Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2022

Emden is now the second site for electric vehicles in Germany following Zwickau and also joins the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. Volkswagen has invested around €1 million in converting the Emden plant with its 8,000 employees. 4 in Emden. Chattanooga (ID.4) 4) and Hanover will also commence production this year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will show the GRMN (GAZOO Racing tuned by MN) Sports Hybrid Concept II, a convertible mid-ship gasoline-electric hybrid concept, at the 39 th Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race to be held near Nürburg, Germany, from 23–26 June. GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

Powertrain of the CrossBlue SUV PHEV concept. Volkswagen unveiled the CrossBlue SUV concept at the North American International Auto Show. The CrossBlue concept. The electric motor is used for propulsive power as often as possible in this situation. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. gallon fuel tank is filled.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). The Audi e‑tron quattro concept sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h (62.1

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

e performance was broken down into a dozen work packages from the energy storage system to the control concept to dynamic stability control. The research car is powered by three different electric motors, each of which can be controlled separately. The uniform system voltage required is provided by means of a DC/DC converter.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2017

The EAGLE (Efficient Additivated Gasoline Lean Engine) European research project is led by the French research organization IFP Energies nouvelles, with the participation of eight partners from Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

One of the primary challenges is to convert existing ZF plants around the world so that they can be operated with climate-neutral energy from now on. Various measures for improved thermal insulation and heat recovery round off this local climate concept. Customers include international car manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As the basic price for the series production model will be under €30,000 in Germany, the vehicle’s price will be comparable to that of typical compact vehicles following the deduction of the anticipated government subsidies—an electric car for the masses. 3 will be delivered in Germany from mid-2020. Intuitive operation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

The EQA 250 will be available in Germany at prices from €47,540.50. An asynchronous motor is used at the front axle. The electric motor, a fixed-ratio transmission with a differential, the cooling system and the power electronics form a highly integrated, very compact unit: the electric powertrain (eATS).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

At the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover in 2016, Mercedes-Benz displayed its concept for a heavy-duty electric distribution truck for urban areas: the Urban eTruck ( earlier post ). In Germany alone, around 150 very serious enquiries were received. —Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2018

There was a $1-billion initial public offering by NIO, a $585-million Series C venture capital round by Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors and a $294-million pre-IPO round by Zhejiang Dianka Automobile. We’re seeing more companies raising funds as they look to make the jump from concept cars to high-volume manufacturing. Germany at $1.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The key drive components of the Golf SportWagen HyMotion were developed by Volkswagen Group Research in Germany. The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 The fuel cell and battery power an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. Top: Drivetrain.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

Most of its first vehicles were actually pre-existing models converted to use all-electric powertrains. General Motors’ Cruise). Germany and the UK are supposed to follow. Though Rimac does seem fairly serious about the concept. Rimac is trying to build an entire ecosystem for automated EVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

The i-flow concept. Hyundai staged the global debut of its i-flow diesel hybrid concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The thermal electric generator then converts the wasted heat into useful electrical energy to help power auxiliary systems. Click to enlarge. Fuel consumption for the hybrid is 3L/100 km (78.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

TEG component (cartridge) and TEG architecture concept. The first rapid prototype of their Thermoelectric Generator (TEG) for light vehicle applications is on display at Tenneco’s booth at the 2013 Frankfurt IAA Motor Show. Source: Crane (2013).Click Click to enlarge. Doug Crane, Gentherm.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2009

gallon US), according to an analysis by researchers at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany, which is co-developing the process with Lurgi. gallon US) without tax for conventional motor fuel. A substitution of the present 2008 global motor fuel consumption of 2 Gtoe/a would therefore require a biomass harvest of 4 Gtoe/a.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

At the ceremonial launching of Germany’s “National Electric Mobility Platform” (NEMP) in Berlin, Volkswagen presented the Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle concept to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. The electricity for driving the electric motor is stored in a 26.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the presentation of the concept in Germany earlier this year, VW had said the EV would launch on the market in 2013. In Germany, for example, according to the German Federal Statistical Office, 6 of every 10 people in the workforce commute by car. kWh lithium-ion battery pack. On average, 45.8% miles) and 16.2% As in the Up!

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Porsche will unveil the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The Panamera 4 E-Hybrid is available to order now, with prices starting at €107,553 (US$122,000) including VAT in Germany. That corresponds to CO 2 emissions of 56 g/km.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

The strict lightweight concept from Audi used for the crankshaft, the cylinder heads and the cylinder crankcase increases efficiency. Audi has agreed with Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority that it will actively approach the relevant customers and recall the affected cars. The recall is likely to start in July 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

ZF Friedrichshafen AG will present a 9-speed automatic transmission for passenger cars with front-transverse drive at the International VDI Conference Transmissions in Vehicles 2011 , 7 - 8 July 2011, Friedrichshafen, Germany. A torque converter is used in the 9HP as the standard starting element for smooth starting and maneuvering quality.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 16, 2022

IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp. DEBOY Infineon Technologies Austria AG Villach, Austria TATSUHIKO FUJIHIRA Fuji Electric Matsumoto, Japan “For contributions to the concept and realization of superjunction power devices that significantly improve power efficiency.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

At the Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz introduced the production of the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive ( earlier post ). The price in Germany (incl. The new, conventional V8 SLS AMG Roadster going on sale next month carries a price in Germany, including VAT, of €213,010 (US$274,074).). (The Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Respectively, each one is suitable for a very different type of drive concept: for electric cars, fuel-cell vehicles and CNG vehicles. If there are strong sea winds, for instance, then surplus power supplies can be converted to e-gas and stored in the largest available energy-storage system: the public gas network. Rated at 3.6

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

Audi engineers will present a paper on the new V8 TDI at the upcoming Vienna Motor Symposium in April. Two exhaust-gas turbochargers are activated selectively according to the concept of sequential charging, since exhaust gas only flows through one turbocharger at low and intermediate load. Audi developed the 4.0 lb‑ft) of torque.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Porsche unveiled the new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post )—the fourth model in the Panamera line—at the Paris Motor Show. Its record lap time of 6:57 minutes can in part be attributed to the additional power provided by two electric motors. E-motor power. E-motor torque. E-motor torque.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2010

Chrysler Group has licensed the manufacturing rights from Friedrichshafen, Germany-based ZF Group to build the new eight-speed beginning in 2013. The electric motor, clutch, torsional vibration damper, and hydraulics for a full hybrid concept have been fitted in the transmission in a space-saving and efficient manner.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. In the two-seat XL1, the developers successfully came up with a body concept which delivers more everyday utility than in the two previous prototypes. l/100 km (approx. The powertrain consists of a 0.8-liter,

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EV Central

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The 2024 Renault 5 hatch has been previewed for the first time following the French car-maker releasing multiple images that give us a glimpse of how it will evolve the 2021 concept-car fantasy into production-car reality. A further 20kg is saved by integrating the charger, converter and electronics into one casing.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2023

Just as tourists in Paris are drawn to the Louvre, visitors to Stuttgart, Germany, also flock to museums displaying the great works of the city. One of these components is the inverter, which changes direct current (DC) from the car’s batteries into alternating current (AC) to power its drive motor (Figure 1).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2023

Our research group s at Imperial College London and the University of Freiburg , in Germany, together with partners in the European project NIMA , are now working to figure out whether such augmentation can be realized in practice to extend human abilities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2013

German regional transit operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) is introducing a pair of electric buses with Bombardier PRIMOVE wireless charging technology ( earlier post ) in a research project serving the city of Mannheim, Germany. Inverters convert the DC supply voltage to the AC voltage used in the system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

The German federal government is targeting one million electric vehicles in Germany by 2020. The electric traction motor of the plug-in hybrid powertrain outputs 85 kW and supplies 600 N·m (443 lb-ft) of torque from standstill. These vehicles must be operated sustainably—i.e., Under the hood. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

At the upcoming IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will present a modular battery concept for the efficient operation of an electric bus; an electric city bus demonstrator will illustrate the concept. This is possible because of an adaptable connection concept. Source: KIT.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. The drive unit. Bottom: major components.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

At the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, Volkswagen is unveiling a new Golf BlueMotion concept car. This Golf concept, powered by another new 1.6-liter The first generation of the Golf BlueMotion made its debut five years ago at the Geneva Motor Show; the car was launched into the market at the end of 2007. Click to enlarge.

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