Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? —Baker Institute report Need Nickel?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2023

Volvo Penta and leading North American telescopic boom excavator manufacturer Gradall Industries are showcasing the latest development in their partnership at CONEXPO this week—an electrified version of the OEM’s XL 4100 V highway speed wheeled excavator.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2022

How long until we see electric fleets taking over the supply chain? UPS has ordered 10,000 electric vehicles and FedEx plans to make its entire pickup and delivery fleet battery-powered by 2040. The post How Long Until EV Fleets Take Over the Supply Chain? Where Are EV Fleets Now? first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

The Vision F-CELL delivers 135 kW of motor power, supplied by a 75 kW fuel cell and a 135 kW high-voltage battery. The modular high-voltage battery provides from 13.8 Through close collaboration with industry players, we aim to deliver CO 2 -neutral vehicles to customers and continue to offer better solutions to them.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2021

The hydrogen powertrain comprises electric propulsion units (EPUs) from Everett-based magniX and fuel cells from Plug Power, which has a significant operational footprint in Spokane, Washington.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The two companies previously announced an agreement in which Proterra supplies its industry-leading battery systems to support Komatsu in electrifying its first medium-sized hydraulic excavators. A Komatsu underground drill with Proterra batteries. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

Cree has introduced the Wolfspeed 650V silicon carbide MOSFETs , delivering a wider range of industrial applications and enabling the next generation of Electric Vehicle (EV) onboard charging, data centers, and other renewable systems with industry-leading power efficiency. The new 15 m?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight company, with the decarbonization of its supply chains at the center of its target to reach net-zero operational emissions by 2050. Aurizon has also commenced research & development for battery-powered trains with a number of industry parties and Australian universities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Adamas expects Dy and Tb oxide consumption value to increase at a slightly slower pace, rising 7- to 9-fold over the forecast period as supply scarcity and technical innovations fuel an incremental reduction in Dy and Tb use per unit of magnet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With the increase in battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs, HEVs and PHEVs) on the road, statistically the risk potential for an accident or technical defect of the inherently safe battery systems also increases. The water fills the battery housing completely and thus ensures efficient cooling.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

Power management company Eaton announced its eMobility business secured a contract to supply power distribution units (PDUs) and Bussmann series fuses to a global vehicle manufacturer for use in a new battery electric (BEV) light-duty commercial vehicle—a rapidly growing segment for BEVs.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 30, 2022

We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry. The industry is trying to come up with more energy-intensive power sources. The electric vehicle industry is opening various doors in both government and private sectors. In India, EV sales surpassed 300,000 units in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2019

in the supply chain of the fossil fuel and the combustion. A corresponding vehicle with electric drive emits only 62 g CO 2 /km during this phase, which results from energy generation and supply. In contrast, most emissions from the battery-powered electric vehicle are generated in the productions phase.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

Gaussin will partner with Microvast for batteries for Gaussin’s next-generation skateboard road truck platform. Gaussin designs and assembles electric ( earlier post ) and fuel cell vehicles ( earlier post ) in transport and logistics industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The new devices are the industry’s first automotive-qualified switching power supply ICs to incorporate a silicon carbide (SiC) primary switching MOSFET. 800-volt batteries are becoming standard for EVs. 800-volt batteries are becoming standard for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The new generation also suits industrial applications by boosting the efficiency of industrial motor drives, renewable-energy generators and storage systems, and telecom and data-center power supplies. The same attributes also lower ownership costs in industrial applications.

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Baua Electric

MAY 21, 2024

may prompt Tesla-supplier Panasonic to delay investing in additional plants to boost its automotive battery capacity in North America, the Japanese group’s chief executive said. A slowdown in the take-up of electric vehicles in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

to supply elements of the Flex PDU, which reliably distributes power and keeps the vehicle and occupants safe while protecting power electronics from short circuits, crash events and other electrical system faults. Eaton has reached an agreement with Cummins Inc. —Scott Adams, SVP, eMobility, Eaton.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2018

Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative ( CharIN ), a worldwide industry alliance focused on promoting Combined Charging System (CCS) as the global standard for charging electric vehicles (EVs) of all types. Penske Truck Leasing is the first in its industry to join the CharIN organization. CharIN e.V)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Speaking about the sales performance of the Japanese auto giant, Bloomberg Intelligence senior auto analyst Tatsuo Yoshida said that Toyota has gone from struggling with supply chains to selling whatever it makes. In comparison, the world’s top-selling carmaker Toyota sold 104,018 units of battery-powered electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2010

Ener1 has signed up two new customers for its Li-ion batteries: Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Toro. Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea will receive Li-ion battery packs for electric buses; the packs are similar configurations as packs currently in operation in California with AC Transit. Ah cell developed for THINK.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The Vermont facility will contribute to resolving the longstanding energy transmission challenges surrounding the state’s Sheffield-Highgate Export Interface (SHEI) and enable the efficient transport of excess power from renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power to help integrate them on the power grid.

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EV Info

OCTOBER 3, 2022

More than half a million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are on UK roads, statistics have revealed. BEV are the industry name for Electric cars. Hybrids and plug in hybrids, while electric are not 100% battery powered. The industry calls this a ‘significant milestone’.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

Caterpillar announced plans to further electrify America’s farms by demonstrating a new, first-of-its-kind, 600V battery powered electric field elevator at a nut harvesting operation in California.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

The system scales through a central interface hub, which can connect in parallel up to five self-contained Voltpacks, each containing three liquid-cooled, industrial-grade battery Voltpack Cores. If further power or storage capacity is needed, this can be fulfilled simply by connecting multiple Voltpack Mobile Systems in parallel.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Citing Edmunds data that shows Mercedes-Benz dealers took an average of 82 days to sell the brand's battery-powered EQ models in September (double BMW's 38-day turnaround rate while also being above the luxury segment average of 57 days), the outlet was hoping to shed some light on the matter. Mercedes also seems to have done this.

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Teslarati

APRIL 12, 2021

Dorsheimer noted that Tesla is poised to change the battery power market “radically,” thanks to its industry-leading technology and production capacity. Yet, it remains battery supply constrained. Notably, Semi, Cybertruck, and Roadster are all waiting for the new 4680 cell production to come online.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Cree’s products will be included as part of ABB’s power semiconductor product portfolio, across power grids, train and traction, industrial and e-mobility sectors. Specifically, Cree’s industry-leading silicon carbide devices will be assembled into ABB power modules. —Cree CEO Gregg Lowe.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

SERES, a subsidiary of Chongqing Sokon Industrial Group Co., BYD Microelectronics) have entered a strategic partnership to develop next-generation power electronics. SERES is a powertrain system solutions provider with fully integrated R&D, production, supply chain and sales operations. With a newly-built Industry Standard 4.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A containerized 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board the Maersk Cape Town in December 2019 to improve vessel performance and reliability while reducing CO 2 emissions. Maersk Cape Town was built in 2011 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. Maersk Cape Town length overall (LOA) is 249.12 m, beam is 37.4

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

Two new studies from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Transport & Environment (T&E) have suggested that advances in technology would enable battery-powered heavy trucks like the Tesla Semi to become cheaper to own and run compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure they are not using forced labor as part of their China supply chains, a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch says. The global automotive industry uses it for parts ranging from vehicle frames to wheels and battery foils.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2019

It is therefore particularly important to integrate electric vehicles into the energy industry, Audi says. This would allow charging with solar or wind power, depending on what is available. Further, it would potentially allow flexible reactions to short-term power fluctuations in the grid. With its capacity of 1.9

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Air Products and Suzuki Shokan, an industrial gas company based in Tokyo, will work together on the design, construction and operation of hydrogen fueling stations for use in fueling the material handling vehicle market in Japan. We believe that the execution of this agreement is a significant step towards the upcoming hydrogen society.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

GM now expects to deliver better-than-expected results in the second quarter despite the industry-wide impact of the semiconductor shortage. Separately, GM will supply HYDROTEC to Navistar, Inc., These investments are enabled by GM’s strong underlying business, including record EBIT-adjusted in the last three quarters.

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