Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

The overarching question was not whether the light-duty transportation sector would electrify to a significant degree, but when. As one example in the opening plenary panel session, Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation described the opportunity and challenges from his utility’s point of view.

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MARCH 1, 2023

In past comments, the CEO noted that the “investors” Tesla is referring to in the event are pretty much all life on Earth. A question about bidirectional charging was also asked. Elon Musk noted that bidirectional charging is not that useful since Powerwall is better. Yes, everyone, Tesla is thinking *that* big.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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EV Central

MARCH 11, 2024

US car-maker Dodge has released pictures and full details of its all-new Dodge Charger Daytona that heralds a new era for the all-electric muscle car when sales begin in Q3 2024. Luckily, behind the wheel thanks to epic power you’re unlikely to notice its excessive mass. READ MORE: End of the V8?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

The new Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport premium compact SUVs are now available with plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology, with an electric-only range of up to 66 km (41 miles) and CO 2 emissions as low as 32 g/km. The new plug-in hybrid P300e models join the existing 48-volt mild-hybrid SUV models.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 6, 2024

At face value, in body shape and cabin design, the Rivian R1S electric SUV and Rivian R1T electric pickup can look deceivingly similar to their predecessors. But nearly all of the components and technology details within them have been changed for the better. Thus, charging hasn’t changed much.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Porsche’s entry-level Taycan EV has less power, performance and equipment, but could the single motor rear-drive option be all you really need? inch driver display dominates your vision while 14-way power seats, heated steering wheel, surround view cameras and a head-up display all come standard. Day 1: First impressions.

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Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. That puts it squarely into the nascent segment of mass-market 3-row electric family utilities.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

As part of its re-emergence, GM has established just four core brands – its global leader Chevrolet; Buick, which focuses on North America and China; GMC, one of its most profitable brands which will focus on North America and the Middle East; and Cadillac. diesel engine for light trucks. How GM hopes to recover.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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EV Central

MAY 12, 2024

Posting a single picture of the Kia EV3’s Signature Star Map front and rear lighting, it looks like little will change externally from the last year’s Kia EV3 concept. That means the production version is likely to keep its striking daytime-running lights, blade-style rear C-pillar and angular front fender. Kia EV teaser.

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2023

And while mainstream European brands like Renault and VW are planning performance versions of their coming small EVs, they’re years away from production. The Abarth has a more powerful and faster spinning electric motor, for a start. The Abarth also gets different shock absorbers and electric power steering software.

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EV Central

MAY 22, 2023

Inside Though the 500e is slightly larger all over than the petrol-burning Fiat 500. This means tall occupants will feel they’re sitting uncomfortably high in the Fiat. A row of pushbutton switches in the lower edge of the instrument panel below the phone-charging tray are used to select gears.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

The Cross Coupe GTE plug-in hybrid system has a maximum output of 355 hp (265 kW) and features an all-wheel-drive system that uses an “electric driveshaft”. The GTE acronym generally applies to all sporty Volkswagen models with a high-tech plug-in hybrid drivetrain. liter VR6 gasoline engine and two electric motors.

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EV Central

MARCH 28, 2023

But now there’s another model in the Tesla electric SUV stable, in the form of the Model Y Performance. But today, we’re pitting the two siblings against each other to see which of Tesla’s Model Y variants is right for you. The battery and electric motors get a better eight-year warranty in each, though.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 31, 2009

I have to admit that for the first few hours of day one in PV101: Introduction to Photovoltaics I was dazed and confused by all the foreign concepts I was trying to grasp at once. Now my head was swimming with concepts of Joules, Coulombs and electrons all dancing about in the mysterious ways they create electricity.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

It’s January 2030 and your electric heat pump is warming the house while your electric car charges in the garage, all powered by solar panels on your roof and by wind and solar generators at your local utility. It all happens without a spark or any other ignition source. That’s the theory.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Saab Automobile will debut the Saab 9-3 ePower battery-electric vehicle at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The performance of the cars will be evaluated under a variety of real world driving conditions as part of the development process for a purpose-built, electric Saab vehicle. consumption and driving range, all illuminated in green.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

GENI: Green Electricity Network Integration ($36.4 Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 2, 2021

We all can agree that designing and building a vehicle from scratch is not an easy task. It is no doubt that Electric vehicles are far superior to their IC engine counterparts and one among many such things is the design flexibility an electric vehicle offers to the designer. What Makes Designing An EV More Flexible.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

Ed Kjaer, the director of electric transportation for Southern California Edison, demonstrates how the Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle or MiEV plugs into their Garage of the Future at their Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Photo by Eric Tom). By Rebecca Kimitch, Staff Writer.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

All I can think is that Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s CEO, has driven an EV, maybe even the RAV itself, and this is why he’s positioning his company to be the leader in EVs. CEO Carlos Ghosn is spending big money to make electric vehicles in high volumes — and soon. Nissan is not alone in going electric.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. Electric motors are generally three times more energy efficient than combustion engines.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. It features ABS brakes, dual airbags, and is designed to meet all European and U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I ’s power generation, he said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. There are proponents of each method and, though all three could be used, it is possible that one or more might never make it in the real world or that another method might come to the fore.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon?

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EV Central

MARCH 27, 2023

Options are very limited for super-breeders needing more than five seats – although the Kia EV9 due late in 2023 will provide a tantalising option – but a huge advantage of going EV (if built on an electric vehicle-only platform) is roomier and smarter interior packaging compared to petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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