Explosions and flames suddenly shattered the quiet afternoon at Thomas Edison's West Orange, New Jersey laboratory complex. Time and date: 5:20 p.m.,...
... the Toyota RAV4-EV, drive the EV up to 80 mph for up to 120 miles. These are different from the "small-format" NiMH used in the prius, Honda Civic, and...
Sorry Del, but I am quiet skeptic about what you just said. Perhaps, on paper, ECD owns the patents on the NiMH batteries but in reality, ECD is so financially...
Cobasys Providing Battery System for Saturn Aura Green Line Hybrid Sedan. Orion, MI December 4, 2006– Cobasys, a leading supplier of advanced integrated...
Del, The key here is the discussion of NOT just batteries, but batteries for transportation. The ECD Ovonics website seems to say something that is subtly...
Certainly batteries are ready now, to take on a substantial proportion of our transportation needs. They probably have been for decades. The idea that we have...
A serial hybrid is the RAV4-EV, which uses at most 28 kW to travel 80 mph. To translate, that's about 40 hp. Thus, the serial hybrid is MUCH more efficient...
... for transportation. ... different from what you are saying..... ... Sanyo and GoldPeak, who were in-place prior to the formation of our Cobasys JV. " ... ...
... 80 mph. ... or diesel; at high speed, the major expense is wind resistance, and the RAV4-EV is not exactly aerodynamic. ... electric, on which it can go...
... One thing that certainly does not help dispell the notion is the fact that vendors are selling new EVs advertised as "up to 40 miles" on a charge. What...
Series hybrids, revolution, and the best thinking already a half decade behind us. It is interesting that the discusson has taken exactly this turn, at least...
Actually, the mass of a serial hybrid would rather tend to be lighter then heavier, because the weight increase of the motor is less then the reduction of...
These responses are very much appreciated and very educational. The points about being able to use engine types not compatible with standard mechanical layouts...
The most efficient setup I can devise operates in serial mode around town and parallel on the highway. A small sustainer ICE (e.g. 40hp) is connected directly...
Thanks for this reply. This jives with the stated reason Toyota chose a parallel hybrid layout. The serial hybrid may be simpler, cheaper, lighter and more...
Let's hope Dan Benjamin can get a clue from Felix Kramer. For a Senior analyst, Dan sure is ignorant on the subject. Not only is overnight charging, no big...
I don't think anyone, outside of Toyota, knows why they were sold the bill of goods to make the Prius parallel construction. The small alleged mpg advantage of...
The Maya-100 looks great, but the website does not say how they can be purchased, or what they will cost. In an obscure corner of the website I found the...
Toyota based the Prius hybrid system on a TRW design from the 1970s. Mechanically, it's very simple. By adding a small planetary gearset to a serial design...
Thanks so much for this informative reply. If the Prius is "not pure parallel", what is it? There may not be an easy answer. This layout may be unique to the...
I will be curious to read what happens if anyone contacts them. I asked them about Lithium Phosphate battery availability last month and was told it was on...
In the Electric Vehicles For Sale group recently it was pointed out that if you google 2008 Prius, you can find a lot of information. Unfortunately, most or...
Outside of Maxwell, I think there are a handful of companies whose names I have heard in the supercap space. Maxwell and Nesscap are two of the names I have...
I believe most of us are in agreement that Big Oil is firmly ensconced at the federal level of government, and in particular at the executive branch. The Big...
Hello Lee, Last week I sent a long and detailed reply which was bounced. (Not the moderator fault this time) Here is a very quick synopsis: 1. Toyota used to...
I would like to say that I would refuse taking part in any such an campaign, or supporting any such campaign as that suggested by Mr. Joe Cesanieu, and would...
