Comments on: Toyota moves to corner the ‘plug-in’ market http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/22/toyota-moves-to-corner-the-plug-in-market/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:27:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: jcwinnie http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/22/toyota-moves-to-corner-the-plug-in-market/#comment-4781 jcwinnie Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:05:27 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/22/toyota-moves-to-corner-the-plug-in-market/#comment-4781 Please be mindful that Cleanova, a unit of the Dassault Groupe in France, with the help of Heulieux, are currently testing series hybrid vehicles with an eye toward offering them to the public in 2008. The test vehicle has a 55hp engine running a generator to charge the lithium ion battery, but it can also drive the vehicle in conjunction with the electric motor developed by Hydro-Québec’s affiliate, TM4. Cleanova claims a range of 120 miles on the battery and a top speed of 80 mph. They are testing batteries with capacities ranging from 16 to 30 kWh. Note that this is a series hybrid, like the General Motors CADM concept, a.k.a., Chevy Volt, being used to discourage an increase in CAFE standards. Unlike the General Motors concept, the CLEANOVA drive train actually is being tested by the French postal service. Maybe the Volt will do well in Second Life, eh? Please be mindful that Cleanova, a unit of the Dassault Groupe in France, with the help of Heulieux, are currently testing series hybrid vehicles with an eye toward offering them to the public in 2008.

The test vehicle has a 55hp engine running a generator to charge the lithium ion battery, but it can also drive the vehicle in conjunction with the electric motor developed by Hydro-Québec’s affiliate, TM4. Cleanova claims a range of 120 miles on the battery and a top speed of 80 mph. They are testing batteries with capacities ranging from 16 to 30 kWh.

Note that this is a series hybrid, like the General Motors CADM concept, a.k.a., Chevy Volt, being used to discourage an increase in CAFE standards.

Unlike the General Motors concept, the CLEANOVA drive train actually is being tested by the French postal service. Maybe the Volt will do well in Second Life, eh?

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