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Hydrogen vehicle - Battery electric vehicles • Ed Begley, Jr., a battery electric car advocate, noted wryly, "The detractors of electric vehicles are right https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

General Motors - Hybrid electric vehicles • In May 2004, GM delivered the world's first full-sized hybrid pickups, the 1/2-ton Silverado/Sierra. These mild hybrids did not use electrical energy for propulsion, like GM's later designs. In 2005, the Opel Astra diesel Hybrid concept vehicle was introduced. The 2006 Saturn Vue Green Line was the first hybrid passenger vehicle from GM and is also a mild design. GM has hinted at new hybrid technologies to be employed that will be optimized for higher speeds in freeway driving. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

General Motors - Hybrid electric vehicles • GM currently offers the 2-mode hybrid system used by the Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon/Cadillac Escalade, and GM 1/2 half-ton pickups and will later be used on other vehicles. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

General Motors - Hybrid electric vehicles • Within the framework of its vehicle electrification strategy, GM introduced the Chevrolet Volt in 2010, an electric vehicle with back-up generators powered by gasoline. The production Chevrolet Volt was available in late 2010 as a 2011 model with limited availability. GM delivered the first Volt during December 2010. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

General Motors - Hybrid electric vehicles • The GM Magic Bus is a hybrid-powered bus. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

General Motors - All-electric vehicles • General Motors was the first company (in the modern era) to release an all-electric automobile https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

General Motors - All-electric vehicles • The EV1's cancellation had disappointed supporters of electric vehicles https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

General Motors - Battery packs for electric vehicles • GM builds battery packs in southern Michigan https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Audi - Electric vehicles • Audi is planning an alliance with the Japanese electronics giant Sanyo to develop a pilot hybrid electric project for the Volkswagen Group. The alliance could result in Sanyo batteries and other electronic components being used in future models of the Volkswagen Group. Concept electric vehicles unveiled to date include the Audi A1 Sportback Concept, Audi A4 TDI Concept E, and the fully electric Audi e-tron Concept Supercar. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Grid energy storage - Electric vehicles • Companies are researching the possible use of electric vehicles to meet peak demand. A parked and plugged-in electric vehicle could sell the electricity from the battery during peak loads and charge either during night (at home) or during off-peak. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Grid energy storage - Electric vehicles • Plug-in hybrid or electric cars could be used for their energy storage capabilities https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Lithium polymer battery - Electric vehicles • These batteries may also power the next generation of battery electric vehicles. The cost of an electric car of this type is currently significantly higher than of a petrol car, but it is likely that with increased production and technological advances, the cost of Li-poly batteries will go down. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Lithium polymer battery - Electric vehicles • Hyundai Motor Company uses this battery type in some of its hybrid electric vehicles. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Lithium polymer battery - Electric vehicles • On 26 October 2010, a Li-poly powered Audi A2 covered the record distance of 600km without recharging.[http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6150836,00.html New Audi A2 electric car sets long-distance record], Deutsche Welle, 26 October 2010 From April 2011 batteries of this type for output exceeding one Megawatt have been responsible for a number of world speed records in drag racing.[http://www.nedra.com/ Shawn Lawless and Lemon Juice Breaks into the 9's at 132 mph], National Electric Drag Racing Association, 14 January 2012 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Volkswagen - Electric vehicles • Volkswagen announced it has hired Karl-Thomas Neumann as its group chief officer for electric traction. VW's Chief of research, Dr. Jürgen Leohold, said the company has concluded fuel-cell vehicle|hydrogen fuel-cell cars are not a viable option. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Volkswagen - All-electric vehicles • The two-door Volkswagen up!#E-Up!|E-Up! electric car concept was debuted at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009. The long all-electric vehicle|all-electric E-Up! is anticipated for production start in 2013, and uses a 3+1 seating configuration. It uses a all-integrated drive electric motor, (continuously rated at ) front-engine design|mounted at the front and driving the front-wheel drive|front wheels. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Volkswagen - Hybrid electric vehicles • Volkswagen and Sanyo have teamed up to develop a battery system for hybrid electric vehicles. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Volkswagen - Hybrid electric vehicles • Volkswagen head Martin Winterkorn has confirmed the company plans to build compact hybrid electric vehicles https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Volkswagen - Hybrid electric vehicles • VW intends all future models to have the hybrid option https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Volkswagen - Hybrid electric vehicles • Volkswagen announced at the Geneva Motor Show#010|2010 Geneva Motor Show the launch of the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg#Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid (2009)|Touareg Hybrid, scheduled for 2011 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Land Rover - Electric vehicles • Integrated Electric Rear Axle Drive (ERAD) technology, dubbed e-terrain technology, will allow the vehicle to wikt:move off|move off without starting the engine as well as supplying extra power over tough terrain https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Land Rover - Electric vehicles • Land Rover presented at the 2008 London Motor Show its new ERAD Diesel-electric transmission|diesel-electric hybrid in a pair of Land Rover Freelander|Freelander 2 (LR2) prototypes. The new hybrid system is being designed as a scalable and modular system that could be applied across a variety of Land Rover models and powertrains. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Land Rover - Electric vehicles • Land Rover unveiled the Land Rover LRX|LRX hybrid concept at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, for it to be going into production. An ERAD will enable the car to run on electric power at speeds below . https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Land Rover - Electric vehicles • In September 2011, the Range Rover Evoque was launched, though it was based on the Land Rover LRX|LRX hybrid concept presented at the 2008 North American Auto Show, it did not include the ERAD system, included in the original concept. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Land Rover - Electric vehicles • In February 2013, Land Rover unveiled at the 83rd Geneva Motor Show an All Terrain Vehicle|All-Terrain Electric Vehicle|Electric Land Rover Defender|Defender that produces zero emissions https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States • The fleet of 'hybrid electric vehicles in the United States' is the largest in the world https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States • . , the conventional Prius is followed by the Toyota Camry Hybrid, with 268,909 units sold since 2006, and the Honda Civic Hybrid, with cumulative sales of 224,091 vehicles since 2002. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States • metropolitan area markets for sales of hybrid electric vehicles in 2009 were Greater Los Angeles Area|Los Angeles (26,677), New York metropolitan area|New York (21,193), San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco (15,799), Washington Metropolitan Area|Washington, D.C https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States • Purchases from the Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration accounted for 25 percent of Ford Motor Company|Ford and General Motors hybrid-electric vehicles sold between January 2009 and late 2010. During this period hybrids accounted for about 10 percent of the 145,473 vehicles bought by the U.S. General Services Administration. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States - Markets and sales • Since their inception in 1999, a total of 3,087,961 hybrid electric automobiles and SUVs have been sold in the country through December 2013, led by the Toyota Prius with 1,384,239 units since 2000 through December 2013, representing a 44.8% market share of all hybrids sold in the U.S https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States - Markets and sales • , the conventional Prius is followed by the Toyota Camry Hybrid, with 268,909 units sold since 2006, and the Honda Civic Hybrid, with cumulative sales of 224,091 vehicles since 2002 through December 2013 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States - Markets and sales • A total of 434,498 hybrid electric vehicles were sold during 2012 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States - Markets and sales • During 2013 hybrid sales totaled 495,685 units, up 14.1% from 2012 and representing a market share of 3.19% of new car sales https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Hybrid electric vehicles in the United States - Historical sales 1999-2013 • The following table presents historical hybrid sales figures by vehicle model in the United States since 1999 through December 30, 2013, in order of total historical sales from 1999 to 2013. Family of vehicles sharing nameplate/marque (i.e. Toyota Prius) or exactly the same powertrain (i.e. Ford Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid) are grouped together. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Electric vehicles • Ford expects electric vehicles will represent a major portion of its lineup a decade from now as the automaker breaks away from a recent reliance on pickup trucks and SUVs. The stakes are high because Ford's stepped-up investment is coming at a time when the U.S. government is demanding steep increases in fuel economy and has put money forward to help automakers adopt new fuel-saving technologies. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Electric vehicles • Ford will partner with Coulomb Technologies to provide nearly 5,000 free in-home charging stations for some of the automaker's first electric vehicle customers, under the Ford Blue Oval ChargePoint Program. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Hybrid electric vehicles • In 2004 Ford and Toyota agreed a patent sharing accord which granted Ford access to certain hybrid technology patented by Toyota; in exchange Ford licensed Toyota some of its own patents https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Hybrid electric vehicles • In 2005 Ford announced a goal to make 250,000 hybrids a year by 2010, but by mid-2006 announced that it would not meet that goal, due to excessively high costs and the lack of sufficient supplies of the hybrid-electric batteries and drivetrain system components https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Hybrid electric vehicles • In September 2007 Ford announced a partnership with Southern California Edison (SCE) to examine how plug-in hybrids will work with the electrical grid. Under the multi-million-dollar, multi-year project, Ford will convert a demonstration fleet of Ford Escape Hybrids into plug-in hybrids, and SCE will evaluate how the vehicles might interact with the home and the utility's electrical grid. Some of the vehicles will be evaluated in typical customer settings, according to Ford. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Hybrid electric vehicles • On June 12, 2008 USDOE expanded its own fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles with the addition of a Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid Flex-Fuel Vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with a lithium-ion battery supplied by Johnson Controls-Saft that stores enough electric energy to drive up to at speeds of up to . https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Hybrid electric vehicles • In March 2009 Ford launched hybrid versions of the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Mercury Milan Hybrid in the United States, both as 2010 models. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - Hybrid electric vehicles • Current and planned Ford hybrid electric vehicles include the Ford Escape Hybrid (2004–present), Mercury Mariner (2006–present), Ford Fusion Hybrid/Mercury Milan (2009–present) and Ford Edge/Lincoln MKX (2009/10–present). https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - All-electric vehicles • Ford ended the Think City experiment and ordered all the cars repossessed and destroyed, even as many of the people leasing them begged to be able to buy the cars from Ford. After outcry from the lessees and activists in the US and Norway, Ford returned the cars to Norway for sale. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - All-electric vehicles • Bill Ford was one of the first top industry executives to make regular use of a battery electric vehicle, a Ford Ranger EV, while the company contracted with the United States Postal Service to deliver electric postal vans based on the Ranger EV platform. Ford discontinued a line of electric Ford Ranger|Ranger pickup trucks and ordered them destroyed, though it reversed in January 2005, after environmentalist protest. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - All-electric vehicles • The North American Ford Focus (North America)|Focus EV is based on next generation Focus fuel vehicle, converted to an electric propulsion system as a Production EV by Magna International, and is planned to be launched in late 2011 https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - All-electric vehicles • Current and planned Ford electric vehicles include the all-electric Ford Transit Connect|Transit Connect (2010–present), the Ford Focus EV (2011–present), the Ford C-Max|C-MAX Energi (on sale from third quarter 2012) and the Ford Fusion EV (on sale from third quarter 2012). https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Ford Motor Corporation - All-electric vehicles • Ford battery electric vehicle (BEV) demonstrators are included in a British project that is part of the UK government's zero carbon vehicle fleet of Ford Focus BEV|Focus BEVs. The BEV demonstrator fleet is being developed partly with public funding from the government's Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which promotes innovative industry-led projects that reduce CO2 while benefiting the UK's transport system. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Plug-in electric vehicle - Battery electric vehicles • A battery electric vehicle (BEV) uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery battery pack|packs as its only source for propulsion. BEVs use electric motors and motor controllers instead of internal combustion engines (ICEs) for propulsion. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

Plug-in electric vehicle - Battery electric vehicles • A plug-in hybrid operates as an all electric vehicle or BEV when operating in charge-depleting mode, but it switches to charge-sustaining mode after the battery has reached its minimum state of charge (SOC) threshold, exhausting the vehicle's all-electric range (AER). See definitions in pp. 1-2. See definitions in pp. 30-31. https://store.theartofservice.com/the-electric-vehicles-toolkit.html

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