Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'New Flyer Industries Inc. is developing the first North American designed and built 60-foot battery-electric/fuel cell hybrid bus that will operate in daily service. CALSTART, which will administer the project for the FTA, received the green light from the FTA for work to proceed. The electric propulsion system being integrated into New Flyer’s Buy America-compliant Xcelsior X60 heavy-duty transit bus platform includes a combination of batteries, a fuel cell, and hydrogen storage.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'A few more details on the upcoming 2017 Chevrolet Sonic EV electric car are starting to come into focus, including its production date and a second version to be sold in Europe. Based on information from two separate sources in the auto industry, here''s what we now know about Chevy''s next all-electric car. It will be an electric conversion of the.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'Green Car Reports adds some additional detail to the shadowy picture of the upcoming GM battery electric vehicle presumed to be based on the Sonic. ( Earlier post.). Mark Reuss, GM’s executive vice president of global product development, has confirmed that GM will add a new electric vehicle to the lineup; speculation over the past months has locked in on a new EV that would be based on the Sonic with a range of about 200 miles, and a launch date in 2017.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'While electric passenger vehicles get the lion''s share of public attention, commercial trucks are often as good or better for electric drive. With a huge global fleet and a constant drive to reduce emissions and fuel costs while improving efficiency and delivery speed, FedEx has long tested alternative powertrains. DON''T MISS: FedEx Follows French.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'Badlands NGL, LLC, announced the development of a North Dakota manufacturing plant that will convert ethane (C 2 H 6 ), a byproduct of natural gas processing, into polyethylene, which is used to make a wide variety of end-use consumer and industrial plastics. Badlands NGL, LLC, and its partners expect to invest $4 billion to build the polyethylene manufacturing facility in North Dakota.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'Lightweight materials can help improve fuel efficiency, but they also add cost. One case in point is carbon fiber, which is light and strong, but also expensive. Now, a research firm partially funded by BMW--which uses large amounts of carbon fiber in its i3 electric car and i8 plug-in hybrid--claims to be on the verge of slashing this material''s.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'The 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car is coming to the U.S. soon, but getting the very first one will take more than signing on the dotted line at a dealership. That first car will be auctioned off for charity, with the proceeds going to environmental advocacy group Global Green USA. The auction is currently live on Charitybuzz.com, and runs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'XL Hybrids, Inc. has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO) #D-731-1 allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered 2012-2014 model year General Motors 2500 and 3500 vans, Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans into hybrid electric vehicles. The XL Hybrids XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System ( earlier post ) is on sale now in California for the first time.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'New-car average fuel economy has steadily risen over the past few years, as carmakers work to meet stricter U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. It''s natural to want to check their progress along the way, especially for the agency in charge of those regulations. ALSO READ: SUVs And Crossover Utility Vehicles Now Outsell Sedans In U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'Proposed catalytic cycle for the electrochemical charging of Li-O 2 cells with TEMPO. Credit: ACS, Bergner et al. Click to enlarge. One of the major challenges with the realization of commercial Li-air batteries and their promise of ultra-high energy densities is the reduction of the high charge overpotential. The high potential gap leads to a low round-trip efficiency of the cell and causes electrochemical decomposition of other cell constituents. ( Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'It may be a small car, but the Chevrolet Spark has made a big impact globally. On sale in dozens of countries, the Spark is one of General Motors'' most-globalized models, and one of the best-selling small cars to ever wear the Chevy bowtie badge. DON''T MISS: 2014 Chevrolet Spark With CVT: Gas Mileage Review The Spark has racked up one million.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'September 2014 saw Toyota’s total worldwide hybrid sales pass the seven million mark, with European sales topping 772,300 and UK sales reaching 132,000. The best-selling Toyota hybrid is, unsurprisingly, the Prius, which has shifted more than 3.3 million units since its introduction in 2000. Europe[.].

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'Lots of electric-car news today. We''ve got more details on the 2017 Chevrolet Sonic EV, FedEx tests 25 Wrightspeed range-extended electric vans, and BMW-backed research could lead to much cheaper carbon fiber to be used in a wider variety of cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Want the first 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car in the.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'October 14, 2014. The Green Piece Column. Although I write for this very green car website, I have a dirty secret: I love 4x4s. In an obtuse way, I like the idea of helming a huge mud-plugger as it smashes through forests and streams. As Ray Mears might put it, it’s man and machine taking on, and [.].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'An initial report from IHS’ Teardown Analysis Service finds that, in terms of design, components and manufacturing, the Tesla Model S user-oriented subsystems—i.e., the infotainment and instrumentation system—have more in common with a tablet or smartphone than they do with a conventional automobile. IHS is in the process of conducting a complete teardown of a 2013 Model S acquired at auction, dissecting and analyzing each subsystem, from the air-conditioning controls, to the safety

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), along with several auto manufacturers, utilities, and regional transmission organizations, will demonstrate the Open Vehicle-Grid Integration (VGI) Platform software system, developed by EPRI and Sumitomo Electric Industries. The software is an advanced software platform for integrating plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) with smart grid technologies. ( Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

'Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation company, is developing new driver assist safety systems that offer functionality from basic forward collision warning to fully autonomous vehicle operation in high-threat environments. Oshkosh unveiled these systems on the new Oshkosh Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Intervention variant at the AUSA 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition, 13-15 October in Washington, D.C.

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