Plug-in hybrid

By rss@youtube.com (HumanCar) HumanCar Inc. is an industrial design firm located in the Pacific NorthWest, USA. Alternative vehicles and power systems include the Imagine_PS™ Low Mass Vehicle (see above) a plug-in hybrid electric and several advanced motor systems along with the SyncGuideway™ and new radical elec...

18 sec - 2008-08-07 This was the initial test run of the 76th Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) conversion. The second car belongs to Jim Philippi. Both cars were converted using the CalCars open source conversion plan which is located at www.priusplus.org.

By Mike Millikin CSIRO - SP AusNet PHEV. Click to enlarge.CSIRO engineers modified Toyota Prius hybrids by removing the OEM battery pack and installing a larger 6 kWh, 30 Ah NiMH battery pack (five times the capacity of the original 1.2 kWh, 6.5 Ah pack) and a battery charger to allow the cars to plug into and cha...

By Mike Millikin The Axon Automotive PHEV. Click to enlarge. UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city ca...

By Mike Millikin The Axon Automotive PHEV. Click to enlarge. UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city ca...

By Mike Millikin The IDEA is a multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets. Bright eSolutions will offer clients expert guidance on a variety of strategies in the field of EV/PHEV vehicle development, from EV powertrain integration and conversions, to ae...

By Mike Millikin The IDEA is a multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets. Bright eSolutions will offer clients expert guidance on a variety of strategies in the field of EV/PHEV vehicle development, from EV powertrain integration and conversions, to ae...

By Mike Millikin As of June 2009, South Korea-based SK Energy had developed six lithium-ion cells: two targeted at hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications and four targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications. (Earlier post.)

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By Mike Millikin As of June 2009, South Korea-based SK Energy had developed six lithium-ion cells: two targeted at hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) applications and four targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications. (Earlier post.)

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By Mike Millikin A strategy based around battery leasing. In the short term the car club business model could be a viable means of introducing the public to electric vehicle technology. Market outlook to 2022 for battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (AEA 2009)

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By Mike Millikin A strategy based around battery leasing. In the short term the car club business model could be a viable means of introducing the public to electric vehicle technology. Market outlook to 2022 for battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (AEA 2009)

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By Mike Millikin A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. The series-production PHEVs will feature “somewhat different” technology. Click to enlarge. V70 PHEV Demonstrators. In January 2007, Volvo Cars and energy supplier Vattenfall launched a joint project with the aim of testing and developing plug-in te...

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) But  plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or extended range electric vehicles (E-REV) are a much better fit for diesel engines.  The higher fuel efficiency, coupled with the likelihood of long ranges of all electric power, could be a fuel efficiency maniac dream.  And the reasons for...

By Mike Millikin 10 are extended range electric vehicles—Toyota’s concept Prius PHEV is the only non-series hybrid plug-in.9 (82%) are production prototypes or concepts; only the Fisker Karma and Karma-S are in production or near production. Of the EVs, 13 (42%) are in production or near production.

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) Since 85% of those surveyed feel that fuel economy would 'be an important factor when choosing their next vehicle' and 82% drive under 40 miles a day, that's not surprising. But the expectations were a little bit out of line. Although 65% were willing to pay a premium to buy a PHEV, the average...

By Mike Millikin Initially developed for the Think City electric car, the complete system is the first of its kind to provide off-the-shelf availability combined with made-to-order performance in a wide variety of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicle (EV) applications, according to the partn...

By Mike Millikin Ford’s product approach to electrification. Currently, Ford has four full hybrids on the market. For the mid-term (2011-2020), Ford will increase its use of hybrid technology, and introduce plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV) on the market. For the long-...

By Mike Millikin The environmental benefit of a large-scale deployment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the Canadian province of Alberta could vary significantly, ranging from a 40% to a 90% reduction in greenhouse gases, according to a study by electrical engineers... The environmental...

By Mike Millikin Initially developed for the Th!nk City electric car (earlier post), the complete system is the first of its kind to provide off-the-shelf availability combined with made-to-order performance in a wide variety of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicle (EV) applications, accord...

EV World The projects, being funded by annual federal appropriations, will focus on improving battery material performance, developing manufacturing processes to increase performance, and decreasing the cost of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) batteries. ...

 NY Zipcar also announced the launched of a pilot program for plug-in hybrid vehicles "PHEV" in its Bay Area fleet through a partnership with the city of San Francisco. The company said it is looking for ways to increase the percentage of PHEVs in the ...

Ford Motor Company has developed the first Ford Escape SUV Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) that delivers up to 120 miles per gallon. The Escape Plug-in Hybrid is one of the best fuel-efficient SUVs built as a research vehicle to use high voltage and lithium-ion ...

press release), Sweden The ARRA contains several changes to the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) tax credit that have been included in the updated reference case. For example, the ARRA allows a $2500 tax credit for the purchase of qualified PHEVs with a battery ...

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 UK If you look at pics of the upcoming Prius PHEV (plug-in hybrid) pilot it's got two identical flaps. One in the usual place for the existing fuel filler and one on the continental* side for the plug. *Yes, RHD cars *should* have the fuel filler on the ...

 KS Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Tax Credits. The ARRA contains several changes to the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) tax credit that have been included in the updated reference case. For example, the ARRA allows a $2500 tax credit for the ...

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 NY The company makes lithium-ion batteries for HP's Enviro Series of notebooks and has developed a product it calls Swing, for powering plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles (PHEV/BEV). Last month GE announced it will break ground soon on a battery ...

press release), Sweden in Governor Paterson's State of the State address, will invest more than $25 million to finance the Consortium, a first of its kind in the nation and a critical component in advancing the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) industry in New York. ...

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By Mike Millikin Tax Credits for Plug-ins A 10% credit, up to a maximum of $4,000, for the cost of converting any motor vehicle into a qualified PHEV. Minimum capacity of a qualified battery is 4 kWh. Plug-in conversions made after 31 December 2011 are not eligible.

By Mike Millikin Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Also, seven regional electric utility partners are joining Ford and the Electric...

By Mike Millikin The Ford/Edison announcement comes less than a month after Google announced that it had partnered with Pacific Gas and Electric to demonstrate plug-in hybrid and vehicle-to-grid technology (earlier post). by Jack Rosebro The 2008 Escape Hybrid will serve as the base for the PHEV conve...

By Mike Millikin The conference included several presentations on plug-in hybrids by researchers from around the world, as well as a plug-in hybrid roundtable hosted by Ron Gremban of CalCars, who was the technical lead for the first PHEV conversion of a Toyota Prius in 2004.