Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. ( earlier post ) recently launched its Ensemble Module System; a “kit” of standard components that provides OEMs and pack assemblers with a simple, cost-effective way to assemble large format battery pack solutions for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) applications. Available in 155 Wh and 116 Wh increments, module designs can be created to meet a wide variety of voltage and capacity requirements.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Start those patriotic cheers, because the U.S. can now claim the record for most electric cars in one place. A judge from the Guinness Book of World Records certified on Saturday that 507 electric cars were gathered at an event in Cupertino, California, beating the total set at an event in Germany earlier this year. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Drive.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Sion Power announced that its proprietary lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries played a critical role in the Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr 7 prototype High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) aircraft completing a southern hemisphere winter weather flight of more than 11 days duration controlled by satellite communications. The Zephyr 7 is a solar/battery powered electric UAV with a wing span of 70 feet (22.5 m) and a weight of just over 110 lbs. (50 kg).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Carmaking is very, very, very expensive. A conventional vehicle platform or architecture generally costs about $1 billion to design, engineer, test, certify, and put into production. And the various models derived from that architecture usually last about seven years. Multiply that by multiple platforms, each of which can spawn up to a dozen.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'On 16 September 2014, California introduced a legal requirement for an official licence for testing vehicles in autonomous driving mode on public roads. On Senate Bill No. 1298 taking effect, Mercedes-Benz received a corresponding licence permitting it to test vehicles in autonomous driving mode in daily traffic on California''s roads. With the approval from the US federal state of California we can now take autonomous driving to a new level in the USA.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Electric-car ads typically emphasize efficiency and sustainability, but electric power offers other advantages too. In "Easy Thrills," its latest video ad for the Leaf plug-in, Nissan shows how an electric motor''s instantly-available torque can enliven the driving experience. Unlike internal combustion engines, electric motors, don''t need to rev.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'There''s a lot of talk about so-called clean diesel, which in North America means any diesel that meets tailpipe emissions standards that went into effect seven years ago. Those standards, known as Tier II, Bin 5, are among the strictest in the world--and considerably tougher than the European standards in force over that period. Europe, where.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Velocys plc (VLS.L) announced that the UK High Court has ruled in its favor in the patent infringement case it brought against CompactGTL Ltd. The case, filed by Velocys in March 2013, concerns infringement by CompactGTL in relation to its smaller scale Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology. The judgment upheld the validity of the two patents in suit (known as 508 and 509), and found CompactGTL to be infringing both patents—six separate patent claims in total—based on CompactGTL’s sworn s

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'The piano music is somber, the announcer''s voice well modulated and filled with gentle concern. Over the next year, we''ll be faced with a decision to support, oppose, or even ignore the future of hydrogen-fueled propulsion. Indeed, and most likely the discussion--whether it''s a flat decision is debatable--will last well beyond the next year. DON''T.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon ( earlier post ) will offer segment-leading highway fuel efficiency for four-cylinder mid-size pickup trucks, according to EPA fuel economy estimates. The Canyon will also offer segment-leading payload ratings. No competitor in the segment offers more payload capacity than the Colorado or Canyon, GM noted.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'We''ve got plenty of electric-car news today. Goldman Sachs says Tesla Motors will need $6 billion over the next decade, the Guinness World Record for most electric cars in one place is broken in California, and Senator Harry Reid says the Federal government should offer more incentives for plug-ins. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is soliciting proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-07 ) that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, from fleets operating at marine and inland water ports located in areas of poor air quality. The total estimated funding is approximately $5 million; EPA anticipates awarding two to five cooperative/assistance agreements.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'General Motors has released gas-mileage ratings for the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and 2015 GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks equipped with the base four-cylinder gasoline engine. Trucks equipped with the 2.5-liter engine and six-speed automatic transmission will return an EPA-estimated 22 mpg combined (20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway). With four-wheel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Researchers from the Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center (FEERC) at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and collaborators from ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) ( earlier post ) are using neutron imaging to study the formation of damage-causing bubbles in fuel injectors. When gas bubbles form in injectors, they disrupt the spray pattern and ultimately deteriorate the injector material properties.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Back in the 1980s, Nissan attached the name Pulsar NX to an unusual compact coupe that could be converted into a hatchback with removable panels. Now, Nissan is using the Pulsar name for a car that''s a little less unconventional. The new Nissan Pulsar is a compact hatchback intended to steal sales from the Volkswagen Golf--but as of now, it won''t.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Toyota released a teaser image of its new C-HR Concept, which will make its global debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Using a hybrid powerplant, this crossover gives a first hint of a type of vehicle that Toyota would like to bring to the C-segment market. The front of the TOYOTA C-HR Concept is a further development of Toyota’s Under Priority and Keen Look design identity, and also introduces new styling themes which hint at a future design direction for Toyota vehicles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Toyota has released the first pictures of its new C-HR – a Nissan Juke type rival crossover, with a hybrid drivetrain. Just a concept at the moment, the carmaker will use next week’s Paris Motor Show to gauge public reaction to its new angular and eccentric-looking crossover. Toyota says its m[.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) has sold more than 100,000 (1 lakh) cars powered by its 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine in the country. The diesel variants of the Honda Amaze, Honda City and Honda Mobilio have clocked more than 900 million (90 crore) km (560 million miles) cumulatively as per service data. First introduced in India in April 2013 with Honda Amaze, the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine was sequentially introduced in 4 th generation Honda City in January 2014 and mid-size MPV Honda Mobilio in July

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Ford has revealed its new C-Max and Grand C-Max models, which are set to launch in Europe early next year. The carmaker promises that the new models will offer significant improvements in fuel economy, CO2 emission levels and equipment levels. As standard, new five-seat C-Max and seven-seat Gr[.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Capping off National Drive Electric Week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law half a dozen bills to strengthen California’s best-in-the-nation electric vehicle market, including free or reduced-rate access to new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, and more HOV stickers for plug-in hybrids. The action builds on the state’s efforts to support the growth of the electric vehicle market, including legislation Governor Brown signed last year and the executive order he issued in 2012 to esta

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