Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

Eaton Corporation’s truck and electrical businesses will support a $45.4 million grant to develop a fully integrated, production plug-in hybrid system for Class 2 – 5 vehicles (8,501 – 19,500 lbs gross vehicle weight), and the accompanying demonstration of a fleet of 378 plug-in hybrid trucks and shuttle buses.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2009

Enova Systems confirmed that it will be the supplier to Navistar’s IC Bus Division for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Technology Acceleration and Deployment Activity program. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

Bright Automotive has applied for $35 million in government grants to accelerate the production of its plug-in hybrid the IDEA ( earlier post ), and to deliver battery solutions to the industry through its engineering services arm.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2010

A new plan from China’s government, anticipated to be unveiled in the next few months, will boost domestically-produced electric vehicles, according to a report in China Daily. Other technical options include hybrid, fuel cells and hydrogen fuel new energy vehicles.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Acoustic Vehicle Warning System (AVAS) or PWS (Pedestrian Warning System) is required by law in all-electric vehicles. The primary purpose of AVAS is to alert surrounding pedestrians to reduce the risk of being driven over, as one of the key characteristics of electric vehicles until now has been their utter silence.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

PECO is expanding its fleet with new natural gas and hybrid electric models. The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2011

Sandia National Laboratories’ Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory is undergoing a major renovation so Sandia researchers can test larger batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. We’ll have the capability to test batteries in the 5- to 15-kilowatt-hour range, which we’ve never done before.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

is considering building a battery plant in the US or Europe and will look into the possibility of funding from the economic stimulus package proposed by President Barack Obama. a British electric-vehicle maker, [Valence CEO Bob] Kanode said. to produce electric vehicles for North America. Earlier post.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

UK-based Langford Performance Engineering has integrated a 30 kW Capstone C30 liquid fueled microturbine as a range extender into a series plug-in hybrid version of a Ford S-Max people carrier—a seven-seat crossover vehicle—in the United Kingdom. The Whisper Eco-Logic microturbine extended range electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to modify and enhance its existing Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory (BATLab), with the goal of developing low-cost batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Sandia National Laboratories will use $4.2 million in funding is part of a $104.7

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2011

Global hybrid + EV assembly forecast. PwC has released the first edition of the “Charging Forward: Electric Vehicle Survey”, which it developed to provide a check-up on some of the major determining factors for the success of EVs in the near-, mid- and long-term. Charging forward: Electric Vehicle Survey.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Ricardo, one of the leaders in the development of electric and hybrid vehicles, has welcomed President Obama’s announcement of $2.4billion in grants to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of US batteries and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2010

The new Indiana plant will give EnerDel the capacity to produce battery packs for approximately 600,000 hybrid electric vehicles, or 60,000 battery-electric cars. EnerDel is referring to the latter as “electric-vehicle equivalents” —about 20-25 kWh.) The Indiana plant will be financed through a $118.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Deutsche Bank’s China Auto analyst, Vincent Ha, continues to see robust light vehicle sales over the next few years, with a slow to about 11% YoY growth in 2011 (due to a high base from the 2010 surge, and reductions in government stimulus), followed by sustainable low double digit growth in 2012. An explosion of hybrid sales in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2009

GE says the planned facility will produce approximately 10 million sodium-metal halide cells each year—equivalent to 900 MWh of energy storage, or enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. The first application will be GE’s hybrid locomotive, which will be commercialized in 2010. Battery Requirements for Hybrid Locomotives.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) constructed an optimization model to determine the optimal vehicle design and allocation of conventional, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles to drivers in order to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions. —Shiau et al. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2009

Coda Battery Systems LLC submitted a proposal under the stimulus grant program to the Department of Energy on 19 May for funding to build manufacturing at a facility in Enfield, CT. This electric vehicle venture is a major strategic step for Yardney. Connecticut-based Yardney Technical Products, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2010

EnerG2 anticipates that ultracapacitors containing its materials will be used by the automotive industry for hybrid electric vehicles, by electronics manufacturers for enhancing the life and usability of consumer goods, and by a variety of industrial customers to deliver an breadth of new ways to improve energy efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

In addition to the private capital, A123 is seeking funds under federal and state stimulus and other programs to ramp up its production capabilities in Michigan. A123 was recently awarded battery development and supply contracts for Chrysler’s first generation electric vehicle line-up and the Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp.’s

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2009

The State of Texas will submit a bid to become the headquarters for an advanced battery consortium that is seeking $1 billion in Federal stimulus money to develop technology for the next generation of hybrid electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Ener1 is teaming with Volvo Cars to provide lithium-ion packs for the C30 Battery Electric Vehicle ( earlier post ). This follows on from the recently announced collaboration with Volvo on the plug-in hybrid V70 demonstration vehicles being tested in Europe this fall, which also feature EnerDel lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Cars News

MAY 1, 2009

A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. A key goal of the Obama administration is to have one million ‘PHEVs’ or a fully electric vehicle on the road by 2015.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. The Jonway A380. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 5, 2010

The company is already trying out battery-powered vehicles in London, Meier said. automaker to offer a hybrid model, said on Dec. 8 that it may spend $300 million to $500 million on factories in its home state of Michigan to build electric vehicles and batteries. Ford, the first U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

As part of its report on fourth quarter and year-end 2008 results, Ener1 outlined its EnerDel unit’s customer programs underway for its lithium-ion battery technology in applications spanning hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and full electric vehicles. Overall, Ener1 reported 2008 revenues of $6.8

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 3, 2010

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A Nine United States regions will receive 4,600 free chargers for public and private use through the ChargePoint America program, funded in part by $15 million in stimulus funds administered by the Energy Department.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

Described in a paper published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science , the smart membrane separator could enable the design of a new category of rechargeable/refillable energy storage devices with high energy density and specific power that would overcome the contemporary limitations of electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who will benefit?

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 30, 2009

And in the US, not only is the Obama administration providing a major stimulus program, but 31 states are enacting incentives and mandates to require clean alternative energy for utilities. Batteries and Electric Vehicles – he is convinced that within hybrid cars will be an asterisk because electric cars will rule the roads.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Quicke sidenote: PHEV3A as an acronym now encompasses the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around Arizona (PHEV3A) EVducational Tour (tho it could change, depending on sponsorship to AAA Tour de AZ, or even eTour de AZ). active Borderland Electric Vehicle Association Member.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

The plant will produce around 10million sodium-metal halide cells each year, which is enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. Initial investment in the factory will reach $100million with GE also making a submission this week for Federal stimulus dollars from the US Department of Energy.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

The government-run newspaper China Daily reported on April 8 that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had postponed its plans to launch incentives for private purchases of new energy vehicles in March. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

We even have a handful of demonstration vehicles to prove it. The cars I'm talking about are known as " plug-in hybrids." They are similar to hybrids like the Toyota Prius, but they have bigger batteries and at night would be plugged into a standard 120-volt outlet to charge the batteries. This can be done right now.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Late last week it raised its full-year profit forecast on the hope that green stimulus efforts around the world will push consumers to offload older vehicles in favour of newer, more eco-friendly alternatives.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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