Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Under the hood. Click to enlarge. National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the company working to resurrect the Saab brand, presented the Saab 9-3 Electric Vehicle as designed and produced as part of a prototype series in Trollhättan. NEVS halted production of the conventional Saab 9-3 Aero in May as it struggles to sort out its financing. ( Earlier post.).
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2014
'One indication that electric vehicles are clearly ready for the mainstream market is that they''re already becoming desirable in the rarefied atmosphere of the supercar and sports car markets. The Renovo Coupe might not be much use for the average commuter--if only for budgetary reasons--but as a tool to demonstrate just what electric cars can do.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'As of 31 July, fiscal 2014 tax revenue from sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) motor fuel totaled $2,178,199, according to the Texas state Comptroller’s office. State forecasters projected fiscal 2014 natural gas motor fuel tax revenue of $992,000, equal to sales of 6.6 million gallon equivalents. The 31 July total is 220% of that estimate.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2014
'It would seem pretty obvious that a site called Green Car Reports would cover zero-emission vehicles that will soon go on sale from major global automakers. But cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells turn out to be as controversial as plug-in electric cars, albeit for different reasons--and among different constituencies. So it''s appropriate to.
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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Volvo FE CNG. Click to enlarge. Volvo Trucks is expanding its model range in Europe with a new version of the Volvo FE running entirely on natural gas. The Volvo FE CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) has been primarily developed for operations involving short driving cycles with repeated starts and stops such as refuse collection and local distribution. The Volvo FE CNG is powered by an all-new 9-liter Euro 6 engine featuring spark plug technology that produces 320 hp (239 kW) and 1356 N·m (10
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Last month, 41 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive hatchbacks were delivered to their owners, marking the first month of sales for the first battery-electric vehicle from the German luxury maker. The official first buyer, Kim Price, lives south of Los Angeles in Mission Viego; she''s been a Mercedes driver for 15 years. DON''T MISS: 2014.
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Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2014
'For a two-seat car priced at more than $100,000, not sold in North America, and with just 250 built, the Volkswagen XL1 gets an extraordinary amount of attention. That''s due to the hugely high fuel-economy ratings for the tiny carbon-fiber vehicle powered by a diesel plug-in hybrid system. It''s rated at a combined 261 miles per gallon on the.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Japan-based Terra Motors, a manufacturer of electric two and three-wheelers ( earlier post ), has started sales of the A4000i electric scooter—with new products to follow—in Tehran, Iran with Jahanro Industrial Co, exclusively for next five years. Jahanro Industrial Co. started from just a small motorcycle shop. But now it successfully became a distributor of Kawasaki, Bajaj, and TVS, with 1,000 employees and 200 dealers in Iran.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2014
'The Silicon Valley electric-car maker Tesla Motors seems to be in the news almost every day. Over the last two weeks, the company faced fallout over glitches in early Model S cars, and upgraded its powertrain warranty. It also turned the screws on states competing for its multibillion-dollar battery gigafactory. The company even worked on hiring.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) (DE-FOA-0001162) entitled “Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts (TABB)”. The TABB FOA seeks to reduce the cost of algal biofuels. BETO’s 2019 projected state of technology (SOT) for the cost of algal biofuels is modeled at about $8 per gallon gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) based on a
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Today''s news spans three types of powertrain. We recap the last two weeks of whirlwind Tesla news on video, explain our reasoning for writing about hydrogen fuel-cell cars, and delve into rumors of a four-seat Vollkswagen "XL2" diesel plug-in hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Renovo Coupe pairs an iconic design--think AC.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Volkswagen Group of America the regional 2014 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Commercial Category for the Chattanooga, Tennessee Assembly Plant. The award was given at an award ceremony during the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4/International Erosion Control Association Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2014
'The Ford F-150 pickup might be one of America''s best-selling vehicles, but the move to build the 2015 model from aluminum has required significant investment from Ford. To ensure that investment is worth it, the company is likely to use aluminum in several other vehicles to spread the development cost--and the first of those could be the 2017.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'For production of Opel’s ADAM ROCKS, the company will use 40 assembly tools from a 3D printer. Among these will be an assembly jig—a specific, fixed frame—made by a 3D printer to produce the vehicle name logotype on the side window. For the windshield, a 3D-printed inlet guide is also used to simplify the mounting process and help ensure a precise alignment.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Skoda has revealed the first pictures of its new Fabia which is due arrive on the market before the end of the year. Inspired by the VisionC concept, the new Fabia will be larger than the model it replaces, but will be more fuel efficient. Full details have yet to be released, but Skoda is alrea[.].
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Siluria Technologies, a pioneer in the commercialization of an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) technology to produce ethylene from natural gas ( earlier post) , announced the initial close of its Series D financing round. The round was led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV), the venture investment subsidiary of Saudi Aramco and included additional investments by all of the major existing investors in Siluria.
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