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the 650,000 square - foot facility will be financed in part from a $ 151.4 million grant the company received from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Recovery Act Award for Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative.

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This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

By the end of the first year of volume production of our mass market vehicle, we expect the Gigafactory will have driven down the per kWh cost of our battery pack by more than 30 percent.

While driving through her town in coastal Zhejiang Province recently, Ms. Yu, 45, realized that even though she had plugged in the vehicle, the battery was almost dead.

Nemaska Lithium (NMX.T) intends to become a lithium hydroxide supplier and lithium carbonate supplier to the emerging lithium battery market that is largely driven by electric vehicles, cell phones, tablets and other consumer products.

S&P Global Platts Analytics expects accelerating global Electric Vehicle penetration, rising from a little more than 500,000 sales in 2015 to over 7 million by 2025 — driving a surge in demand for lithium - ion batteries.

The result is a novel high - power integrated motor drive and battery charger for vehicle applications, where a new power transfer method has been introduced involving what is known as a rotating transformer.

With this type of dynamic charging, an electric vehicle's driving range could become unlimited and the size of its batteries would be greatly reduced.

Unlike gasoline - powered cars, battery and fuel cell vehicles emit zero carbon when driven.

«Increasing the life and performance of rechargeable batteries will drive down overall electric vehicle costs and make us less reliant on foreign sources of energy.»

However, plug - in hybrids with a real electric range of about 60 km drive the same number of kilometers electrically as battery electric vehicles.

Data evaluation revealed that plug - in hybrid vehicles with a real electric range of about 60 km drive the same number of kilometers electrically as battery electric vehicles, namely, up to 15,000 km per year.

The Electric Drive Transportation Association, whose members make everything from chargers to batteries to cars, said the House bill «identifies critical areas where federal support can advance adoption of plug - in vehicles.»

Self - driving vehicles, battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at global high school science competition.

But eventually researchers are hopeful that future lithium - sulfur batteries will help electric vehicles match the driving range of their gas - powered counterparts.

In practice, fuel cells and batteries are combined, with the fuel cell generating electricity and the batteries storing it until demanded by the motors that drive the vehicle.

For example, plug - in hybrid electrical vehicles need better batteries to drive longer distances.

«Our in - house competence is instead reflected by batteries and e-motors, by the driving strategy, and by vehicle control all the way to the limit.»

However, Toyota appears most bullish on fuel - cell vehicles, which it says will cost less than a battery - electric vehicle if both are designed to provide the same driving range between fill - ups and recharges.

Innovations such as its electric motor and battery would go on to influence later electric drive vehicles, such as the Insight and FCX Clarity.

With advanced technology like rechargeable lithium batteries and electric motors providing power to the wheels, modern battery electric vehicles allow for all - electric driving while producing zero tailpipe emissions.

Your MPGe and range will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, lithium - ion battery age / condition and other factors.

Chevrolet's Bolt, specifically designed and engineered as a battery - electric, all - purpose, all - weather vehicle with enough range to make running - out - of - juice anxiety a thing of the past, is not only a perfectly adequate small commuting and grocery - getting family car, it's actually very agreeable to drive.

Another Toyota researcher, Taiyo Kawai, general manager - fuel - cell system development, estimates the crossover point for battery - electric and fuel - cell vehicles is a driving range of about 90 miles (144 km) and expects the two powerplants to co-exist.

Even then, it still doesn't drive like a typical gas - engine vehicle, more mimicking the Volt's operation — it drives electrically and uses the gas engine primarily to keep the batteries at a minimum charge as needed.

To underline the fact that this is a battery - driven vehicle, we chose matte violet as a secondary accent color for the brake calipers, the start - stop switch, the steering - wheel spokes, and the in - dash air vents.»

Other rumors suggest Tesla will launch an all - wheel - drive version of the Model S, with the «D» signifying a dual - motor drivetrain borrowed from the upcoming Model X. Either way, the new car appears to have the same basic front fascia design as the existing Model S. Tesla will soon have even more production capacity to build a greater range of all - electric models, once its Gigafactory battery manufacturing facility comes online, so it's not surprising that the company will reveal a new vehicle.

The EV during winter would need continuous heat on during your drive, so I guess this would impact battery life along with the stresses winter can place on a vehicle.

About a foot shorter than its A + sibling, the smaller planet - saver is a much sportier vehicle boasting all - wheel drive, a 300 - hp power pack, and performance batteries.

Hydro - Quebec says it motor / wheel is likely best suited to a 4 - wheel - drive hybrid electric vehicle that uses a small internal - combustion engine to recharge its batteries.

For «engine», read «drive unit» - the Clarity is more similar to a battery - electric vehicle than it is a plug - in hybrid or non-hybrid vehicle, though really it's quite different from either.

The S E Countryman ALL4 is Mini's first plug - in hybrid vehicle, which uses a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine to drive the front wheels through a six - speed automatic transmission, while the rear wheels are driven by an 87 - hp electric motor powered by a 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery.

You have a vehicle that does not get driven enough to keep the battery up to charge against its passive drain.

I charge the older battery up to full, get the vehicle started and drive straight to the battery vendor of choice.

FF says that by varying the number of battery «strings» in the floorpan, and the number of electric drive motors (one - to three - motor vehicles are possible), the company can use VPA to build a wide variety of vehicles.

The future mentioned by you, where everyone drives an electric vehicle, will involve vast expansion of power generating facilities, total revamp of power transmission infrastructure (which has not been maintained properly for decades as it is) and ramping up battery production, which, I am pretty sure, is not remotely clean tech and requires vast amounts of rare earth materials.

Your MPGe / MPG and driving range will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, lithium - ion battery age / condition, and other factors.

Your MPGe / MPG and driving range will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, battery age / condition, and other factors.

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Your mileage will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, battery - pack age / condition, and other factors.

If the 2011 Porsche Boxster is not being driven, then this will occur due to the number of modules in the vehicle which will drain the battery.

EV Drive Mode is an all - electric function in which the front and rear motors drive the vehicle using only electricity from the drive batDrive Mode is an all - electric function in which the front and rear motors drive the vehicle using only electricity from the drive batdrive the vehicle using only electricity from the drive batdrive battery.

These innovative plug - in hybrid vehicles allow you to repurpose energy while driving, so you can restore battery power on the go.

2014 Lexus RX450h Base price: $ 47,320 Price as tested: $ 56,445 Options on test car: Dual - screen rear seat DVD system, Navigation system, Backup camera & App suite package ($ 4,920), Heated and ventilated front seats ($ 640), Mark Levinson premium sound ($ 995), Premium Package ($ 2,570) Powertrain: 3.5 - liter V6 engine, 37 kWh Ni - MH battery pack and twin front electric motor units, continuously variable transmission, front - wheel drive — 295 combined system horsepower S: S: L - observed fuel economy: 28.2 mpg Lexus provided the vehicle for testing purposes and one tank of gas.

When using your Vehicle, UVO eServices automatically (or passively), including, through the use of telematics, collects and stores information about your Vehicle, such as: (i) information about your Vehicle's operation, performance and condition, including such things as diagnostic trouble codes, oil life remaining, tire pressure, fuel economy and odometer readings, battery use management information, battery charging history, battery deterioration information, electrical system functions; (ii) driver behavior information, which is information about how a person drives a Vehicle, such as the actual or approximate speed of your Vehicle, seat belt use, information about braking habits and information about collisions involving your Vehicle and which air bags have deployed; (iii) information about your use of the Vehicle and its features, such as whether you have paired a mobile Device with your Vehicle); (iv) the precise geographic location of your Vehicle; (v) data about remote services we make available such as remote lock / unlock, start / stop charge, parking location, climate control, charge schedules, and Vehicle status check; (vi) when there is a request for service made; and (vii) information about the Vehicle itself (such as the Vehicle identification number (VIN), make, model, model year, selling dealer, servicing dealer, date of purchase or lease and service history)(collectively, «Vehicle Information»).

The Specs Type of vehicle Front - wheel - drive fully electric, five - door, five - seat compact hatchback Engine 80 kW AC synchronous electric motor with 24 kWh lithium - ion battery Power 107 hp, 187 lb. - ft.

A tax credit is available for the purchase of a new qualified plug - in electric drive motor vehicle that draws propulsion using a traction battery that has at least five kilowatt - hours (kWh) of capacity, uses an external source of energy to recharge the battery, has a gross vehicle weight rating of up to 14,000 pounds, and meets specified emission standards.

Where it differs from Mercedes» previous fuel cell vehicles is that it's a plug - in with a nine kWh lithium - ion battery, while plugging in the fuel cell - powered GLC gives it a battery - only driving range of up to 50 kilometres.

When the vehicle is driven in E-Charge mode, the high - voltage battery is charged by the combustion engine.