Teslarati

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a somewhat unique approach to getting prospective customers into its cars, Lucid Motors is teaming up with luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue to offer test drives and marketing displays at the company’s department stores. The post Lucid Motors partners with luxury department store for test drives appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2020

As Nissan demonstrated to Green Car Reports this past week with a series of dynamic demos at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, by. All-wheel drive is known for a few straightforward advantages in internal-combustion vehicles: It improves straight-line traction and can boost cornering stability.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Chemicals company Elkem and its project partners VTT, Siemens , Stellantis and Gemmate Technologies have developed a 3D printing powder for EV motors. The material is soft magnetic, making it easy to magnetize and de-magnetize for electrical motors. The final use case was to produce a motor for an electric scooter.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

Nikola Motors, the startup developing a Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell range-extended electric truck ( earlier post ) has hired Jesse Schneider as vice president of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. —Trevor Milton, CEO, Nikola Motor Company. Nikola Motor Co. Earlier this month, Nel ASA received an additional $5.5-million

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

USCAR is the collaborative technology company of Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Stellantis. In support of its mission, USABC has developed mid- and long-term goals to guide its projects and measure its progress.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Following the collaboration between Toyota Motor Europe and VDL Groep announced last May, the companies have now launched their first fuel cell demo truck. By integrating Toyota’s fuel cell technology into VDL heavy-duty trucks, Toyota aims to decarbonise its logistic operations in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The site is the lead plant for high-quality, cost-efficient electric motors. Production of the entirely new MEB drive developed by Group Components for the Volkswagen brand begins at the end of this year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2017

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta. Phase 6: Renewable consumer products.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work with the South Korean government as well as logistics, battery and mobility companies to demonstrate the electric vehicle (EV) battery leasing business. This is expected to foster EV adoption and expand the EV ecosystem.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The team has not yet produced a working demo for their concept. The simple engineering design is low maintenance due to having a minimalized drive train as the hub motor (1 kW brushless motor) is directly attached to the rear wheel. The VEGAN is a lightweight multipurpose hybrid electric-self-charging solar tricycle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2018

Electric In-hub Motor. Putting motors directly inside the wheels offers numerous potential benefits for combat vehicles, such as heightened acceleration and maneuverability with optimal torque, traction, power, and speed over rough or smooth terrain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The central rear wheel of the demo vehicle at the show is powered by a ProteanDRIVE PD18 in-wheel motor. With an anticipated retail price of $10,000, Sondors hopes to create the tipping point necessary for mass adoption of electric vehicles. Battery pack options deliver 75-, 150-, and 200-mile range.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Model 3 RWD starts at $38,990, while the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive Long Range begins at $47,490. Tesla started offering limited demo drives for the Model 3 Highland across North America. Schedule a demo drive for the refresh Model 3 through Tesla’s website. Leasing prices are subject to change.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2022

The aim is to make electric motors for hybrid modules, hybrid transmissions and all-electric axle drives even more sustainable. Permanent magnets manufactured using rare earth metals such as neodymium produce optimum magnetic flux in electric motors. —Andreas Schick, Chief Operating Officer at Schaeffler AG.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2017

Shenzhen Wuzhoulong Motors, a new energy bus manufacturer, recently unveiled an electric 12-meter bus for the China market, powered by the UQM electric drive system. Wuzhoulong Motors announced this bus at the Shenzhen International Electric Tradeshow as the Wuzhoulong F2 Felicity 12-meter fast charge high performance bus.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

General Motors announced a demonstration project ( earlier post ) to explore market needs and customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles in Korea. The result of shared development with GM Daewoo, LG Chem and LG Electronics, the electric Cruzes will be part of a demo fleet that will operate in South Korea’s capital, Seoul.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

In February 2022 and also under the HECTOR initiative, Aberdeen City Council unveiled the UK’s first refuse collection vehicle (RCV)—a Mercedes-Benz Econic with a 250 kW Hyzon electric motor coupled to an Allison 3000 Series transmission in conjunction with a 45 kW fuel cell.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2019

Japan’s NEDO, Sharp Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation plan to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries from late July 2019. Toyota installed this panel on the roof, hood, rear hatch door, and other parts of its Prius PHV and produced a demo car for public road trials.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

American Honda Motor Co., Separately, Ford Motor Company and KB Home announced that products from the Ford-led initiative MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) will be featured in the homebuilder’s ZeroHouse 2.0 model home in San Marcos, Calif., and potentially in additional KB Home markets. Honda Smart Home US.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will exhibit the latest version of the xAUTO, a vehicle capable of autonomous driving on surface roads without high-definition maps and of parking autonomously both indoors and outdoors, during the 46 th Tokyo Motor Show 2019 from 24 October to 4 November.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Working with the USDA, Biosynthetic Technologies developed a new, high performance, bio-based “drop-in” synthetic alternative to petroleum used in motor oils and industrial lubricants; the biosynthetic oil is called Estolides. These biosynthetic base oils exhibit many superior characteristics to petroleum-based lubricant oils.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

We finish off the week with a look at where Tesla Motors can legally sell cars directly to customers, examine how dropping gas prices could impact impending Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rules, and the Lit Motors C-1 electric motorcycle goes for a test run in a new video. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus is sending a fleet of demo e-buses to customers in five European countries this year. Two electric central motors on the second and third axles give the bus the power it needs for city traffic. The fleet comprises 15 test vehicles, which will be deployed as part of everyday operations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

General Motors demonstrated eight safety applications for its latest intelligent and connected vehicle (ICV) technology for the first time in China at the National Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Pilot Zone in Shanghai, which opened in June. The first version will be published by the end of this year. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2017

Audi’s vehicle routing information for the Albany demonstration has been pre-approved by the New York State Police and its application was approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. New legislation included in New York’s FY 2018 budget allows for testing autonomous technology through a year-long pilot program.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

Schaeffler Efficient Future Mobility North America demo vehicle in Detroit. Electric “boosting” during starting and electric sailing—a driving mode in which the electric motor ensures constant speed while the internal combustion engine is switched off—make a positive contribution in terms of fuel consumption and emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Superconducting motor for the carrier. Earlier this year, KHI announced it had achieved the world’s highest power density with a prototype 3MW superconducting motor. Kawasaki’s prototype 3MW superconducting motor is half the size of conventional motors. Resources. Nakamura, I.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

AVL Powertrain UK Limited and Ford Motor Company are working together on an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)-funded research and development project to define, design, develop and test a driveable demonstrator Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). The heavy BEV battery will be replaced by a smaller battery.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

HRL Laboratories, LLC is a corporate R&D laboratory owned by The Boeing Company and General Motors specializing in research into sensors and materials, information and systems sciences, applied electromagnetics, and microelectronics. The HRL research team’s demonstration was published in IEEE Electron Device Letters. Zehnder, D.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner Charles Kilpatrick and Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Richard Holcomb were also among the participants. Sands, and Virginia Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson were among officials who boarded sedans outfitted by researchers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation has expanded the R&D facilities at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., In 2012, Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., This is in accordance with the initial investment plan, which had been created at the time of the establishment of the R&D facilities.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company will deploy the company’s latest hydrogen fuel cell electric heavy-duty trucks in California in two publicly funded projects to improve the air quality in the region. Hyundai Motor and its fleet partner plan to begin operating these trucks in August. 30 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks in northern California by early 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2016

General Motors demonstrated for the first time in China its latest version of connected vehicle (V2X) technology, including Intersection Collision Alert and Emergency Brake Alert, at the National Intelligent & Connected Vehicle Test Demo Base in Shanghai. It has full access to Wi-Fi, LTE-V and DSRC.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2015

The linear generator can also be used as a motor to apply a variable force to the piston, and this approach permits each piston’s velocity, motion profile and compression and expansion ratio to be optimally controlled via the ECU to accommodate startup, transient and flex-fuel operation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At the opening of Auto Guangzhou 2012, Shanghai General Motors launched its first localized new energy vehicle, the Sail SPRINGO EV. As a comparison, the new Chevrolet Spark EV uses a 100 kW motor with 542 N·m of torque. The Sail SPRINGO EV. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The Sail SPRINGO EV costs RMB 4.6 (US$0.74)

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2013

Two giants of the motoring world, Honda and Ford, have independently announced the launch of smart home demos aimed at boosting the use of electric cars and energy efficiency in homes. Electric cars Ford Honda Latest news electric cars Ford ZeroHouse 2.0 green cars Honda Smart Home US'

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