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Vitesco Technologies, the Powertrain business area of Continental, presented at the CTI Symposium in Berlin (9-12 December 2019) a cost-effective and compact dedicated hybrid transmission solution with integrated electric machines, designed for use in applications such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. The real-world share of electric driving for PHEVs, on average, is about half the share considered in the type-approval values.
USABC awarded the contract to continue Johnson Controls’ development of lithium-ion battery technology for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications to meet USABC goals for low-cost, long-life, high-power and high energy vehicle systems. JCS PHEV System Development-USABC (DOE OVT 2011 Merit Review).
The objective of the projects is to develop cells that provide more than 200 Wh/kg energy density, along with long cycle life and excellent abuse tolerance to enable 40-mile-range plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EVs). hybrid, pug-in hybrid or EV) using particle morphology, composition and nanocoatings.
Low-cost 14V micro hybrid systems and full (strong) hybrid (i.e., The 170-page report also finds that while the combined global EV and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) market share is expected to grow to about 1.5% Li-Ion batteries for strong hybrids are in short supply. billion in 2015 and $9.2 billion in 2020.
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.
For the study, they define EVs as including both battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles. Alternatively if PHEVs comprise 90% of EVs, the ?TCE Our results show that EV adoption can reduce the cost of RES compliance, gasoline consumption, and energy system costs, including the costs of GHG reductions.
Combined government targets (line) and EV/PHEV production/sales (bars) reported by OEM. Announced EV and/or PHEV production plans from the majors add up to 0.9 The IEA’s June 2011 Technology Roadmap – Electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is an update of the original report from 2009. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge.
Global automotive supplier Linamar Corporation has developed a fully-integrated, compact, modular and scalable twin-motor bolt-on rear axle unit to enable hybrid all-wheel drive applications: the Agilit-e Hybrid Power Unit. At that point, the control unit kicks out of AWD and enters hybrid mode (charge sustaining). (On
The approach for hybrids using multiple inverters and motors (left) and a single inverter and motor (right). The system, if applied in a vehicle, could represent up to a 90% reduction in cost and volume compared to on-board standalone battery chargers. Additional components are shown in red. Source: Su. Click to enlarge. 2009.5316496.
not a series-hybrid type vehicle such as the Chevrolet Volt equipped with a full-capability engine. This vehicle has substantially more range than currently announced PHEVs, ARB staff noted, with electric range comparable to full function BEVs and will probably require ground-up BEV design. while using the range extender to find a.
Based on an analysis of various cost of ownership scenarios for various drivetrains, including internal combustion engine (ICE) gasoline and diesel; hybrid (HEV); battery-electric (EV); plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV); and fuel cell vehicles, Lux Research concludes that fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are “ solidly in a laggard position. ”.
As part of its contribution to a recently completed major European research initiative to achieve more efficient and cost-effective hybrid powertrains for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, Ricardo developed a new 48V e-motor offering up to a 50% increase in power density compared with current production machines.
Intersil Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog, mixed signal and power management semiconductors, introduced a system solution for hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV/EV) battery management control, featuring an automotive-grade Li-Ion battery management system and safety monitor. ISL78600 Management System.
One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
A new report from Pike Research forecasts that sales of medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) hybrid trucks—including hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), battery electric (BEV), and plug-in electric power take-off (EPTO) variations—will surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017. mile for hybrid and $0.22/mile
In partnership with Shannxi Automotive, the world’s tenth largest medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturer, EDI is introducing a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) cement mixer truck. Truck operators will experience the expected full power vehicle performance of the OEM, while eliminating harmful emissions.
the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ) launched of Bright eSolutions to support automotive customers worldwide to accelerate vehicle electrification, lightweighting, and overall platform efficiency. The IDEA is a multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets.
Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., We find that, in the base case, plug-in vehicles (PHEVs and BEVs) may produce more damage on average than today’s HEVs. Michalek et al. Click to enlarge.
The manganese spinel system, Amine said, has excellent power capability—much better than any other existing lithium-ion system—allowing the possibility of designing small batteries, which could lead to significant cost reduction. This pretty much doubles the capability of iron phosphate to enable a 20-30 mile PHEV ,” said Amine.
In a new report (its fourth on electric car adoption) the Boston Consulting Group forecasts that a combination of hybrid and fully electric powertrains will cut the global market share of pure internal combustion engines (ICEs) by about 50% by 2030. The lowcost of gasoline in the US will yield similar results.
In the transportation sector, Boston-Power is targeting its high-energy, long-life cells at plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Boston-Power is focused on delivering the high energy density and long deep discharge cycle life that it says are critical for the continued evolution towards higher degrees of hybridization and BEVs.
Cost-effectiveness of vehicle electrification using today’s assumptions. The EHEV pathway is the dynamic, road-charged hybrid. The study by Aaron Brooker, Matthew Thorton and John Rugh aimed to identify possible pathways to cost-effective vehicle electrification by evaluating a variety of scenarios and technology improvements.
Following completion of the project, the partners have announced that a battery pack using QinetiQ’s iron sulphide-based cell chemistry and Ricardo’s latest battery management system (BMS) has demonstrated significant cost and weight reductions compared with the reference Efficient-C full hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ).
This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel lowcost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber.
The results, say the researchers, suggest that the cathode material could enable production of batteries that meet the demanding performance and safety requirements of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Khalil Amine, manager of the advanced battery technology group at Argonne and the project's co-principal investigator.
The device provides cell balancing and accurate voltage and temperature monitoring to safeguard Li-ion battery packs in hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric vehicles.
If the technology can be brought to scale, then waste feedstock processing could solve two problems at once—a source of low-cost, low-carbon renewable fuel, and a solution to the ever more critical issue to landfill reduction. Technologies in this area include: Plug-in hybrids. Marine scrubbers. The game changer.
This figure could be higher if emerging 48V micro-hybrid technology delivers on its promise of fuel efficiency at a lowcost increment and a significant number of OEMs choose to implement it with Li-ion battery packs, Navigant said. billion in 2015 to $30.6 billion in 2024.
CAM-7, with energy capacity exceeding 200 mAh/g; discharge capacity of 130 mAh/g at 100 C rate; a good low-temperature energy density and high safety is suitable for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV) batteries.
The small size, multi-fuel capability and potential lowcost of the ULRE could also help speed adoption of electric vehicles. High energy density TMO/Si-alloy battery for PHEVs. FLYBUS - Flywheel Based Mechanical Hybrid System for Bus & Commercial Vehicle Applications including Retrofit Programme. GKN Eco-Trailer.
German manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly focusing on full battery-electric vehicles for the compact and small car segments, while full electrification of mid-size vehicles and partial electrification (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or PHEV) of SUVs continue to progress. Korea defends its third place in terms of technology.
This means lead-based batteries are essential in virtually all conventional ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles, hybrid vehicles (mild, micro and Plug-in-HEV, PHEV) and full electric vehicles. In full-hybrid vehicles, the stored energy is also used for a certain range of electric driving.
For future scenarios where vehicle technology costs were sufficiently competitive to advantage either hydrogen or electric vehicles, the increased availability of low-cost, low-CO 2 electricity/hydrogen provided more cost-effective CO 2 mitigation opportunities in the heat and power energy sectors than in transportation.
The ISL78714 provides accurate cell voltage and temperature monitoring, along with cell balancing and extensive system diagnostics to protect 14-cell Li-ion battery packs while maximizing driving time and range for hybrid and electric vehicles (HEV/MHEV/PHEV/BEV).
The vehicle fleet will include the battery electric B 250 e and plug-in hybrids from Mercedes-Benz. The inclusion of plug-in hybrids allows the project partners to study the usage patterns of a further group of customers and to compare them with those of customers with all-electric vehicles. eMERGE study.
DOE’s investment strategy does not preclude the market from selecting mild or strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric, or even fuel cell vehicles as the end point for electrification. ICE improvements can also be applied to both hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and vehicles that use alternative hydrocarbon fuels.
To do so, the company plans to expand its powertrain offerings by adding plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) models to its current model lineup, which includes conventional hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), diesel engine, and battery electric vehicle (BEV) models. MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO.
million BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs were sold globally—an increase of 28.6% Automakers such as VW are building their next-generation EVs around the concept of a low-cost and scalable modular platform that will be shared across the maker’s model lineup, enabling it to thrust its EVs from niche to affordable mass market.
lowcost is only achieved in large-volume, highly automated factories. With the current fuel mix of the US power sector (about half coal, about 30% “carbon-free”), CO 2 emissions for HEVs and EVs are similar. —Deutch and Moniz.
Technical topics for this FOA—which span the range of DOE interests from fossil to nuclear to renewable and low-carbon energies—include two hydrogen- and fuel-cell-related topics: fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and in-line quality control devices for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells.
This quality control device will help to drive down the costs of fuel cells by reducing waste and improving the process efficiency of roll-to-roll manufacturing of polymer electrolyte membranes. US Hybrid Corporation. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for LowCost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc.
HRL Laboratories and its partners GM, Va Polytech, ORNL, Teledyne will receive $5,058,803 to develop efficient, compact, and low-cost battery chargers for electric cars. and Case Western Reserve University. This compact battery charger will support two-way power flow enabling the electrical grid to access the vehicle’s battery.
The successful market implementation of these materials in vehicles requires that they be lowcost and available in sufficient abundance to make a compelling business case. For this reason the focus of this AOI includes the development of low-cost approaches to the manufacturing of both magnesium and carbon fiber.
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