Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Today, it appears the future may include more electric SUVs, less ethanol in gasoline, a VW electric hill-climbing race car, and much, much faster battery recharging. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The EPA is now run.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 25, 2021

The all-electric XC90 Recharge will get lidar sensors. And the Sono Sion solar EV is getting a bigger battery before advancing toward production. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We take an up-close look at the Kia EV6—yes, the one with the numbers that rival the Model Y Performance.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Which automaker reportedly seeks a stake in a South Korean battery spinoff? Which company claims to have the first production EV with a solid-state battery? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 2, 2020.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2017

Today, uncertainty over EPA emission testing, GM's electric-car goal, concern over the fate of more capable start-stop systems, and a 5-minute battery recharge? All this and more on Green Car Reports. Romania has doubled its electric-car purchase incentives; they're now more than $10,000 for a new car.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

AAA conducted primary research to understand the effects of ambient temperature on the range and equivalent fuel economy of five battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sold throughout the United States: the BMW i3, Chevrolet Bolt, Nissan LEAF, Tesla Model S 75D and the Volkswagen e-Golf.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

The Nikkei reports that Sanyo Electric plans to launch mass production of lithium ion batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012 as part of a ¥200-billion investment (US$2.126 billion) over the next three years in rechargeable batteries and solar cells.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2011

Today, there are several motivations for buying a car that plugs into the electric grid to recharge its battery pack. Once upon a time, people who bought (or built) electric vehicles were often science-minded, forward-thinking, eco-conscious drivers who sometimes had a hippie past. Times have changed.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2017

More proof that plugging in cuts carbon emissions, news on the batteries of the new 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid, and discouraging news on the calculated fuel economy of new vehicles sold last year: all this and more in today's car news on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Canadians can have their very own green driving plate to go with their green car from next year. The Canadian province of Ontario is set to introduce the green licence plate to encourage consumers to buy electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. Here we offer some insight into these newcomers and their potential impact on the future of green motoring. Tesla Motors. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. Last week, Nissan announced plans to make electric car batteries at its plant in Sunderland, creating 350 new jobs in the process (see ‘ Nissan to make electric car batteries at Sunderland plant ’). The argument for the UK….

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2013

Launched in 2011, OpEneR is developing new driving strategies and driver assistance systems that significantly increase the efficiency, driving range, and safety of electric vehicles without increasing battery size—and thus also by limiting battery price and charging time.

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2010

The race to be at the front of the lithium-ion battery market as electric cars become mainstream, is heating up with South Korea announcing plans to invest 15trillion won to become the world’s dominant producer of rechargeable batteries.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2013

Scientists have developed a new type of phone charger that will recharge a battery using pee-power. Green credentials' Developed by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), the new microbial fuel cell charger simply needs topping up with urine, to kick-start a process where microbes breakdown pee to generate electricity[.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2010

Having already outlined its plans to become a key player in the lithium-ion battery market, the Nikkei now reports that Sanyo Electric will launch mass production of the batteries for plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles by fiscal 2012.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

The authors note that technological developments in green automotive propulsion technologies can/should have spin-offs to maritime, air, heavy-duty vehicles, urban and light rail transport modes. These can also deliver similar environmental benefits to battery electric vehicles. Recycling and transportation of batteries.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2010

Hitachi has formed a new company in-house as it attempts to strength its grip on the rapidly expanding lithium-ion battery market.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Volkswagen has announced the next VW e-up electric city car will get a more advanced battery that’ll allow up to 260km of range and an 80% recharge in just 60 minutes (via a 40kW charger).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Quallion LLC, a developer of customized lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs for medical, military, aerospace, and vehicle applications, remains on track to develop an advanced lithium-ion anti-idling HVAC system for heavy-duty trucks, Dr. Hisashi Tsukamoto, the company’s co-founder, CEO and CTO, recently told Green Car Congress.

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Baua Electric

MAY 13, 2024

With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class, Mercedes-Benz promises even more freedom from pavement than all those American-built flagwavers, and it does it all with batteries. Housed in a flex-resistant case, the battery pack integrates with the frame and wears thick metal protection as a skid plate. feet to make a U-turn.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The fast chargers will enable EV drivers to recharge their batteries in about 30 minutes. The stations will be located directly off US-101 in safe, illuminated areas with the kinds of amenities drivers and passengers look for during long-distance trips.

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2009

Sion Power Corporation and BASF SE are hoping that a joint development agreement will help accelerate Sion Power’s lithium-sulphur battery technology for the electric vehicle market. The theoretical specific energy of a lithium sulphur battery chemistry exceeds 2,500Wh/kg with energy density greater than 2,600Wh/l.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 14, 2010

It was the green car of the year even before it went electric, and now Volvo is planning to introduce a battery powered version of the C30. The Swedish manufacturer is teaming up with energy company Goteborg Energi to co-operate on electric vehicles and recharge infrastructure.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

US based manufacturer International Battery, which develops large-format lithium-ion rechargeable cells, modules and packs, is introducing a three class system for standardising modules - nested, slim and wide. The cells provide information to a controller through a systems control board.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 7, 2014

The search for better performing batteries for electric car is an on-going project for many carmakers, as they look to deliver more range per charge, faster recharging times and better durability. Now Nissan has developed a new technique which make it easier to test the durability of batteries as [.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The technology is inspired by the European rail industry and leverages the rapid charge capabilities of nanotechnology lithium titanate technology batteries to rapidly charge a bus at one [.]. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news electric bus recharging electric buses hybrid buses Opbrid Opbrid Busbaar.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2011

With €3.5million in funding, a two-year research project has been launched by an EU consortium with the aim of developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

BASF and Revolt Technology are ready to combine their expertise in an effort to speed the development and commercialisation of Revolt’s rechargeable zinc-air battery system. It will supply key component materials and jointly developed subsystem elements for the rechargeable batteries’ development.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 7, 2010

A new type of electric scooter is the first to feature removable batteries to make recharging easier. The Yogo S is the UK’s first and only full production electric scooter with lithium batteries that can taken off and transported anywhere to recharge. Powered by a 50V battery, the Yogo has a top speed of 40 [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Electric cars are widely excepted as a ‘green’ alternative to fossil fuelled vehicles as they emit no tailpipe emissions and because their carbon footprint can be largely determined by the electricity mix from which they recharge. Tags: Electric cars Empa recharge research study.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2013

Hedging its bets, Tesla has proven that its Model S electric saloon is ready to use a battery swapping system of recharging, able to switch its depleted battery for a fresh, fully charged one in less than 90 seconds-faster than you can fill your car with petrol. In a live demonstration at its des[.]. Tesla Motors'

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Ovshinsky, credited with developing the first commercially successful hybrid battery technology, as used in Toyota’s Prius, has died aged 89. Michigan-based inventor, Stanford R.

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Green Cars News

MAY 31, 2010

The company has developed a high temperature PEM fuel cell with an on-board reformer that enables the use of conventional hydrocarbons fuels to recharge the batteries in an electric vehicle. This innovation follows on from [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Green Car Congress had an opportunity to follow up with Luca Guala of Systematica to learn more about the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system being applied in Masdar. What is the range of the PRT before it needs to be recharged and/or how many hours can it operate before recharging? Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2009

Better Place has showcased its new battery switch system in Yokohama, Japan, which is designed to make long distance travel by electric vehicle convenient for consumers. The company selected the Nissan Dualis to demonstrate the battery switch technology. According to Better Place, the lift platform does not actually touch the car.

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