Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

DeepDrive has developed a cost- and resource-efficient dual-rotor motor, extending the range of electric vehicles. The key enabler for the dual-rotor concept is a new distributed winding concept with a slot-filling factor above 80%. Gearbox ratio for the CSD 450 can be varied in a range from 6.4:1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

Nel ASA has been awarded a contract for delivery of 448 electrolyzers and associated fueling equipment to Nikola Motor Company (Nikola) as part of Nikola’s development of a hydrogen station infrastructure in the US for truck and passenger vehicles. —Jon André Løkke, Chief Executive Officer of Nel.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Hyundai Motor Company introduced the Autonomous IONIQ concept during its press conference at AutoMobility LA (Los Angeles Auto Show). Hyundai’s goal for the autonomous IONIQ concept was to keep the self-driving systems as simple as possible. Stop lights, stop signs and school zones. Road construction and roadblocks. Speed bumps.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The path to delivering low-cost aircraft systems starts with engineering services, then parts fabrication, and finally system integration supporting the launch of ASX’s all-electric eVTOL aircraft, the MOBi-One. MOBi-One will use a Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) System.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The Ricardo RapidSR switched reluctance drive motor avoids the use of rare earth elements. Ricardo has developed a new prototype 85 kW synchronous reluctance motor designed primarily for electric vehicle traction applications. CAD model of Ricardo RapidSR motor. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. —Friedrich Eichler, Head of Volkswagen Powertrain Development. New e-Golf.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2013

In cooperation with four other companies, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is developing flexible technologies for the series production of lightweight electric motors under the “ ProLeMo ” project (website scheduled to go live 15 August). Future work will focus on reducing the weight of electric motors. million (US$4.4-million)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO. It also plans to enter the ST-Q class of the Super Taikyu Race in Okayama in its MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO vehicle, which is equipped with a 1.5-liter

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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

APRIL 4, 2019

Topic 2: Electric Motor Research Increasing Power Density 8x (up to $3.5 Potential technologies in response to this AOI include, but are not limited to, the following: Printable magnetic materials for motors – Instead of laminations, one approach to building high power density, high-speed motors is using solid 3D printed materials.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Local Motors is 3D printing and assembling a Strati—the first 3D-printed car—live from the show floor at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The design was chosen in May 2014 from more than 200 submitted to Local Motors by the company’s online co-creation community after launching a call for entries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Low-Cost Rare-Earth Free Electric Drivetrain Enabled by Novel Permanent Magnets, Inverter, Integrated Design and Advanced Thermal Management.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

FEV and automotive supplier SEG—formerly the starter motor and generator division of the Bosch Group—have developed a 48V mild hybrid Mercedes AMG A45 concept vehicle. This requires only minor modifications of the powertrain and therefore entails comparatively low costs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost. Electric motor-generators on each crankshaft will improve engine efficiency by modifying the piston dynamics and resulting combustion process. Georgia Tech Research Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

This entails a significant saving in fuel consumption, as well as a reduction in the cost of the engine itself. —Ricardo Novella, researcher at CMT-Motores Térmicos of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The validation tests of the engine were performed at CMT-Motores Térmicos at the Universitat Politècnica de València.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

Unlike radial flux motors with a cylindrical rotor turning within a cylindrical stator, axial flux motors use a disc-like rotor sandwiched between two (or facing one) disc-like stator(s)., a 2007 spin out from Imperial College London, has launched its new generation of Axial Flux motor and generator technology. Source: Dr. M.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

Whereas large-volume aluminum skateboard concepts use bespoke, complex and expensive corner-castings, PACES is composed of lightweight extrusions—flat, laser-cut pieces—that interlock and bond together, an innovation called FlexTech. The key to PACES is its structure system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.).

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Importer Ateco, which distributes Renault in Australia, is very interested in the production versions of the recent 4Ever Trophy (pictured above with Renault CEO Luca de Meo at the Paris motor show) and 5 Prototype concepts. Renault 5 Prototype was revealed at 2021 IAA Munich motor show. Renault 5 Prototype concept EV.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

New innovations in motor technology—printable magnets, high-conductivity windings, and novel architectures—could lead to much smaller, very high energy density systems with twice the useful life that can enable more affordable, better performing PEVs. New Mobility Systems (Up to $17.5 Transportation and Energy Analysis (Up to $1.2

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EV Central

APRIL 9, 2024

Tesla had planned to launch a low-cost entry EV rumoured to be dubbed the Tesla Model 2 as soon as the second half of 2025, with production already assigned to the car-maker’s plant in Texas. READ MORE: Tesla Model Y cheaper than ever! READ MORE: Tesla Model Y cheaper than ever! The post Tesla Model 2 abandoned?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The objective of this area of interest is to develop and to demonstrate electrochemical energy storage cell technologies capable of addressing the technical barriers to widespread commercialization of PEVs that approach or achieve the battery pack cost target. Battery500 Seedling Projects. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

EDAG’s Light Car - Open Source at the Geneva Motor Show. Global engineering services provider EDAG showcased its latest technical advances in the development of its concept car, the “Light Car - Open Source”, at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Click to enlarge. The drive system. V; 122 Wh; 1.5 mm to be produced.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

More than half of UK drivers (57%) say having access to a car is more important than it was before the coronavirus pandemic, with reluctance to use public transport in the future at its highest level in 18 years, according to research for the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring.

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EV Central

MARCH 24, 2024

Designed to help both Honda and former EV pioneer, Nissan, play catch up with brands like Tesla and emerging Chinese rivals, the new arrangement follows shortly after Honda terminated its proposed EV venture with General Motors. One car, the Honda Prologue (pictured top), has already been released as a result of that dissolved partnership.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Technologies supported include ultra lightweight engine designs, advanced battery management systems and the next generation of electric motors. Low Cost, Scalable Low Rare Earth Electric Motor. Rapid Design and Development of a Switched Reluctance Traction Motor. Light weight Future Truck Chassis Concept.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2011

UK transmission engineering and control specialist Vocis will give its twin speed electric vehicle transmission ( earlier post ) its first public demonstration at LCV2011 (the Low Carbon Vehicle show) on 7-8 September at Rockingham Motor Speedway in the UK. Vocis 2-speed transmission. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

Toyota three-row electric SUV concept (Source: Toyota) According to CarBuzz , this will be an electric version of its popular Highlander SUV. On the other hand, Ford is pushing back production of its larger SUV as it develops a new low-cost EV platform. In February, Toyota invested an additional $1.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2009

Before realizing the design of a hybrid pneumatic engine (HPE) in hardware, the researchers evaluated the different pneumatic engine modes (motor mode and pump mode) associated with both two-stroke and four-stroke implementations of the pneumatic concept. The hardware concept. Dönitz et al. Test bench setup. Source: ETH Zürich.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Specifically, low cost and energy-efficient processes are sought that can be demonstrated and validated under field conditions to meet needs of the nascent algal biomass industry. Improved Magnetic Materials for Motors. The trend for higher-temperature electric machines requires higher-temperature PMs. Buildings Technologies.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

This curiosity is an electric concept by Vauxhall/Opel set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. The carmaker believes it has ‘production potential’ and could appeal to younger drivers looking for a low-cost car.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

General Motors. New Engineering Concepts to High Energy Density Li-S Batteries. AOI 6: Low?cost cost Infrastructure?based The battery and electrification projects under this funding opportunity support the National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries’ goal of maintaining and advancing US battery technology R&D leadership.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

With a starter output of eight kilowatts and peak transient torque of up to 60 N·m, the asynchronous motor developed by Continental achieves new benchmarks. This is made possible by a water-cooling system that protects the motor, and particularly the power electronics, from overheating.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation have concluded a business-integration contract and a joint-venture contract toward the establishment of a new joint venture related to the automotive prismatic battery business by the end of 2020 (pending approval from the competition-law authorities in the countries and regions concerned).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

Ford Motor Company. This project will identify fuel properties that can be used to enable novel combustion strategies with low emissions of nitrogen oxides in an engine, and enhance existing models to capture the effect of additional key fuel properties on combustion. Ford Motor Company. drop-in replacement fuels). 3,500,000.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

In an event in San Francisco, Ford Motor Company and Samsung SDI, an affiliate of Samsung Group, outlined several collaborative research efforts on next-generation battery technology for non-hybrid vehicles. —Ted Miller, senior manager, Energy Storage Strategy and Research, Ford Motor Company. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. The new low-cost EVs were revealed during Kia’s first EV day in October. Kia EV4 concept (Source: Kia) The EV3 and EV4 concepts were introduced for the first time. Kia is now South Korea’s fifth most-valued stock at $31 billion (41.3 trillion won).

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