Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2016
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a $2.7m investment in UK-based QinetiQ’s electric hub-drive technology. As part of an electric propulsion system, QinetiQ’s hub-drive replaces multiple gearboxes, differentials, and drive shafts with compact and extremely high-powered electric motors contained completely within the wheels.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
In May, the Nikola Motor Company appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, with a design for a natural gas- and electric-powered Class 8 commercial semi truck. It is to be called the Nikola One, and the company plans to unveil a running prototype on December 2. But it appears Nikola (pronounced NEEK-oh-la) will actually employ a somewhat different.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2016
by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com. The collapse of oil prices has ground shale drilling to a halt, but the one region where drilling is still active, and even increasing, is in West Texas. The Permian Basin is one of the last profitable areas to still drill with sub-$50 oil, and as other regions fall by the wayside, an increasing portion of drilling activity and spare investment dollars are flowing into the Permian.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
Texas is the land of pickups and SUVs, of oil wells and full-day drives from your Texas home to Grandma’s Texas home. Your everyday driver had better be your highway car, because every drive involves a highway. I’ve owned every size of SUV, from Chevy Suburban to Toyota Land Cruiser to BMW X1 to Subaru Outback (not exactly an SUV.
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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2016
Hyundai Mobis has successfully developed electronic parking brakes for large pickup trucks (eDIH: electronic Drum in Hat)—a first for the global market. Hyundai Mobis expects to take a dominant position in this segment. Hyundai Mobis is accelerating its pace in applying the new eDIH system to mass production. eDIH is a kind of what is commonly known as EPB (electronic parking brakes).
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
General Motors and the U.S. Army will unveil a prototype hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in October. The vehicle, to be based on the Chevrolet Colorado mid-size pickup truck, was first announced in November of last year. It will be used primarily for demonstration purposes as the Army continues to mull the use of fuel cells to power certain types of.
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Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
We already know that Tesla Model 3 owners may not get to use the company's network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations for free. Unlike the pricier Model S and Model X, CEO Elon Musk has indicated that owners of the $35,000, 200-mile Model 3 will have to pay for use of the stations. But current Supercharger stations have no embedded payment.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
SAKOR Technologies , Inc. has provided a large dual-dynamometer system to a major global powertrain manufacturer’s technical center in Beijing, China. The system will be used for testing drivetrain components for light vehicles, as well as small and mid-size trucks. The dual-dynamometer system consists of two 224 kW AccuDyne AC motoring dynamometers and features SAKOR’s DynoLAB test automation controller.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
California already leads to the nation in efforts to limit air pollution and reduce carbon emissions. The Golden State has promoted electric cars like no other, not to mention efforts to boost renewable energy and other technologies that cut emissions. But a landmark climate bill recently passed by the California state legislature will require.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
A US Department of Energy (DOE) program designed to spur the use of high performance supercomputers to advance US manufacturing has funded 13 new industry projects for a total of $3.8 million. Among the projects selected are one by GM and EPRI of California to improve welding techniques for automobile manufacturing and power plant builds in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
Today, one owner explains his decision to lease a 2017 Chevrolet Volt, how Tesla Model 3 owners may be charged for access to the company's Supercharger stations, and a landmark California climate bill that could have wide effects on cars and energy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out why a Texas driver decided to lease a 2017.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Power management company Eaton has introduced its new Bussmann series electric vehicle (EV) fuses designed to provide superior circuit protection while incorporating innovative technologies that promote a vehicle with higher performance and longer range. The fuses are specifically designed to protect sensitive electric and hybrid automotive equipment, including high voltage, high capacity batteries, power conversion equipment, contactors, cabling and other auxiliary circuits—enhancing elec
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
It has been an official goal of the Chinese government to encourage the development and sale of plug-in electric cars for several years now. They are intended not only to help fight the choking air pollution in many parts of the country, but also give China's auto industry an edge in future decades. And because the country makes more lithium-ion.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Samsung SDI has decided to use Hungary as its Li-ion battery production base in Europe. The new battery plant will be built in Goed, north of Budapest in a 330,000 m 2 site, using existing facilities previously used for display production. The new facility in Hungary will enable Samsung SDI to establish a global triangular production structure along with existing plants in Ulsan, Korea and Xian, China.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 31, 2016
September brings with it a bunch of changes – summer slowly turns to autumn, children advance a year at school, and new number plates are released. T.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Under a SuperTruck II award announced by the US Department of Energy (DOE) ( earlier post ), Volvo Group North America is scheduled to receive $20 million in federal funding that it will use to improve the freight-moving efficiency of heavy-duty trucks. The Volvo Group and its partners will match the development funds dollar-for-dollar. The Volvo Group’s team of researchers and engineers will use alternative engine designs and an integrated system approach to build a lightweight tractor-trailer
Green Cars News
AUGUST 31, 2016
You may be sad and/or relieved that the summer holidays are soon to be over depending on whether you’re a teacher or a parent. If you fall into the p.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
The UK’s Autocar reports that Audi will put a four-wheel-drive electric sedan rivaling the Tesla Model S into production. Perhaps to be called the A9 e-tron, the car will share much of its technology with the upcoming e-tron quattro SUV, including the advanced torque vectoring capabilities. ( Earlier post ). The vehicle will have a range of up to 500 km (311 miles), and reportedly will offer Level 4 autonomous driving technology—one step up from that used in next year’s new A8.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 31, 2016
If you’re looking at getting a new car this September, you're more than likely to get it on some form of finance. Former car salesman Sean Cooper offe.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Merging two powerful 3-D X-ray techniques, a team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Utrecht University in the Netherlands revealed new details of the metal poisoning process that clogs the pores of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst particles used in gasoline production, causing them to lose effectiveness.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 31, 2016
Hyundai has revealed a facelifted version of its i10 supermini. It gets a new front end among other styling tweaks, while new safety and connectivity.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 31, 2016
The all-new Renault Scenic and Subaru Levorg have been awarded top five-star ratings in the latest batch of Euro NCAP’s gruelling crash tests. Find.
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