embedded with underground recharging strips is divided into several segments so that, when a car drives on a certain segment, a sensor in the segment is turned on, and the car above the segment picks up electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

These electrode assemblies are then sandwiched together with conventional separators and positive electrodes to make the battery, which is filled with an acid electrolyte, sealed and connected in series to the other cells. NS began working with Axion in October 2009. This limits the ability of battery to take on recharge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

International Battery , a US-based manufacturer, designer, and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable cells, modules and packs, introduced three classes of standardized modules for its large-format lithium batteries—Nested, Slim and Wide—to accommodate various customer-specific geometries.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Reforms to VED have been confirmed as anticipated and the new 13-band system will come into effect from 1st May 2009. Other detail changes from 6th April 2011 include: Drivers of Euro IV diesel cars registered before the 1st January 2006 are currently taxed at the same percentage rate as drivers of cars fitted with a petrol engine.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. 2009) Click to enlarge. The costs premiums were $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000; and the fuel savings was estimated at 75% compared with a conventional gasoline engine. The socio-economic characteristics of the household, its geographic location, and recharging capabilities. Source: Curtin et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen is tapping some expertise from Ballard engineers under a long-term services contract, earlier post.) In 2009, we forecast that a breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells could not be expected before the year 2020. kilowatt-hours, which is recharged by recuperation or alternatively from a power socket. Earlier post.).

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MAY 11, 2009

The project team unveiled the Sentience research vehicle—based on a Ford Escape Hybrid—at a press launch in early March 2009. In the test vehicle, the air conditioning compressor is driven by the engine so that when the hybrid powertrain operates in electric only mode or the vehicle is stationary, the air conditioning system does not operate.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Today, after more than 100 years of combustion engines and the dominance of oil, we are facing a new technological era in the transport sector. The partnership envisions connecting those urban agglomerations with supply corridors on main arteries to establish the essential prerequisites for nationwide development. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 24, 2010

prototype that was developed by GM and Segway and which made its debut in April 2009. Segway has worked collaboratively with GM to develop and deliver multiple copies of the drivetrain platform that seamlessly connect to and power the various EN-Vs. Earlier post.). The Xiao EN-V model. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

JFE Engineering Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., the University of Hawaii, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, whose involvement is based on the Japan-US Clean Energy Technologies Action Plan, agreed to following the Japan-US heads of state summit held in November 2009. Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Ltd.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Here’s the scoop: Engineers drill a hole about 6,000 feet down where the magma has heated the surrounding area to about 400-500 degrees Farenheit. By using existing electric car technologies, coupled with an Internet-connected web of tens of thousands of recharging stations, he thinks his company, Better Place L.L.C.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

meter external length of the F 800 Style, all of the components of the vehicle’s alternative drives are installed in a space-saving manner in the engine compartment and the gaps within the chassis. The lithium-ion battery with a storage capacity of >10 kWh can be recharged either at a charging station or a household power socket.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Coda popped onto the electric-vehicle stage in June 2009 as an offshoot of Miles Electric Vehicles, a maker of electric light trucks in China. Bright Automotive. Coda Automotive.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

Giorgio Rizzoni, Professor and Research Director, Ohio State University—were invited to provide independent scientific advice on the ZEV documents released by staff on 25 November 2009. 2009 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Review. Earlier post.). —Rizzoni and Marano.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Valence maintains a team of seven application engineers on the ground in Ireland. “ They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. gallon in January 2009. As a result, a Markman hearing has been scheduled for 4-5 May 2009. 3d 967 (Fed.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

A series of presentations at the SAE 2009 Hybrid Vehicle Technology Symposium held in San Diego (11-12 February) sketched a mixed outlook for mainstream consumer—i.e., Mainstream adoption by new car buyers depends on connecting with more important criteria such as reliability and durability, he said. Source: Ken Kurani.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Scientists and engineers have extended the range of EVs by cramming ever more energy into their batteries, and vehicle charging networks have expanded in many countries. A couple of hours at home is sufficient to recharge from a typical daily commute, while overnight charging is needed for longer trips. EVs have finally come of age.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

sha—a light vehicle class or kei car—powered by a 12-valve, 659cc DOHC inline-3-cylinder engine that featured the MIVEC (Mitsubishi Innovative Valve timing Electronic Control system) for maximum power output and fuel efficiency. The engine placement is just forward of the rear axle and behind the rear seat. Floor duct.

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JULY 1, 2009

Ford of Europe’s involvement with the fleet of electric Focus prototypes complements the development work already undertaken to showcase the Ford Tourneo Connect BEV Concept first revealed at this year’s Geneva motor show. Smith will also offer the Transit Connect van for sale in Europe as the Smith Ampere from 2010.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

By Robert Gammon January 14, 2009. Indeed, the story of the board’s attempt to regulate plug-in hybrids has turned out to be a battle between an agency whose primary mission is to protect Californians from breathing unhealthy air and a group of environmentalists and engineers who are fighting to slow global warming.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Written by Josie Garthwaite 9 Comments Posted March 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am in Automotive Before unveiling the concept version of its Model S sedan, an $57,400 electric car that Tesla Motors wants to build using loans from the Department of Energy, the startup said the Model S battery would be designed to handle rapid charging.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Now, connect those vehicles in an Internet-like web and you can greatly enhance the ability of people to move through cities, find places to park and connect to their social and business networks," Larry Burns, GMs vice president of R&D and strategic planning, said in a statement. by JayWes April 8, 2009 6:32 PM PDT No But GM is.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Current consortium members include Accenture ( ACN ), Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Quick Read Apr 17, 2009 Landstar System, Inc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009. Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

April 10, 2009 10:09 am Link It amazes me that in the vast debate about electric cars world wide including here in Norway, no one ever mention the fact that the batteries in such cars need replacement in no more than five years. April 10, 2009 11:18 am Link Kaare (#1), Your concerns are well taken. — Kaare Nilsen 2. In the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Deffeyes "The Party's Over", by Richard Heinberg "Power Down: Options and actions for a post-carbon world", by Richard Heinberg, 2004 "The Solar Economy", by Herman Scheer "Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Oil Shock", by Matt Simmons Return to top Copyright © 2005-2009 Plug In America. htm Advocates of the Th!

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The company had already delivered more than 700 vehicles by the end of September, 2009 (see article ). It has a 50mile all-electric range and features the Q-Drive technology, a series hybrid system that mates the engine with a generator to provide an electrical connection and recharge the batteries (see article ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. While utilities such as E.ON E.ON’s Mr. .&#

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric motors are generally three times more energy efficient than combustion engines. Electric engines are emissions free (and quiet). And fast charging, which will make recharging your vehicle a part of your 15-minute coffee break at Starbucks or weekly grocery run, is the key to customer acceptance of electric vehicles.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

December 2008 Las Vegas EVA's Watts Happening Newsletter Notes: The Las Vegas Electric Vehicle Association (LVEVA) will meet on the third Saturday of each month during 2008 and 2009. The extra lead-acid battery pack can be recharged externally at night from the Prius owner’s household 110 VAC source in a home garage.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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