Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2013
'Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicle share of the California retail market. Source: California Auto Outlook. Click to enlarge. Hybrid vehicle market share (excluding plug-in hybrids) in California increased to 7% in the first half of 2013, up from 6.2% in 2012, according to the California Auto Outlook for the second quarter of 2013.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 23, 2013
'They aren''t practical for all, but some of the ideas for future urban electric cars are certainly intriguing. Renault was the first to take the concept seriously with the Twizy, but since then several Japanese companies have had a go, and Europe has also tackled the urban congestion problem with a series of small, electric vehicles. Now, it''s.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 21, 2013
'Renault’s electric supermini, the ZOE has won a prestigious award from trade magazine BusinessCar, claiming the Green category in the 2013 Fleet Technology Awards, known informally as ‘The Techies’. Respected among the business world, the awards are the only ones in the industry that reward tech[.].
DIY Electric Car
AUGUST 18, 2013
'I was very cautious with this because my experience tells me that I can ask every question I can think of but there is still room for the thing I wish I''d known. Even so I may have probably done something unnecessary or wrong - but it seems to work, so I''ll put all the parts in the car. 1. Connected the traction cables and charger cables to the bus bar and enclosed it in an electrical box.
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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Audi''s Gen 2 3.0L TDI. Click to enlarge. Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ( Earlier post.) This week in Washington, the company held a series of media drives (“TDI Efficiency Rally”) for the Q5, A6 and A7 diesel models to highlight their efficiency and performance, and also offered up its—as well as sever
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 20, 2013
'The Tesla Model S is no stranger to awards and high scores, but its latest accolade could be its most important yet. Its five-star National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash test rating was revealed a few weeks back, but Tesla Motors (NSDQ:TSLA) has now revealed the car''s score is the highest ever recorded by the NHTSA. While its.
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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2013
'The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost,
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2013
'Autonomous Vehicle Sales by Region, World Markets: 2015-2035. Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge. In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that vehicles with autonomous driving modes will gradually gain traction in the market over the coming two decades, from about 4% of the global light-duty vehicle market in 2025, rising to roughly 41% in 2030 and 75% by 2035—about 95.4 million units annually by then.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2013
'Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law to increase the speed limit from 65 to 70 mph (105 to 113 km/h) on rural four-lane highways, and to lower the limit by five mph for excessive speeding. A study by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that increasing a vehicle’s speed from 60 to 70 mph results in an average 14% decrease in fuel economy. ( Earlier post.). 36 other states have speed limits of 70 mph or higher on some portion of their roadways, including other large states
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Four teams of researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom recently were awarded more than $12 million to begin a program of novel research to revolutionize current farming methods by giving crops the ability to thrive without using costly, polluting artificial fertilizers. The four highly innovative projects encompass: an effort to use synthetic biology to create new useful components for plants; a global search for a mysterious lost bacterium with significant unique functions; work
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award a total of $1.3 million to fuel cell manufacturers Nuvera and Plug Power ($650,000 apiece) a project testing the use of hydrogen fuel cell refrigeration units (transport refrigeration units, TRUs) in delivery trucks. The companies will provide matching funds and labor of their own. A team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) led by Kriston Brooks will oversee and evaluate the two-year program.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2013
'The Nikkei reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) is restarting production of the Outlander plug-in hybrid after about a five-month suspension due to battery problems. ( Earlier post.). In separate incidents earlier this year, MMC reported a fire in a i-MiEV battery pack at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant; and heating and melting in a pack installed in an Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2013
'The Port of Long Beach has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to its 2012 Emissions Inventory. The results for 2012 mark six straight years of improving air quality in the harbor area due to the Port’s focused efforts to reduce air pollution caused by goods movement. The reasons cited for air quality improvements include bigger ships carrying cargo more efficiently; newer ships with cleaner engines; the 1 Jan 2012 deadline for full implementation of the Clean Trucks Program; i
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2013
'A team from the University of Michigan, Michigan State, and UCLA has designed synthetic fungal-bacterial consortia for the direct production of isobutanol from biomass. The required biological functions are divided between two specialists: the fungus Trichoderma reesei , which secretes cellulase enzymes to hydrolyze lignocellulosic biomass into soluble saccharides, and the bacterium Escherichia coli , which metabolizes soluble saccharides into the desired products.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Having begun the first European deliveries of Model S, Tesla Motors opened its Tilburg Assembly Plant. The Tilburg facility will serve as the final assembly and distribution point for Model S vehicles sold in Europe as well as Tesla’s European service and parts headquarters. Some of the very first Dutch, Belgian, French and German Model S customers received their cars today at the brand new facility.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2013
'The study found that the highest-emitting 10% of gasoline vehicles are now responsible for the overwhelming majority of running CO, NMHC, and NO x. Credit: ACS, McDonald et al. Click to enlarge. A study of motor vehicle emissions by researchers at UC Berkeley found that running CO and evaporative and tailpipe NMHC emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles in three major US urban centers (NY, LA and Houston) have decreased by almost an order of magnitude over the last twenty years, despite increa
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2013
'Researchers from the University of Michigan and Osaka University in Japan propose in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources a high-temperature, rechargeable metal-air battery that relies on Ti or Zr metal as the anode and the shuttling of oxygen anions between the cathode and the anode through a solid-oxide ion-conducting electrolyte. Theoretical capacities for these batteries are as high as 840 mAh g ?
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Chevrolet’s small and compact car sales are up 229% from the second quarter of 2010 to the same quarter this year, GM announced. Chevrolet’s share of buyers under 35 continues to increase year over year, led by vehicles such as the Cruze, Sonic, and, most recently, the Spark mini car. Leading the segment is the Cruze, which is among the top-selling Chevrolet vehicles to those under 25.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2013
'Mitsubishi Motors North America’s (MMNA’s) 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage 5-door sub-compact—which offers highway fuel economy of up to 44 mpg US (5.3 l/100 km) on CVT-equipped models—will have a starting MSRP of $12,995. The CVT-equipped models also carry an EPA rating of 37 mpg city, 40 mpg combined (6.4 and 5.9 l/100 km, respectively). The 5-speed manual transmission model delivers an EPA fuel economy rating of 34 mpg city/42 mpg highway/37 mpg combined (6.9, 5.6 and 6.4 l/100 km, respec
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2013
'BMW Concept X5 eDrive PHEV. Click to enlarge. BMW will present the Concept X5 eDrive all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid at the 2013 Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA). The Concept X5 eDrive delivers the handling of a BMW, with an all-electric maximum speed of up to 120 km/h (75 mph), maximum electric range of 30 kilometers (19 miles), and average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle of 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers (61.9 mpg US ).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2013
'S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID. Click to enlarge. Mercedes-Benz unveiled the third hybrid model of the new S-Class, the S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID, prior to its introduction in a few weeks at the Frankfurt Motor Show. ( Earlier post.) Market launch for the plug-in will be next year. The S 500 PLUG-IN combines an 80 kW, 340 N·m electric motor, externally rechargeable battery, and a new 245 kW, 480 N·m 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 engine.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2013
'Teaser sketch of Yaris Hybrid-R concept. Click to enlarge. At the upcoming 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Toyota stand will be devoted entirely to hybrids, the company says. Toyota’s hybrid portfolio, built over the past 16 years, comprises 23 models sold in 80 countries. As of the end of July 2013, Toyota Motor Corporation has sold more 5.5 million hybrid products—more than 10% of which have been sold in Europe.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'IMPCO Automotive, a subsidiary of Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. announced the development and availability of its bi-fuel CNG fuel system for the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1.4L sedan. The systems will be available throughout Fuel System’s IMPCO Automotive nationwide certified installation network beginning September 2013. The IMPCO Automotive powered Chevrolet Cruze includes a trunk mounted Type 3 tank providing more than 200 miles of additional range while allowing for nearly 7 cubic feet of availab
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2013
'Nissan will offer a newly-developed Cummins V8 turbo diesel in its next-generation full-size Titan pickup. The engine will have a torque rating in the mid-500s lb-ft and deliver more than 300 hp (224 kW). Now in the latter stages of development and testing, the available Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel engine has been optimized for the next-generation Titan as a result of the partnership between Cummins and Nissan.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2013
'New Volkswagen Golf R. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen has introduced the new Golf R, the flagship of the model series. Powered by a newly designed 296-horsepower (221 kW) TSI engine which is 30 hp stronger than the engine in the previous model, the new Golf R is up to 18% more fuel efficient than its predecessor when equipped with the optional DSG transmission.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2013
'2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Click to enlarge. Honda’s new 2-motor MY 2014 Accord Hybrid, built with the rest of the Accord lineup in a Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio, will go on sale in the US in October. The two-motor hybrid system, which is paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission, has already made its debut in the Accord Plug-in Hybrid, which went on sale in California and New York on 15 January 2013. ( Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2013
'Fiat selected AeroVironment, Inc. as the preferred provider of home charging stations and installations for the battery-electric Fiat 500e. Fiat is the fifth plug-in electric vehicle (EV) auto manufacturer to choose AeroVironment as its full-service home charging partner. The 2013 Fiat 500e features a 24-kWh Lithium-ion battery that will allow drivers to travel an estimated 108 miles (175 km), and uses an industry-standard SAE J1772 recharge connector.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2013
'Algae International Group Inc. (AIG) and Gulf Hydrocarbon, Inc. signed an agreement for Gulf exclusively to represent AIG in sales and distribution of its proprietary and non-proprietary algal oils and products created with the algal oils. The exclusive representation agreement takes effect immediately and is a precursor to ALGA’s commercial production of algal oils from its pilot facility located in Tulare, California.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2013
'On 17 August 1915, Charles Kettering, the co-founder of Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (DELCO) in Dayton, Ohio, was issued US Patent Nº 1,150,523 for an “engine-starting device”—the first electric starter for automobiles. Kettering had filed his application more than four years prior on 15 June 1911, and the first application of his electric starter made its debut in the 1912 Cadillac Touring Edition.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'BMW has launched “BMW i Genius”—a software system employing artificial intelligence technology to interact with potential customers of the BMW i3 EV or i8 PHEV in a live question and answer format that works on a mobile platform in the UK. Users simply text in a question relating to BMW i and the BMW i Genius system will respond with a detailed answer.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., is demonstrating two new safety technologies, and accompanying use case scenarios, on-board Nissan LEAF EVs at the Nissan 360 event. The innovations are also steps toward achieving autonomous driving. The first innovation is in the area of advanced sensors. Laser scanners and Around View Monitor cameras monitor the surroundings of the vehicle in a full 360 degree circle, continually looking for obstacles, other vehicles and potential risks, as well as road signs and signa
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Based on preliminary engineering studies to estimate the capital and operating costs for commercial scale production, Optinol Inc. has concluded that it is feasible to produce bio-butanol using its process at energy-cost-parity with ethanol. Optinol has taken an alternative approach to producing butanol compared to companies like Gevo, Cobalt and Butamax.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2013
'The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application. Results suggest TGEN output of 300W and equivalent fuel saving over the NEDC drive cycle of 2.5%.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2013
'Celanese Far East Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of global technology and specialty materials company Celanese Corporation, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to advance the development of synthetic fuel ethanol with PetroChina Company Limited, the largest oil and gas producer and distributor in China. Under this arrangement, the two companies will collaborate jointly to develop synthetic fuel ethanol opportunities in the People’s Republic of China utilizing Celanese’s proprieta
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