This means that batteries could be smaller with the resulting reduction in electric vehicle cost and weight.
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The move is not uncommon, especially in the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry.
Your home, your car, your appliances can all be powered through the advanced battery that will sit inside your plug-in electric vehicle.
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In addition, Nanophosphate EXT is expected to enable automakers to significantly reduce or completely eliminate active cooling systems in electric vehicle battery packs.
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Automakers in the United States, Asia, and France have been at the forefront of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) development since the vehicles hit the mass market reality.
With the Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet accounts for more than 50 percent of all plug-in electric vehicle sales in the United States and Spark EV builds on Chevrolet's proven electric motor and battery development programs.
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As the leader of the City of Atlanta's plug-in electric vehicle readiness strategy -- and an officer currently assigned to the Inactive Reserves -- I was honored to be recognized and to engage in a conversation on this topic.
The Karma Sedan is a series Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) powered by a lithium-ion battery and an efficient 2.0-liter range-extending gasoline engine.
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Every major automaker has skin in the electric vehicle game, so the current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into Chevy Volt battery fires potentially threatens the whole industry, not just Chevrolet and its parent, General Motors.
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As previously mentioned, we are also looking at opportunities to improve the precision of the battery capacity gauge that displays remaining capacity in the LEAFs electric vehicle battery, and intend to have more to report on this topic in the New Year.
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The three-wheeled PT2 certainly has a flair for the dramatic, as its metallic paint, vivid interior, and overall dashing good looks make it a sight for sore eyes in the fully electric vehicle department, and as if that weren't good enough, this bad boy can reportedly cruise 125 to 250 miles on a single charge, hitting speeds "around 125-miles per hour" along the way.
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My unexpected find was a number of American auto supplier executives who were excited about state and local governments in Indiana, the environment for electric vehicle innovation there, and their opportunities in China.
Unless Fiat-Chrysler has a secret plan to power cars with giant, watch-like mainsprings, electrification (along the spectrum of hybrid, plug-in, and battery-electric vehicle designs) will be a growing part of the product story in the U.S. Why curse it?
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One emerging play in car-charging stations is little-known CarCharging Group (CCGI), a pioneer in nationwide public electric-vehicle charging services.
Spark EV is the first all-electric vehicle in North America to offer optional SAE Combo DC Fast Charge capability, which can charge the battery to 80 percent of capacity in about 20 minutes.
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For if car companies now must offer you guaranteed access to other vehicles to get you to buy an all-electric one, it raises the question: Why do you need an electric vehicle in the first place?
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Last week, the plant celebrated Spark EV motor production, marking the first time a major U.S. auto manufacturer has designed and built both a complete electric motor and drive unit for a modern electric vehicle in the United States.
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Thats because he is cofounder and a major shareholder in Ener1, a company that makes next generation batteries for electric and hybrid vehicle in Indianapolis.
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This past Memorial Day in Atlanta, City Council opened Atlanta's first Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Charging Station to the public in honor of those who have been killed in Operations Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn and Enduring Freedom.
"We're here to reaffirm our desire to be the electric vehicle capital in America, " he said.
Some context: The electric vehicle market in India is small even by the standards of the fledgling global industry.
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It seems hard to imagine now, but General Motors not long ago produced the most environmentally friendly automobile in the world: the electric vehicle called EV-1.
He has hopes that AeroVironment's electric-vehicle charging systems could be in garages and charging stations nationwide if electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids become popular.
My local grocery store has a few electric vehicle charging stations in the parking lot, so I drove my Volt over to check out the charging experience.
A. In addition to the coverage provided under the existing Nissan New Electric Vehicle Limited Warranty, this expanded warranty applicable to LEAF vehicles in the United States will protect against capacity loss in LEAF batteries that falls below nine bars, of the available 12 bars displayed on the vehicle's battery capacity gauge, for the first 5 years or 60, 000 miles, whichever comes first.
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Whether in data protocols for mobile telephony or the technical specifications for electric-vehicle recharging, China has chosen to go its own way in a manner that confers advantage to domestic firms.
More than a quarter of the country's 40, 000-odd electric cars on the roads are located in Southern California according to Brett Williams, who directs electric-vehicle research at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, and "the single most congested situation is at LAX, " he says.
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Model S, the first premium sedan to be built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, began deliveries in June 2012.
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In support of the tour, an electric vehicle readiness toolkit is available on ecomagination.com to help municipalities, customers, and individuals prepare for wide-scale electric vehicle deployment.
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The plan includes a Ford full-battery electric vehicle (BEV) in a van for commercial fleet use in 2010 and a BEV sedan in 2011, the statement said.
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