Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

The Prius plug-in hybrid (PHV), to be released next year, and a low-cost compact hybrid based on the Prius C design study ( earlier post ), to be introduced sometime afterward, will constitute the Prius family’s third and fourth vehicles, respectively. Schematic of Pitch and Bounce motor control operation. Powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

This quality control device will help to drive down the costs of fuel cells by reducing waste and improving the process efficiency of roll-to-roll manufacturing of polymer electrolyte membranes. High Loading Lithium-Ion Electrode Architecture for Low Cost Electric Vehicle Batteries Ballast Energy, Inc. 149,871.44.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO supports a broad technology portfolio aimed at developing and deploying advanced highway transportation technologies to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, while meeting or exceeding vehicle performance and cost expectations. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2013

A team at Monsanto and colleagues at AVL Powertrain have successfully designed and demonstrated an onboard low-temperature ethanol reformer that can be driven by exhaust heat. Many papers have described high-temperature steam reforming of ethanol at around 600 °C but.this temperature is too high to be driven by engine exhaust.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Accelerated Development and Deployment of Low-Cost Automotive Magnesium (Mg) Sheet Components. Advances for the Production of Low Cost Electric Drive Vehicle Motors. per pound of weight saved. Dissimilar metal joint systems are limited to aluminum, steel, magnesium, and carbon fiber composites.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Those heavy metals are key elements in lithium-ion batteries, electric motors, and other technologies crucial for the renewable transition. By the 1950s, the world had exhausted the most easily available sulfur deposits. Mining costs skyrocketed, rapidly inflating the element’s market price. Sulfur has other roles, too.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

Some specific improvements which are of interest, but are not limited to, include: new low-cost materials, improvements in manufacturing processes, speed or yield, improved cell/pack design minimizing inactive material, significant improvement in specific energy (Wh/kg) or energy density (Wh/L), and improved safety. Advanced Materials.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Techrules, a new China-based automotive R&D company, made its global debut at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show with the unveiling of a Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) series hybrid system applied in a 6-motor, all-wheel drive supercar concept. The battery powers the motors that drive the wheels.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). Ford Motor Company. This project will develop a low-cost, anodeless Li-sulfur battery technology utilizing the Dual Functional Cathode Additives concept and able to deliver energy densities relevant for PEV applications.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The cars, two of which were produced in association with major OEMs (Ford and Hyundai/Kia), exhibit substantial environmental and fuel-efficient benefits through low-cost hybridization. The problem is, while needing to reduce emissions, it is necessary to keep production at a relatively low cost. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

Secretary Moniz also announced that two innovative projects at CALSTART and the National Association of Regional Councils will receive $3 million to develop systems that help companies combine their purchasing of advanced vehicles, components, and infrastructure to reduce incremental cost and achieve economies of scale.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. The new engine comes with an electronically-controlled waste-gate to optimize flow and improve low-end torque and throttle response. New engines and transmission. Click to enlarge. Both engines—1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Power plants would face an overall cap on emissions that would become more stringent over time; motor fuel may be subject to a carbon tax whose proceeds could help electrify the U.S. To be credible, as noted above, an offset should equate to an emission reduction from a direct emission source, such as a smokestack or exhaust pipe.

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