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JULY 14, 2021

At the same time, the Volkswagen Group’s core product—the car—and the underlying business model are changing fundamentally. As the successor of MQB, MSB, MLB, as well as MEB and PPE, it will extend the consolidation from three ICE-platforms to two BEV-platforms, to finally one unified architecture for the whole product portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission drivetrains for commercial fleets, announced new battery-electric powertrain options for the Ford F-59 Model to support its customers with delivery and food truck applications. Lightning has already received orders for early production units, and deliveries will begin this summer.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Lightning Systems designs and manufacturers all-electric powertrains for commercial fleets: from Class 3 Ford Transit vans to Class 6 work trucks and Class 7 and 8 city buses. All Lightning products are available today.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2021

The partnership involves using select conventional vessels from EPS’ existing tanker fleet that use MAN engines to be retrofitted, allowing them to be powered by methanol and ammonia which will be supplied by OCI. A net carbon-neutral solution that may co-evolve with an increasing production of green or blue methanol.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2022

Elroy Air, a company developing the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system, unveiled its pre-production Chaparral aircraft. The company has secured agreements for more than 500 aircraft from commercial, defense and humanitarian customers amounting to more than $1 billion in aircraft demand.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Lightning Systems, a developer of zero-emission powertrains for commercial fleets, has received an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the Lightning Electric Transit Bus Repower, with HVIP approval expected within the next several weeks. All Lightning products are available today.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO or renewable diesel), which is already commercially available today, reduces CO 2 emissions by up to 90%. DB Cargo also uses HVO in other locomotives in its fleet. With synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard, CO 2 emissions can be reduced by up to 100% compared to fossil diesel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2018

The Vista sensor is the fourth LiDAR product developed by the Cepton team over its first 20 months in operation. Vista LiDAR samples are available today for Cepton’s automotive partners to evaluate in their self-driving fleets. Automated volume production will start in Q2, 2018.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Dresser-Rand believes that the patented VX Cycle is the first technology to provide a cost-effective small-scale LNG production process with capacities as low as 1,500 gallons per day—smaller than any other LNG production system commercially available today. The VX Cycle uses standard CNG equipment to produce LNG.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The collaboration between Efficient Drivetrains and Shaanxi Automotive to capture the construction industry marks the third successful initiative for the two companies, with PHEV mass transit (Class-6 and 7 city buses) and Class-8 port truck offerings available today as part of previous engagements.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2019

This draws upon CARMERA’s millions of miles of driving video collected, structured and enriched through safety monitoring partnerships with professional fleets in other complex environments like New York City. TRI-AD / CARMERA mapmaking from vehicle cameras in downtown Tokyo.

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MARCH 5, 2020

Capital Efficiency: GM can spend less capital to scale its EV business because it is able to leverage existing property, including land, buildings, tools and production equipment such as body shops and paint shops. Third-party forecasters expect US EV volumes to more than double from 2025 to 2030 to about 3 million units on average.

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JUNE 11, 2022

BrightDrop, the GM business focused on decarbonizing last-mile delivery, is acquiring fleet optimization software from Marain Inc., —Rachad Youssef, chief product officer, BrightDrop. This will enable fleet customers to better optimize their operations as they make the transition to an all-electric future.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2019

But this goal cannot be achieved with efficiency measures and a modern fleet alone. Production of plant-based biofuels should not lead to monocultures and the destruction of crop land and rain forests. Concerns about the availability and sustainability of biofuels are leading to a growing interest in what are known as e-fuels.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

million and will be used for working capital toward product development and commercialization, in addition to “general corporate purposes.” Let’s not lose sight of the fact that REE’s x-by-wire technology, which sits at the heart of its offering, is unlike anything else commercially available today.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation (HK Motors), the American Public Gas Association (APGA) and NGVAmerica have formed a strategic collaboration to promote the mass production and sales of natural gas-powered hybrid passenger vehicles. Supporting access to more domestic supplies of natural gas.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The investment will allow Velodyne to rapidly expand the design and production of high-performance, cost-effective automotive LiDAR sensors, accelerating mass adoption in autonomous vehicle and ADAS applications and therefore accelerating the critical, transformative benefits they provide. Velodyne LiDAR, Inc.,

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. That’s our product. Charged : Does Nuvve provide just V2G implementation, or do you also offer a comprehensive fleet charging-as-a-service solution? In Denmark, we’ve done all those light-duty fleets.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

The global natural gas vehicle fleet has grown rapidly in the last 10 years, but still represents less than 1% of global transport fuel consumption. The global fleet of NGVs consists largely of passenger cars/LDVs, although there are some regional differences. Click to enlarge. gas sources, such as biogas or bio-synthetic gas.

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APRIL 23, 2009

AB 118 authorizes the Energy Commission to provide approximately $120 million annually over seven years to develop these new fuels and technologies, ensure that they are accessible to the public, and encourage motorists and fleet operators to purchase new advanced vehicles. 2 million for propane vehicles.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

GHG levels from the MY 2016 fleet-wide average of 250 g/mi, using different technology pathways to achieve the reductions. EPA and NHTSA worked closely with the California Air Resources Board (ARB) in developing an Interim Joint Technical Assessment Report (TAR) of potential 2017-2025 scenarios. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Even though most of the key fuel economy technologies are available today, additional breakthroughs and cost reductions would help, including lighter materials, advanced combustion systems and better lubricants. Although fuel-efficient technologies are commercially available, they are not yet widely enough deployed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

Given the current barriers to increasing ethanol-based biofuels (blend wall, slow growth in cellulosic biofuel production, regulatory uncertainty surrounding the RFS), transportation electrification seemingly offers a more immediate opportunity to displace gasoline. Renewable and nuclear electricity supply technologies are available today.

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APRIL 10, 2012

By contrast, using natural gas instead of coal for electric power plants can reduce radiative forcing immediately, and reducing CH 4 losses from the production and transportation of natural gas would produce even greater benefits, they found. The climatic effect of replacing other fossil fuels with natural gas varies widely by sector (e.g.,

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

We see it as an opportunity to provide real solutions and exciting new products for millions, and ultimately help change the way the world moves. Without question, we are embarking on one of the most transformative eras in the history of the auto industry—and in the history of Ford. This can be a threat or an opportunity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

With much more precise aircraft location data than is available today, pilots will utilize more direct approaches to save fuel and emissions, and the spacing between planes can be improved to better predict arrival times. —Chad Cundiff, vice president, Crew Interface Products, Honeywell Aerospace.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

We must act quickly as the planet is warming due to CO 2 production from burning fossil fuels. In addition, we need no more biofuel than what is currently in production now. All we really need in addition to fleets of new paradigm vehicles are additional solar and wind generation sources. But use of petroleum will continue.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In developing the proposed preferred alternative for the rulemaking, NHTSA also projected technology penetration and associated costs for the vehicle fleet. Individual manufacturers will be required to comply with a single fuel economy level that is based on the distribution of its production among the footprints of its vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.

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