Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

million in grants and loans for 46 projects covering transportation, energy storage, biogas and efficiency programs, the California Energy Commission awarded nearly $9 million to three companies to encourage the manufacturing of heavy-duty electric vehicles and components in California. As part of its approval of more than $83.7

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

As the UK moves to secure its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry, the PE value chain will play a vital role in identifying where action is needed to anchor the value-add in the UK and informs upskilling and training requirements. Power electronics are fundamental to electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

The industry-first Class-6 International brand armored truck was the first delivery from the company’s newly expanded Dixon, California hybrid and electric vehicle center of excellence. The result is a full OEM-performance electric vehicle that utilizes RNG for range extension and reduces emissions by up to 99% in certain duty cycles.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 24, 2024

What is a bit unexpected is the lack of mention of EVs, especially considering that Jeep plans a lineup of fully electric vehicles by 2025 —in a global context. Does that still mean multiple electric Jeeps will be trekking to Moab in the future?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

Once the energy is transferred to the secondary coil across the air gap it is converted back to DC, charging the vehicle’s battery pack. The system incorporates ORNL’s custom electromagnetic coil design and controls system, as well as wide bandgap power conversion systems.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2024

Photo credit: otomobil / Shutterstock.com The popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) is on the rise, yet they face challenges regarding reliability. Consumer Reports' 2023 Annual Auto Reliability Survey reveals that, on average, new EVs present 79 percent more problems than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 30, 2023

After an early start with the i3 and i8, BMW thought that it could win the competition with Tesla with its fantastic PHEVs. The company learned otherwise, and after a few conversion jobs, like the iX3, it now has clean-sheet BEV designs. The i4 and iX are the first results of this new approach. The […]

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The analysis in the EC roadmap concludes that fleet adoption of grid-electric vehicles (PHEVs and EVs) could lead to a cumulative 200,000 units on the road by 2015. plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles (PHEVs and EVs)—highly attractive. Click to enlarge. —Coalition Member Frederick W.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L Skarke et al.Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. 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.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

PECO is expanding its fleet with new natural gas and hybrid electric models. The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

PHEVs and demonstration locations. The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. PHEV Models Under AVTA Testing. Source: INL. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

TDK Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have agreed to establish a joint venture—TDK Automotive Technologies Corporation—that will develop, manufacture and sell automotive inverters for hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., Although gasoline production and combustion produce significant emissions, battery and electricity production emissions. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Among the major expansions and updates in the 2018 model set are: GREET 2018 continues to expand the GREET bioproduct module to assess environmental impacts of bio-derived chemicals produced from biochemical, biological, and thermochemical conversion technologies.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no shortage of debate in this country about electric vehicles – and for good reason. For some, the technology just isn’t& quite there yet & to fulfil the daily duties they require of their primary vehicle. For others, existing levels of range being offered in the marketplace suits their needs just fine.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. In the near term, the Li-ion market, and the electric vehicle (EV) industry in general, will be largely fueled by government subsidies, incentives, and production goals, the report says. 2012 will be the make or break year for the electric vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global and Ener1, one of its battery partners, are supplying a fully integrated electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post for the conversion of delivery vehicles as part of a comprehensive road-testing program. nk City vehicle.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 13, 2023

In a previous article series, I compared the lifetime emissions of various real EVs and PHEVs on the road, as well as several hypothetical EVs. I even compared power sources (renewables vs. dirtier grids) to see how that all stacks up. I’m not going to go through the methodology and assumptions involved, as I previously […]

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PHEV Grid Renewable Emissions 145

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Conversely, just 25% described all-wheel drive vehicles as “expensive” to purchase or run, with most associating the technology instead with off-road capability (73%), safety (37%) and higher performance (36%). The survey correlates with Germany’s current vehicle parc, with 2.3% Around 81% say they are wary of hybrids, with 62.8%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. The joint commitment represents more than 10,000 vehicles and potential revenues of at least $600 million for manufacturers who can produce viable plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging. Ideal Power Inc.,

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Teslarati

JULY 2, 2022

After the introduction of infrastructure spending earlier this year, US states have introduced a multitude of new laws and incentives related to electric vehicles. Connecticut will offer buyers incentives for fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

The GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) tool provides a common, transparent platform for lifecycle analysis (LCA) of of the energy and environmental effects of a wide variety of transportation fuels and vehicle technologies in major transportation sectors (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

WTW energy demand and GHG emissions for EV and PHEV drivetrains for various electricity sources; gasoline ICE vehicle is solid square, hybrid the hollow square. They considered three mixes: Swiss production, Swiss consumer, and the Union for the Coordination of the Transmission of Electricity (UCTE) mix.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

The best near-term option for reducing dependence on petroleum in through greater vehicle efficiency, according to the report. Technologies to improve vehicle efficiency are available for deployment now, and new technologies continue to emerge. Developing technologies for the conversion of biomass and coal-to-liquid fuels.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

The new hybrid gas/electric school buses are a fit for the company’s commitment to clean energy and the city’s ongoing initiatives to reduce emissions and fossil fuel reliance, and Careful Bus plans to dedicate 5-10% of its fleet bus purchases to XL hybrid electric vehicles each year moving forward.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

Here is the outline of what the bill intends to do: SECTION 131 TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION SEC 131 Transportation Electrification DOE to establish competitive grants for electric vehicles and PHEVs to encourage early widespread use and advance production of electric (And PHEV) vehicles in USA. $90

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Push EVs

JUNE 20, 2023

Tesla hits the UK with its strongest ever May, helping lift the plugin electric vehicle market share to 23.1%, up from 18.3% BEVs have grown well, whilst PHEVs have remained mostly flat. full electrics (BEVs), and 6.2% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). full electrics (BEVs), and 6.2% plugin hybrids (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2019

Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Wu et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. Because the use of natural gas for transportation requires compressing, liquefying, or conversion, it is important to determine the best use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Electric drive vehicle batteries. DOE will seek projects to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies which support commercialization of micro-, mild-, and full-HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs. For reference, the average loading for three-way catalysts is 1.1 grams PGM per liter of engine displacement).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

The developed technology must utilize an electric motor for all or part of the motive power required by the vehicle to meet its duty cycle. The developed technology must be for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) or Electric Vehicle (EV).

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

And so to reduce GHGs as quickly as possible, this means we need those vehicle buyers to choose as their next “vehicle” purchase an alternative vehicle type or powertrain that meets their needs, budget, and use cases — including regular hybrids, PHEVs, getting rid of a car, e-bikes, mass transit, NEVs, etc. kWh battery).

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Even though compressed air results no air pollution, its inefficiency in conversion and low energy density makes it less competitive. Regenerative braking can be used in compressed air vehicle to recuperate the energy that would have dissipated as heat during braking. #5 Battery Electric Vehicles are environmental friendly(?).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2013

A new spatially-explicit life cycle assessment of five different “sun-to-wheels” conversion pathways—ethanol from corn or switchgrass for internal combustion vehicles (ICVs); electricity from corn or switchgrass for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs); and photovoltaic electricity for BEVs—found a strong case for PV BEVs.

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