nimh battery Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 12 May 2014 16:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Toyota Dealer’s Solar Power Backed Up By Toyota Prius Batteries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-dealers-solar-power-backed-toyota-prius-batteries-20140512/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-dealers-solar-power-backed-toyota-prius-batteries-20140512/#respond Mon, 12 May 2014 16:07:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47472 When it comes to hybrid electric vehicles, Toyota Prius has set the standard, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions. Building on the success of the Toyota Prius, almost all of Toyota’s lineup is available in a hybrid electric version, including some in the Lexus premium lineup, but Toyota Prius is still the world’s best-selling hybrid. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-dealers-solar-power-backed-toyota-prius-batteries-20140512/feed/ 0 47472 Toyota Setting Up Recycling Facilities For Old Nickel Metal Batteries From Old Hybrids https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-recycling-nickel-metal-batteries-20101029/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-recycling-nickel-metal-batteries-20101029/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:48:18 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11535 To keep the planet as tidy as possible, and to make a good business, Toyota has decided that it's about time they recycled used NiMH batteries included in their old hybrid cars, such as the Prius, which has been produced from 2000 onwards.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-recycling-nickel-metal-batteries-20101029/feed/ 1 11535 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Could Power Your Home https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-could-power-your-home-20091030/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-could-power-your-home-20091030/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:40:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5067 Today’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) require an overnight charge back at your home, but scientists at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have found a way to use these PHEVs as large mobile batteries that can be integrated and used in powering your home. CSIRO engineers have modified PHEVs to carry a 30Ah NiMH […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-could-power-your-home-20091030/feed/ 1 5067 Green Batteries: past, present, future https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-batteries-past-present-future-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-batteries-past-present-future-20080202/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:25:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/green-batteries-past-present-future/ In life it’s always good to have a back-up plan, an alternative course of action in case the primary one goes sour. The same could be said for developing batteries. Leading the race in high-tech battery technology are variations of lithium ion. Lithium is the lightest solid element on the planet and is suitable for […]

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