Wed.Sep 10, 2014

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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

Green Car Congress

'The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. The Mayor is supporting proposals for the UK Government to help motorists by offering between a £1,000 and £2,000 (US$1,614 to US$3,228) grant per vehicle for the most polluting diesels which are more than 12 months old.

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Self-Driving Cars From Tesla In About 3 Years, Says CEO Elon Musk

Green Car Reports

'Autonomous vehicles have become a hot talking point in recent years, as major firms like Google continue high-profile development of the technology. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has also expressed an interest in recent years, and now tells Nikkei that the firm could introduce self-driving technology in the next three years. Musk says.

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Proterra selects Toshiba SCiB cells for next-gen electric bus

Green Car Congress

'Proterra Inc. has selected Toshiba as the battery supplier for its next-generation, all-electric bus from Proterra Inc. The new fleet will use Toshiba’s Rechargeable Batteries (SCiB), a safe rechargeable battery solution with high-rate performance and long-life capabilities that is used in a wide range of applications, from EVs to grid energy storage. ( Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen Japan Chief: Fuel-Cell Cars May Struggle Outside Of Japan

Green Car Reports

'Most major automakers have nailed their colors to their mast when it comes to alternative powertrains for the future. For Volkswagen, that''s electric vehicles at its most extreme. Japanese automaker Toyota has taken a different path, and is hedging its bets on hydrogen fuel cells. Few share Toyota''s vision and VW has just added itself to the list.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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California Energy Commission to award $13M to further ZEVs and advanced vehicle technology manufacturing in the state

Green Car Congress

'The California Energy Commission has issued two solicitations for a combined $13.3 million to further advanced ZEV and advanced vehicle technologies in the state. The first, Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Readiness ( PON-14-603 ), will award about $3.3 million to support planning efforts for plug-in and fuel cell vehicles. The second, Advanced Vehicle Technology Manufacturing ( PON-14-604 ), will award about $10 million to support the development of either full advanced vehicles or advanced vehicl

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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid: Gas Mileage Drive Report

Green Car Reports

'The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid isn''t a "forbidden fruit", but it sure feels like one to American customers right now. A series of delays has pushed its on-sale date to fall 2015, almost two years after it debuted in Japan and a full year after it went on sale in Europe. Luckily, that European availability means we''ve been able to get.

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Ford Adds Tesla-Like Touchscreen (But Smaller) To Police Interceptor

Green Car Reports

'What does the Ford Police Interceptor have in common with the Tesla Model S electric car? The Tesla has a massive center-stack touchscreen for secondary controls, and now the Ford has one two, albeit a bit smaller. Unveiled at the recent ITS World Congress in Detroit (via Sam Abuelsamid), the screen only measures 12.1 inches--compared to the.

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Opbrid Tr?kbaar ultra-high-power automatic charging station for heavy-duty trucks debuts at IAA 2014

Green Car Congress

'The Opbrid Tr?kbaar. Click to enlarge. Spain-based Opbrid, the provider of the overhead pantograph-based ultra-fast charging Opbrid B?sbaar V3 for buses ( earlier post ), is introducing the Opbrid Tr?kbaar for trucks at IAA 2014. The system for the automatic fast charging of heavy-duty electric trucks is 100% compatible with the standards-based B?sbaar.

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Self-Driving Teslas, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Gas Mileage, Hydrogen-Car Skeptics: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

'We''ve got stories form all across the green-car spectrum today. Elon Musk says Tesla Motors will build self-driving cars in about three years, Volkswagen''s Japan chief expresses skepticism over hydrogen fuel cells, and we drive the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid crossover. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla will produce.

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Ideal Power and EnerDel partner on mobile hybrid power systems

Green Car Congress

'Ideal Power Inc., a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc., a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems for electric grid, transportation and industrial applications, have signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement under which EnerDel will develop a new line of Mobile Hybrid Power Systems ( MHPS ) that will integrate Ideal Power’s 30 kW hybrid converter, EnerDel’s lithium-ion batteries, and proprietary control systems with

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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Bollore teams with Renault to expand electric car club service

Green Cars News

'Electric carmaker, Bollore has commissioned Renault to takeover the assembly of its Bluecar mini EV, as part of a wider partnership between the two firms. Bollore is best known for its operation of Paris’ Autolib electric car club, which uses the four seat Bluecars as hire vehicles, available acro[.].

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SGB cuts time to maturity with new hybrid Jatropha from 5 to 1-2 years; $11M Series C financing

Green Car Congress

'SGB Inc., an agricultural biotechnology and seed company enabling the production of high quality, low-cost and sustainable plant oil, protein and biomass, announced success in its program to create hybrid Jatropha which has both high yield and rapid time to maturity. In conjunction with these results, the company has closed an $11 million Series C financing to drive commercial rollout.

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Daimler and BYD’s Denza electric car rolls off the production line

Green Cars News

'Daimler’s new ‘made in China, for China’ electric car has begun rolling off the production line in Shenzhen. Produced through a joint venture with native carmaker, BYD, the new Denza electric car is a five seat saloon inspired by the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, yet much longer and wider. Fitted wit[.].

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Ricardo to support Clean Air Power’s first production-intent MicroPilot natural gas engine project

Green Car Congress

'Following the successful conclusion of the concept study with a global truck manufacturer announced in February 2014, the collaboration between Clean Air Power and Ricardo will now move on to commence the first phase of a production development of a diesel-natural gas engine based on Clean Air Power’s MicroPilot technology ( earlier post ), targeted at South East Asian and other markets.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Mercedes-Benz realigning global production organization for passenger cars; organizing by product architecture

Green Car Congress

'Mercedes-Benz is realigning its global passenger cars manufacturing activities and is strengthening its German passenger cars locations with investments worth billions of euros. “ We want to continue to grow and will significantly increase our production capacities in the coming years. At the same time we want to permanently and sustainably strengthen our competitiveness with a high-performance organization ,” said Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production

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Dongfeng Nissan launches its first all-electric vehicle: Venucia e30

Green Car Congress

'Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company (DFL-PV) launched its first pure-electric vehicle model, e30, from its local Venucia brand. ( Earlier post.) Starting price is set at RMB 267,800 (US$43,705). Running costs for e30 are only about one-seventh of gasoline models of the same grade in China, due to e30’s energy consumption of 14.6 kWh/100 km. Both normal-charge and quick-charge options are available for e30, and which can run about 60 km on a quick-charge of only five minutes.

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EIA projects world liquid fuels use to rise 38% by 2040, driven by growth in Asia and Middle East; transportation 92% of demand

Green Car Congress

'Liquid fuels production (OPEC crude and lease condensate, non-OPEC crude and lease condensate, and other) and consumption (by OECD and non-OECD regions) under three price cases in 2040. Dashed red line shows 2010 consumption of 87 MMbbl/d. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. World petroleum and other liquid fuels consumption will increase 38% by 2040, spurred by increased demand in the developing Asia and Middle East, according to the Reference Case projections in International Energy Outlook 2014 (

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Jaguar Land Rover investing $1.6M in two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at Oxford and University College London; gasoline and diesel

Green Car Congress

'Jaguar Land Rover announced the creation of two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at two leading UK universities. The £1-million (US$1.6 million) investment will be shared equally between University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford to support the development of new research facilities and fund two 5-year study programs.

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Opel’s new generation 2.0L turbo diesel to debut in Paris

Green Car Congress

'Opel’s new generation, 125 kW/170 hp 2.0 CDTI for Insignia and Zafira Tourer. Click to enlarge. Opel’s new-generation, 2.0-liter turbo diesel will make its debut in the Insignia and Zafira Tourer at “Mondial de l’Automobile 2014” in Paris (4-19 October. Delivering 125 kW/170 hp and torque of 400 N·m (295 lb-ft), it will replace the current 120 kW/163 hp 2.0 CDTI engine at the top of Opel’s diesel range.

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