Plug-in Hybrid Technology Kits Released
Start-up Canadian company Hymotion unveiled a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Technology at the Canadian International Autoshow in Toronto earlier this week. Logically, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles are more fossil-fuel-efficient than existing hybrids as they can be recharged by plugging into a regular household electrical outlet and can hence travel for a greater percentage of each journey on solely electrical power.
The Hymotion PHEV has an additional battery system that extends the car's battery storage capacity, while still allowing it to operate as a normal hybrid car. In effect, if a PHEV is only used within the limits of its electrical storage capacity, it offers a pure electric and zero-emission car. According to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), half the cars in the U.S. are driven just 25 miles a day or less so a plug-in vehicle with even a 20-mile range could reduce petroleum fuel consumption by about 60 percent. While conventional hybrids obtain most of their energy from gasoline, the Hymotion (and any other) PHEV acquires most its energy from the electric grid during off peak hours.
BusinessWeek
The Hymotion PHEV has an additional battery system that extends the car's battery storage capacity, while still allowing it to operate as a normal hybrid car. In effect, if a PHEV is only used within the limits of its electrical storage capacity, it offers a pure electric and zero-emission car. According to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), half the cars in the U.S. are driven just 25 miles a day or less so a plug-in vehicle with even a 20-mile range could reduce petroleum fuel consumption by about 60 percent. While conventional hybrids obtain most of their energy from gasoline, the Hymotion (and any other) PHEV acquires most its energy from the electric grid during off peak hours.
BusinessWeek
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