Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But battery technology is improving steadily (especially lithium-ion, with nano-technology versions also looking promising), and in large quantities current options are acceptable. The high demand for the Honda Civic hybrid tell us its at least $3,000. The Bottom Line Plug-ins cost more mainly because batteries are expensive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. The biggest barrier is the battery."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

However, the electric drive portion of the vehicles, including the motor, electronics and A123 System lithium ion battery pack is identical. A123Systems will manufacture Nanophosphate Lithium ion prismatic battery cells, modules and battery packs for Chrysler LLC.

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Teslarati

APRIL 24, 2024

As people have seen the EV adoption rate globally is under pressure and a lot of other auto manufacturers are pulling back on EVs and pursuing plugin hybrids instead. And so, the price per kilowatt hour of lithium-ion batteries went to crazy numbers, crazy levels. Vaibhav Taneja: Bonkers. Elon Musk: Yeah, just bonkers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

So now finally we have the technology to deliver everything to customers and with things like plugins you don’t have the range anxiety so that does kind of relieve most of the tradeoffs, certainly. Lithium-ion batteries may never have adequate energy density to independently power a household’s primary multi-purpose vehicle.

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