Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Lightning eMotors has announced a new model of its Class 3 Lightning Electric Transit Van. The Class 3 van supports wheelchair lifts, custom floor rails, and custom bus doors. Many of these new features will be offered in Lightning eMotors’ Class 4, 5, 6 and 7 vehicles in 2021. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

There are currently 11 commercial plants at the Salton Sea field producing geothermal energy, a process in which hot fluids are pumped up from deep underground and the heat is then converted to electricity. We’ll look at how quickly might you expect the resource to be regenerated—is it centuries? Earlier post.). With nearly $1.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2021

Hino plans to redirect engineering and other resources to accelerate the development of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) portion of Project Z, the company’s development path to zero emission vehicles (ZEV). The company had previously announced plans to develop and produce a full range of class 4 through 8 Battery Electric Trucks by 2024.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Nikola Corporation has received a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order that is a requirement for Nikola’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Wodgina, located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, is a world-class hard rock lithium deposit, with an estimated mine life of more than 30 years. Wodgina, located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, is a world-class hard rock lithium deposit, with an estimated mine life of more than 30 years.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

SoCalGas) introduced an innovative new solar-powered hydrogen generation system during the California Air Resources Board Technology Expo and Symposium at the University of California, Riverside. STARS Corporation hopes to have a commercial demonstration operating in one to two years. Southern California Gas Co.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios. —Chad Hunter, lead author of the report and former NREL researcher.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2018

Lightning Systems, a developer of electric powertrains for commercial fleets, introduced a new all-electric Low Cab Forward model for commercial and government fleets in the Class 6 segment. The powertrain is available on new Class 6 trucks as well as for repowers of vehicles currently in fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

Once completed, the facility’s currently planned EV infrastructure will include 40 dual port DC fast-charging stations in support of 40 Electric, Class-8 vehicles, and 40 electric refrigerated trailers. Sysco announced in May 2021 its intent to deploy nearly 800 battery electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

The report covers light-duty passenger vehicles as well as medium-/heavy-duty commercial vehicles: semi-tractors; medium-duty vans and pickups; transit buses; box, utility aerial and dump trucks; and garbage trucks. The study finds, for example, that battery electric vehicles have maintenance costs 40% lower than ICE vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. Anovion’s selected site has critical infrastructure in place that will allow for an accelerated timeline for the construction of the facility.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2023

This funding will enable Amogy to continue its organizational development to support commercialization, begin manufacturing of its innovative ammonia-to-power technology, and bring its first product to market in 2024. We want to make sure Amogy has the resources it needs to make zero-emission shipping a reality. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Kenworth designed and built the Class 8 T680 FCEVs, while Toyota designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power system powered by hydrogen. The program paves the way for further development and commercial opportunities for hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric transportation in California and beyond. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Debuting last year in Switzerland, XCIENT Fuel Cell has proven its commercial viability through more than one million kilometers of driving in real-world conditions. Hyundai Motor teamed with public and private partners in the US to operate 30 units of Class 8 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks, starting from the second quarter of 2023.

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MAY 2, 2018

These include 12 Peterbilt all-electric Class 8 Model 579 day cab tractors and three Model 520 refuse trucks. Meritor has a strategic investment in TransPower and is the exclusive commercial distributor of these systems. (At Meritor, Inc. Earlier post.) UQM for e-axles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

This world-class resource covers around 130,000 square kilometers and spans about 700 kilometers from northeastern British Columbia to northwestern Alberta. Nauticol has partnered with Haldor Topsøe, a company with extensive experience and best-in-class technology that is commercially viable, proven, reliable and used world-wide.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Nikola Corporation has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for Nikola’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2021

The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) released a new foundational document for heavy-duty class 8 fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs), “ Fuel Cell Electric Trucks: A Vision for Freight Movement in California and Beyond ,” that envisions 70,000 trucks supported by 200 heavy-duty truck stations by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

Nikola recently announced that it has received a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Zero-Emission Powertrain Executive Order that is a requirement for the Nikola Tre FCEV to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Hyzon also plans a Class 6 fuel-cell-electric truck for the European market. Germany is expected to be one of the major global markets for zero-emission commercial vehicle technologies in the coming years. Having a strong partner in the German market has the opportunity to fuel significant long-term growth for Hyzon.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is seeking solicitations for up to $17 million in grants for the On-Road Advanced Technology Demonstrations Projects approved by the Board as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 Funding Plan for Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and the Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2022

ILiAD is commercially ready to deploy today, reduces water footprint, does not consume reagents, demonstrates order-of-magnitude longer operating life, and highest lithium recovery rates. It also enables the development of new classes of brine resources for the production of additional minerals, such as manganese and zinc.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

million kilometers (2 million miles) of experience with the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Fuel Cell fleet as well as the main technical targets envisioned for the next generation fuel cell electric car. The B-Class F-Cell vehicle represented Mercedes-Benzs second-generation fleet experience. Resources. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Under the MoU, bp will carry out several studies to evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility of developing a multi-phase, large-scale green hydrogen (gH 2 ) export hub in Egypt. It is intended that high-potential locations across Egypt will be considered as part of the feasibility study, targeting best-in-class resources.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Balsara at UC Berkeley, have identified a new class of nonflammable electrolytes based on functionalized perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) for lithium-ion batteries. If successful, a commercial battery can also be used in extremely cold environments, such as for aerospace and deep sea naval operations. It was an unexpected result.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

The Salton Sea Known Geothermal Area contains an estimated six million tons of recoverable lithium within presently available geothermal resources. These challenges have to date prevented commercial deployment of conventional lithium recovery technologies. California’s Lithium Recovery Initiative - Symposium.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

(EDI), in partnership with Greenkraft, CALSTART and the California Energy Commission, has designed and optimized a compressed natural gas and plug-in hybrid electric Class-4 logistics truck. The truck is being officially unveiled at a voice of the customer event hosted by CALSTART at the Southern California Gas Energy Resource Center today.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Drilling in some of these targets has yielded intersects of up to 3.26% Li 2 O; a processing study at SGS-Geosol laboratory showed the ability to concentrate the lithium samples to 6.78% Li 2 O, a commercial grade. The company also owns approximately 45% of Apollo Resources Corp. iron) and approximately 28% of Jupiter Gold Corp.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Infinitum, creator of the air-core motor ( earlier post ), secured $30 million in additional growth capital from Riverstone Holdings Latin America, Alliance Resource Partners, Caterpillar Venture Capital and Cottonwood Technology Fund. Infinitum motor components can be reused, allowing them to stay in service for decades.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Freight operator Dependable Highway Express (DHE) has received two Volvo VNR Electric trucks—the first battery-electric Class 8 trucks to join DHE’s fleet. DHE will begin operating the two Volvo VNR Electric trucks out of its facility in Ontario, California, which manages a fleet of 40 Class 8 trucks.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2021 revenue). Today we can provide a Class 8 electric truck, and all its charging needs, at a monthly price that's competitive with diesel—without the emissions. CBRE Investment Management is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc.,

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 27, 2023

Heavy-duty Class 8 commercial truck original equipment manufacturers and operators now have another tool to help them comply with increasingly strict emissions regulations in the State of California.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a new class of contenders for high-voltage and high-capacity Li-ion cathode materials with the composition Na x Li 0.7-x However, so far, no definitive electrode material has been utilized commercially. x Ni 1-y Mn y O 2 (0.03.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Fuel cell electric vehicle technology will become significant in the powertrain mix in the next ten to fifteen years in particular for commercial vehicles. Faurecia is investing significant resources in optimizing the potential of this technology and creating the best-in class ecosystem to accelerate its deployment.

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