Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) last month showcased three hybrid electric concept vehicles resulting from its R&D program that demonstrate the real-world potential of lead-carbon batteries in 48V architectures. All three vehicles feature advanced lead-carbon batteries, also known as carbon-enhanced lead-acid batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

Peugeot’s new 2008 B-Segment urban crossover, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show, leverages its light-weight design, aerodynamic silhouette and a wide range of gasoline and diesel engines equipped with Stop&Start—including a new generation of 3-cylinder gasoline engines—to offer fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions as low as 3.8

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2008 Gasoline Diesel CO2 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

The company is also aggressively investing in advanced materials, including nano steels, carbon fiber and resistance spot welding for aluminum structures. More efficient gasoline engines. Clean diesel. GM is deploying clean diesel engines where they make business sense, Akerson said, noting the new B20-ready Chevrolet Cruze diesel.

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Fuel Economy Economy GM Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt. liter range extender engine.

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MAY 25, 2017

The Golf GTI First Decade combines a 410 PS (300 kW) gasoline engine driving the front wheels with a 48-volt electric motor that drives the rear wheels with a maximum output of 12 kW. This energy allows further carbon-neutral driving in electric mode. The Golf GTI First Decade from Wolfsburg.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2016

Moreover, it indicates that these standards can be achieved by relying primarily on advanced gasoline vehicles. The report projects that only modest penetration of hybrids and only low levels of electric vehicles are needed to meet the standards.

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EPA Standards Gasoline Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

The Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) and Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will introduce a low-carbon 48 volt LC Super Hybrid technology demonstrator at the International Vienna Motor Symposium this week. It combines advanced lead-carbon batteries with CPT’s production-ready SpeedStart motor-generator system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

the “carbon footprint” of electricity production and use), according to a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. Green indicates that the Nissan Leaf is lower emitting than the gasoline vehicle (Toyota Prius Hybrid or sales-weighted ICEV), while red means that the opposite holds. Credit: ACS, Tamayao et al.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Teaming solar panels with an electric car can drastically reduce your energy costs and lower your carbon footprint. Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent is a measure of the average distance traveled per unit of energy consumed. These utilize a 240-volt electric supply as you would use for an electric clothes dryer.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Ariel has announced the all-new Hipercar EV, or High Performance Carbon Reduction, that is scheduled to be available in 2024. This exoskeleton-design two-seater is most commonly powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter liter Honda Type R engine with 245 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, and a 6-speed manual driving the rear wheels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

The ability to replace costly platinum with a much lower-cost carbon-based catalyst could lead to more efficient fuel cells that can be affordably mass-produced. The goal is to reduce the major cost of a fuel cell in order to compete with current market technologies, including gasoline engines. volts for a platinum-carbon electrode.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2007

In January GM announced the Volt, a smart idea that makes use of the two existing primary energy infrastructures - the electric grid and gasoline stations. With NiMH batteries - those that provide energy to every hybrid on the road and thousands of all-electric cars - the Volt plug-in hybrid could go into production today.

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Volt NiMH GM Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. Hyundai is also displaying the diesel i40 48V hybrid concept, featuring a lead-carbon battery. 48-volt hybrid version of the i40. New engines and transmission. Click to enlarge. Both engines—1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

At the CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle event in the UK, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is showcasing three Concept_e research demonstrators—a mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicle—including a new novel high performance, modular electric drive module (eDM) developed in-house by Jaguar Land Rover. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

According to Brooks, among the technologies GM is looking to in the gasoline engine area are: Continued aggressive downsizing. We don’t need new fuels, we need improved gasoline with high RON, high sensitivity and low variability. Plug-in vehicle GHG CI vary based on the carbon intensity of the electricity produced in a given region.

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EV Life

JANUARY 1, 2020

Level 1: 110-Volt AC Wall Plug. Level 2: 240-Volt AC Charger. Switching from a gas-powered car to an electric vehicle will decrease your carbon emissions up to 81% per year. carbon footprint by 17%. Electric car charging can take as little as 30 mins or more than 12 hours. Types of Chargers. Source: US DOE.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new electrocatalyst that can directly convert carbon dioxide into multicarbon fuels and alcohols using record-low inputs of energy. At top left are transmission electron microscope images of the copper nanoparticles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Opel also estimates it will reduce the average carbon tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 27% by 2020. GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. Carbon intensity per vehicle in 2012 was 0.88 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2016

Increasingly stiff limits on carbon emission and minimum fuel economy in most of the world's car markets mean that more plug-in electric cars must be sold.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The PHEV-10, similar to the Prius Plug-In ( earlier post ) has a larger battery pack than an HEV to allow 10 miles of driving powered by electricity only and a gasoline engine that drives the wheels in parallel with the electric motor when power demand is high or the batteries are discharged. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

The vehicle comes standard with 240 volt mobile electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) which can also be used in a common 120-volt outlet; 240-volt charging quickly replenishes the battery in about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Recharging through a 120-volt outlet takes approximately 8 hours.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

This investment is part of our ongoing strategy to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. Other projects include: TSB Low-Carbon Vehicle Technology Awards.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2019

The Cayenne E-Hybrid, which now features a gasoline particulate filter, is available to order again. kW onboard AC charger when using a 400-volt connection with a 16-amp fuse. The charging process takes six hours from a conventional domestic socket with a rating of 230 volts and 10 amps. l/100 km, electricity consumption 18.7–17.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

The electrical system in the e-tron GT concept car runs at 800 volts, whereas most modern EVs currently operate at a capacity of 400 volts or less. The body and roof of the e-tron GT are made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), and the car uses the same multi-material construction philosophy as other Audi vehicles like the A8.

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Audi SUV Concept All-Electric 300

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

The LC Super Hybrid, conceived by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) to show that significant CO 2 reduction can be achieved through electric hybridization at low voltages (12-48 volts) using the latest lead-carbon batteries, will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

The BMW brand flagship will be available with four different drive technologies: with a highly efficient diesel or gasoline engine with 48-volt technology, as an electrified plug-in hybrid and, for the first time, as a fully-electric BEV model. The ongoing rollout of 48-volt technology is another element of CO 2 reduction.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). A 37-mile range EV Electric and Gasoline Power The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV is powered by a 2.5-liter miles per gallon combined gasoline and electricity.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz took his promotion for the serial plug-in hybrid Volt to an NPR game show, "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me." When I spoke with him about Ford's confiscation of my all-electric, zero-petroleum, zero-carbon Th!nk Tags: electric car zev mandate plug-in hybrid dan becker chevy volt npr Bob Lutz Sierra Club.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

Dodge did not provide details on the powertrain but did say it was based on the 800-volt system, which they have named Banshee. The name goes along with the other Dodge high-performance gasoline engine names of Hellcat, Hemi, Redeye and Super Stock in what they call the Brotherhood of Muscle. No more stealth moves. The Fratzog wheels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

Larger battery packs enable vehicles to displace more gasoline, so at first glance one might think that subsidizing larger battery packs is better for the environment and for oil security. They found thousands of dollars of damages per vehicle (gasoline or electric) paid by the overall population rather than only by the emitters.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2017

The battery pack is recharged by the propulsion motor operating in regenerative braking mode, and by the generator motor, which is powered by the gasoline engine. In addition, the PCU increases the electric voltage up to 700 volts, enabling the propulsion motor to realize output as high as 181 horsepower. cubic feet from 3.32

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

The shared “3-in-1” platform strategy will enable Honda to respond to infrastructure and market developments, provide customers nationwide with an ultra-low carbon vehicle that meets their lifestyle needs, and takes Honda toward higher volume sales of advanced powertrain products that will help reduce CO 2 emissions. hours at 240 volts.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

To this end, it is anticipated that the industry will begin moving from 12-volt battery systems to 48-volt systems. Globally, diesel engines will retain a significant share of global light vehicle sales at nearly 18 percent, due to their lower fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Range Rover’s parent company, Jaguar Land Rover, has set a goal that every vehicle they sell by the end of the decade will be available with “pure-electric propulsion,” helping JLR achieve net zero carbon across its vehicles, operations and suppliers by 2039. V8 gasoline. 48-volt mild hybrid. Powertrains. Wheelbases.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

4-cylinder gasoline-fueled powertrain (with a 150,000-mile warranty), engineered to enhance the emission performance and fuel efficiency of the taxi fleet. Active Carbon Lined headliner to help neutralize interior odors. A mobile charging station for passengers, including a 12-volt electrical outlet and two USB ports.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The high-density, high-power and high-voltage battery (900 volts) was developed jointly by PEUGEOT Sport and Saft, a Total subsidiary. The new battery will be located in a carbon casing inside the car’s monocoque structure, behind the driver and underneath the fuel tank. —François Coudrain. 900V battery.

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