Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'Audi is testing a new technology that eases many assembly activities at its plant in Neckarsulm: the “chairless chair.” The carbon-fiber exoskeleton allows employees to sit without a chair. At the same time, it improves their posture and reduces the strain on their legs. The chairless chair, which Audi has further developed together with a Swiss start?

Carbon Fiber 253

Carbon Fiber Audi Carbon Future 253

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'Interested in the powertrain technology in the 2016 Volt? Or the performance potential in electric cars? Of course you are. This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, February 27, 2015. If you think pure electric cars DO have a lot of performance potential, well.

Volt 94

Volt 2016 Electric Cars Green Cars 94

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'TM4, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, is receiving $3.7 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) SD Tech Fund, through the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, to develop low-cost wheel motors for electric and hybrid vehicles. The objective of this project is to design an in-wheel motor electric drive system with one of the highest power densities in the world, and at the lowest possible cost.

Low Cost 190

Low Cost Motor Motors Motoring 190

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

'Researchers at Beijing University of Chemical Technology have engineered Klebsiella pneumoniae —a pathogen—to produce 1-butanol. A paper on their work appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Although K. pneumoniae is a pathogenic microorganism, it has been studied widely because of its ability to metabolize glycerol and its similar genetic background to E. coli.

Engine 190

Engine 2015 Universal Production 190

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