Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'Improving fuel economy exhibits diminishing returns in fuel savings, according to a brief analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). For example, switching from a 10-mile-per-gallon (mpg) vehicle to a 15-mpg vehicle saves more fuel and results in greater fuel cost savings than switching from a 25-mpg vehicle to a 75-mpg vehicle. Similarly, the fuel and cost savings of improving fuel economy from 12 mpg to 15 mpg are the same as increasing from 30 mpg to 60 mpg.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

'Every so often, an auto executive will say something that raises an eyebrow or two. In this case, a Hyundai executive suggested that while his company had received no money for its hydrogen vehicles from the U.S. government, the Tesla Motors network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations for electric cars was paid for using "money that has come.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'The BMW Group and Samsung SDI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility. Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group with battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid models over the coming years. The most important elements of the agreement are the increase in quantities delivered over the medium-term in response to growing demand for electro-mobility, and further technological development of battery cells

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

'The question of how to build a comprehensive network of public electric-car charging stations has often puzzled government officials and carmakers alike. For plug-in car adoption to grow, most observers feel there must be plenty of public charging available to boost confidence--whether or not it actually gets used. Now, one Chinese owner Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'Rutgers researchers have synthesized cobalt-embedded nitrogen-rich carbon nanotubes (NRCNTs) that 1) can efficiently electrocatalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with activities close to that of costly platinum and 2) function well under acidic, neutral or basic media alike, allowing them to be coupled with the best available oxygen-evolving catalysts—which also play crucial roles in the overall water-splitting reaction.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

'BMW has announced that it''s open to sharing the battery technology it uses in its i3 and i8 plug-in vehicles with other automakers. The company hopes that by sharing the technology, which it co-developed with Samsung SDI, it will benefit from improved economies of scale. According to Automotive News Europe, BMW purchasing boss Klaus Draeger says.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

'Hyundai recently handed off the keys to its first Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell customer, and the Korean carmaker has consistently said it believes hydrogen vehicles--and fuel-cell technology--will be the equivalent of "the next electric car." Plug-in electric vehicles are steadily gaining a foothold, thanks to models like the Nissan Leaf and Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'The water-cooled aluminum turbine housing. Click to enlarge. Continental’s powertrain developers have launched series production of the first car turbocharger with an aluminum turbine housing. Integration of the unit in the three-cylinder, 1.5L 100 kW gasoline engine for the MINI Hatch ( earlier post ) has been ongoing since spring 2014. Water-cooling enables the use of the lightweight material and thus enables a significant weight reduction by nearly 30% while simultaneously providing cost and

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

'Several automakers have come under fire in recent years over reported EPA gas mileage figures that prove unattainable in the real world. According to the Wall Street Journal, the EPA plans to require car manufacturers to road-test new cars to confirm gas-mileage ratings based on laboratory tests that they submit to the EPA. The EPA is.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $6 million to two projects to help develop next generation biofuels that will help drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels from biomass. DOE is targeting the production of cost-competitive drop-in biofuels at $3 per gallon by 2017. The research and development projects will focus on lowering production costs by maximizing the renewable carbon and hydrogen from biomass that can be converted to fuels and improving the separatio

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

'U.S. customers haven''t had quite the range of diesel vehicles their European counterparts enjoy, but it''s still hard to believe that one of the biggest badges in diesel technology--TDI--is now a quarter-century old. Audi launched its first TDI diesel model at the 1989 Frankfurt Auto Show. That car was the Audi 100 TDI, a 2.5-liter, five-cylinder.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'UTE, which generates, transmits and distributes electricity in Uruguay, took delivery of its new fleet of 30 Kangoo Z.E.s following an order resulting from a tender process launched several months ago. The 30 Kangoo Z.E.s will be used by UTE for missions in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo and elsewhere in the country, and will enable the operator to reduce the annual CO 2 emissions produced by its vehicle fleet by 36 tonnes.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2014

'Today on Green Car Reports: An executive''s statement sparks conflict between Hyundai and Tesla, the EPA wants carmakers to verify gas mileage with road testing, and BMW and Samsung plan to share battery tech with other companies. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Apparently sick of "range anxiety," a Chinese Tesla Model S owner buys a series.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'SAIC-GM-Wuling broke ground for its new R&D center and proving ground in Liuzhou, Guangxi, on 12 July. The facilities, which are adjacent to the joint venture’s Baojun passenger car production base, will support the development of new vehicles for China. The 376,000-square-meter R&D center is being built in four phases. Phase I will include an advanced noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) lab and environmental simulation lab.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2014

'Uruguay’s government-owned sole energy supplier, UTE, has become the latest company to convert to electric-powered transport, taking delivery of no less than 30 Renault Kangoo ZE. UTE, which generates and distributes electricity across the small South American country, took delivery of its new bat[.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'Mercedes-Benz is adding a new Estate (wagon) model to its C-Class family starting in September 2014. The powertrain range for the Estate, which includes diesel, gasoline and hybrid options, features a new 1.6-liter 4-cylinder diesel (OM 626) produced by Renault. Compared with the predecessor Estate, certain members of the line-up consume in excess of 20% less fuel.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2014

'BMW has agreed a new expanded supply agreement with its battery partner, Samsung, as it prepares for rising consumer demand for its new i3 electric supermini and soon-to-launch i8 plug-in hybrid. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul, South Korea today that Samsung would [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'Capacity change with number of cycles for PS-PVD powders with different C/Si ratios. The battery was charged at a constant current of 0.1 mA for the first three cycles and at 0.5 mA for the rest of the cycles. Homma et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed an approach which potentially has industrially compatible high throughputs to produce nano-sized composite silicon-based powders as a strong candidate for the anode of next-generation high density lithium

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2014

'Industrial gas firm Linde has opened what is believed to be the world’s first production line for hydrogen refuelling stations. The move could be exactly what is needed to get hydrogen fuel cell cars off the ground as some of the world’s leading carmakers prepare to launch their first models. [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

'Energy storage, driven largely by electronics and plug-in vehicles, will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8% to $50 billion in 2020, with significant shifts coming from the transportation industry, according to a new report by Lux Research. Transportation applications will outpace electronics growth—attaining an 11% CAGR to become a $21 billion market by the end of the decade.

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