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180 mpg: Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Powered by Valence Battery
Valence Press Release about EnergyCS version of PRIUS+
Mar 29, 2005 (From the CalCars-News archive)
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Valence is the battery supplier for EnergyCS, CalCars' Southern California
partner for development of PRIUS+
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Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Powered by Valence Battery Unveiled at EVS 21
Tuesday March 29, 9:30 am ET
New Concept Car Developed With EnergyCS Offers Dramatically Better Gas
Mileage and More Zero Emission Driving Than Existing Hybrids
MONACO & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2005-- At the 21st
Worldwide International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Symposium & Exhibition (EVS 21) being held next week, Valence Technology
Inc. (Nasdaq:VLNC - News), a leader in the development of large-format
Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, and EnergyCS, developers of integration
control systems, will showcase a new concept plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
Powered by the Valence U-Charge(TM) Power System, the plug-in hybrid
electric vehicle (PHEV) is a fully functional concept car based on a 2004
Toyota Prius. Because the Valence battery offers much more energy than
batteries traditionally used in hybrid vehicles, it allows significant
amounts of zero-emission driving with the concept PHEV. With a fuel
efficiency that can reach up to 180 miles per gallon for an average commute
of 50-60 miles per day, the PHEV has superior gas mileage, which means
fewer trips to the gas station. Using the U-Charge system, the PHEV offers
the best of both worlds: zero-emission electric mode (up to 33 mi/h, 53
km/h) and an efficient gas motor for long trips.
Valence will exhibit in EVS 21 Booth C128 and the Valence-EnergyCS PHEV
will be on display at the Ride and Drive area throughout the EVS 21 show.
The vehicle will also be part of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Fuel Cell & Hybrid
on April 2.
"Valence's phosphate-based Lithium-ion batteries have substantially higher
energy density than competing batteries for hybrid electric vehicles. And,
unlike other types of Lithium-ion batteries, our Saphion technology offers
the longevity and safety needed for both hybrid and pure electric
vehicles," said Stephan Godevais, president and CEO of Valence Technology.
"The Valence-EnergyCS plug-in hybrid vehicle is a breakthrough in the
industry. It allows renewable energy to displace gasoline, reducing our
reliance on fossil fuels, which is increasingly important given today's
environment and economic concerns."
The U-Charge battery system used in the Valence-EnergyCS PHEV is based on
Valence's SaphionŽ technology, the only one like it on the market today. It
replaces toxic heavy metals with phosphates, creating an energy storage
battery that is chemically more stable, and therefore safer, than
traditional oxide-based Lithium-ion batteries. Saphion technology's
chemistry yields a battery that is not only environmentally friendly, but
requires virtually no maintenance and offers long life and low total cost
of ownership.
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