Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota Motor North America announced that it will build the world’s first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station to support its operations at the Port of Long Beach.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

General Motors and MP Materials ( earlier post ) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop a fully integrated US supply chain for rare earth magnets. Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets are critical inputs that enable electric motors to transform electricity into motion.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

The tenth competition under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform’s integrated delivery program (IDP), IDP10 is targeting the building of an integrated low-carbon-vehicle innovation chain, from the science base, through collaborative R&D to fleet-level demonstration. Earlier post. ). Other IDP10 awards. TSB made four other IDP10 awards.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. The facility is projected to create around 200 permanent jobs when it is fully operational.

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

Hydrogen is the most abundant substance in the universe, and a crucial element in the creation of our most precious resource: water. Recently, industry has turned to green hydrogen, created by running an electric current through water with an electrolyte. or Ford Motor Co. Hyundai Motor Co. Honda Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2016

Ford Motor Company unveiled its plans to transform its Dearborn facilities into a modern, green and high-tech campus to foster innovation and help drive the company’s transition to an auto and a mobility company. More than 7.5 No combustion is allowed. Renderings of the Sustainability Showcase. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

We’re not here to make an electric truck for the few—Ford is committed to building one that solves real problems for real people. —Kumar Galhotra, Ford president, Americas and International Markets Group, Ford Motor Company.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The reactor would produce steam to spin turbines that would generate electricity to power motors. It was in service from 1962 to 1972, but its pressurized light-water reactor (LWR) proved too complex and expensive for the ship to operate profitably. The first was the American NS Savannah , built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The technology is designed to recover waste heat from residential hot water heaters and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Matthew Summers of Summers Consulting LLC will receive $95,000 to optimize biofuel production from organic waste through DNA and RNA molecular testing.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Ford Motor Company captured multiple honors from Altair in its 10th Annual Enlighten Awards. The awards “honor the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that successfully reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material reuse and recycling efforts,” Altair said.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A particular feature of Sunfire technology is the high electrical efficiency of more than 80% with reference to the lower calorific value of hydrogen as it is not liquid water but gaseous water – i.e. steam – which undergoes the splitting process. —Nils Aldag, Chief Commercial Officer at Sunfire. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

The shipping containers, which house a Frankenstein-like assortment of machine parts—motors repurposed from Volvo truck engines, giant tanks of compressed air, huge silos of piping hot sand—are produced by a company called Cheesecake Energy. The motor drives a piston that compresses air, which gets hot as it’s compressed.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2012

American Honda Motor Co, Inc. Silver-level dealers must achieve a 10% reduction in total energy use, develop a water use reduction plan, and implement a comprehensive recycling program. The top-level Platinum award is reserved for dealers whose facilities earn LEED certification from the US Green Building Council.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Ford Motor Company and its philanthropic arm, Ford Fund, have worked for decades on multiple projects globally to advance human welfare; Project Better World is the latest example. Mobility and electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

Launched at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, the Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities is intended to work with local and national governments, the private sector and civil society groups to promote energy efficient buildings, efficient water use, sustainable waste management and other activities.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Algae cultures tend to be relatively dilute, and the energy requirement to remove water from the cultures can be a significant portion of the energy balance. saline water). Improved Magnetic Materials for Motors. Buildings Technologies. The trend for higher-temperature electric machines requires higher-temperature PMs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. billion BlueOvalSK Battery Park—creating 5,000 jobs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2013

At the Geneva Motor Show in 2012, we stated specific, ambitious targets for our products, production and the group. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions. the US subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG , provided engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services in building the solar park.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2015

The order has operational directives for building and fleet management, electricity generation, water use, waste management and purchasing. Through more efficient Federal operations, agency direct greenhouse gas emissions can be cut by at least 40% over the next decade, the order suggests.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

Included in the 34 FY2010 SBIR Phase I awards are the following biofuel and emissions-reduction projects: Technology Specialists, “Thermochemical Biofuels Production from Biomass Waste Materials”, $70,000. This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

Waste heat recovery. Specific subtopics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: Drive unit optimization (engine, motors, power electronics). Building Energy Efficiency. Energy and Water. Advanced air management system (exhaust gas recirculation, turbocharger, supercharging). Engine thermal management.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In August, officials at the Chinese capital revealed a five-year hydrogen-energy plan , with goals to build 37 fueling stations and have about 3,000 fuel-cell vehicles on the road by 2023, for which the Olympics should also be a stepping-stone. In Yanqing alone, 212 fuel-cell buses made by Beijing-based Beiqi Foton Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The process also uses less than half the water per gallon than required for the production of gasoline from conventional crude, and about one-third to one-quarter of the water per gallon required for the production of gasoline from oil sands oil, Bolson said. gallons of water are required to produce one gallon of corn ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Other projects selected include: Brooklyn Motorized Corp. Brooklyn) is building a light-duty electric motorcycle designed to be used in an urban environment, which would reduce pollution and gas consumption. The product is biodegradable, reducing landfill waste, and uses farm refuse normally thrown away. KLD Associates, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Ford Motor plans to invest RMB 11.4 The investment will allow Ford significantly to build up its research and development capabilities in the country—especially at its Nanjing Research and Engineering Center (REC)—and will help Ford create more world-class vehicles in China, for China. billion (US$1.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. This effort shall design, build and validate a light-weight material prototype vehicle that is 50% lighter through reduction in weight of the vehicle when compared to a baseline light-duty vehicle commercially available in 2002. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Group14 intends to build two 2,000 ton per year commercial manufacturing modules. These funds will support the build-out of a 600,000 sq ft factory housed in Moses Lake, Washington, that will produce lithium-ion anode materials. This patented structure results in high-energy density, cycle stability, and fast charge capability.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Audi unveiled the e-tron. a high-performance electric sports car featuring four drive motors—two each at the front and rear axles—making the concept car a true quattro. The two rear electric motors, which have their own cooling system, are mounted behind the rear axle. The Audi e-tron concept.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2018

Dongfeng Motor Company Limited (DFL), the joint venture between Nissan Motors and Dongfeng Motor Group, will accelerate the “Green 2022 Plan” rollout with a focus on green products, production and materials reuse. Additionally, intelligent water systems will contribute to a 35% reduction in water usage.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Group14 intends to build two 2,000 ton per year commercial manufacturing modules. These funds will support the build-out of a 600,000 sq ft factory housed in Moses Lake, Washington, that will produce lithium-ion anode materials. This patented structure results in high-energy density, cycle stability, and fast charge capability.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

This project builds on an existing collaboration between Simon Fraser University and Future Vehicle Technologies Inc. Project: Next Generation Water-Cooled Low-Pressure Die for the Production of Automotive Wheels. FVT)—a research and development company specializing in the development of HEVs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2020

General Motors announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle assembly plant. billion investment in Factory ZERO, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center for retooling and upgrades will position the facility to build EVs at scale. Earlier post.)

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Charged EVs

MARCH 11, 2024

Permanent magnet motors are dominant in the EV industry, due to their superior efficiency. The majority of EV traction motors use rare earth magnets. Electric motors work on the principle of electromagnetic motion. Something like 90% of the drive motors in electrified vehicles are powered by rare earth magnets.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The project will allow these 3rd rail heaters to be remotely monitored and turned on and off from a central control location depending on weather conditions, thus minimizing electricity use and eliminating wasted energy. The facility is a 70,000 square foot building located in an industrial zone in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

The C40 Recharge has twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80 per cent in about 40 minutes. Oshkosh had teamed up with Ford Motor Co. a collaboration that could see the Taiwanese firm building Fisker electric cars for global markets beginning in 2023.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

The Honda FCX Clarity FCEV and the Toyota Mirai FCEV, both use an electric drive motor and a battery pack. The motors are highly efficient, they have the same torque characteristics and they are silent. The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy.

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