Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. Annual worldwide NEV sales by region, 2011–2017. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

Advanced lead-based batteries (AGM and EFB technologies) are installed to meet extra requirements in start-stop and basic- micro-hybrid vehicles, due to their increased charge recoverability and higher deep-cycle resistance. The maximal charge voltage (of the legal limit of 60V) is still being defined by OEMs. Click to enlarge.

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Lead Acid Nickel Metal Hydride Energy Storage Lithium Ion 304

Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Overnight or deep-cycle discharge damages batteries, and high C rates degrade batteries because of the temperature created. times more life expectancy for a battery versus a deep-cycle charging approach. And the more they do that, the vehicles are actually not road-legal—they’re violating the axle weight limits.

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