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I just read some interesting rumours.... Apparently, the A123 systems battery (safe, fireproof, long life, high power), which GM/cobasys are...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(znc @ Jan 15 2007, 01:39 AM) 375732</div> Up to 11,600 Wh/kg theoretically (vs 46 Wh/kg of the Prius NiMH pack)....
I'm a bit worried about all of this. GM and Toyota have taken two different paths to sourcing lithium-ion technology. GM just happened to be in...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(usbseawolf2000 @ Jan 7 2007, 08:24 PM) 372242</div> There are two great things about going with a series-hybrid...
We have the Accord diesel over here (in the UK) and it's a cracker. Massive torque means really quick in real-life driving, really quiet and...
Summary:: GM will be testing LiIon batteries from two Tier 1 automotive suppliers in the Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid this year. One of them will be...
Autoexpress here in the UK have just stripped down their long-term test Prius after 60,000 hard miles. Inside the engine and transmission,...
The BMW hydrogen 7 is environmentally abysmal. They say their car can go 125 miles on the 8 kg of hydrogen stored in the tank. That's 15.6 miles...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(darelldd @ Dec 19 2006, 07:17 PM) 364349</div> It all depends on the price of lithium-ion. Historically it has been...
That is a very scary article indeed. I've read stories about people buying up global reserves of other commodities and putting the price up to ten...
It would be cool to have a 200 Wh/kg standard lithium-ion battery with the fireproof safety profile of a Valence, A123 or Altair battery (which...
It's also rarely pointed out that platinum also currently costs $40 per gramme, so a 100 gramme FCV catalyst would cost $4,000 in platinum costs...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(c4 @ Dec 14 2006, 11:20 AM) 362131</div> Global production of platinum is 190 tonnes per year. The very best fuel...
This guy (see below for very interesting interview) says that it costs 7% more to build a "passive-house" compared to normal building costs, here...
GM announced an 80 mpg vehicle 5 years ago (the precept). That project got scrapped before production....
The electric version is much better. 0-60 in 2.6 seconds! B) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDZOBQs60w
I noticed an interesting statement in that article: "The Japanese government are investing more than $100 million in plug-in hybrid technology."...
The whole question of who will come to market with a PHEV first - GM or Toyota - is down to only one single thing.... who has signed the best...
Being discussed over here: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/11/re...otais.html#more :)
Toyota could make the next Prius lithium-ion, plug-in and cheaper, the three aren't exclusive. See it this way, if they replace the expensive...
