article thumbnail

LiquidPiston awarded $9M contract from DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory for compact efficient heavy-fueled rotary engine program

Green Car Congress

LiquidPiston announced a $9-million award from the US Army to design, build and demonstrate an advanced, heavy-fueled combustion engine that uses up to 30% less fuel than comparable gasoline-powered engines in the same power class and reduces size and weight by up to 10x over diesel engines with comparable power output.

Engine 396
article thumbnail

Electrogenic introduces plug-and-play EV conversion kit for the Classic Mini

Green Car Congress

British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its classic car EV conversions, has expanded its range of drop-in conversion kits with a cost-effective plug and play solution to electrify the classic Mini.Electrogenic’s kit converts the automotive icon to electric drive from just £15,000 (US$18,800) plus VAT.

Kits 434
article thumbnail

PG&E showcased extended-range electric truck from via motors at national Plug-In Day event

Green Car Congress

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) showcased the utility’s first extended-range electric truck with manufacturer VIA Motors at three Bay Area National Plug-In Day events—in San Francisco, San Rafael and Cupertino—on Sunday. The gasoline engine extends the range to 350 more miles.

article thumbnail

Fisker Automotive signs supply agreement with BMW for Project Nina extended range electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

Fisker Automotive has signed an agreement with BMW that will cover the supply of engines and other components for future Fisker models. The agreement calls for up to 100,000 engine units per year at peak volume. We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with BMW.

article thumbnail

Hyundai to introduce extended range electric concept at Geneva

Green Car Congress

The i-oniq is an electric sports hatchback with a range-extending gasoline engine. liter, 3-cylinder gasoline engine is mated, via a generator, to an 80 kW electric motor. Hyundai will introduce the i-oniq concept at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Click to enlarge.

article thumbnail

Cadillac ELR EREV uses active noise canceling across all engine speeds

Green Car Congress

The 2014 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicle uses active noise canceling across all engine speeds when the on-board gasoline-powered electric generator turns on for extended-range driving. —Chris Thomason, ELR vehicle chief engineer.

Cadillac 210
article thumbnail

Blue World Technologies and Karma Automotive to collaborate on methanol fuel cell propulsion system

Green Car Congress

Blue World Technology’s methanol fuel cell system will be integrated with Karma Automotive’s electric vehicle architecture and piloted in GS-6 development vehicles for evaluation purposes. An electric vehicle powered by methanol fuel cells provides the same convenience as fueling an internal combustion engine with gasoline.

Karma 221