Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. The open platform will simplify and streamline V2G (vehicle-to-grid) communications, enabling PEVs to provide grid services and increasing the overall value proposition of plug-in vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'Tesla Motors and its normally outspoken CEO, Elon Musk, haven''t had much to say about its plans to build a battery "gigafactory" lately. Now, a new report claims Tesla has secured an important pact in making the gigafactory a reality. Tesla has reached an agreement with Panasonic--its current supplier of lithium-ion cells--that will allow the.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'UK transport operator Go-Ahead Group has ordered 500 electric flywheel Gyrodrive systems from GKN Hybrid Power for use in buses. The Gyrodrive Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) system (featured in Audi’s LeMans-winning R18 e-tron quattro) harvests braking energy normally lost as heat. When the driver brakes, a traction motor on one of the axles slows the vehicle, generating electricity at the same time.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'Calculating the total number of motor vehicles on the planet is an inexact science, but the number is growing rapidly. The automotive trade journal Ward''s Auto had estimated that the total crossed 1 billion vehicles sometime during 2010. DON''T MISS: It''s Official: We Now Have One Billion Vehicles On The Planet Now, an industry analyst has.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'The aluminum body of the XE. Click to enlarge. In the second of four technology previews leading up to the introduction of the new Jaguar XE on 8 September, Jaguar outlined its extensive use of aluminum in the new model. Designed around Jaguar’s modular vehicle architecture, the XE is the only car in the class to use an aluminum-intensive monocoque, with lightweight aluminum accounting for 75% of the structure.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'Wealth? Success? Power? All of these fade to insignificance as ways to show you''ve "made it" in life, compared to a guest appearance on The Simpsons. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has certainly made it, and to prove it he''ll be guest-starring in the 26th season of the popular cartoon comedy. READ: Tesla And Panasonic Reach Agreement On Gigafactory.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'With the new and more fuel-efficient Honda Fit hatchback now on sale, the Japanese carmaker is slimming down its lineup a bit. For 2015, it has eliminated three low-selling green cars: the Honda Insight hybrid subcompact, the Honda Fit EV electric car, and the very low-volume Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. DON''T MISS: 2015 Honda.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'New Vito. Click to enlarge. Mercedes-Benz introduced its new Vito model series for the mid-size van (2.5–3.2 t GVW) segment. Among the variants is the Vito 116 CDI BlueEfficiency, offering fuel consumption of 5.7 l of diesel per 100 km (41.3 mpg US). The new Vito is also the first van in the mid-size segment to offer three different drive system variants—rear-wheel, all-wheel, and, new, front wheel drive systems.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'Buyers of the 2014 BMW i3 electric car will soon get more charging options. At least, they will if they live in California. The German carmaker is partnering with the NRG eVgo charging network to offer free DC fast charging through 2015 at NRG''s "Freedom Station" public charging sites in the Golden State. READ: Tesla And Panasonic Reach Agreement.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'Cadillac will add wireless charging of smartphones in the 2015 model ATS sport sedan and coupe launching this fall, to the CTS sport sedan this fall and to the Escalade SUV at the end of 2014.Compatible with Powermat and other in-phone wireless charging technologies, the feature eliminates the need for cords on board.Following its introduction into the 2015 ATS, wireless charging technology will be added.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'News of new battery technologies breaks regularly, most researchers claiming to have devised a system promising greater range, better stability, lighter weight, lower cost--all characteristics desirable in electric vehicles. All require a caveat though: This technology may never get beyond the research stage. And that''s exactly what has happened.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'ABS, a leading provider of global marine classification services, has been chosen to class the world’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier, which has been ordered by Pelayaran Bahtera Adhiguna, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s state-owned power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PT PLN). PT PLN’s inaugural CNG ship, which will be dual-classed with the Indonesian class society Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia, will be 110 meters in length and offer sailing speeds of 14 knots.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'Today on Green Car Reports: Honda discontinues three of its greener models for 2015, Tesla and Panasonic reach an agreement on the battery "gigafactory" project, and aluminum construction boosts efficiency in the 2016 Jaguar XE sedan. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla and Panasonic reach an agreement on the massive gigafactory.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'Intelligent Energy Holdings plc has signed a further two-year, multi-million pound development agreement with a Japanese volume automotive OEM. The agreement will focus on the development of Intelligent Energy’s differentiated fuel cell engine technology towards commercialization in applications that are targeted to include compact cars and two-wheeler vehicles, as well as in range extender units for low-emission light vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2014

'In recent years we''ve finally seen a reversal of the trend towards heavier cars, but Jaguar will take that a step further when it launches the 2015 XE sedan. Long-awaited replacement for the unloved X-Type, the XE''s body structure is 75 percent aluminum, the highest of any in its class. That, says Jaguar, will make its body the lightest in the.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'Velocys plc announced that the final investment decision (FID) has been made to proceed with construction of a commercial small-scale GTL plant using its technology. The project is being funded by a joint venture (JV) between Waste Management, NRG Energy (NRG), Ventech Engineers International (Ventech) and Velocys, formed to develop a series of GTL plants in the United States and other select geographies. ( Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2014

'Diesel car drivers could soon face paying additional charges and taxes as part of measures to cut urban air pollution. With the UK currently in court over its failure to meet EU nitrogen dioxide emissions, the country is preparing to drastic new measures to improve its air quality, according to Th[.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'Exelon Corporation will provide equity financing for 21 megawatts (MW) of Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) projects at 75 commercial facilities in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. The power buyers include new and repeat blue-chip customers, such as AT&T, which will use the fuel cells to power operations at nine sites. As the first step in a long-term strategic partnership with Bloom Energy, Exelon will finance Bloom Energy projects through Bloom Electrons, a service th

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2014

'Jaguar is releasing its most fuel efficient model yet with the launch of the new XE. Set to make its world debut in London on September 8, 2014, the new model promises to deliver over 75mpg on an EU combined cycle and emit less than 100g/km CO2. Known for its fuel hungry luxury cars, Jaguar ha[.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

'Evatran Group, Inc. announced that its Plugless wireless charging technology ( earlier post ) will soon be available on the Cadillac ELR. Evatran currently has systems that are compatible with the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt. The Cadillac ELR is the first model to be announced in what the company expects to be three new premium model announcements by the end of 2014.

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