Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford is expanding its electrified vehicles research and development program in Europe and Asia this year, creating a “hub-and-spoke” system that allows the global team to further accelerate battery technology and take advantage of market-specific opportunities. The company recently expanded its offerings in growing markets, including.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2020

Ships with the battery system can use renewable energy sources to charge the SCiB while at sea, allowing the system to power on-board equipment while the ship is at anchor and to provide power when entering or leaving port.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

It would be many decades before it would slow down global warming at all, and even then it would just be making a difference around the edges. The reliance on natural gas could then gradually reduce the rate of global warming, but temperatures would drop by only a small amount compared to the 5.4 —Tom Wigley. degree Celsius).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

gas hydrate accumulations in ocean sediments and permafrost—escapes. Their findings, published online 29 August in the AGU Journal of Geophysical Research , also suggest that methane trapped under the ocean may already be escaping through vents in the sea floor at a much faster rate than previously believed. Ruben Juanes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

Ford is pricing the new C-MAX Energi—expected to offer 15 class-exclusive features, a 550-mile (885 km) total range and more than 20 miles (32 km) of electric-only range ( earlier post )—at $33,745. In addition, the C-MAX Energi features technologies such as hands-free liftgate and active park assist for easier parallel parking.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2013

GM also will save a combined $10 million in energy costs each year at the facilities. We have made a public commitment to increase our use of renewable energy within GM to 125 megawatts by 2020. —Rob Threlkeld, GM global manager of renewable energy. This expansion represents more than 10 percent of that goal.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The program will allow EV owners in California to opt into carbon-neutral vehicle charging that will reduce their carbon footprint from energy used to give power to their electric car. The program works with the Mustang Mach-E , E-Transit , and Escape Plug-in Hybrid, and will be available for the F-150 Lightning when it launches in 2022.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Long term environmentalist, Dency Nelson, who I’ve written about before, and Robert Fortunato, who is b uilding the first net zero energy house in the City. Cutting overall energy use by the City was included. He wants to generate energy from renewable sources. He also confirmed his support for a 350 CO2 target.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has introduced a material solution for high-pressure composite tanks for hydrogen storage. Hydrogen has the highest energy per mass of any fuel. kWh—three times more energy than conventional fuel. One kg of hydrogen is equivalent to 33.3

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EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

This is a global challenge, to which different countries can contribute in different ways, and the big picture must be in view. Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold. And these EVs are powered mostly by renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

The UNECE Working Party on Pollution and Energy has approved a proposal to align the requirements on emissions from heavy-duty vehicle engines to the Euro VI legislation (EC Regulations 595/2009 and 582/2011), which enter into force in the European Union (EU) in January 2013.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2011

While Toyota dominates global hybrid production, Ford was the first company to launch a hybrid SUV: the Ford Escape Hybrid, in 2004. Now, Ford is pioneering another hybrid model: the small minivan, or as Europeans call it, the people carrier.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2024

As someone who drove a Ford Escape Hybrid for seven years, it offered a lot of positives, including better fuel economy than the same model in an ICE version. Hybrid Demand Increases Hybrid sales increased five times faster than EVs last month, Jonas writes in the note. Jonas believes that Toyota will outpace any major automaker in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline as well as Mercury Mariner, Lincoln MKS and Navigator also use the sustainable material. liter V-6 2010 Ford Escape. Post-industrial recycled yarns for seat fabrics on vehicles such as the Ford Escape and Escape Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Propane, which has an existing global market for applications including engine fuels and heating, is currently produced as a by-product during natural gas processing and petroleum refining. I hope that over the next 5-10 years we will be able to achieve commercially viable processes that will sustainably fuel our energy demands.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2013

The results show that the inclusion of energy use at 86 model grid points where it exceeds 0.4?W?m These regions correspond well to areas with large differences in surface temperature trends between observations and global warming simulations forced by all natural and anthropogenic forcings. —Zhang et al. degrees C (about 0.02

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Instead, it was Cat’s cutting-edge energy management systems to keep electric equipment charged up and ready to work. “We We are thrilled to return to CES to showcase our advancements in energy solutions. The R1700 XE LHD offers a whopping 16.5-ton Trust that other companies in the space, surely, are doing the same.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major US airline to take this measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. Instead of escaping into the air, LFG can be captured, converted and used as a renewable energy resource.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2013

In addition to reducing noise, sealing air leaks increases heating and cooling efficiency by reducing energy loss. Engineers heat the air inside a vehicle’s cabin, then take thermal images to spot the location from which warm air is escaping. The result is reduced wind noise and a quieter ride. —John Crisi.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

2012 was something of a transition year for Ford with its electric drive vehicles; the venerable Escape Hybrid was phasing out, while only the new Fusion Hybrid and the MKZ Hybrid had a full year of sales. Accordingly, in 2012, Ford only held a 7.5% in 2013 (685 units out of a total 14,251) to 3.8% (1,335 units out of 35,261 units total).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

billion to add 13 new electrified vehicles to its portfolio by 2020, when more than 40% of the company’s global nameplates will come in electrified versions. Brake Coach, another smart feature that coaches the driver on how to use smooth braking to maximize the energy captured through the Regenerative Braking System. The new $4.5B

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2019

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 Cryo-EM not only let the team make super-sharp images with minimal damage to the particles, but it also kept the CO 2 gas from escaping while its picture was being taken.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that in 2011, the United States emitted 5.5 metric gigatons of energy-related CO 2 , while the global emissions of energy-related CO 2 totaled 31.6 The assessment comes on the heels of a national climate action plan announced by President Obama. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

The performance hybrid powertrain being explored through Project Black S features an energy recovery system (ERS) to harvest energy, deploying recovered electric power to boost power and torque. —Francois Bancon, Vice President, Global Product Strategy, INFINITI. Earlier post.).

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Qnovo

JANUARY 1, 2022

Government policies aimed to eliminate emissions are global and increasingly biting. Classic global vehicle manufacturers are no longer paying lip service. Global Tier-1 suppliers are rushing to catch up after sleeping at the wheel and ignoring electrification. We live in a unique epoch. So it feels like a slam dunk.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. slow charge.

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2024

The 2025 Kia EV6 has made a global debut with a larger battery pack and potentially a range boost of 10% or more—plus styling updates that appear to bring this trendsetting electric crossover in alignment with details from Kia’s latest EV9 and upcoming EV3. It’s a software fix but requires a trip to the dealership. In Q1, U.S. sales gains.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

Both of Cruze’s new engines are part of Chevrolet’s global range of small-displacement engines designed with fuel efficiency in mind, including technology such as full variable valve timing that optimizes performance and fuel economy. This prevents using energy to pump oil that is not required for proper engine operation. The Ecotec 1.4L

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There are still many other applications in which traditional foam can be converted to bio-based soy foam on vehicles, such as energy-absorption areas, steering wheels and armrests. We’re not stopping at head restraints, either. —Debbie Mielewski, technical leader, Ford Plastics Research.

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My Energi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

However, it scores highly on stealth; I mean its a motorcycle, you could drive this thing through a shopping mall and up an escalator to make quick escapes and to help you to travel the city reasonably undetected. There is certainly no Bio Weapon Defence Systems in place.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

Researchers at the University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute (CMI) discovered a major new lithium resource near Rock Springs during a geological carbon dioxide storage site characterization project sponsored by the US Department of Energy. Presently, the US imports more than 80% of the lithium used domestically.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

With the additional investment, Michigan Assembly will be the production site of next-generation hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles, all of which will be built off the company’s new global C-car platform. “We Our industry is at the intersection of three critical global issues—the economy, energy and the environment.

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APRIL 1, 2021

An early adopter Sinclair’s first venture into the world of clean energy vehicles came in the early 2000’s when she and her husband purchased a Ford Escape Hybrid, a car they still own today. And a lot of moms out there want to do their part around global climate change,” she continued.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 17, 2022

heat is generally driven westward and towards the poles , being lost as it escapes to the atmosphere and space. When we measure from the surface all the way down, and we measure globally, it’s very clear.” The group operates a global fleet of some 4,000 undersea robotic craft scattered throughout the world’s oceans. Back to top.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

In a new insight entitled “Frost & Sullivan: Green Materials in the Automotive Industry”, Global Program Manager for Transportation Chemicals Robert Outram notes that: Plastics and composites need to be greener, more recyclable and sustainably sourced in order to meet future ELV targets and escape fiscal penalties.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 18, 2009

Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) on Tuesday. We don’t have but a handful of years to step up with a drastic, all out, game-changing World War II like response or you will have doomed your children to a disaster-filled miserable existence from which they will not be able to recover or escape. Is that plain enough?

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