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Yup, most people think of steam engines as being "primitive", but the triple expansion types could hit a massive 50% thermal efficiency! Compare...
No, this format is only for the development mule that is currently in testing. The PHEVs offered to the fleets will have an entirely new battery.
Remember that the estimates of lithium reserves quoted are for the amounts thought to be present in mineable resources on land. There is vastly...
The dramatic advantages of LiFePO as demonstrated by Altair and A123 etc are what has prompted Toyota to revise their lithium rollout schedule...
These problems have been completely solved by companies like Altair and A123 using nanotech electrodes which are much more immune to calender or...
Yes, efficiency is typically 99%+ for an ultracapacitor vs 60-70% for the NiMH in the current Prius (it was developed with other characteristics...
But you have to live in China! Green Car Congress: BYD Auto Introduces Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle in Detroit; On Sale This Year in China...
The NOX is not an issue any more, since Tier2 Bin5 and SULEV diesels are easily being made now. Check out Ricardo's version that doesn't even need...
These are only for the development mule, which uses two NiMH batteries from the current Prius and is therefore very inefficient in this mode....
Check this out: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3123681.ece A French group have created and tested a battery...
Re: so much misinformation in comments for Clean Diesel Cars Green than Hybrids - New Fuel Efficient In truth a barrel of crude always gives x...
If you read the actual paper presented by the team, they have only managed to show 10 cycles of the new battery, to 75% discharge....
Remember the silicon based battery only manages about 10 charge cycles before it's dead. There's a long way to go before that issue is sorted....
AC-Propulsion's T-zero could manage 6 miles per kWh (170 Wh per mile) on gentle driving cycles. For a Prius to manage 5 miles per kWh (200 Wh...
An upgrade to lithium makes quite a difference! ;) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDZOBQs60w
Steve Lapp has also built a solar Prius: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/08/solar-powered_t.php He has about 270 W of more efficient...
The VW SpaceUp concept is also a plug-in hybrid. It uses 12 Lithium-ion batteries (12 kWh total) for an electric range of 65 miles. Interesting...
Here is the major news from that article: "Toyota, too, has been working with nano-phosphate as a hedge, but on a slower track than its...
Count me in too, and they'll be up to 50 psi straight away!
"SHANGHAI - November 7, 2007: The president of Chinese automaker BYD, Wang Chuanfu, said in Shenzhen that his company will start volume...
