Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

The new S60L Twin Engine is manufactured in Volvo Cars’ Chengdu Plant. The car is powered by a Drive-E four-cylinder 2–liter gasoline engine, linked to rear-axle drive 50 kW electric motor, powered by an energy-optimized 11.2 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Markets where sold. Recharging time varies with amperage.

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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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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In particular, we often see production delays and reduced volumes from what the market was initially led to believe and what may often be well below actual consumer demand. And secondly, on the truck front, GM faces significant competition with the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 and Lordstown Endurance in the fleet market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. billion market for energy storage devices, according to a 2012 Lux Research report on micro and mild hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In an interview with the Financial Times , Shoshi Kawatsu, general manager of Toshiba’s Super Charge Battery (SCiB) division, said that the company expects to sign up about five car companies as customers for its new SCiB lithium-ion battery ( earlier post ). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Nevertheless, most gearheads tend to like keeping their ride relatively clean, explaining the sheer number (and type) of pressure washers marketed toward consumers. For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

Pending completion of investment sourcing, we are poised to press ahead with further market expansion and development of our higher volume model, the Fisker Atlantic. Fisker has also become the first manufacturer to launch vehicles under the Federal Government’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2010

For a new product category, interest in electric vehicles is strong and likely to grow as more vehicles enter the market and consumers become more aware of them. Manufacturers, dealers and other sellers will need to emphasize mileage and battery-related specifications when promoting and selling electric vehicles.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 5, 2021

Working of Fuel cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV): Unlike the battery-powered electric vehicles which use the battery pack as the main fuel, these FCEV’s uses battery packs only to start and store the energy generated from the regenerative braking of a vehicle. Hydrogen-powered Hyundai clarity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2014

Using wide bandgap (WBG) materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)s for power electronics can improve efficiency and thereby reduce the high cost of battery packs, according to a new report from Lux Research. Electric (Battery) Power Electronics' million to a $3.8-million GaN Systems, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

While technical development of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is proceeding—driven by an industry than sees their potential as the future of personal transport—market success will rely on a number of infrastructural improvements and early agreement on standards and protocols, the report says. Professor Kemp.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

The truck is a battery-powered, all-electric Smith Newton produced by SEV US and SEV UK with an aerial bucket integrated by Altec Industries Inc. This unit is the first all-electric aerial utility truck to be put into operation by a major utility company before being brought to the market. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

The Panda Hybrid Fuel Cell/Battery powered vehicle showcases: An innovative line cathode (air compressor) specially designed and produced by Centro Ricerche Fiat. The Lithium-ion battery pack, developed and manufactured by Quallion implementing its Matrix and HAM technologies. The battery pack in the Panda is small: 0.88

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

EV charger manufacturers, EV manufacturers, EV controller design companies, etc. Electric vehicles are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries or obtained from other sources such as hydrogen fuel cells. It ensures that the battery pack receives the correct voltage and current for charging. #5

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The other glimmer of reality is a project in Gladstone to build one of the world’s largest electrolyzer-manufacturing plants, which promises to provide a local source of equipment amid ongoing chaos in global supply chains. Market analysts at BloombergNEF project that manufacturing capacity for electrolyzers will exceed demand.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. Volkswagen is Europe’s largest automaker, and saw its global new vehicle market share increase to 11% during the first quarter of 2009. Although Volkswagen sales were down 5.1%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

This funding has been divided between two Funding Opportunity Announcements: Recovery Act - Transportation Electrification (DE-FOA-0000026); and Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative (DE-FOA-0000028). The latter will provide grants to US-based manufacturers of up to $1.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The most important sales markets of the new electric sports car are on these three continents. They are at the cutting edge of Porsche E-Performance and are among the most powerful production models that the sports car manufacturer currently has in its product range. The charging time from 5% to 80% SoC (state of charge) is 22.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

The plan lays out steps to strengthen the key core technology for new energy vehicles, including: Vigorously promoting battery technology and innovation, with a focus on battery power system security, reliability studies and lightweight design. Electric drive system power density of 2.5 kW/kg, at a cost of 200 yuan/kW.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Examples of degradation effects causing Li-ion battery power or capacity fading. Battery power. < Power to energy ratio. ~20. Recharge time. Achieving the second requires a comprehensive system approach to battery safety at system, pack and cell level. Source: Roland Matthé, GM. < 1 kWh.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

With the GenH2 Truck, Daimler Trucks is demonstrating for the first time which specific technologies the manufacturer is driving forward at full speed so that heavy-duty fuel-cell trucks can perform flexible and demanding long-distance haul operations with ranges of up to 1,000 kilometers and more on a single tank of hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

After several years of development, Bosch is now starting volume production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors to supply automotive manufacturers worldwide. In the future, Bosch intends to expand its production capacity for SiC power semiconductors to a unit volume running into the hundreds of millions. At around $1.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Myth #3: FCEVs and their supporting infrastructure are too expensive to build so they will never provide a mass-market alternative solution.

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EV Connect

APRIL 12, 2021

Car manufacturers need to better cater electric vehicles to consumers in smaller communities where pickup trucks are the vehicle of choice. The goal, according to the study, is for the country to have 56 DCFC stations per 1,000 square miles in order for any fully battery-powered car to have reliable access from anywhere.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

The commitment — expected to be announced Tuesday by Nissan’s chief executive, Carlos Ghosn — will be the first by a major automaker to bring a zero-emission vehicle to the American market. What we are seeing is that the shifts coming from the markets are more powerful than what regulators are doing,” he said. Toyota ( TM ).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. But the financial market turmoil following the collapse of Lehman Bros. in the latter half of 2008 virtually shut down the IPO market. by Reuters.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Having raked in perhaps 30 percent of all the money invested in electrically-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft so far, Joby is the colossus in an emerging class of startups working on these radical, battery-powered commercial flyers. For the large-scale vision, autonomy will be critical,” she says. “In

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2009

Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that seats five adults and has a range of more than 160km (100 miles) on one full charge, based on an urban driving cycle (US LA4 [ 1 ] ). An on-board remote-controlled timer can also be pre-programed to recharge batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2022

Developed as part of the Advanced Propulsion Center-funded CELEB (Cost Effective Low Entry Bus) project—in which Equipmake has led multiple international partners over the last three years—the objective of the program has been to deliver a cost-effective bus designed for the South American market.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

A nother major manufacturer is jumping on the plug in hybrid bandwagon. Much like GM's system in development for the Volt , the car's lithium ion battery power supply is supplemented by a traditional gasoline engine for long distance travel. No word yet on how many of these four cars will actually hit the market in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2020

Like its PEUGEOT cousin, the Citroën ë-SpaceTourer is based on the EMP2 platform, seats up to 9 people and offers a choice of two range levels depending on battery power (50 kWh/230 km or 75 kWh/330 km in WLTP cycle). Two types of on-board chargers are available, to better adapt to customer use and recharging solutions: a 7.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

A hybrid control computer manages the system so that optimum power is delivered according to driver demand. It uses a start/stop system and regenerative braking to conserve fuel and recharge the battery upon deceleration. In Power mode, enhanced mid-range response enables easier coping with slopes and mountainous terrain.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

As well as providing a power boost to assist the gasoline engine during acceleration, the electric motor can also power the vehicle by itself. lithium-ion battery powering the motor is centrally mounted underneath the floor of the vehicle. Click to enlarge. Any authorized BMW i dealer can repair the outer skin.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

Even accounting for differences resulting from variations in drive cycles, XL1 appears to deliver significantly better electric fuel consumption than the EPA-rated electric or plug-in vehicles on the US market. Power and torque curves for the XL1. Manufacturing and installing swivel door (CFRP – Prepreg). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Kia Motors has introduced Korea’s first production electric vehicle from a major manufacturer. For supply exclusively to the domestic Korean market, the Kia Ray EV is a close relative of Kia’s 1.0-liter liter gasoline powered Ray CUV, which went on sale in Korea last month. The Ray EV. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Welcome to the planet's grandest high-stakes poker game, one where the players at the table are auto manufacturers frantically raising the ante in their financial commitments, betting tens of billions and their very survival on their electric vehicle development decisions.

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