March, 2016

article thumbnail

Tesla unveils Model 3; delivery by end of 2017; already 115,000 reservations placed

Green Car Congress

Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk unveiled the long-anticipated Model 3 as the culminating step—a mass-market, affordable electric vehicle—in Tesla’s “Master Plan” to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport. Musk said that the Model 3 will start at $35,000; achieve 5-Star ratings in every safety category; accelerate from 0-60 mph in less than six seconds; and have at least a 215-mile (346 km) EPA range rating.

2017 174
article thumbnail

Report from the Tesla Model 3 trenches: lines, camaraderie, deposits

Green Car Reports

I figured I’d be smart, and get to the Tesla Store at 8:30 a.m., half an hour before it opened. That would get me in line for the Model 3 before everyone but a few die-hard camper-outers. Boy, was I wrong. As I pulled up to the store in Santa Barbara, California, this morning, the parking lot was already full. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model 3.

Tesla 82
article thumbnail

Tesla reveals Model 3, takes in 115k reservations on first day

National Green Transportation

On Thursday evening, Tesla Motors unveiled the long-awaited Tesla Model 3 at its design studio in Hawthorne California. What was shown this evening is more than was promised over the last couple years. More range, 215 miles.

Tesla 54
article thumbnail

Schaeffler shows micro-mobility bio-hybrid concept; 4-wheel pedelec with roof

Green Car Congress

Automotive supplier Schaeffler introduced a new micro-mobility concept during the “auto motor und sport” conference. This study shows how the company envisages a solution for urban individual forms of mobility. The Schaeffler concept combines the advantages of stability and weather protection with the energy consumption and space utilization of a pedelec.

Concept 217
article thumbnail

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

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

article thumbnail

BASF 2016 science competition seeks synthetic lubricant solutions for future high-efficiency vehicles

Green Car Congress

BASF has kicked off its second annual North American Science Competition. This year’s competition focuses on chemistries that can be used to develop a synthetic fluid to meet the needs of future high-performance, high-efficiency engines and transmissions. With more advanced machinery, lubricating and functional fluids represent a steadily growing industry projected to reach $11 billion by 2020.

2016 150
article thumbnail

ENGIE investing €100M in CNG/LNG stations in Europe to 2020

Green Car Congress

ENGIE, a global operator in electricity, natural gas and energy services markets, will invest nearly €100 million from now to 2020 to build Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) stations for filling up the European fleets of trucks with natural gas and biogas. This contribution to strengthening the LNG and CNG distribution infrastructures in Europe will rely on ENGIE’s active involvement with stakeholders—the truck manufacturers as well as the national and European a

2020 150

More Trending

article thumbnail

City of Montreal signs a framework agreement for the purchase of Nissan LEAF EVs for municipal fleet

Green Car Congress

The City of Montreal, Canada has signed a two-year framework agreement with Cité Nissan Gabriel SEC to supply LEAF EVs for the municipal fleet. This agreement reflects the commitment of our Administration to develop the electric vehicle sector. We move from words to actions by example; electrification of part of the municipal vehicle fleet is one of the pillars of the electrification of transport strategy of the City of Montreal.

Purchase 195
article thumbnail

Navigant Research projects annual capacity of second-life EV batteries for stationary energy storage to reach 11 GWh by 2035

Green Car Congress

Annual global capacity of plug-in vehicle (PEV) Li-ion batteries available for second-life stationary ESS applications will reach 11 GWh by 2035, according to a new forecast by Navigant Research. The potential reuse of these batteries is of keen interest to both stationary ESS developers looking to reduce costs and automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) interested in new revenue models that capitalize on the residual asset value.

article thumbnail

PNNL study identifies one of the mechanisms behind Li-sulfur battery capacity fade; the importance of electrolyte anion selection

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) investigating the stability of the anode/electrolyte interface in Li-Sulfur batteries have found that Li-S batteries using LiTFSI-based electrolytes are more stable than those using LiFSI-based electrolytes. In their study, published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials , they determined that the decreased stability is because the N–S bond in the FSI − anion is fairly weak; the scission of this bond leads to the formation of lit

article thumbnail

FTA to award up to $55M in 2016 Low or No Emission Program for transit vehicles

Green Car Congress

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of $55 million of Fiscal Year 2016 funds ( FTA-2016-003-TPM ) for the purchase or lease of low or no emission vehicles as well as related equipment or facilities under the Low or No Emission Program (Low-No) Program. The main purpose of the Low-No Program is to support the transition of the US transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy efficient transit vehicles.

2016 150
article thumbnail

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

Brief

article thumbnail

Forecast puts global lead acid battery market at $76.44B by 2022

Green Car Congress

In a new report, Grand View Research, Inc. forecasts that the global lead acid battery market will reach US$76.44 billion by 2022. Growth of the automotive industry in Indonesia, Mexico, India, Vietnam and Thailand is expected to propel the industry. Growing preference for pollution free hybrid & electric vehicles along with technological development is expected to drive lead acid battery demand over the forecast period.

Lead Acid 163
article thumbnail

Saft to supply marine Li-ion battery system to Rolls Royce Marine for hybrid multi-application vessel

Green Car Congress

Saft won a major contract from Rolls Royce Marine to supply the specialized marine lithium-ion (Seanergy) battery system for an innovative hybrid multi-application vessel under construction in Denmark for Kystverket, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA). It is Saft’s second major contract signed since the end of last year in the marine segment.

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

New Federal-Mogul Powertrain piston skirt coatings increase durability for the life of pistons

Green Car Congress

Federal-Mogul Powertrain has introduced two innovative piston skirt coatings: EcoTough-New Generation (for gasoline engines) and EcoTough-D (for diesel engines). Building on the proven performance of previous EcoTough coatings, the new formulations further reduce engine friction, wear and noise while dealing with the increasingly challenging loads and temperatures that exist in the latest downsized, turbocharged engines.

Gasoline 150
article thumbnail

Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle launches in Sweden and Norway this summer, Netherlands later this year

Green Car Congress

Toyota will launch the Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Sweden and Norway this summer, following other European countries that have introduced the Toyota Mirai in 2015 (UK, Germany and Denmark) or early 2016 (Belgium). The Netherlands will follow later this year. The Mirai launched in Japan in December 2014 and in the US in 2015. In Norway the launch comes at a time when on top of the 5 existing hydrogen stations in the east of the country, two local hydrogen providers (HyOP and Uno-x) have committed

Sweden 150
article thumbnail

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

Oil

article thumbnail

INRIX Traffic mobile app now learns driving habits

Green Car Congress

INRIX has released a completely redesigned version of INRIX Traffic for iOS and Android. INRIX Traffic is a next-generation navigation and traffic app that learns user preferences to take the guesswork out of driving. The app integrates with a user’s calendar and learns his or her driving habits to create a personalized itinerary that includes automatic alerts, anticipated trips, favorite destinations and preferred routes.

Lexus 150
article thumbnail

King County Metro completes accelerated durability and reliability testing of Proterra electric bus

Green Car Congress

King County Metro Transit (KCM) in Washington state has completed an accelerated durability and reliability test of the Proterra Catalyst 40' FC (fast charge) battery-electric bus. Simulating one year of continuous operation with a constant 97 passenger equivalent load, this was the most rigorous test of its nature yet performed in the industry. Operating 24 hours per day over the 106-day period, the Proterra Catalyst vehicle achieved 32,545 total miles—nearly twice the distance of standar

article thumbnail

New renewable hydrocarbon fuel pathway uses platform molecule acetoin produced by biomass fermentation

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Nanjing Tech University in China have developed a new pathway for the production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from lignocellulose. The new Nanjing Tech process uses acetoin—a novel C 4 platform molecule derived from new ABE (acetoin–butanol–ethanol)-type fermentation via metabolic engineering—as a bio-based building block for the production of the liquid hydrocarbon fuels.

Renewable 174
article thumbnail

Study estimates cost of US preterm births attributable to PM2.5 in 2010 at $4.33B

Green Car Congress

A study by scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center estimates that 3.32% of pre-term births (PTBs, birth at 2.5 air pollution. Attributable PTBs cost were estimated at $4.33 billion. The sum includes $760 million spent on prolonged hospital stays and long-term use of medications, as well as $3.57 billion in lost economic productivity due to physical and mental disabilities associated with preterm birth.

2010 163
article thumbnail

Waze adds speed limits feature, planned drives

Green Car Congress

Waze, the popular “connected driver” app that combines navigation with driver contributions on traffic, accidents and other road data, is adding a speed limit feature that will automatically notify drivers when they are exceeding the speed limit. Waze is rolling out the new feature first in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, Tobago and Uruguay.

article thumbnail

Successful performance test of natural Albany graphite versus synthetic graphite in a Ballard fuel cell stack; potential cost reduction

Green Car Congress

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. and Ballard Power Systems announced the successful performance testing of high-purity Albany graphite in components of a Ballard fuel cell stack. This Phase 4 testing program was designed to show viability of Zenyatta’s Albany graphite compared to synthetic graphite under realistic fuel cell operating conditions. The membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which includes the gas diffusion layer (GDL), is a critical component of a PEM fuel cell that must meet exacting performanc

Fuel 150
article thumbnail

SQM and Lithium Americas announce joint venture to develop lithium project in Argentina

Green Car Congress

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) and Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) are forming a 50/50 joint venture to develop the Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Argentina. This joint venture went into effect following a capital contribution of US$25 million by SQM in exchange for a 50% ownership stake in Minera Exar, a wholly owned subsidiary of LAC.

Argentina 150
article thumbnail

Purdue study shows potential for growth in biofuels from corn stover

Green Car Congress

Making biofuel from corn crop residue could become economically viable for farmers with government support and, therefore, lead to a major shift in crop rotation practices favoring more continuous corn plantings, according to a study by researchers at Purdue University. The agricultural economists examined how the development of corn stover for cellulosic ethanol would affect corn and soybean markets and the traditional corn-soybean crop rotation in the United States.

article thumbnail

Opel outlines steps in engineering initiative for WLTP-based fuel consumption numbers and improved NOx reduction

Green Car Congress

Opel has outlined the details of its engineering initiative with respect to fuel consumption numbers and improved NO x reductions as announced last December. ( Earlier post.). Starting with the new Opel Astra from June 2016 onwards, and in addition to the official fuel consumption and CO 2 information, Opel will publish fuel consumption numbers reflecting different driving behavior recorded under the WLTP test cycle.

Engine 150
article thumbnail

Nissan, Savari, UC Berkeley and City of Sunnyvale collaborate on real-world V2X testbed with DSRC

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor Company, Savari , UC Berkeley Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH), and the City of Sunnyvale have collaborated on a real-world V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) testbed spanning 4.63 square miles with three public intersections in Sunnyvale, California. The City of Sunnyvale pilot is examining the role of V2X communications and its potential benefits on easing traffic congestion, and enhancing fuel economy and public safety.

Nissan 150
article thumbnail

JRC proposing new harmonized test protocols for PEM fuel cells in hydrogen vehicles

Green Car Congress

The European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) is proposing a test methodology for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, including a set of representative operating conditions. The resulting harmonized test protocols allow the evaluation of the performance and durability of PEM fuel cells by focusing on the membrane-electrode assemblies (MEA), which constitute the heart of a fuel cell.

Hydrogen 150
article thumbnail

New chemical route to breaking down used tires at room temperature

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Durham University in the UK have developed a new approach to breaking down the base rubber in materials such as used tires by the catalytic disassembly of polymer chains—eliminating the need for energy intensive mechanical processes. A paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Green Chemistry. The production of cross-linked rubber goods such as vehicle tyres, latex gloves etc., is a global industry responsible for the consumption of millions of tons of rubbery poly

Polymer 163
article thumbnail

ASTM ballot greenlights approval of ATJ-SPK biojet from alcohol; Gevo 1st commercial test flight with Alaska Airlines

Green Car Congress

Renewable isobutanol company Gevo announced that the ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and Subcommittee D02.J on Aviation Fuel passed a concurrent ballot this week approving the revision of ASTM D7566 (Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons) to include alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK) (the “D02.J Ballot”). ( Earlier post.).

Alaska 150
article thumbnail

US$12M advanced biofuel pilot plant for Queensland, Australia

Green Car Congress

The Queensland, Australia government announced that a A$16-million (US$12-million) advanced biofuels pilot plant will be built at Southern Oil Refining’s Yarwun plant at Gladstone. If successful, the pilot plant will be expanded to a large commercial-scale refinery costing $150 million and producing 200 million liters (53 million gallons US) of advanced biofuel annually, suitable for military, marine and aviation use.

Australia 150
article thumbnail

Volkswagen recalling MY 2015-2016 e-Golfs to update battery management software

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen of America is recalling 5,561 MY 2015-2016 e-Golfs to update the high voltage battery management software. Under certain conditions, oversensitive diagnostics in the high-voltage battery management system may inadvertently classify a brief internal electrical current surge/peak as a critical battery condition. This can cause an emergency shutdown of the high-voltage battery, which in turn deactivates the vehicle’s electrical drive motor.

2016 150
article thumbnail

EIA: global plug-in light vehicle sales increased by about 80% in 2015 to 565,668 units; China top market with 38%

Green Car Congress

Global plug-in light duty vehicle (PEV) sales increased by about 80% in 2015 to 565,668 units, according to figures compiled by Argonne National Laboratory and posted by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). PEV sales in the US declined by 3% to 115,262 units (20% global share); however, sales in China more than doubled to 214,283 units, surpassing all other countries in the number of PEVs sold.

2015 163
article thumbnail

Ioxus introduces ultracap-based uSTART drop-in battery replacement for Class 3-6 trucks

Green Car Congress

Ioxus, Inc. is offering the ultracapacitor-based uSTART engine starting system for Class 3-6 trucks as a drop-in replacement product that needs no special wiring. Ioxus says the product increases the vehicle bus voltage by greater than 10% during crank, reducing cranking time by more than 20%; reducing peak current to the starter by more than 15%; reducing the cycling seen by the battery by more than 40%; increases starter life by more than 30%; and provides a built-in jump start system that wil

Lead Acid 174
article thumbnail

USDA to award $11M loan guarantee to Oregon biorefinery

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support Novus Energy’s new biorefinery project in Boardman, Ore. with an $11-million loan guarantee through the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. The Novus plant will process agricultural waste into fuel, natural gas, organic fertilizer and other bio-based products.

Oregon 150
article thumbnail

California ARB posts discussion document on $500M FY 2016-17 spend for low carbon transportation and fuels; $230M to fund CVRP

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has posted a discussion document. prior to a 4 April 2016 public workshop on the development of the FY 2016-17 Funding Plan for Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and AQIP. The Governor’s proposed 2016-17 budget would appropriate to ARB $500 million in Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds for Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels investments—including $40 million for very low carbon fuel production incentives—and $28.6 million for A

2016 150
article thumbnail

KIMM team develops Euro-6-compliant HCNG engine for buses

Green Car Congress

Business Korea reports that a team at Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) has developed a Euro-6 compliant HCNG engine for intracity buses as part of a larger project consortium headed by Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas). HCNG is blend of hydrogen and compressed natural gas (CNG). Earlier studies by Kogas showed that as the hydrogen mixing volume increases, the flammable lean limit of the blended fuel expands and the combustion rate is increased.

Engine 150