Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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Electrek

JULY 25, 2022

During its inaugural “Celebrate the Sun” community event held in Munich today, Sono Motors debuted the production design of its upcoming Sion solar EV. The post Sono Motors unveils a new and improved production design of its Sion solar EV appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2021

Under the AgiloBat project ( earlier post ) researchers in Germany have developing an agile production system for flexible battery cell production in terms of format, material, and quantity. Within the AgiloBat2 research project, KIT researchers and our partners from science work on enabling agile production in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have successfully produced renewable methane from a biomass-based synthesis gas mixture in their pilot plant for methanation using a new honeycomb catalyst. Within this complex, KIT’s methanation plant reliably converted synthesis gas into methane for a period of several weeks.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Tesla launched a Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit in its shop recently. Designed for the ultimate track experience, the Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit is a complete hardware package that delivers maximum, repeatable stopping power during high-performance driving,” Tesla wrote about its ceramic brake set. .

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2023

GM Energy announced product details and specifications for its initial suite of upcoming Ultium Home offerings. The initial suite of Ultium Home products will be offered through bundle options, providing customers with the ability to select solutions that align with their energy needs and budget. Ultium Home V2H Enablement Kit.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

Rivian has filed a patent for a full-size spare wheel mount designed to accommodate additional components that can enhance the capabilities of the all-electric R1S SUV. Sadly, Rivian decided against keeping those features so it could focus on adhering to its pre-existing production targets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2013

Working with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Siemens plans to enhance its automation and control systems technology for the manufacturers of large-scale batteries, leveraging its experience in the production of energy-storage devices. For example, Siemens software creates digital models of planned production facilities.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

Well now there’s an easy way to do it in the form of a conversion kit that takes an e-bike and turns it into something of a snowmobile with the inclusion of a snow track kit. I do have to let you know going into this that the product page is very light on details, so I’ve had to suss out some specs here. Tank tracks!”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2018

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Tongji University in Shanghai are researching standardizable methods for joint technology development in dispersed locations. —Professor Albert Albers, director of IPEK’s Institute for Product Development at KIT. — Dr. med.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 30, 2022

More than 150 public libraries throughout the central United States now lend out activity kits that let children explore just about any aspect of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The kits teach youngsters what engineers do, as well as how to code, build robots, design video games, and create animations.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Tesla Cybertruck Hot Wheels models enter ‘production hell’ with delivery delays. Inspired by the original designs from Tesla’s upcoming release, we created a MEGA X Cybertruck you can build brick by brick and customize to reveal different hidden features that can only be discovered while you build it,” wrote Mattel.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2022

A recent social media post by Aptera shows that it is making significant progress toward its production vehicle. Not only is Aptera on the last phase before its production design, but they’ve kitted it out with a complete interior and exterior (something it didn’t do with the last phase of production).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Partners from Germany and Finland in the SOLETAIR project are building a compact pilot plant for the production of gasoline, diesel and kerosene from solar energy, regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This reactor was developed by KIT. KIT, INERATEC, and VTT plan to extend their cooperation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Rendering of regional airplane with conversion kit and fuel capsules. Universal Hydrogen is enabling this transformation with its aftermarket hydrogen conversion kit for regional aircraft, as well as its fuel distribution system based on modular hydrogen capsule technology. Icelandair.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

Volvo Penta has begun production of bespoke electric drivelines for leading fire service vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer’s pioneering fire truck, named “Revolutionary Technology” (RT). We announced our emob partnership with Rosenbauer in 2019, and we have gone from concept to start of production in record time. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

(EDI), a developer of advanced hybrid and electric drivetrain solutions, has expanded its product portfolio to include the EDI PowerDrive electrification kit and developer support program for vehicle manufacturers moving to create a PHEV offering. It also features an EV+ mode for hill climbing and added acceleration.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 26, 2022

During the event, the Munich-based OEM celebrated the debut of the world’s first affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV), the Sion, in its production design, and the unveiling of its novel ‘Solar Bus Kit’, a scalable B2B retrofit […] The post Sono Sion solar EV unveiled in production form appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The electric Dodge Charger was spotted testing near Chrysler’s MI headquarters, revealing what appears to be a near production-ready model. Dodge unveiled the first images of a pre-production Charger EV on its social media earlier last week. According to recent reports, the production version will be available in three models.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The company also released video footage of successful first taxi tests of the aircraft, designed to evaluate ground handling qualities and the performance of the fuel-cell electric powertrain at low power settings and airspeeds. The Dash 8-300 flying testbed has a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell powertrain installed in one of its nacelles.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

To help users achieve more applications in education, Elephant Robotics has also launched AI Robot Kit , a robotic kit that integrates multiple functions like vision, positioning grabbing, and automatic sorting modules. The software is very friendly for new robotics users who have yet to gain programming experience.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

Efficient Drivetrains announced the production release of its EDI PowerDrive 7000ev. The EDI PowerDrive kit offers OEMs a modular design for integration into existing chassis designs and enables rapid vehicle solution introductions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2015

Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) and Schaeffler are developing a new energy-efficient assisted steering system for EVs under the project “Intelligent Assisted Steering System with Optimum Energy Efficiency for Electric Vehicles (e²-Lenk)” subsidized by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). KG and KIT.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This prototype is the first of the Volvo VNL fleet to be designed to operate with the Aurora Driver and represents a significant step as Aurora and Volvo begin building commercial L4 Class 8 trucks at scale for Volvo’s North American customers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

Ford, with design and testing consultation from 3M, has developed a new powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR). Production of this PAPR starts today at Ford’s Vreeland facility near Flat Rock, Mich., In addition to the current production of more than 3 million face shields in Plymouth, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Using X-rays from a synchrotron particle accelerator, scientists of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now been able to observe for the first time a catalyst during the Fischer-Tropsch reaction that facilitates the production of synthetic fuels under industrial conditions. Photo: Tiziana Carambia).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2023

Working closely with two of China’s top OEMs—Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle and Sinotruk—Inceptio has shipped hundreds of mass-produced heavy-duty trucks designed from the ground up for full integration with the Inceptio Autonomous Driving System.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2021

After intensive tests on test benches and pilot installations at customers in 2022, Rolls-Royce will continuously market new mtu Series 500 and Series 4000 gas engines beginning in 2023 for use with up to 100 percent hydrogen, and on a design to order basis conversion kits to allow already installed gas engines in the field to run on 100% hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The findings from the construction of the demonstration vehicles will form the basis for the planning of cost-effective production and assembly processes for electrically powered coaches. This, in combination with the modular product approach, will enable a fast production start-up.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is taking another step to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules by expanding its battery supply relationship with CATL through CATL’s newly announced battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary. The project will supply both cells and modules to European automakers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Several KIT institutes are involved in the cluster and have been granted funds with a total amount of €3.95 The competence cluster also is to lay the foundation for the establishment and sustainable further development of an internationally leading and competitive battery cell production sector in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Buzz prototype testing; the pre-production fleet is currently touring Europe. Before we start full production of the ID. Buzz, these final trials with vehicles that are virtually identical to the ultimate full-production specification provide us with indispensable input for the final vehicles. By virtue of its design, the ID.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

Evident Thermoelectrics has launched the first commercial thermoelectric product using skutterudite material technology: the Evident Skutterudite Test Kit. The Evident Skutterudite Test Kit is available for sale now at www.evidentthermo.com , and consists of a 2 watt mini-module, along with several P and N metalized legs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Project partners include INERATEC, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). The compact plant is designed for decentralized production, fits into a shipping container, and can be extended modularly.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

. “Silicon shortages have delayed production which has impacted our ability to fulfill orders. The ongoing chip shortage has adversely affected numerous industries worldwide, so it is not surprising that SpaceX’s production of its Starlink kits is seeing some delays as well.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

VivoPower International has entered into a binding Letter of Intent with Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited to create a program for the electrification of Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles using conversion kits designed and manufactured by VivoPower’s wholly-owned electric vehicle subsidiary, Tembo e-LV B.V.

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