Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'The new Volkswagen Polo. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen is introducing its next generation of the supermini (B segment) Polo, featuring a range of new EU6 engines that are up to 21% more fuel-efficient and new driver assistance technologies. All versions are available with a stop-start system and a regenerative braking mode. The new Polo TDI BlueMotion takes the efficiency lead with combined fuel consumption of 3.2 l/100 km (73.5 mpg US ), or 82 g/km CO 2.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Here''s a great piece of bar trivia: The first-ever Porsche was. an electric car. While any ardent Porschephile knows that the first Porsche-branded vehicle was the 356 sports car of 1948, the first car designed by Ferdinand Porsche was actually the 1898 "Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model," or the P1 for short. MORE: 2012 Porsche.

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DIY Electric Car

JANUARY 29, 2014

'After doing a bad job on the 35-pin ampseal connector to the motor controller, I couldn''t get it to start. So undid everything and recrimped it. Three hours of my time gone, hopefully painful enough to remind me to do it right the first time. No power steering or vacuum assist on the brakes yet so my yard test was straight back and forward again - but it moves!

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2014

'A mission to disprove a myth; that electric cars are useless for long distance journeys, went without a hitch. EV advocates Robert Llewellyn and David Peilow managed a London to Edinburgh trip over the weekend in a 2013 model Nissan LEAF in just over 13 hours; smashing the four days it took BBC jour[.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Aquion Energy, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) batteries and stationary energy storage systems, recently completed the closing of a $55-million Series D financing round. Due to strong investor interest, the total amount of funding for this round was increased from the $35-million level previously announced by the company in April of 2013. ( Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 25, 2014

'Just a couple of years ago, traveling cross-country in an electric car would have required a great deal of planning and a great deal of time. But with Tesla''s Model S and its 265 miles of EPA-rated range in 85 kWh form, it takes little more thought than in any other vehicle. Throw in a cross-country network of free-to-use Supercharger fast-charge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Saleen Automotive, Inc., a US specialty manufacturer of high performance vehicles, technical performance parts, lifestyle accessories and apparel, will produce a Saleen Tesla Model S sports car. The Saleen Tesla design will be Saleen’s first effort in enhancing an existing electric vehicle. Saleen set no release date for completion of the Saleen Tesla Model S, but said it will release renderings as its efforts evolve.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'The Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company is working with Ricardo and test equipment specialist HORIBA on an advanced research project in the UK that aims to investigate the emissions of a range of buses operating in a modern commercial public transport fleet. Brighton & Hove operates a fleet of approximately 280 modern buses in and around the city of Brighton & Hove which, according to recent Department for Transport statistics, boasts the country’s highest—and consistently growing&mdash

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Thriev , a company offering zero-emission, chauffeured cars to corporate and private users in London, is adding 20. BYD e6 electric cars to the fleet. Part of the deal with BYD is that Thriev will equip its facility at Edgware Road, west London, with BYD’s purpose-designed charging equipment, which allows fast charging of the e6 in just two hours. Initially, the e6 fleet is being supplied on a lease arrangement, although both BYD and Thriev expect this to be the beginning of a long-term relatio

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Ballard Power Systems will supply Solaris Bus and Coach with two zero emission fuel cell power modules to be used in buses planned for deployment in Hamburg, Germany. Delivery of Ballard’s next-generation FCvelocity-HD7 power modules to Solaris is planned for later this year. It is Hamburg’s challenging goal as of 2020 not to buy any conventional diesel buses anymore.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. Click to enlarge. Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), a consulting firm specializing in market development for low emission and alternative fuel vehicle technologies, infrastructure, and fuels for both on- and off-road applications, released a report examining the critical role that ultra-low-emission heavy-duty (HD) natural gas engines can play in helping California achieve its air quality, clim

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'US Hybrid Corporation, a global supplier of medium- and heavy-duty electric and hybrid powertrain power conversion components, executed a global licensing agreement with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to commercialize UTC’s proven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell technologies. US Hybrid has been a key supplier of “balance of plant” components such as cathode air blowers, DI pumps and power converters to UTC and other fuel cell suppliers for over a decade.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

'A Massachusetts startup has signed a license agreement with Battelle to commercialize battery technology that can help store large amounts of renewable energy and improve the reliability of the nation''s power grid. ( Earlier post.) PNNL suggests that the license with Lowell, Mass.-based WattJoule Corporation will advance the commercial use of redox flow battery technology.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'BorgWarner’s next-generation 6.35 mm inverted tooth silent engine timing chains are launching on engines from Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, General Motors Korea and one Chinese automaker. The new timing chain is designed to reduce friction, resulting in as much as 0.3 to 0.6% improvement in fuel economy based on customer testing. BorgWarner will produce the new low-friction engine timing chains for a variety of 0.66- to 2.0-liter gasoline engines for vehicles in Japan, China and Korea.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'The California Air Resources Board announced nearly $1 million in penalties against 3 companies for late or inaccurate reporting of their greenhouse gas emissions for 2011. This action marks the second time the Air Resources Board has issued fines for violations of California’s Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting regulation. Utilities and industrial facilities emitting more than 10,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'A new ceramic hollow fiber substrate for catalytic converters designed by Dr. Benjamin Kingsbury and colleagues at Imperial College London could cut the size and precious metal loading of the devices in automobiles while reducing fuel consumption and and manufacturing costs. Kingsbury has founded MicroTech Ceramics Ltd. as a spin-out to commercialize the technology.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2014

'The US Department of Energy will award $3 million to spur geothermal energy development using play fairway analysis ( DE-FOA-0000841 ) This technique identifies prospective geothermal resources in areas with no obvious surface expression by mapping the most favorable intersections of heat, permeability, and fluid. While commonly used in oil and gas exploration, play fairway analysis is not yet widely used in the geothermal industry.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Solazyme, Inc. announced that commercial production of its renewable algal oils has begun at both Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)’s Clinton, Iowa facility, and the downstream companion facility operated by American Natural Products in Galva, Iowa (ANP). ADM and ANP have successfully manufactured three distinct tailored oil products at the facilities, and products are currently being sold and distributed in both the US and Brazil.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Honda Motor Co., Ltd. released three-dimensional (3D) data for exterior designs of concept models Honda has introduced in the past. The data is offered based on version 4.0 of Creative Commons licenses. With the data downloaded from the website Honda 3D Design Archives , Honda''s concept models can be replicated by a household 3D printer. The concepts, such as the 2013 NSX concept shown here, can be viewed in 3D or downloaded for printing.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and its partners Miyakojima City and Toshiba Corporation have begun experimental test-driving of the MC-?, Honda’s micro-sized EV, using photovoltaic (PV) energy for recharging, as part of the Miyakojima City Small-sized Electromotive Mobility Project. PV charging station and MC-?. Click to enlarge. In November 2013, Honda began separate field tests jointly conducted with Kumamoto Prefecture, Saitama City and Miyakojima City using the MC-?.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Singapore’s A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and BYD Company Limited have signed a joint laboratory agreement to develop electric vehicles with autonomous vehicle sensors to advance clean technology in Singapore’s transport system. The joint laboratory will leverage I2R’s expertise in integrating autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies and BYD’s electric vehicle (EV) capabilities to develop: A drive-by-wire system in BYD’s electric cars using electronic controls to activate the brake

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. Source: DNV GL. Click to enlarge. DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified over time, as more than 20% of shipping could adopt hybrid propulsion solutions featuring batteries or other energy storage technologies, according to the paper.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Hino Profia with an electric refrigerator system. Click to enlarge. Hino Motors, Ltd., a Toyota Group company, and DENSO Corporation have jointly developed the first electric refrigerator system for heavy-duty trucks using a hybrid unit. This system is being applied in the Hino Profia, which will be released on 1 February in Japan; Hino is targeting annual sales of 180 units.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2014

'The newly developed Siemens JET Process enables steel mills to adapt their production processes more flexibly to raw material prices and emission regulations. The process provides sufficient heat energy to melt a high proportion of scrap and sponge iron into liquid pig iron. As a result, steel producers can more easily take advantage of low prices for these materials.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Clariant, Haltermann, and Mercedes-Benz are launching a fleet test in Germany using cellulosic ethanol produced by the Clariant sunliquid process using wheat straw as the feedstock. Haltermann mixes the cellulosic ethanol with conventional fuel components to form the new sunliquid20 E20 (20% ethanol) fuel. The fuel features a high octane number (RON) of more than 100.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

'America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), recently announced the awardees of its second call for additive manufacturing (AM) applied research and development projects from its members. Driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), America Makes will provide $9 million in funding toward these 15 projects with $10.3 million in matching cost share from the awarded project teams for total funding worth $19.3 million.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Pinnacle Engines, developer of a highly efficient 4-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ), named Phil Murtaugh as the newest member of its board of directors. With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

'ClipperCreek announced the availability of its HCS-40P plug-connected 30 Amp, 240V charging station with factory installed NEMA 14-50P or 6-50P wall plugs. With standard 25 feet of charging cable, a 3-year warranty, and a 3-step installation process, the HCS can be installed anywhere there is a 240V wall plug. ClipperCreek introduced the hard-wired HCS-40 unit in December.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Researchers in India have developed a relatively low-temperature process to convert low-density polyethylene (LDPE)—a common polymer used to make many types of container, medical and laboratory equipment, computer components and plastic bags—into liquid fuel over a kaolin catalyst. A paper on their work is published in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) signed a contract for exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the high seas located approximately 600 kilometers offshore of south-east of Minami-Tori-Shima Island, with the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The ferromanganese oxide contains cobalt, nickel, platinum and the like, and forms crust-like shapes on the summits and slopes of seamounts.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Hickok Incorporated, a supplier of products and services for the automotive, emissions testing, locomotive, and aircraft industries, received an order in excess of $1,800,000 for AFIT (Active Fuel Injector Tester) DMU (Drive and Measurement Unit) adapters from an automotive OEM. This new adapter enables the OEM’s dealers to test and to diagnose Gasoline Direct Injection engine fuel systems.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a highly selective nanoporous silver catalyst capable of electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with 92% efficiency. The carbon monoxide then can be used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals. The researcher reported their findings in Nature Communications. Over the last 20 years, electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction has attracted attention because of the ability to use electricity from renewable energy sourc

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Johnson Controls will partner with Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in Southfield, Mich. to identify and validate new energy storage technologies within the total vehicle system. Johnson Controls will donate and install advanced test equipment and deploy technical resources to the university to propel academic and applied research into optimizing vehicle and battery design.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

'The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted six new applications for pathways for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), two of which are from Neste Oil for renewable diesel (RD) produced at its plant in Singapore from (a) North American tallow and (b) Southeast Asian fish oil. The other applications under consideration are for landfill gas to LNG and CNG; canola to biodiesel; and corn ethanol and sorghum ethanol.

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