article thumbnail

Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

Green Car Congress

The Ohio State University finished in second place and University of Alabama came in third. The final year of the four-year competition challenged teams to test, prove, and refine their work from the previous three years, mimicking a real-world automotive product development cycle.

Georgia 333
article thumbnail

Majority of workers at Mercedes-Benz plant sign up for UAW

Teslarati

International (MBUSI) factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to a statement from the UAW on Tuesday. In a video announcing the news, Mercedes worker Jeremy Kimbrell notes that most of the Alabama factory’s workers have now signed union cards, adding that now is the right time to attempt to unionize the facility.

Mercedes 110
article thumbnail

More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

Green Car Congress

Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

Auto 199
article thumbnail

Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

Green Car Congress

The next-generation fuel cell system which is being developed jointly with General Motors will move on to the next stage that includes production and purchasing, aiming at a product launch around 2020. At the same time, Honda will establish a new structure enabling simple and speedy decisions.

Honda 150
article thumbnail

DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

Green Car Congress

General Motors. This project will research, develop, and demonstrate a highly integrated wide bandgap power module for next generation plug-in vehicles. This project will develop an integrated flame spray process for low cost production of battery materials for lithium ion batteries and beyond. The University of Alabama.

Fuel 150
article thumbnail

DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. Synthetic Crop for Direct Biofuel Production through Rerouting the Photosynthesis Intermediates and Engineering. biomass production. transferred into highly productive energy crops such as.

Energy 294