2016, Affordable, Light and Personal

MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2016

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country. —Jessika Trancik.

MIT

MIT Personal Energy Vehicles

Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. According to the report, it appears that emissions from light-duty vehicles accounted for the entire increase in GHG emissions. in emissions from on-road vehicles. million MTCO 2 e of the 4.9

California

California Light Emissions Climate

EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2014

Light-duty VMT is beginning to decouple from traditional drivers. The most recent of these In Focus articles explores the impact of demographics and behavior on light-duty vehicle (LDV) energy demand. Alternative modes of travel affect VMT to the degree that the population has access to substitutes for personal LDVs.

Energy

Energy Light Vehicles 2012

Riversimple introduces Rasa prototype two-seater fuel cell vehicle; 300 miles on 1.5kg H2; production version in 2018

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

million) grant from the Welsh government in 2015, the Rasa was designed for lightness, strength, affordability and safety. The arrival of the company’s Rasa engineering prototype in 2016, sees Riversimple take a hydrogen-powered commuter car from the laboratory to the road in only 8 years. Riversimple Movement Ltd.

2018

2018 Miles Fuel Hydrogen

HARMAN introduces range of connected vehicle technologies and Microsoft partnership at CES

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2016

HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

Connect

Connect Connected Range Vehicles

Volkswagen ID.3 electric car video review

Drive Electric

JUNE 25, 2021

On the front, you have the led headlights that shine that much brighter than halogen, lighting your way a lot more effectively at night. You’ve also got the sidelight lighting strip across the middle. These lights are actually customizable on the first edition from the centre console.

Electric Cars

Electric Cars Re-Charge Cars Electric

Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes

Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Barthélemy typically works with artisans in person to create tapestries or rugs but, since the Taliban retook power in 2021, he’s had to connect with the weavers remotely. Each piece is poured and pressed by hand one at a time,” explains Danny Mitchell, who founded Zia Tile with Leflore in 2016. This is Cueillette.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Afghanistan Tribute London

DOE BETO seeking input on Optima initiative for co-optimization of fuels and engines

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The initiative intends to accelerate the widespread deployment of significantly improved fuels and vehicles (passenger to light truck to heavy duty commercial vehicles) by 2030. The Optima initiative is focused on the development of new fuels and engine architectures that are co-optimized—i.e., Earlier post.)

Engine

Engine Fuel Fuel Economy Light

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Hawai`i Electric Light. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light. This will result in a significantly smaller, lighter weight, less expensive battery pack (below $100/kWh) and more affordable EVs. Duke Energy. Georgia Power.

Obama

Obama Charging Financing DC

Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

MARCH 15, 2021

I personally love this distinctive grid at the front, it really looks like it means business. Here’s the Peugeot lion with a dichroic treatment on it to signify that it’s electric, apparently the badge changes colour according to the light and angle, to me from here it looks blue. Tesla Model S (2016). Lease vs buy.

Re-Charge

Re-Charge Charging All-Electric Plug-in

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

In traditional conversion technology, the exotherm heat is negligible for use as a heat source in oxidation due to the extremely light loading that is possible with conventional technology. ORNL began accepting license applications in March 2016. Jackson and several of her ORNL teammates joined LeMond Composites in 2016.

Carbon Fiber

Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer

Ducker survey finds aluminum expected to represent 16% of total vehicle weight by 2028; transition to a multi-material design

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2017

kg) of aluminum and the average light truck will contain 523 pounds (237 kg) of aluminum by 2020. —“Aluminum Content In North American Light Vehicles 2016 to 2028”. Aluminum vacuum die castings are expected to grow from less than three PPV today to 14 PPV by 2020. The average passenger car will contain 362 pounds (164.2

Design

Design 2020 Vehicles 2015

Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Davide’s drones rely primarily on computer vision, and he’s also been exploring potential drone applications for a special kind of camera called an event camera , which is ideal for fast motion under challenging lighting conditions. So Davide, you’ve been doing drone research for a long time now, like a decade, at least, if not more.

Standards

Standards Wind Universal Ukraine

Renault-Nissan Alliance EV sales hit 350,000 mark

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the only global car group with a wide range of zero-emission vehicles for personal and business use. In addition to the LEAF, Nissan also sells the e-NV200, a light commercial vehicle sold mainly in Europe and Japan since 2014. Total figures based on Nissan’s Global Data Center (GDC) as of August 2016.

Nissan

Nissan Sale Japan Europe

Volkswagen unveils BUDD-e electric van concept at CES; first VW based on new Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB)

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2016

At CES 2016, Volkswagen unveiled the battery-electric BUDD-e van. Personalized light. Volkswagen has demonstrated how the dominant color of the display illumination and matching ambient lighting can be individually adapted using the touch slider in the Golf R Touch concept. The Internet of Things.

Concept

Concept Electric Electrical Connect

OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

MARCH 10, 2022

I used to be excited by those electric cycles back in 2016/17. Quality light weight normal cycles are the way to go. Also car manufacturers are not launching affordable electric cars. All it takes, is one startup like Strom or OLA electric to launch a small electric hatchback at affordable rates. That did seem promising.

Electric

Electric Electrical Charging Dealers

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

The second copy set you gave us is a little light. Yeah, they can afford it. So what I’m seeing as a result of what you’re telling me If there was a smart politician down south here there is a wide open position for the person who wants to lead the cavalry charge down here. Could you make us another copy?” We’re turnkey.

Solar

Solar Installation California Building

Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Overall, the number of hybrid models on sale in the US has declined (from 47 in 2015 to 31 in 2016), but average sales per model has increased (up to 11,194 in 2016). The important thing to remember is that if we are serious about reducing carbon in personal mobility, we have to be very serious about efficiency.

Hyundai

Hyundai Plug-in Hybrid Plug

Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Overall, the number of hybrid models on sale in the US has declined (from 47 in 2015 to 31 in 2016), but average sales per model has increased (up to 11,194 in 2016). The important thing to remember is that if we are serious about reducing carbon in personal mobility, we have to be very serious about efficiency.

Hyundai

Hyundai Plug-in Hybrid Plug

EV Driven

MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

Riversimple introduces Rasa prototype two-seater fuel cell vehicle; 300 miles on 1.5kg H2; production version in 2018

HARMAN introduces range of connected vehicle technologies and Microsoft partnership at CES

Volkswagen ID.3 electric car video review

Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes

DOE BETO seeking input on Optima initiative for co-optimization of fuels and engines

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

Ducker survey finds aluminum expected to represent 16% of total vehicle weight by 2028; transition to a multi-material design

Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Renault-Nissan Alliance EV sales hit 350,000 mark

Volkswagen unveils BUDD-e electric van concept at CES; first VW based on new Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB)

OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

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