Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University. The recent shale-driven emergence of natural gas as an abundant, inexpensive fuel in the US has raised the possibility of a “ momentous shift ” in the level of natural gas used in transpo

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Tesla Motors has received plenty of praise in the media for achieving the unlikely and improbable goal of launching a fast, good-looking, long-range electric car and building more than 70,000 of them to date. The company''s successes both as a startup automaker and a promoter of electric cars are certainly impressive, but not everybody is buying.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'The Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster ( NEESC ), administered by Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. ( CCAT ), released the 2015 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Development Plans for each of the eight states in the Northeast US. The state-specific plans focus on hydrogen and fuel cell applications that are both technically and economically viable, and recommend specific goals for stationary and transportation hydrogen fuel cell deployment to meet economic, environmental, and e

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'The Nissan Pathfinder crossover utility vehicle seems to be doing well for Nissan, following its 2013 reinvention as a seven-seat family vehicle rather than the tough truck-based 4x4 that had previously defined the Pathfinder name. There''s one model of the Pathfinder, however, that seems to be missing in action. DON''T MISS: 2014 Nissan Pathfinder.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Hydrogen and natural gas share a number of common entry to market barriers. Image from DOE EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Office. Click to enlarge. Sandia National Laboratories, supported by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cell Technologies Offices, recently released the workshop report “Transitioning the Transportation Sector: Exploring the Intersection of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Natural Gas Vehicles.”.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'We''re a little light today due to travel-related scheduling issues, but regular service will resume for the weekend and next week. In the meantime, we''ve got some negative opinions on Tesla Motors, a major drawback to biofuel production, and the uncertain future of the Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports. See why some.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Would dramatically cutting emissions be worthwhile if it meant cutting down the world''s forests to do it? That appears to be the dilemma faced by policymakers when it comes to biofuels. RELATED: Flex-Fuel Vehicles And E85: Why Ethanol Isn''t Making Its Numbers U.S. and European regulations call for increasing amounts of these fuels to be used in.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'A research group led by Professor Hiroshi Kawarada of Waseda University in Japan has developed a highly efficient hydrogen-terminated diamond MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) that outperforms standard silicon transistors and can compete with silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors. The new transistor is expected to reduce power consumption in automobiles, trains, and robots.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Valeo has signed a technological cooperation agreement with peiker acustic GmbH & Co. KG, a supplier of on-board telematics and mobile connectivity solutions. The agreement will enable Valeo to broaden its range of automotive geolocation and mobile connectivity solutions. Valeo said that its global presence and know-how in on-board electronics, allied with peiker’s technological expertise, will allow both partners to offer automakers new telematic systems adapted to the needs of this high-growt

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Volvo Trucks in North America is assisting customers in finding the best powertrain torque package for their operation through a recently launched and easy-to-use online survey. Using the theme “Don’t Go Power Crazy,” Volvo is promoting the survey with several short videos emphasizing the importance of using the right amount of power for the job. The online tool—available at www.volvotrucks.us.com/torque —poses several multiple-choice questions designed to gather key information abo

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Building on research that shows average fuel economy has improved 4.5 mpg between model years 2008 and 2014, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle have documented sales-weighted distributions for the same model year vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans and SUVs). The analysis shows that fuel economy improvements are present throughout the distributions of vehicle fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'ACS Catalysis and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Catalysis Science & Technology announced that Morris Bullock, Ph.D., Daniel DuBois, Ph.D., and the Hydrogen Catalysis Team at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have won the 2015 ACS Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science. This is the first team win for the Lectureship.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Renesas Electronics America announced the RH850/D1x Series of 32-bit automotive microcontrollers (MCUs) specialized for instrument clusters that deliver easy-to-access information to support a safer and rich driving experience. Designed for entry class and mid-range vehicle systems, the RH850/D1x Series integrates gauge control, graphics display and functional safety in one chip, while reducing the system BOM cost and scalable development offers, and helps realize instrument cluster systems wit

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'Kia Motors Europe will unveil a new Kia cee’d GT Line specification at the 85 th Salon International de l’Automobile in Geneva on 3 March. In addition to a range of visual upgrades, the new cee’d GT Line features the debut of Kia’s all-new downsized 1.0-liter T-GDi (turbo gasoline direct injection) “Kappa” engine and new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in Europe.

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