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Bosch CEO: 15% of new cars by 2025 to be at least a hybrid; batteries to deliver 2x energy density for 1/2 current cost by 2020

Green Car Congress

'Speaking at the 15 th CAR Symposium in Bochum, Germany, Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH, said that that Bosch expects roughly 15% of all new cars built worldwide to have at least a hybrid powertrain by 2025. Denner, whose responsibilities on the board of management include research and advanced development, believes that by 2020 batteries will deliver twice as much energy density for half the present cost.

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E&B Oil Propaganda Goes Up in Flames, Burning Climate Wrecking, Oil-loving Sellouts & Sycophants

Creative Greenius

'If you hate Hermosa Beach, its children, its history and its future then you’ll love the Barbarians’ plans to turn Hermosa into Bakersfield. Filed under: environment Tagged: climate wrecking oil loving sellouts & sycophants.

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Breaking: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt 200-Mile Electric Car To Start Production In Oct 2016

Green Car Reports

'The Chevrolet Bolt, a subcompact electric car with 200 miles of range, is to go into production earlier than expected, just 20 months from now. According to a breaking news story early this morning, the Bolt will start production in October 2016--possibly as a 2017 model. DON''T MISS: Chevrolet Bolt Concept: 200-Mile, $37,500 Electric Car Concept.

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SolidEnergy targeting rechargeable Li-metal smartphone battery in 2016, EV battery with 2x range in 2017

Green Car Congress

'SolidEnergy , an MIT spin-out commercializing solid electrolyte technology enabling the use of lithium metal anodes for high energy density rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), says that in 2016, it and its battery manufacturing partners will release a 2 Ah commercial battery for the smartphone and wearable market. This is to be followed in 2017 by a 20 Ah electric vehicle battery offering more than two times the driving range of current Li-ion batteries.

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

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ESKAM finishing electric drive axle module for commercial vehicles, new production technologies; vehicle testing this year

Green Car Congress

'Electric drive axle module with two motors and integrated power electronics. Groschopp AG. Click to enlarge. The ESKAM (Electric Scalable Axle Module, Elektrische SKalierbare AchsantriebsModule) consortium in Germany, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is completing the development of an optimized electric drive axle module for commercial vehicles, consisting of two motors, transmissions and power electronics.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award nearly $1.3M to support efforts for plug-ins and fuel cell vehicles

Green Car Congress

'The California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) announced the availability of up to $1,297,816 in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Readiness funding to support new and existing planning efforts for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). ( PON-14-607 ) Grant funds will be awarded on a “first-come, first-served basis.”.

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California ARB tightens back down on NOx requirement to 0.20 g/bhp-hr for replacement school buses

Green Car Congress

'When the California Air Resources Board (ARB) initially established emissions criteria for replacement schoolbuses in 2008, the target for 2010 and newer model year school bus engines was 0.20 gram per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr) NO x and 0.01 g/bhp-hr particulate matter (PM) standards. However, due to the limited number of model year 2010 school buses that were manufactured and certified at or below the 0.20 g/bhp-hr NNO x Ox emission levels, the NO x criterion for replacement school buse

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NHTSA announces follow-up recall of 2.12 million cars and SUVs over TRW airbag defects

Green Car Congress

'US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today the recall of more than 2.12 million Acura, Dodge, Jeep, Honda, Pontiac, and Toyota vehicles from model years 2002 to 2004 for a defect that may cause airbags to deploy inadvertently. The vehicles were subject to earlier recalls to address a problem with an electronic component manufactured by TRW that caused some airbags to deploy in the absence of a crash.

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Infineon and Hella develop new compact, lower-cost 24 GHz blind spot radar sensor

Green Car Congress

'Semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies, together with the German automotive supplier Hella, has developed innovative radio-frequency components for a 24 GHz radar sensor which reliably monitors the blind spot in the car’s rear section (Blind Spot Detection). The module saves space and costs through the integration of multiple, formerly separate components into one transceiver and features low power consumption at improved performance.

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

Green Car Congress

'President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. 42% of the DOE Budget Request ($12.6 billion) is for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an increase of $1.2 billion over the FY 2015 Enacted level, to maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear weapons stockpile in the absence of nuclear testing and manage the research, dev

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

Brief

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Shanghai GM sells 4 millionth Chevrolet

Green Car Congress

'Shanghai GM recently sold its 4 millionth Chevrolet vehicle. The GM-SAIC joint venture began offering products from GM’s largest global brand in 2005. Chevrolet reached 1 million cumulative sales within five years. It hit 2 million sales in 2012 and 3 million sales in 2013. Last year, Shanghai GM sold a record 717,007 Chevrolets in China. China remained the brand’s second-largest market after the United States.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

Green Car Congress

'The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. However, an analysis by Lux Research suggests that despite some decrease in sales, sales of plug-in vehicles will likely be resilient, and rebound as oil prices rise back to the prior higher levels over time.

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Alstom to supply two H3 hybrid shunting locomotives for Audi

Green Car Congress

'Alstom will supply two H3 hybrid shunting locomotives for Audi’s freight transport. The automotive manufacturer will use the shunting locomotives to reorganize its factory traffic in Ingolstadt. The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2015 and the end of 2016. The three-axle H3 hybrid locomotive consumes up to 50% less fuel than conventional shunting locomotives and cuts pollutant emissions by up to 70%.

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Ricardo-AEA, E4tech to run hydrogen refueling station competition in UK

Green Car Congress

'Ricardo-AEA has been selected , in partnership with E4tech, to deliver the UK Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles’ (OLEV) hydrogen refueling stations infrastructure grant scheme. The scheme aims to support the rollout of a UK hydrogen fuel network capable of servicing fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Grant funding of £3.5 million (US$5.3 million) will be provided through the scheme to develop up to seven new, fully functional, hydrogen refueling stations, with a further £2 million

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

Oil

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Ford Focus RS features optimized 2.3L EcoBoost, Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive

Green Car Congress

'Ford revealed another of its promised performance models ( earlier post ), the all-new Focus RS, a high-performance road car that debuts Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring Control. The all-new Focus RS is equipped with a new 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine producing in excess of 315 horsepower. Developed by a small team of global Ford Performance engineers, the new Focus RS is the third generation in the line, following models launched in 2002 and 2009.

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California ARB issues feedstock-only pathway for camelina-based fuels under LCFS; zero ILUC emissions results in very low CI fuels

Green Car Congress

'The California Air Resources Board has issued Sustainable Oils Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings, a feedstock-only pathway for the production of camelina-based fuels under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The feedstock-only CI (carbon intensity) is 7.58 gCO 2 e/MJ. A feedstock-only pathway allows a fuel producer interested in producing either biodiesel or renewable diesel from a camelina feedstock using Sustainable Oils’ proprietary seed varieties to combine th

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Uber, Carnegie Mellon partner on mapping, safety and autonomy

Green Car Congress

'Mobility services company Uber and Carnegie Mellon University have entered a strategic partnership that includes the creation of the Uber Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh, near the CMU campus. The partnership will provide a forum for Uber technology leaders to work closely with CMU faculty, staff and students—both on campus and at its National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC)—to do research and development, primarily in the areas of mapping and vehicle safety and autonom

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Clean Air Power US Genesis EDGE Dual-Fuel product achieves EPA certification

Green Car Congress

'Clean Air Power, a developer of compression-ignited natural gas engine systems for heavy duty vehicles, announced that it has received a Certificate of Conformity from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its US Genesis EDGE Dual-Fuel product. The certificate confirms that Clean Air Power’s Dual-Fuel engine meets EPA emissions requirements and is valid in 49 of the 50 US states.

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Petrobras announces heavy oil discovery in ultra-deepwater Campos Basin

Green Car Congress

'Petrobras announced the discovery of new heavy oil accumulations in concession BM-C-35 (exploratory block C-M-535), located in the ultra-deepwater Campos Basin post-salt layer. The discovery was made while drilling well 1-BRSA-1289-RJS (ANP nomenclature) / 1-RJS-737 (Petrobras nomenclature), known as Basilisco. The well is located some 143 km (89 miles) off the city of Armação dos Búzios, on the Rio de Janeiro state coast, at a water depth of 2,214 meters (7,264 feet).

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UMTRI: average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in US in January up 0.3 mpg

Green Car Congress

'The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in January was 25.4 mpg (9.25 l/100 km)—up 0.3 mpg from December, but still down 0.4 mpg from the peak reached in August of 2014, according to the monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

Green Car Congress

'IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 million, an increase of 2.4% over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. However, a slowdown is being signaled with just two of the high-potential BRIC markets likely to see increased sales this year.

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DOE to award up to $21.5M for two solid oxide fuel cell programs for central power generation

Green Car Congress

'The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued two funding opportunity announcements for a combined $21.5 million to advance solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for application in commercial power generation plants. The first ( DE-FOA-0001229 ), is to support research projects that will improve the reliability, robustness and endurance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), stack, and system technology that is nearing commercial viability.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

Green Car Congress

'The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of zero-emission buses on the road. Funding is provided through FTA’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo). ( Earlier post.). Established under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the LoNo program focuses on deploying the cleanest and most energy-efficient

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DOE to issue $10M - $12M funding opportunity for next generation electric machines, targeting chemical, oil and gas industries

Green Car Congress

'The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office intends to issue a new funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0001208) for work to develop Next Generation of Electric Machines (NGEM). NGEMs combine high power density, high RPM motors with integrated power electronics. The FOA will include approximately $10-12M in DOE funding for multiple projects in the form of cooperative agreements.

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Lightning Hybrids receives US patent on 4th generation of hydraulic brake regeneration system

Green Car Congress

'Lightning Hybrids, designer and manufacturer of hydraulic brake regeneration systems for medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles, has been awarded a full US utility patent for the fourth generation of its parallel hybrid system. The regeneration apparatus or hybrid system, which the patent grants exclusive rights and inventor status to Lightning Hybrids, uses hydraulic pumps and accumulators to capture braking energy and regenerate it for accelerating a vehicle.

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Nissan unveils front-engined, front-wheel drive hybrid GT-R LM NIMSO Le Mans challenger

Green Car Congress

'Nissan revealed its Le Mans challenger, the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, during a commercial break for Super Bowl XLIX. Nissan interpreted the sport’s technical regulations in an innovative way, producing a front-engined, front-wheel-drive car that is powered by a V6 3.0-liter twin turbo gasoline engine and a kinetic energy recovery system. The front tires are wider than those in the rear (14" vs 9") due to the way that mass is distributed in the car.

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UQM Technologies enters relationship with South Korean Power Plaza for 1-ton converted electric trucks

Green Car Congress

'UQM Technologies, Inc. has entered a business relationship with Power Plaza Co. Ltd. , a South Korean electric vehicle manufacturer, to provide PowerPhase Pro 100 electric motor and controller systems for the rapidly growing Korean 1-ton truck EV market. Power Plaza is working with the Seoul city government and other key partners on a program to convert 1-ton diesel trucks—which are the primary commercial truck used in Seoul—to electric vehicles.

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Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel main engine to power first CNG carrier vessel

Green Car Congress

'The world’s first carrier vessel for compressed natural gas (CNG) is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system. ( Earlier post.) The new vessel will feature a 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel main engine operating primarily on gas. Wärtsilä will also supply the controlled pitch propeller and gearbox, all of which will be fully integrated so as to optimize the propulsion efficiency.

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Connecticut selects Allison hybrid-equipped buses for new rapid transit system

Green Car Congress

'Connecticut has selected Allison Hybrid-equipped buses for the state’s new bus-only expressway system, CTfastrak. The new fleet of 48 hybrid diesel-electric buses will include 30-foot Gillig buses to provide neighborhood circulator service and 40-foot New Flyer buses to operate connector routes. The main line service will be operated with 60-foot articulated Nova buses.

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Arctic oil on life support

Green Car Congress

'by Nick Cunningham for Oilprice.com. Oil companies have eyed the Arctic for years. With an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil lying north of the Arctic Circle, the circumpolar north is arguably the last corner of the globe that is still almost entirely unexplored. As drilling technology advances, conventional oil reserves become harder to find, and climate change contributes to melting sea ice, the Arctic has moved up on the list of priorities in oil company board rooms.

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EPA, San Diego County Air District monitoring PM2.5 at San Ysidro border crossing

Green Car Congress

'The US EPA and San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD), in cooperation with US Customs and Border Protection and the US General Services Administration have installed a new air pollution monitor at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The US-Mexico San Ysidro border crossing is the busiest land port of entry in the Western Hemisphere; on average, 50,000 cars and buses and 25,000 pedestrians cross the San Ysidro port of entry daily.

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Orange EV offering on-road electric terminal truck

Green Car Congress

'Orange EV is now offering electric terminal trucks for on-road use in addition to trucks its produces for off-road use. Operators moving trailers among different facilities and requiring on-road access can utilize the same reduced-cost, zero-emission solution as an off-road yard truck operator. In this retrofit solution, Orange EV converts existing diesel terminal trucks to pure electric.

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IU researchers find Z. mobilis can use N2 gas in cellulosic ethanol production; potential major cost savings

Green Car Congress

'Researchers at Indiana University have shown —for the first time to their knowledge—that the ethanol-producing bacterium, Zymomonas mobilis , can use nitrogen (N 2 ) gas in lieu of traditional nitrogen supplements. The finding, reported in a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), could make cellulosic ethanol more competitive with corn ethanol and gasoline.

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Clean Air Power secures contract extension on dual-fuel MicroPilot demonstrator truck

Green Car Congress

'Clean Air Power, a developer of compression-ignited natural gas engine systems for heavy duty vehicles, has secured a significant contract extension to develop and to deliver a demonstration vehicle equipped with its MicroPilot technology for a global truck manufacturer. ( Earlier post.) MicroPilot is based on the use of smaller diesel pilot injections.

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