Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

The next-generation Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) is being developed in parallel with the standard Prius model. Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Plug In Carolina has selected Eaton Corporation to supply and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in eight South Carolina cities. The charging network was expected to be operational by 1 December 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Plug In Carolina has selected AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. The charging network is expected to be operational by 1 December 2010 to support the variety of new EVs entering the roadways.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

Partners since 2016, DAIHEN licensed WiTricity’s technology to commercialize wireless charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) in factory and industrial settings. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2011

HaloIPT, a provider of Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) systems for wirelessly charging electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has entered a strategic partnership with Drayson Racing Technologies, the green R&D racing organization founded by Lord Drayson, former UK Minister for Science and Innovation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2011

along with a new charging station. As Enterprise Rent-A-Car continues to add EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles throughout its network, more customers will have an opportunity to try the new technology for consideration of purchase, out of curiosity, or to choose an environmentally friendly car rental option.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2017

TM4 and Cummins are jointly developing a plug-in hybrid powertrain for Class 7/8 transit buses that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50% compared to conventional hybrid buses. TM4’s expertise and real-road experience will be instrumental in developing an optimized powertrain for plug-in transit buses. The Cummins B4.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Carbon Day Automotive and Coulomb Technologies unveiled a solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago. The Solar Plug-In Station. The Solar Plug-In Station will be used daily by the City of Chicago to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. The station features a 2.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2024

Thieves are looking at fat charging cables as a fat paycheck (but they’re not). And we plug in Volvo’s plug-in hybrid sedan and see why it’s pointing to EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EVs still cost more to insure. In a review of.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

NRG will pay to install a minimum of 200 fast charging “Freedom Stations”—110 in the Los Angeles Basin; 55 in the San Francisco Bay Area; 15 in the San Joaquin Valley; and 20 in San Diego County—that will be available for use by anyone with an electric vehicle for a minimum five year period. Earlier post.). Competitors protest.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

The system will predict optimal charge and discharge of the battery in real-time, enhancing battery performance and improving battery safety, charge-rate, and usable capacity. If Li-ion batteries are charged too quickly, they can heat up and may explode. A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study—“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe: a fact-based analysis”—compares the economics, sustainability and performance of fuel cell, battery-electric, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in achieving the decarbonization goal. Click to enlarge. Medium- or heavy-duty vehicles were not included.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2009

FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, launched its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV). The Subaru Plug-in STELLA. The EV can be re-charged up to 80% of its capacity in 15 minutes using the quick charging system (3-phase 200VAC, 50 kW); a full recharge takes 8 hours with 100VAC household power or 5 hours with 200VAC.

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Electrek

JULY 30, 2021

If you’re still traveling to work or the park win a car, it’s time to change that. The RadMini Fat Tire E-bike delivers the ability to ride for up to 45 miles on a single charge, letting you go to work and back before it’s time to plug in.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

The new Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport premium compact SUVs are now available with plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology, with an electric-only range of up to 66 km (41 miles) and CO 2 emissions as low as 32 g/km. The new plug-in hybrid P300e models join the existing 48-volt mild-hybrid SUV models.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2010

SAE International has released the J1772 “SAE Electric Vehicle Conductive Charge Coupler” standard that provides a standard interface between plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles and electrical charging systems. By standardizing, you’re reducing costs and allowing everyone to use the same connector.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

The drivetrain has been re-engineered in a number of significant areas to suit its new role, while changes have been made to the vehicle shell to ensure there has been no compromise to cargo space. Although based on significant elements of the two existing vehicles, e-NV200 is a bespoke vehicle with a unique part count of more than 30%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

BMW will supply Karma Automotive—Fisker reborn—with its latest powertrain components, including high voltage battery charging systems and a wide range of hybrid and EV systems, for application in Karma’s flagship plug-in hybrid, to be re-launched next year. —Karma’s CEO Tom Corcoran. founded in 2007.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2019

One of the best arguments for plug-in hybrids is that they’re one-size-fits-all vehicles, enabling owners to plug-in when they’re going about their normal weekday commute routine—keeping the miles all or mostly electric—and yet giving them the freedom to go well beyond where charging networks might easily permit on the.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2011

If you need a plug-in car that is capable of traveling long distances between charges but can’t afford the 300-miles per charge option offered by the 2012 Tesla Model S, the chances are you’re looking at buying a plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Kia Motors has provided a few more details on the new hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles. Earlier post.). Optima PHEV. The next-generation Optima PHEV will feature a 9.8 Optima Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The Volt is an electric-drive vehicle, powered by a 16 kWh Li-ion battery, incorporating an internal combustion engine and generator to serve as a range extender; an electrical plug is intended to be the primary source of stored energy used to deliver motive power.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

There are multiple interesting aspects to the vehicle, including GM’s rationale for offering fast charging as an option (it’s not to go across country), but one of the most manifest when driving the car (aside from the “Wheee!” Blue is commanded torque; green is executed torque. That results in actual torque.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2016

Volkswagen is unveiling the Tiguan GTE Active Concept plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Volkswagen GTE plug-in hybrids. Other plug-in hybrid components of the 4MOTION plug-in hybrid drive include: a 12.4 The vehicle can cover up to 20 miles (32 km) in all-electric mode. kWh and a 16.9-gallon

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Coulomb Technologies has introduced a new, open Flex Billing system; beginning in July, users of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations will no longer need a subscription to the ChargePoint Network. The Flex Billing system features include: Coulomb no longer requires subscriptions and no longer charges drivers for system use.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

At the upcoming Geneva show, Audi will show a new variant of the prologue—the Audi prologue Avant—featuring a plug-in hybrid powertrain. It is equipped with the plug?in The Audi prologue Avant uses a version of the Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid powertrain. in diesel hybrid drive from the Audi Q7 e?tron Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling a five-seater Cross Coupe GTE plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as a preview to its new seven-seater mid-size SUV due to enter production at the end of 2016. The GTE acronym generally applies to all sporty Volkswagen models with a high-tech plug-in hybrid drivetrain.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2020

Official EPA ratings were posted Monday for the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime, and they’re exactly as anticipated by Toyota ahead of the model’s launch. That includes a rating of 42 all-electric miles on the model’s plug-in charge, then 40 mpg city, 36 highway, 38 combined.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Combined Charging System (CCS) DC fast-charge is standard equipment, supporting an approximately 100-mile recharge in 30 minutes at on the 50 kW charger at 200 amps; 80% total battery capacity is available in 75 minutes. hours for a full charge. The Level 2 (240v) at 7.2 kWh charger needs approximately 9.5

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Imagine the scenario: You’re heading to a meeting and leave your shiny 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car plugged in at the local charging station, confident that it will have enough charge to get you back home when you return in a few hours.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The vehicles will make use of REV’s bi-directional charging capabilities as part of TARDEC’s micro-grid demonstration. There is no other re-engineering performed on the vehicle, with the original driving characteristics remaining intact. Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles, Inc., Earlier post.) lbs) of torque to the wheels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

In addition to standard charge and quick charge option, Renault also highlighted the exclusive “Quickdrop” system for battery switching at an exchange station such as that being developed by Better Place. They are charged by means of an extendible cable located behind the Renault logo at the front. Click to enlarge. .

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Zephyr 7 runs exclusively on solar power, which is used during the day to charge the battery that is used to power the flight through the night; this flight in shorter days and longer nights was significantly more demanding than any previous one, Airbus noted. m) and a weight of just over 110 lbs. (50 m) and a weight of just over 110 lbs. (50

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Creative Greenius

MAY 15, 2009

Dency charges his plug-in electric car using the clean, renewable energy he produces from the solar panels on the roof of his Hermosa Beach house. They’re each great examples of how well solar works here in the South Bay, but only Dency’s house will feature your Creative Greenius as a volunteer docent.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Opel engineers have mounted the batteries, which can be re-charged on a standard household 230-volt outlet under the floor of the Vivaro e-Concept. Now we’re just looking at the right application and right configuration of that technology before making any plans on future production. The e-Concept is conceived to have 5.0

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