Posts Tagged PHEV

Hyundai Blue-Will Concept PHEV a Test Bed of Tech

Filed Under: FutureCars.com, green automotive technology on January 17, 2010

by Aaron Turpen, FutureCars In brief: Hyundai’s Blue-Will Concept Plug-in Hybrid was on hand in Detroit, showcasing this test bed of future tec [...]

US NRC Report Says Plug-Ins Not to Make Headway in Market for Decades

Filed Under: FutureCars.com, green automotive technology on December 17, 2009

from FutureCars.com In brief: A U.S. National Research Council report find that plug-in hybrid (PHEV) costs are likely to remain high and thus their [...]

Bosch Says Electric Vehicles Won’t Become Pervasive for at Least 20 Years

Filed Under: green automotive technology, zoomilife.com on July 21, 2009

Full electric power trains like battery electrics, hydrogen fuel cells, and so forth are coming, but slowly. Let’s face it: most of those on the mar [...]

Designing a New, Super-Efficient Semi-Truck and Trailer System

Designing a New, Super-Efficient Semi-Truck and Trailer System

Filed Under: green automotive technology on June 26, 2009

This design incorporates a lot of the design elements that are popularly talked about amongst big truck and transportation engineers.  It includes a [...]

BYD Gains VW As Partner, Ford May Follow – Other Partnerships Also In the Works

Filed Under: green automotive technology, zoomilife.com on June 8, 2009

A lot of exciting news has happened regarding corporate partnerships and alliances over the past week or so.  Volkswagen and BYD, Daimler and Tesla, [...]

Peak Oil for Lithium-Ion Battery and EV Technology?

Filed Under: Environmental News, green automotive technology, zoomilife.com on June 7, 2009

There are some rare earth metals that are vital to electric motor production, lithium-ion battery storage, and other electric vehicle concerns.  One [...]

Will GM Drop the Volt?

Filed Under: Environmental News, green automotive technology, zoomilife.com on June 1, 2009

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, written by Keith Johnson, lays out the reasons why he believes that General Motors will drop the Volt. An [...]

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