Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Electric trucks are proving that they can be more powerful, more reliable, easier to use and more cost-effective than legacy diesels, one grueling job at a time. The truck can charge at a power level of 350 kW, and a full charge takes about 2 hours.

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Norway Volvo Conversion Charging 40

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Pioneering methods to accelerate electric fleet adoption, AMPLY Power will demonstrate and document its Charging-as-a-Service approach for an all-electric school bus fleet in New York City. During the next two years, AMPLY Power will provide its Charging-as-a-Service package to the Logan Bus Company at its depot in Brooklyn, New York.

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Fleet New York City New York Charging 291

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Then Nikola’s Founder’s fraudulent activity was uncovered, and the conversation surrounding EVs has changed for better or worse. However, shockwaves rumbled through the EV industry in 2021 as founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton faced fraud charges for duping investors into buying the company’s stock.

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Conversion Re-Charge Peterbilt Emissions 83

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel costs by electrifying their bus and light-duty vehicle fleets. Unlike gasoline or diesel fuel prices, electricity prices can vary significantly on a kWh basis.

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San Francisco Charging Fleet Fuel 247

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

UPS and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that new technology will be developed to convert UPS package delivery vehicles from diesel to electric. UPS and Unique Electric Solutions LLC (UES LLC) will design, build, test and make the conversions.

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Convert New York City Motors Motoring 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The decisive factor for the switch to battery-electric vehicles is the energy cost advantage compared to hydrogen and diesel. The maximal capabilities of trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells, and diesel or synthetic fuels are also indicated, as well as electric road systems. A paper on the work is published in Nature Electronics.

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Hydrogen Energy Battery Batteries 448

Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Jacob Lozier, HYDROTEC’s program manager, told reporters last week that these trucks could, “power job sites or bring charging to EVs in areas where traditional charging is not available,” before adding that, “ it has enough power and energy to provide power for up to 250 American homes.” This ain’t it.

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Hydrogen Conversion Silverado F-150 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

So far, Ruth noted, the new engine has achieved target engine-out emissions (EOE), performance and fuel economy; aftertreatment catalyst performance has met or exceeded the targeted conversion rates, enabling an increased allowance on engine out HC. diesel weighs 362 lbs (164 kg), while the ECS weighs 152 lbs (69 kg). Earlier post.).

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2022

This Australian Defence Force ute has been stripped of its Isuzu diesel engine and gifted a NetGain electric motor and Tesla batteries. As an emerging force on the electric conversion front, we asked British Off Road’s Mark Calder to talk us through what’s involved, pricing and which vehicles are best suited to electromodding.

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Conversion Land Rover Convert Motors 52

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 3, 2019

Who got arrested on charges relating to VW's emissions cheating scandal? The diesel-emissions scandal apparently isn't over yet. What company found low confidence in EVs among consumers? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 2, 2019.

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F-150 Diesel Conversion Audi 76

Electric Cars are for Girls

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

I want to convert a Class 8 rig to a hybrid, with a 50kw diesel charging the batteries or running the motor(s) directly. Do you think this is possible?

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Conversion Convert Diesel Electrical 89

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

IAV has developed a particularly closed-coupled diesel exhaust gas aftertreatment (EAT) system. Under the EU6 standard, diesel engines are still allowed to emit up to 80 mg NO x /km milligrams of nitrogen oxides per kilometer—not only under the legal framework in the cycle but also in respect of increasingly tighter RDE requirements.

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Exhaust Diesel Gas Emissions 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2019

Researchers at Stony Brook University, with colleagues from The City College of New Tyork, Alloy Surfaces and Innoveering, explored the catalytic partial oxidation (CPOX) reforming of three potential transportation-relevant fuels—gasoline, diesel, and natural gas—for use in low-temperature combustion (LTC) engines.

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Gasoline Diesel Gas Fuel 191

Plug In India

APRIL 30, 2021

By Atul Gopal ​We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric truck conversion kit. And on the rare days that they do go beyond 100, they can do the very jugaadu fast charging. To rein in costs, there is no provision for No CCS or DC fast charging.

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Conversion Kits Electrical Electric 59

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The first delivery to Lux Bus America in Anaheim, CA will be a Van Hool TD925 repowered double-decker electrified by Lightning eMotors from diesel to all-electric. There are nearly 35,000 diesel motor coaches on the road in the US today, and the vast majority of them are ideal candidates for electrification.

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Miles Range Battery Batteries 448

Plug In India

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car Watch, we will talk about the challenges facing electric car conversions and what the industry and agencies can do better to make it easier. One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. Sounds utopian, right?

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Conversion India Electric Cars Kits 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

TDI diesel engine for the European market. In the new Audi A5 and Q5 models, the V6 diesel outputs 210 kW (286 hp) as well as 620 N·m (457lb-ft) of torque (this engine version is not yet for sale. Audi engineers have intensively further developed the new 3.0 Audi recalls 24,000 cars in Europe with Euro 5 TDI engines.

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Diesel Hybrid Audi Exhaust 186

Plug In India

APRIL 16, 2021

By Atul Gopal We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric car conversion kit. Government norms for conversion allow you a 10% deviation.) Hemank starts an EV conversion project by creating a 3D map of the vehicle - with special attention to fastener locations.

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Suzuki Conversion Electric Cars Kits 89

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2021

Germany will invest some €227 million to support the electrification of rail, with a focus on batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, including charging and refueling infrastructure. Conventional rail vehicles with diesel engines are currently used almost exclusively on the non-electrified routes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

The two electric buses currently in operation have saved CTA more than $24,000 annually in fuel costs, and $30,000 annually in maintenance costs, when compared to diesel buses purchased in 2014. They also provide a quieter ride, producing noise the equivalent to a human conversation. CTA’s bus fleet includes more than 1,800 buses.

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Chicago Maintenance Fleet Electrical 304

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The effort is part of France’s strategy to eventually phase diesel power out of its national rail fleet. The idea is to convert dual-mode (catenary and diesel-powered) high capacity self-propelled trains to dual-mode battery-powered AGCs. Technicians will remove the trains’ diesel packs and replace them with four battery units each.

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Battery Powered Convert Power Powered 508

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Moog subsidiary ZQuip says it can convert diesel-powered heavy equipment to EVs at a lower cost than buying all-new machines. The company sells a conversion kit that includes a battery harness, electric motor and thermal management, along with 70 and 140 kWh Energy Modules (battery packs), which are interchangeable across machines.

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Battery Batteries Charging Kits 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to make it easier for manufacturers to gain approval to sell fuel conversion systems. The proposed rule would cover conversions of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines, and would apply to all clean alternative fuels. Vehicle/Engine Age. Applicability.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

ePower Engine Systems specializes in the retrofit and conversion of diesel-powered Class 8 trucks into series hybrid-powered units inspired by the diesel-electric drives in locomotives—i.e., the diesel engine powers a generator that in turn provides power directly to the traction motors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2013

Berkeley Lab researchers, working at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), have developed the first fully integrated microfluidic test-bed for evaluating and optimizing solar-driven electrochemical energy conversion systems. Segalman (2013) Integrated microfluidic test-bed for energy conversion devices.

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Conversion Solar Energy Water 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

Earlier this month, Volkswagen and Eaton executives met with a small group of journalists at the VW Electronics Research Laboratory in Belmont, California, to discuss VW’s partnership with Eaton on AC and DC charging, followed by a broader conversation about VW’s plans for vehicle electrification over the next several years.

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Standards Charging Eaton DC 319

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Repowering gas and diesel-powered commercial vehicles has been common practice for many years since the chassis and body often outlast the powertrains, while repowering vehicles with electric powertrains remains a largely untapped opportunity for many fleet operators. —Forest River Bus president David Wright.

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All-Electric Gasoline-Electric Canada Dealers 370

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2013

NREL will be in charge of fermentation to demonstrate the productivity of the microbes, both the natural organism and the genetically-altered varieties. The end product would be a fuel intermediate that then could be piped to a refinery for final processing into diesel or jet fuel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Washington Diesel Fuel Engine 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

million compressed natural gas conversion contract. The conversion order is for a fleet of beverage and milk delivery vehicles owned and operated by Lima-based Leche Gloria, S.A. The conversion costs are being offset by GNC Energia charging a higher market rate for natural gas, but at a rate still below the cost of diesel fuel.

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Conversion Peru Market Financing 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

The new tug, a Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 to be delivered in 2021, will have a 70-tonne bollard pull, the same as the port’s strongest diesel tug Hauraki , also built by Damen. It was important to us that a new electric tug should be able to carry out normal port operations, just like our existing diesel tugs. This is just what we need.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2013

The new MY2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van for the US now features a 2.1L, 4-cylinder diesel with a t-speed automatic transmission as standard. The familiar V6 diesel is available as an option. liter four-cylinder diesel engine produces 161 hp (120 kW) and 265 lb-ft (359 N·m) of torque at 1,400-2,400 rpm. Click to enlarge.

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2014 Diesel Standards Exhaust 306

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Last Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) charged that Volkswagen (Jetta, Beetle, Golf, Passat) and Audi (A3) passenger cars equipped with 2.0-liter According to the charges, Volkswagen admitted to the software device. able to be sold in all 50 states) diesel.

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Diesel Engine Emissions Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Power management company Eaton introduced a family of 48-volt DC-DC converters for diesel-powered commercial vehicles that can be used to power accessories such as antilock brakes and lighting. We’re delighted to deliver power-conversion technology designed specifically to meet the demands of commercial vehicle electrical systems.

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Eaton DC Convert Commercial 284

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have turned to a process called capacitive deionization that uses the electric charges of nickel, manganese and cobalt to select them out from the waste stream. At some point there is a conversion step followed by a separations process. 2018.02.024.

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Battery Batteries Re-Charge Conversion 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Long-term charging and discharging amounts to 50 kW, but can reach up to 80 kW. With more than 15,000 charging and discharging cycles, the lifespan of Voltabox battery systems is five times longer than that of the previous trolleybus battery systems. The standard container has an energy content of 15.2

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Li-ion Lithium Titanate Lithium Ion Battery 207

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Achates Power says that its 2-stroke OP engine offers higher best point brake thermal efficiency than diesel or gasoline engines. Opposed-piston engines have been around since the Junkers Jumo 205 diesel aviation engine in the 1930s. Conversely, in a four-cylinder configuration, the gas-exchange events overlap too much.

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Diesel Power Powered Exhaust 334

Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Legacy automakers, keen to make an “orderly transition” to EVs, have embraced all kinds of half-measures, from PHEVs to awkward ICE-to-EV conversions to pick-your-powertrain production lines. Sales of legacy BMWs have plateaued, and “the fastest growing segment is electromobility.”

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