Posts Tagged ‘phevs’

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    Market for Electric Vehicle Chargers to reach $11.75 Billion by 2015
    Plug-in electric vehicles are set to hit the consumer market at the end of 2010, and will achieve widespread distribution in 2011. But will drivers of these vehicles, which need to be plugged into the electrical grid to recharge, find themselves running on empty when it comes to finding a robust charging infrastructure? The answer is a resounding “maybe.” A new market...
    by at April 19th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    Argonne Helps the Grid Get Smart
    President Barack Obama has called for one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to hit the road by 2015. If the demand for PHEVs skyrockets, a flood of new electric cars could strain America’s power networks to the limit. That is why the U.S. Department of Energy is analyzing how the power grid can be redesigned to better meet America’s energy needs. A multidisciplinary...
    by at March 26th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Toyota to Test Prius Plug-In Hybrid in Canada
    Toyota Canada announced it will work with 13 partners to test the Prius Plug-in Hybrid in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Québec. In its Canada project, Toyota is partnering with academic institutions, hydro-electric producers, and governmental agencies in each province on the program. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will also be fitted with a device to capture performance...
    by at March 26th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Suzuki to Showcase Swift Plug-in Hybrid in Geneva
    Suzuki will be showing its Swift Plug-in Hybrid concept at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show next month. First unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show last October, the Suzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid features a series hybrid system that incorporates a small 600cc internal combustion engine, mated to an electric motor. Like Chevy Volt, the Swift Plug-In Hybrid uses the electric motor to move...
    by at February 11th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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    Toyota to Test Prius PHEV in Norway
    Toyota has signed a partnership agreement with the City of Oslo to run a demonstration project with two Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Norway for three years as from June 2010. Toyota is in the process of deploying a fleet of around 600 new Prius PHEVs in Japan, North America and Asia. This project is part of Toyota’s pan-European PHEV limited lease program that...
    by at February 7th, 2010 at 08:02 am
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    New System Provides PHEVs With Power to Spare
    An advancement in hybrid electric vehicle technology is providing powerful benefits beyond transportation. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed, fabricated and demonstrated a PHEV traction drive power electronics system that provides significant mobile power generation and vehicle-to-grid support capabilities. “The...
    by at February 5th, 2010 at 10:02 am
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    Seven-Eleven Japan Starts Using PHEVs as Company Cars
    Seven-Eleven Japan Co. added four plug-in hybrid cars to its corporate fleet in Kyoto on Thursday, with plans to provide them for store supervisors to use on their rounds. The Seven & i Holdings Co. convenience store unit also plans to acquire six more Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrids from Toyota and to use two each in Saitama and Aichi prefectures as well as in Tokyo. Seven-Eleven...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am
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