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2. What Happens If You Never Charge Your Plug-In-Hybrid Car? - AOL

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   Unlike battery-electric cars, PHEVs don't have to be plugged in to run. If the PHEV battery is "depleted," or has discharged its all-electric range, a portion of its capacity stays in reserve to ...

3. Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars

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   Plug-in hybrids and electric cars run off lithium-ion batteries and rare-earth element electric motors.Electric vehicles use much more lithium carbonate equivalent in their batteries compared to the 7g (0.25 oz) for a smartphone or the 30 g (1.1 oz) used by tablets or computers.

4. Charge-depleting - Wikipedia

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   Battery electric vehicles operate solely in this mode. Most plug-in hybrids operate in charge-depleting mode at startup, and switch to charge-sustaining mode after the battery has reached its minimum state of charge (SOC) threshold, exhausting the vehicle's all-electric range (AER). Although there is no technically mandated minimum all-electric ...

5. Electric vehicle battery - Wikipedia

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   Nissan Leaf cutaway showing part of the battery in 2009. An electric vehicle battery is a rechargeable battery used to power the electric motors of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). They are typically lithium-ion batteries that are designed for high power-to-weight ratio and energy density.

6. Range anxiety - Wikipedia

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   The Nissan Leaf has a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated range of 73 mi (117 km). Range anxiety is the driver's fear that a vehicle has insufficient energy storage (fuel and/or battery capacity) to cover the road distance needed to reach its intended destination, and would thus strand the vehicle's occupants mid-way.

7. Hybrid Synergy Drive - Wikipedia

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   A battery is used only to start the car's internal combustion engine and run accessories when the engine is not running. The alternator is used to recharge the battery and run the accessories when the engine is running. The HSD system replaces the geared transmission, alternator, and starter motor with:

8. Hybrid vehicle - Wikipedia

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   A series- or serial-hybrid vehicle is driven by an electric motor, functioning as an electric vehicle while the battery pack energy supply is sufficient, with an engine tuned for running as a generator when the battery pack is insufficient. There is typically no mechanical connection between the engine and the wheels, and the primary purpose of ...

9. An EV-battery maker that raised $15 billion from investors ...

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   In June, BMW pulled out of a $2.1 billion order for battery cells for its EVs, citing delays in deliveries. In September, Northvolt said it would lay off about 1,600 staffers .