Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2011

Source: Wormald 2011. Addressing automotive environmental and energy supply problems would be better done by working from the market end first, rather than through technology push, according to a recent report by Dr John Wormald, Managing Partner of auto POLIS, an automotive consultancy. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Don’t Sleep On This Value Proposition The Nissan Leaf was the world’s best-selling electric vehicle from when it was introduced in 2011, until it was recently passed by the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. If you buy and drive the Leaf SV Plus for how it was designed, expect to be grateful for the latter. Story by John Faulkner.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. He believes “ monolithic vehicle design ”—where people buy one car to fit all of their needs—is outdated. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

If you look at China and you look at the development of the market here in China, it is an inevitable consequence that the largest auto market in the world is likely going to lead a revolution in automotive paradigms. With the development of EVs, the China auto industry can transform from a big producer to the leading producer.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That last bit is sage advice, as Stephanie Hammond, 49, discovered in 2011, shortly after moving to Whitehorse, when she joined the local roller derby group’s float in the Rendezvous parade. Three-night packages start at 1,690 dollars a person. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling?

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Cars That Think

APRIL 17, 2022

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the five-year period spanning 2011 to 2015, with ESCs being built into all new cars, the systems saved 7,000 lives in the United States alone. The industry was aware this was a deficiency, and that rollover accidents were a significant cause of deaths from auto accidents. Peter Adams.

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

4 Trying it for 30 days before buying it (40%). In fact, three-fourths of EV drivers say, “the long-term savings on gas outweigh the higher upfront price tag of buying an electric vehicle (74%),” while only 60% of overall drivers say the same. Volvo Cars is taking a bold lead with electrification in the auto industry.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. Not what you think When the wrap finally comes off, though, I think there will be some surprise for anyone who had hopes of rushing out to a dealership to buy their first 100 m.p.g. Yep, a truck.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Electric Auto Association (EAA) board member Guy Hall, chair of our national Policy Committee, has made a significant contribution to the successful efforts to pass electric vehicle (EV) legislation across the country. A decade on the EV road Hall’s involvement in the EV world began when he purchased a Nissan LEAF in 2011.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Per the IRS: Beginning January 1, 2023, if you buy a qualified previously owned electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) from a licensed dealer for $25,000 or less, you may be eligible for a previously owned clean vehicle tax credit under Internal Revenue Code Section 25E. As long as they fit certain criteria.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Late in 2010, this reporter drove an early 2011 Hybrid Sonata whose powertrain was so unpleasant we never wrote the review. Should this matter to shoppers who will likely buy the thing? Device mirroring via Android Auto and Apple CarPlay remains standard as well. And it’s paid off. It probably won’t.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Electric Auto Association (EAA) board member Guy Hall, chair of our national Policy Committee, has made a significant contribution to the successful efforts to pass electric vehicle (EV) legislation across the country. A decade on the EV road Hall’s involvement in the EV world began when he purchased a Nissan LEAF in 2011.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

On Friday, the Renault-Nissan Alliance said it expects to roll out electric cars (and charging infrastructure) as part of a pilot project in central China’s Wuhan by 2011. In February, China’s Chery Automobile unveiled an electric concept car at the Detroit Auto Show.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Last fall, Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings unit of Berkshire Hathaway (Stock Quote: BRK.A ) paid $230 million for a 10% stake in BYD Auto (short for “build your dreams”), based in Shenzhen, China. market in 2011, along with a plug-in hybrid model, the F6DM. automakers in their own market.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Wireless charging is nothing new— Charged has covered wireless EV charging since at least 2011—but it may be that its true value is only coming into focus now, as more and more commercial and transit fleets are electrifying. We’ve got one of the big German auto OEMs we’ve been integrated with, but we can’t announce it yet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. But the real story is yet to be told.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. Pre-paid 600 kilometer cards are one approach that is suggested. Remember its PURE D.C.

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