Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

The University of Michigan Solar Car Team won the 2012 American Solar Challenge (ASC) with its car Quantum, snagging a fourth consecutive ASC title, and also breaking the record the team set in 2008. Estimated top speed is 105 mph (169 km/h). More than 100 students created Quantum. U-M Quantum. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

With its 55 kW electric motor (from EM-motive, Daimler’s JV with Bosch, earlier post ), the smart fortwo electric drive accelerates from 0 - 60 km/h (0-37 mph) in 4.8 seconds, with a maximum speed of 125 km/h (78 mph). The one millionth smart fortwo was built in September 2008, coinciding with the tenth birthday of the brand.

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Buy Production Batteries Battery 320

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Rasa uses a small 8.5kW fuel cell (the size currently used in forklift trucks, equivalent to 11 hp) to power the motors positioned in each of the four wheels. The result is a range of up to 300 miles (483 kg) on 1.5kg of hydrogen and a top speed of 60 mph. Starting later this year, following funding to match a €2-million (US$2.23

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (43 mpg US) under a constant speed of 50 km/h (31 mph). Under an earlier agreement, SAIC-GM-Wuling began exporting the N200 to Peru in July 2008 as the Chevrolet N200. SAIC-GM-Wuling, a joint venture between GM China, SAIC and Wuling Motors, was launched in 2002. It consumes less than 5.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Opel has been running market trials with fuel cell vehicles since 2008. The Opel HydroGen4 features a fuel cell stack comprising440 series-connected cells that produce the electrical output to power the synchronous electric motor. Now that we have signed up BER as a new partner, we have closed the circle of sustainable mobility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Italy-based Micro-Vett SpA, which produces electric versions of several other Fiat vehicles, has developed an electric version of the 500, unveiled by the NICE car company in 2008. Featuring a 22 kWh Li-ion pack and a 30 kW, 100 N·m drive motor, the Micro-Vett electric 500 has a range of 145 km (90 miles) and a top speed of 114 km/h (71 mph).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The trains, with maximum operating speeds of 380 km/h (236 mph), are based on Bombardier’s next-generation ZEFIRO high speed rail technology, and are powered by a Bombardier MITRAC propulsion and control system. MITRAC Permanent Magnet Motor. ECO4 technologies in the ZEFIRO. Click to enlarge. AeroEfficient Optimized Train Shaping.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. Li-ion Motors’ “Wave II” won the $2.5 zero-to-60 mph acceleration time, and more than 100 miles range over a real-world driving cycle. Edison2 is fuel source agnostic. Million Alternative Side-by-Side Class.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

Launched at the British International Motor Show in July 2008 ( earlier post ) and voted Electric Car of the Year at the Green Fleet awards, the MyCar electric vehicle is now on sale at evstores in London. kW, 48V DC electric motor. kW, 48V DC electric motor. The two-seater MyCar CV.2 Maximum gradient is 20% at GVW.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

The new generation marks the first application of battery packs from Deutsche Accumotive—the automotive lithium-ion battery joint venture formed in 2008 by Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG ( earlier post ). Tesla is providing the battery packs for the second generation.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2009

The Power of One journey symbolically began 12 June 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Seneca College—one of the project’s greatest supporters. The Power of One solar car can travel more than 300 miles on a sunny day, go from 0 to 50 mph in six seconds and has a top speed of 75 mph. The actual drive began in Buffalo, NY.

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Blink Charging

JULY 28, 2022

The first batteries could power vehicles to “neck-breaking” speeds of up to 14 mph. While on the road, the motor turns this alteration into power. Li-ion batteries have been around since 1991, but only in 2008 were applied to cars. In 2008, the Tesla Roadster hit the road, ushering in a new era for EVs. A New Composition.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2009

A 90 kW induction motor delivers a top speed of up to 50 mph. Ford and Smith announced a collaboration on all-electric light commercial vehicles in 2008. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Velozzi Supercar will be powered by a 770 hp (574 kW) AC-induction electric motor charged by an on-board Capstone C65 microturbine. The supercar is designed to accelerate from 0-60 mph in just three seconds and reach a top speed of over 200 mph, according to Velozzi. In mid-2009, Israeli startup ETV Motors Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

Land Rover presented its Range_e development model at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week. liter TDV6 diesel engine, working with an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission and a 69 kW electric motor. billion) on environmental technologies and has targeted a 25% reduction in its fleet-average CO 2 emissions between 2008 and 2012.

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Land Rover Plug-in Diesel Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2011

The Vito E-CELL’s electric motor has an output of 60 kW and 280 N·m (207 lb-ft) of torque. The top speed has been limited to 80 km/h (50 mph) due to the vehicle’s typical areas of application and to give the van as long a range as possible. Selected Mercedes-Benz dealerships will be responsible for servicing the Vito.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Since the launch on 26 March, Tesla Motors has taken 520 reservations for the Model S, an all-electric family sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge. The Model S does 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds, and will have an electronically limited top speed of 130 mph (209 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

General Motors announced a demonstration project ( earlier post ) to explore market needs and customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles in Korea. The project is aimed at benefiting GM’s core vehicle electrification competencies, which include batteries, electric motors, power controls and charging. Cruze BEV on the road.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

In 2008, EIG opened the EIG America sales office in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated EIG America in March 2009 as a wholly owned subsidiary. A UQM PP125EX traction motor powers the wheels. The Caliber ReEv accelerates from 0-60 mph in 8.3 seconds and has a top speed of 84 mph (135 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2009

Fusion Hybrid travels up to 47 mph in pure electric mode, faster than all other hybrids currently on the road. The credit amount is based on a vehicle’s potential fuel efficiency. The Fusion Hybrid carries a 41 mpg rating in the city and 36 mpg on the highway.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

Battelle won a competitive bid contract in 2008 for the program from the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This was despite impacts to the tank itself, in crashes rear and side up to 40 mph. So this was impacts to the fuel tank region.

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Hydrogen Vehicles Ohio Alaska 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

kW motor and offers either a 72V, 165Ah lead-acid battery (base option) or a 72V, 140Ah Li-polymer battery. It has a top speed of 35 mph (56 kph). A direct-drive wheel motor is optional. kW motor and six 8V, 240Ah batteries. kW motor and six 8V, 240Ah batteries. The e-Zone uses a 72V, 5.0 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2009

Optimal Energy , the Cape Town, South Africa-based company that unveiled the Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 2008 ( earlier post ), plans to have pilot fleets on the road in South Africa and globally from 2010 onwards, with mass production to start in South Africa from 2012.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 26, 2008

On Thursday October 23rd, 2008, Team KillaCycle set their latest drag racing world record at Bandimere Raceway. seconds, ending with a top speed of 168 MPH. The motorcycle’s Hi-Torque Electric motor was adjusted to draw 1850 amps for this particular run. seconds blog entry here.

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Motorcycles Iceland Electric Motorcycles Colorado 100

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2011

kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack from its China-based partner NVT Battery and features a range of about 133 km (84 miles) without use of air conditioning and with a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and consumption of 665 Wh/km. The motor is being developed with a US design company, and being produced by US-based Orchid International.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. Top speed of the car is 170 km/h (106 mph); the Volkswagen accelerates to 100 km/h in under 12 seconds. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2011

It was Ford’s largest small car month since May 2008. First seen in the Ford Start concept car that debuted at Beijing in 2010, the engine more recently made its European debut in the Ford B-MAX at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. liter EcoBoost engine will be released in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 15, 2009

I remember the really fast cars had “re-wound&# motors, whatever that was. Listen to what Elon says: “The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 Listen to what Elon says: “The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 It’s re-wound motors again! What, the Roadster wasn’t fast enough?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2007

nk City in 2008. And Tata Motors , an Indian industrial giant, is "working on an electric version of the Indica for the overseas market, slated to be launched by 2009," according to the Hindu Business Line. Daimler is set to be the first on the street with 100 test vehicle SMARTs in 2008.

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London G-Wiz i-MiEV Recharge 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

It uses an infrared laser sensor built into the windshield to monitor the area in front of the SUV when traveling at speeds of about 2 to 19 mph. If the speed difference between vehicles is less than 9 mph, City Safety helps drivers avoid some crashes altogether. It’s not designed to work at speeds faster than 19 mph.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Designed specifically for short-haul or drayage operations, this heavy-duty truck can pull a 60,000-pound cargo container at a top speed of 40 mph, and has a range between 30 to 60 miles per battery charge. The charger uses a priority smart charge algorithm based on vehicle state of charge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 27, 2008

This is great news since the ACP 150 is the gold standard for EV motor/controller drive trains. Since it is ACP’s motor/controller that is the basis of the system used in the Tesla, this will be one very fast Mini! I suspect that the 20-70 mph acceleration will be freaking awesome! While 0-60 in 8.5

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BMW Mini E Electric Cars Cars 100

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

Three key General Motors executives involved with the Chevrolet Volt this week held a media briefing on the state of GM’s battery pack strategy for the Chevrolet Volt and its current Gen 1 pack as well as subsequent generations (Gen 2 and Gen 3) of battery packs destined for the underlying Voltec platform. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Volt GM Future Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

An output of 1015 CV is delivered from the combined power of an entirely new combustion engine together with three electric motors, alongside a double-clutch gearbox that makes its debut on a 12-cylinder Lamborghini for the first time. seconds and a top speed of more than 350 km/h (217.5 The naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids. SAE 2008-01-0458 ). Adapted from Tate et al. Click to enlarge. Tate et al.

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PHEV CO2 Hybrid Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Major components, including motor-generators, from the 2 nd generation Prius transaxle (left) and the new 2010 Prius transaxle (right). Power output of the more compact transaxle traction motor (motor-generator 2, or MG2) has been increased to 60 kW (80 hp), and torque has been reduced by about half to 207 Nm (153 lb-ft).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

General Motors last week again highlighted the progress it is making with advanced HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) gasoline engines by showcasing a demonstrator unit. Then in the Spring of 2008.we we demonstrated to the press idle to 55 mph. GM approaches to extending the operating range of classic HCCI.

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