Here's a 2003 study of five long-term RAV4-EVs driven 80-100k miles as part of the SC Edison fleet: http://www.evchargernews.com/miscfiles/sce-rav4ev-100k.pdf ...
Fuji Heavy on its part is considering supplying Toyota technology with lithium-ion batteries it has developed with electronics maker NEC for use in hybrid...
Good question. The more EV mode the better. This new Lexus is truly an amazing accomplishment as it is. How hard it will be to add battery capacity and get...
From the Center for a New American Dream http://www.newdream.org/ I'm not sure if you can see all the slogans, or just the leading contenders, without...
I would appreciate your help in circulating this opinion piece, which I wrote this in the hope of getting more people thinking and acting about global warming....
http://www.csicop.org/si/2005-01/energy.html The third wave of technical progress should have reversed the central generation trend. Modern power plants emit...
FACT SHEET for CalCars PRIUS+ Prototype #1 version 1.1 Feb 18, 2005 CONTENTS Introduction 1. Specifications 2. Performance data of current prototype 3. Future...
They're called "mild hybrids" What's the difference? If possible, please cite sources, rather than opinion. troy ===== http://www.thelibertycommittee.org U.S....
It's a matter of DEFINITION, not sources, facts or references. Serial hybrid configuration is the motor-controller-battery with or without an on-board or...
There is no official definition of these terms, but Prius and Ford Escape are generally considered 'full hybrids' because they can run on EV power only. Honda...
... I understand that people consider those "full" because of that (thanks to marketing departments and people who have picked it up from there), and in turn...
... Well, I call them "fake hybrids" but I imagine Chevy's marketing department uses a different term. :-) ... is not ... where one ... I agree. Hybrid means...
... mild? Chevy Silverado is NOT a hybrid. It's like any other car, except with a long-life starter. troy ===== http://www.thelibertycommittee.org U.S. House...
The Honda, Ford, and Toyota Hybrids are parallel "mild" hybrids. But here is a true parallel "full" hybrid. - Electric Motor at highway speed (>65mph) - -or-...
... Yes, up to a point. Power is torqe * rpm. Prius motor supplies a constant 295 ft-lb of torque from 0-1200 rpm. Power increases linearly during this range...
... The thing to keep in mind is that electric motors, like steam engines, produce maximum torque at 0 rpms, and the torque is fairly constant throught their...
"For personal transportation, it's lunacy that we don't have electric vehicles," says Sadoway, a professor of materials science at the Massachusetts Institute...
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7037844/site/newsweek>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7037844/site/newsweek Imagine: 500 Miles Per Gallon There have been many calls...
... Not necessarily, but this seems to be true of motors designed for EV and hybrid usage. ... Not true. 2004 Prius MG2 torque is 400 Nm over at low rpms...
Sadoway is solving the wrong problems, at least as far as cars are concerned. Bendability isn't a feature car designers crave. Lighter weight, while nice, is...
Hello, The 200 AH Rectangular Cell that powerstream is proposing is interesting for a PHEV-20. At 0.72 KWh per unit it would take seven units to make the...
That car is interesting because it is a PHEV-20 but it is to bad that they made it in the form of a sport car instead of a standard berline shape. People can...
