Plugs and Cars
JULY 31, 2008
Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. I wish I knew what’s holding Gore back from full-throated support for plug-in cars. Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C.,
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. In other words adding a useful 42kW boost for low speed overtaking and hill climbs. Electric supercharging at 48 volts extends that envelope of torque enhancement.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2013
Therefore, Bohr said, Bosch aims to develop lithium-ion batteries that will at least double the range of current electric vehicles and at half the cost per kilowatt-hour. In order to further reduce its CO 2 emissions in this vehicle class, the gasoline engine will require a low-cost, basic hybrid solution. Bernd Bohr.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 16, 2016
The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. The fourth team is on track to exceed the target this year. Description. Federal funding.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2010
This investment is part of our ongoing strategy to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. Other projects include: TSB Low-Carbon Vehicle Technology Awards.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 4, 2009
Toyota’s targeted cost reductions in fuel cell vehicles. Design of the fuel cell system and hydrogen storage system plays a critical role in achieving the cost reduction, Yokoyama said. Toyota is simplifying the design of its stack, resulting in downsizing and downweighting, and reducing the amount of platinum catalyst required.
Cars That Think
MARCH 12, 2023
IEEE Spectrum asked five industry experts to gaze deeply into their own crystal balls and outline what needs to happen in the EV battery space to wean the world off fossil-fueled transportation and onto the plug. Electric cars barely existed in 2010, when the Tesla Model S was still a glint in Elon Musk’s eye. EVs may have seized a record 5.8
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