WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Oct 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Unveil State-of-the-Art Battery R&D Lab for Applications Ranging from Consumer Electronics to Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
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As of now, most grids have back up stations providing this extra boost of power, but researchers like Jeff Stein of the University of Michigan say that groups of parked electric cars could do the same job more effectively. Twelve Toyota Priuses will be modified for plug-in recharging and equipped with two-way technology for connecting to the electric grid. The goal is to make it possible for vehicles to charge overnight and then, at times, return power to the grid for use at peak demand. The Green Car Company in Seattle will auction its first 2009-model converted Plug-in Prius on eBay and donate the proceeds of the profit to Plug In America, the nation’s leading advocacy organization for plug-in vehicles. These Plug-in Prius hybrids feature the crash-tested A123 Hymotion Li-on battery pack installed by Hymotion CHIP-certified technicians. Obama: “One of the most important infrastructure When you imagine plugging an electric or plug-in hybrid car into the wall to recharge, what do you envision in your hand? A standard orange extension cord? Time to change that picture; production electric-drive vehicles will all use a special cord, with a plug and socket on the car end that’s unlike any you’ve seen before. Some analysts suggest failure may not be such a bad thing for Detroit’s Big Three. Others, especially Michigan politicians, warn of calamity. End the $1,500 tax credit for purchasing hybrid cars and establish a $5,000 credit for buying plug-in electric hybrids and all-electric cars. TOKYO — Toyota may be the first to market with a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicle. Today, we were briefed on Toyota’s future hybrid and alternative fuel plans. And while there was no official announcement by Yoshitaka Asakura, Project General Manager of Toyota’s Hybrid Vehicle System Engineering Development Division, he mentioned that their plug-in development program was under way and that it may not wait for lithium-ion battery technology to mature.
SHANGHAI – China’s BYD Co has signed up 10 distributors for its plug-in hybrid car in Europe ahead of its targeted entry into that market in 2010, a senior company executive said on Tuesday. BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) – China should push electric cars to curb its dependence on imported oil and foreign automobile technology, although they offer smaller cuts in carbon emissions than alternatives like hybrids, McKinsey and Company said. The move will leave Chrysler without an alternative powertrain model for at least a year and probably longer. No other models are in line to get hybridized, though last month Chrysler unveiled two plug-in hybrids and a pure electric car, saying it would produce one of the models — either a Jeep Wrangler, a Chrysler Town & Country or a two-seat sports car — by late 2010. NISKAYUNA, N.Y.–General Electric hosted a symposium on battery technology at its industrial labs in upstate New York last week. It gathered a number of people from industry and government to discuss the electrification of transportation and the electric power industry. General Electric is stepping up its investment in developing new battery technologies for autos as it looks to increase its role in electrifying cars—a key strategy to boost fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The government in the UK is looking for families to participate in trials of electric cars. The drivers have to trade their petrol car for an all-electric model, which could be a big issue for some. Electric cars simply don’t have the range many drivers need. Chinese manufacturer BYD is planning to have plug-in hybrid vehicles on sale in the U.S. by 2010, with similar ambitions for the European market. If the name BYD sounds familiar then it may be because of its notorious reputation as a copyright infringer, however its latest strategy doesn’t require originality to scare the likes of Toyota and GM. The battery startup plans to launch its first commercial product in the first quarter of 2009 named Oasis, which will power the amenities in truckers’ sleeper cars. The government today announced £30m worth of research funding for companies developing electric cars, alongside plans for the roll out of 100 electric test cars in UK towns and a pledge to ensure that the development of an electric car charging infrastructure is not hampered by the planning system. In the first meeting of its kind, industry experts and government officials will be in London to discuss how to kick start the mass market production of low carbon and electric vehicles. |
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