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JUNE 11, 2019

Scania, a member of the Volkswagen Group, has developed a new modular battery-electric self-driving urban concept vehicle–NXT—designed with the flexibility to shift from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings, delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night. In NXT, the front and rear drive modules can be fitted to a bus body, a distribution truck body or a refuse collector.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 8, 2019

I am the firstborn child of Mary Brigid O’Connor and Stanley Daniel Galliani. I was born in September of 1957. On New Year’s Day 1982 we parted company in anger with my father yelling at me, “Get out! Get out, and don’t come back!”. I told him then, “Don’t say it if you don’t mean it. You know the history of our family!”. To which he replied, “Get the hell out of my house!

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2019

The U.S.-based startup electric automaker Rivian is already showing plenty of signs that it's doing things differently than Tesla. While Tesla CEO Elon Musk discusses potential features of the company's new cars on Twitter, Rivian has held back on boasting about some of its most innovative ideas. The latest, according to a wide-ranging new.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JUNE 12, 2019

I am wondering what the torque I can expect out of a generic forklift motor would be. I just acquired a Ford Ranger that I'm going to convert.

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JUNE 9, 2019

An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SO x than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles. Spain, Italy, Greece, France and Norway are the most exposed countries to cruise ship air pollution in Europe.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 9, 2019

Following announcements that Toyota would be working on a shared electric vehicle platform with Subaru, as well as a jointly developed crossover, the brand conducted a press conference on Friday regarding its decision to “popularize BEVs.” While the announcement didn’t deal with the specifics of cutting-edge tech, auxiliary business opportunities, or even a total shift […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with MDGo , an Israeli start-up specializing in medical artificial intelligence (AI) systems, to help shape the next generation of advanced vehicle safety systems. Hyundai Motor and MDGo will co-develop connected services that bring the worlds of health and automotive closer than ever. MDGo’s intelligent injury analysis system uses an elaborate AI algorithm that measures the attributes applied to the passengers in real-time and alert emergency services and med

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JUNE 10, 2019

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2019

Powering cars with clean electricity is one way to make transportation more sustainable. Going back to basics with human powered transportation may be a bigger step. But getting more bicycles on the road has been an uphill battle for many communities. As waving fists and occasional hanging boots attest, car drivers and bicyclists often don't get.

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JUNE 14, 2019

A hydrogen filling station at the Sandvika Shopping Mall, located in a suburb of Oslo, Norway, has exploded causing two people minor injuries and leading to the temporary closure of filling stations across Scandinavia.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2019

China’s first seagoing LNG bunker vessel will operate with a comprehensive and integrated package of solutions from the technology group Wärtsilä. The ship is being built by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) for an affiliate of the ENN Energy holdings, one of the largest users of LNG in China. The ship has been designed by China Ship Design & Research Center Co.Ltd.

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Atlanta EV DC

JUNE 9, 2019

Hey all! Sorry for the extended absence from my blog posts. The last 2 years working at ChargePoint have flown by and helped keep me at the forefront of the electric vehicle industry and especially EV charging.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2019

With Tesla's Supercharger fast charging network, Tesla vehicles can now be charged faster than any other currently available electric car. That status comes courtesy of eight new Version 3 Superchargers that the company opened at its Fremont, California, factory, which can charge a Model 3 at up to 250 kilowatts. That can give the car, which is.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Audi has continued driving towards an electrified future with the launch of the new Q5 TFSI e and A6 Allroad, as well as plans to increase the number of both pure electric and PHEV models.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2019

Ballard Power Systems unveiled its 8th generation high-performance fuel cell module, the FCmove-HD, at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit being held in Stockholm, Sweden. FCmove-HD. The culmination of product development and field experience based on almost 14 million kilometers (9 million miles) of vehicle operation, Ballard’s FCmove-HD fuel cell module is compact, robust and offers a 35% reduction in lifecycle cost.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 11, 2019

Powerful central processor predicts the car’s ideal path and helps the driver achieve it.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2019

Upstart electric truckmaker Rivian has confirmed that it will make an accessory camping kitchen available as an option on its R1T pickup. The confirmation is a bit surprising. When trying to drum up interest for a new car at auto shows and other events, automakers dress them up with all kinds of accessories—many of which never make it to.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Toyota has announced that it plans to accelerate the electrification of its fleet, bringing forward its target of having 50 per cent of its sales as EVs to 2025 – five years ahead of its original schedule.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2019

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a small, optical nano-sensor for pollution detection which can be mounted onto an ordinary streetlight. The technology is already in use in western Sweden, and researchers and other interested parties hope that the sensor could soon be used in many broad contexts. A collaboration with the University of Sheffield is also underway.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 14, 2019

Plotting politicians, a misspelt Prince of Wales and a month’s rain in just a few days, it’s been a busy old week

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JUNE 10, 2019

The Illinois legislature has backed away from a proposed $1,000 registration fee targeted at electric cars that was met with scorn and opposition from automakers and electric-car advocates. Instead, the legislature imposed a new registration fee of $248 on electric cars as part of a sweeping measure to build income for the state's highway funds.

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Discover EV

JUNE 11, 2019

Jaguar Land Rover and BMW have hooked up in a collaboration which will see the respective manufacturers jointly develop their next-generation electric drive units (EDUs) and move towards an industry-wide ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, Shared) future.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2019

With an output of up to 310 kW (421 hp), the completely newly developed Mercedes-AMG 2.0-liter M 139 engine is the world’s most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine in series production. With this engine, Mercedes-AMG has even exceeded the previously most powerful M 133 by 30 kW (41 hp). Maximum torque has also increased from 475 to up to 500 N·m.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 12, 2019

Following the arrival of the all-new 3 Series saloon, BMW has taken the covers off the 2019 3 Series Touring – the estate version

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 11, 2019

Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles aren’t exactly cheap to own or run—if you take them at face value. The two modest fuel-cell models you can currently purchase (versus lease) both carry luxury-vehicle prices: a base $59,430 for the 2019 Toyota Mirai and a base $59,345 for the eco-focused Hyundai Nexo Blue. Trade-in or resale value remains an.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Hyundai is bridging the gap between its standard ICE Kona and the Kona Electric with the announcement that a hybrid variant will soon be available to buyers in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2019

SW/TCH Maritime (SW/TCH), an impact investment platform building the first fleet of zero-emissions maritime vessels in the US, announced its investment to construct and own the ‘Water Go Round’ e-ferry in collaboration with Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine ( GGZEM ), a provider of turn-key hydrogen fuel cell power systems for ships. The 84-passenger e-ferry is currently under construction at the Bay Ship & Yacht shipyard in Alameda, CA using private funding from SW/TCH and a $3-million grant fro

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Green Cars News

JUNE 14, 2019

BMW lease deals for any monthly budget

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JUNE 10, 2019

Audi confirmed Monday that it is recalling 1,644 E-tron electric SUVs, including 544 vehicles that have been delivered to customers, due to an issue with the battery pack’s seal that it says could lead to “a short circuit or thermal event.” Audi is not aware of any such shorts or thermal events, it says, insisting that the move.

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Discover EV

JUNE 11, 2019

As of 1 July, all new private and commercial electric and hybrid vehicles must come fitted with an Acoustic Vehicle Alert System (AVAS).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2019

Honda’s new compact electric vehicle, the Honda e, is the first Honda to be built on a dedicated EV platform, designed from the ground up to deliver excellent Honda driving dynamics. The Honda e platform has been developed with a focus on urban environments to offer a rewarding, responsive driving experience. The battery is positioned at a low level under the floor, and centrally within the wheelbase of the car, affording a 50:50 weight distribution and low centre of gravity for optimal handling

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Green Cars News

JUNE 14, 2019

There has been a huge amount written, said and promoted about autonomous cars

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2019

Honda’s sporty, retro-cute Urban EV Concept created quite a buzz ever since its 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show debut. And now, with the Honda E, as it will be called, fast-tracked and due to be shown in production form later this year, Honda is aiming to keep up the excitement. This week, Honda revealed some key details about the production.

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