Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

Volvo Car USA is bringing a new, improved Recharge plug-in hybrid powertrain is coming to the US in its 90 and 60 Series models, significantly extending electric range while lowering carbon dioxide emissions, increasing performance, and improving drivability.

Recharge 221

Recharge Plug-in Volvo USA 221

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Blue Oval will look to extended-range EVs (EREVs) as a way to electrify future SUVs and pickups, including the Super Duty brand. Buyers have been skeptical of their range and capabilities, and none of the six on sale today come with what could be considered a reasonable price. have jumped all over the map in recent times.

Extended Range 64

Extended Range Juice Ford Range 64

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

Cadillac unveiled the anticipated 2014 ELR extended range electric (EREV) vehicle (based on the Converj concept, earlier post ) at the North American International Auto Show. Total system power out of the battery is 154 kW (not just to the wheels). The ELR’s battery is a T-shaped, 16.5 2014 Cadillac ELR Click to enlarge.

Extended Range 244

Extended Range Cadillac 2014 Range 244

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

Audi’s A1 e-tron, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show ( earlier post ), is a range-extended electric city concept vehicle featuring a 75 kW (102 hp) peak power electric traction motor and a single-rotor single-rotor Wankel engine coupled with an electrical generator with a charge rating of up to 15 kW. Battery pack.

Extended Range 247

Extended Range Audi Range Electric Vehicles 247

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

has launched a new extended-range product line. With the new TerraVolt XR extended-range battery, Proterra buses can now be configured to travel up to 180 miles (290 km) between charges. Once customized, operators can reconfigure battery packs to meet evolving service needs.

Extended Range 150

Extended Range Lithium Titanate Miles Range 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Hybricon AB and Umeå Municipality have placed an Arctic Whisper fast rechargeable electric-drive bus in service running on Umeå’s busiest line. The Arctic Whisper’s batteries are fast-charged by the Opbrid B?sbaar—an This included the development of a charging station and two fast rechargeable electric hybrid buses.

Extended Range 210

Extended Range Charging Range Recharge 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Twenty units of the Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle ( earlier post ) are on the roads of the Munich pilot region in a fleet trial by partners Audi, E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke München (SwM), and Technische Universität München (TUM).

Extended Range 218

Extended Range Audi Electric Vehicles Range 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The system will be an on-board power source with scalable power offerings and will complement the Rolls-Royce Electrical propulsion portfolio, enabling extended range on sustainable aviation fuels and later as it comes available through hydrogen combustion.

Hybrid 448

Hybrid Norway Hungary Electric 448

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

meter long Flextreme GT/E concept illustrates the application of GM’s extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) technology to large or mid-size vehicles, as well as compact cars such as the upcoming Ampera, the European cousin of the Chevrolet Volt. Full recharge at a 230V outlet will take less than 3 hours. Earlier post.).

Extended Range 199

Extended Range Concept Electric Vehicles Range 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2012

The miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy will increase from 94 miles to 98 miles and the total range, including extended range operation, will be 380 miles. In addition, the total storage capacity of the Volt battery has been increased from 16 kWh of energy to 16.5 A full recharge using a 120V could take 10.5

Volt 300

Volt 2013 Miles Chevrolet 300

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

In both cases, the standard battery pack has been somewhat reduced in size to make room for the combustion engine and its fuel tank. Battery cost and size mean that all-electric cars still have a relatively limited operating range. Technical concept II: Volvo C30 with parallel-connected range extender.

Extended Range 231

Extended Range Volvo Concept Range 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The first will see the vehicle converted from its respective conventional powertrain into a simple battery electric vehicle (BEV) incorporating efficiency optimized control strategies within the framework of a simple architecture based on conventional 3kW recharging rate.

Extended Range 231

Extended Range Range Land Rover Vehicles 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

The demonstrator is equipped with a 17 kW GENEPAC fuel cell stack, developed by PSA Peugeot Citroën and the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) ( earlier post ); a 13 kWh Li-ion battery pack (with energy densities of 100 Wh/L and 88 Wh/kg); and storage tanks holding 4.2 kg of hydrogen at 700 bar. FiSyPAC fuel cell system architecture.

Extended Range 207

Extended Range Fuel Electric Vehicles Range 207

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

A Proterra 40-foot Catalyst XR (extended range) electric bus drove 258 miles (415 miles) on a single charge under test conditions at Michelin’s Laurens Proving Grounds (LPG). The Catalyst XR configuration for the max mileage test used 8 NMC Li-ion battery packs, with a total energy capacity of 257 kWh. Earlier post.).

Extended Range 150

Extended Range Miles Lithium Titanate Range 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

PACCAR announced that a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery electric Peterbilt Model 579EV became the first Class 8 zero emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. —Kevin Baney, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president.

Kenworth 321

Kenworth Peterbilt Fuel Los Angeles 321

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7

Michigan 363

Michigan 2012 Ford Lithium Ion 363

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The Xcelsior FCEBs are battery-dominant hybrids, based on the standard Xcelsior CHARGE electric propulsion system. The battery provides the bus with short-term power and energy, while the fuel cell system acts like a steady-state battery charger, operating in an optimal efficiency zone.

Fuel 265

Fuel Extended Range Hydrogen Pennsylvania 265

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

General Motors announced a demonstration project ( earlier post ) to explore market needs and customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles in Korea. The Cruze EV is equipped with a 31 kWh battery that generates maximum power of 150 kW. On a standard household 220-volt outlet, the Cruze EV can be fully recharged in 8 to 10 hours.

Chevrolet 236

Chevrolet GM Fleet South Korea 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

The EVer (Electric Vehicle extended range) powertrain of the Fisker Karma. The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker Karma luxury four-door extended range electric sedan in December 2011, also said that it has delivered 1,000 vehicles to customers in the US and Europe. Click to enlarge.

Fisker 277

Fisker 2007 Karma 2012 277

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

For the past eight months, Balqon and POLA have been jointly testing two yard tractors fitted with Balqon’s next generation lithium battery system at a local intermodal facility. The Nautilus XR E20 is a longer-range version of the XE20, allowing customers to perform two shift operations before having to recharge.

Los Angeles 230

Los Angeles Li-ion Lead Acid Lithium Ion 230

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 This data will also be used to map out a future network of electric charging points, to further extend range and improve the convenience of electric vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Market Background Trials. and $1.60) per day.

Low Cost 186

Low Cost Recharge i-MiEV Mitsubishi 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2012

The vehicle marks a number of firsts for Infiniti: first range-extender electric driveline; first mid-ship sports cart; first car the company has developed in Europe—and the first car it has built as part of a UK-government sponsored technology initiative. Recharge time from 13 amps takes 10 hours, or 6 hours at 16 amps.

Infinity 199

Infinity Extended Range Design Carbon 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2022

ZF’s brake-by-wire IBC braking system enables regenerative braking and energy recuperation that helps recharge the batteries of electric vehicles—highlighting how chassis and eDrives can work together to enhance motion control, extend range and offer more compact system packaging.

Extended Range 345

Extended Range Connected Connect Recharge 345

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Opel has presented a specially-equipped Ampera extended range electric vehicle to the Technical Institute Karlsruhe (KIT), marking the beginning of a field trial in the research project iZEUS (intelligent Zero Emission Urban System) in Stuttgart. Connected vehicles Electric (Battery) Smart charging Smart Grid' iZEUS Ampera.

Recharge 210

Recharge Grid Kits Concept 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2012

Focus Electric features an advanced charging system that allows the car’s battery to fully recharge in four hours—nearly half the time of Nissan Leaf—using available 240-volt outlets that can be installed in residential garages.

EPA 252

EPA i-MiEV Ford New Jersey 252

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). Every ELR battery, for example, has close to 200 ultrasonic welds. Charging the ELR’s battery can be done with a 120V electrical outlet or a dedicated 240V charging station.

Cadillac 223

Cadillac Batteries Battery Detroit 223

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 also features regenerative braking while decelerating, which recharges the batteries and reduces energy consumption for extending range. It introduced its next-generation battery-electric bus, the Xcelsior CHARGE in 2017. The only tailpipe output is clean water vapor.

San Diego 276

San Diego Fuel Los Angeles North America 276

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. Burke, 2009.

Fuel Economy 236

Fuel Economy Davis Economy Hybrid 236

Electrek

MAY 3, 2022

If there’s one thing I love as much as playing with batteries, it’s charging them up from the sun. And when it comes to my electric bikes, which are kind of outdoor toys by definition, being able to charge in the field is a pretty darn neat trick for extending range when camping or just spending all day in the great outdoors.

Recharge 107

Recharge Solar Power Powered 107

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Audi introduced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron US pilot program at TED2012 in Long Beach, California. Energy storage is provided by the lithium-ion battery, which is located in multiple blocks under the luggage compartment floor, under the rear seat and in the center tunnel. A3 e-tron BEV. Click to enlarge. It stores 26.5

Audi 244

Audi Electric Vehicles Batteries Battery 244

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

Having more than one gear ratio and the ability to shift without interrupting torque enables the motor to run at higher efficiency, extending range and batteries’ life expectancy by up to 10%, according to the company. The improved efficiency offered by Zeroshift’s concept could also extend EVs’ in-service battery life.

Concept 247

Concept Recharge Downsizing Extended Range 247

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

Bosch is pooling its mechanical engineering expertise and offering companies factory equipment for battery production from a single source—ranging from individual components and software solutions to complete assembly lines. One of its pilot customers is Webasto, which is equipping its battery factories with Bosch technology.

Supplies 186

Supplies Batteries Production Battery 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2011

A123 Systems will supply the advanced nanophosphate lithium-ion battery packs that will power the Spark EV. It complements Chevrolet’s growing range of electrified vehicles, including the Volt extended-range EV and the 2013 Malibu Eco with eAssist technology.

Chevrolet 230

Chevrolet 2013 Global Electric Vehicles 230

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Cummins will display a new powertrain, configurable for either a full battery electric vehicle (BEV) or a range extended electric vehicle (REEV) incorporating a compact engine-generator. A power assist function is available from the battery pack whenever the system needs additional energy.

Range 191

Range Batteries Battery Electric 191

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The production version of the extended range electric vehicle Opel Ampera—the Chevy Volt’s European cousin—will make its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. Opel says that its pricing scheme eliminates confusion by listing the total cost of the car and battery.

Production 210

Production Extended Range Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion 210

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range Making the Case To Be Your Only Car Clean Fleet Report recently ventured on a 1,796-mile, four-state road trip in an all-electric 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD Extended. The Mach-E has a 91 kilowatt-hour (kWh) extended range battery, and a 10.5

Extended Range 98

Extended Range Ford Range All-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2010

GM announced that the first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be eligible for one of 4,400 free home charging stations. The Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle with extended range capability, designed to drive up to 350 miles without stopping to recharge or refuel.

Volt 218

Volt Chevrolet Charging Extended Range 218