Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced price increases on its North American Automotive and Specialty aluminum sheet products for all new orders effective immediately. All existing orders and firm agreements confirmed prior to 7 August 2014 will be honored throughout the contract period. The price for 6xxx and 5xxx series automotive alloys is going up by $0.06/lb. 1xxx and 3xxx series alloys are moving up by $0.05/lb and 5xxx and. 6061-O alloys by $0.03/lb.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

'The arrival of a moderately-priced battery electric car with a rated range of 200 miles will change the entire market for plug-in vehicles. When that will happen, and from which maker, remains open--though the likely suspects are Nissan, Tesla, and General Motors, with BMW as a long-shot outsider. With GM''s then-CEO Dan Akerson having referred to.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'In a note following the 2014 Automated Vehicle Symposium, Lux Research said : “ The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. ” Lux participated in two separate sessions at the conference: the first around regional planning implications, and the second on personal vehicle automation commercialization.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

'The last time Honda made a 1.0-liter gasoline engine, it broke new records for fuel efficiency. Found under the hood of the original Insight hybrid, it still has the highest gas mileage of any EPA-rated non-plugin. It also took International Engine of the Year in 2000, and won that competition''s sub-1-liter class seven times. That''s a high bar to.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'FOURSIXTEEN. lick to enlarge. Saleen Automotive unveiled its FOURSIXTEEN Tesla Model S-based (the 85 kWh performance model) vehicle at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this past weekend. In addition to an enhanced aerodynamics package, the FOURSIXTEEN is propelled by Tesla’s 3-phase, four-pole AC induction motor and copper rotor with an upgraded Saleen drivetrain including an all-new 11.39:1 final gear ratio for quicker acceleration.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

'There''s a reason people like big, multi-cylinder engines and it isn''t just about the noise they make or how much power they produce. It''s also to do with smoothness. And it''s one reason some people are worried about the latest trend for downsized four-cylinder units, as they begin appearing in larger vehicles. If Audi''s next generation.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Saleen used the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d''Elegance to unveil its take on the Tesla Model S electric sedan, the FourSixteen. More familiar to fans of high-performance gasoline-fueled road cars, Saleen has gone green with its latest modified vehicle, a car company boss Steve Saleen describes as "an entirely new class of American automobile.".

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Ragone plot, comparing Li-CNT-F batteries with other batteries in terms of weight of cathode materials. The highest energy density for Li-CNT-F batteries, 4,113 Wh kg carbon ?1 is presented as a red star. Cui et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers at the University of Alberta are developing , and, via their spin-out AdvEn Solutions working to commercialize, a new high power- and -energy density battery system: lithium-carbon-fluorine (Li-C-F).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

'The annual Pebble Beach Concours d''Elegance is perhaps the premiere classic car event in the country. Lately, it''s become a place for manufacturers to preview their newest and most exclusive new models. With hundreds of rare and expensive cars on display, this celebration of high-dollar automotive history may not seem like the place to show off a.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Navistar, Inc. is offering the Allison Transmission FuelSense fuel-efficiency package on its medium-duty and vocational International truck models. FuelSense, available in Allison’s 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 series transmissions, automatically adapts shift schedules and torque, maximizing transmission efficiency based on load, grade and duty cycle, without sacrificing performance.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

'The 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid received very positive reviews when it was launched almost a year ago. Its EPA fuel-efficiency rating of 47 mpg combined approaches that of the 50-mpg Toyota Prius, but the Accord is a more conventional looking mid-size sedan--a plus for many buyers. Yet sales have been remarkably low, and potential buyers routinely.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) and a supporting comprehensive research report on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology. NHTSA is working to deliver a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by 2016. The report will include analysis of the Department’s research findings in several key areas including technical feasibility, privacy and security, and preliminary esti

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Lots of Honda news today. The 2014 Accord Hybrid is still in short supply, and the Japanese carmaker is planning an efficient 1.0-liter gasoline engine. We''ve also got stories on Tesla''s expanded drivetrain warranty, and the delivery of the first 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports. From electric boats to "rolling.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Renault has revealed the full details new third generation Twingo, as the model prepares to launch this September. Prices will start from £9,495 for the new version of Renault’s city car, with a choice of three trims and two engines. All versions promise fuel economy from 60mpg upwards, with t[.].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Researchers at MIT have devised an environmentally-responsible process to recycle materials from discarded automotive lead-acid batteries to fabricate efficient organolead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs)—a promising new large-scale and cost-competitive photovoltaic technology. The process simultaneously avoids the disposal of toxic battery materials and provide alternative, readily-available lead sources for PSCs.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Good news for Tesla Model S owners this morning, as the Silicon Valley start-up announces that it is to expand its drivetrain warranty to match that of its battery pack. For the more popular, 85kWh models that means that a new eight year, infinite mile warranty is applied to both the battery pack [.].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

'Until battery cost is cut down to $100/kWh, the majority of US consumers for battery electric vehicles (BEV) will be better off by choosing an electric vehicle with a range below 100 miles, according to a new study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researcher Zhenhong Lin. The research, published in Transportation Science , a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), suggests reconsideration of the R&D goal that battery electric vehicles shoul

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