Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

turbocharged 4-cylinder direct-injected gasoline engine with a two-motor, 120 kW hybrid transmission; liquid-cooled 18.4 Ah—like the second-generation Chevy Volt. Essentially, Grewe said, GM made a tray to hold the modules that are common with the Volt: common electronics, battery state estimator, etc. —Tim Grewe.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The researchers contend that elected officials and public policymakers have called for a rapid shift toward EVs from traditional gasoline-powered transportation and have set ambitious goals. billion developing the Chevy Volt. General Motors, the researchers said, spent $1 billion developing its first electric car, and another $1.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Among the highlights of the brief summaries was the conclusion that while the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle holds promise, “ it will likely be too expensive to be commercially successful in the short-term. ”. In an attempt to leapfrog Toyota, GM has devoted significant resources to the Chevy Volt.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 19, 2023

The do business in improves BorgWarner’s capacity in generating 400- and 800-volt on-board chargers suitable with diverse regional electrical grid permutations, presen additionally bringing high-frequency DC/DC converter era to its choices.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2013

In particular, the report analyzes the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF in comparison with a limited set of current conventional and hybrid vehicles. The report also finds that lifetime costs for the Volt are close to the comparison conventional vehicle and comparison hybrid, indicating that increased up-front costs are offset by fuel savings.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

Larger battery packs enable vehicles to displace more gasoline, so at first glance one might think that subsidizing larger battery packs is better for the environment and for oil security. They found thousands of dollars of damages per vehicle (gasoline or electric) paid by the overall population rather than only by the emitters.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz took his promotion for the serial plug-in hybrid Volt to an NPR game show, "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me." nk City a few years ago, he told me the Sierra Club didn't have the resources to help save the ZEV mandate electric cars. Becker himself has long opposed putting any effort behind plug-in cars.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

According to Brooks, among the technologies GM is looking to in the gasoline engine area are: Continued aggressive downsizing. We don’t need new fuels, we need improved gasoline with high RON, high sensitivity and low variability. Compression rations between 13 and 14 to maximize work extraction. Low variability across the marketplace.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

Most PEV Pioneer respondents owned either the Nissan Leaf (46%), Chevrolet Volt (24%), or Tesla Model S (10%). Median “driving days” varied across owners of the Nissan Leaf (37 km), the Chevrolet Volt (45 km) and the Tesla (39 km). Source: “Electrifying Vehicles”. Click to enlarge. Axsen, J., Goldberg, J. Bailey, G.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

On a standard household 220-volt outlet, the Cruze EV can be fully recharged in 8 to 10 hours. It will provide real-world data on customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles, studying driving patterns and charging behavior while sharing costs and resources. The Volt enters the US market later this year.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

With record-setting gasoline prices across the nation, a record number of drivers are considering EVs. Plug In America offers numerous resources to help you in your search for an EV. . Vehicles like the Chevy Volt and current generation 2018-2021 Nissan Leaf are available at reasonable prices nationwide.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

liter gasoline engine. The Chevrolet Volt is also a finalist.). An electric motor-generator that provides 15 kW of maximum generating power @ 1570-3180 rpm; 110 lb-ft (150 N·m) maximum electric motor torque (cranking); 79 lb-ft (107 N·m) maximum electric motor torque @ 1,000 rpm (electric assist); and 15 hp (11.2 L/100 km).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

62% of respondents have a 3-prong, 120-volt outlet that fulfils the basic requirement for home charging: located close to the vehicle, typically in a garage, carport or driveway. For 240-volt charging, about 83% report having 240-volt service in their residence, but may require an additional outlet closer to the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. Weis et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. On the 40 mpg+ highway side, in addition to the Volt and Spark EV (with the Cadillac ELR coming), GM also currently has the Sonic and the Cruze Eco and Cruze Diesel.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2012

On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. not a series-hybrid type vehicle such as the Chevrolet Volt equipped with a full-capability engine.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

FCA US had estimated the vehicle would achieve 80 MPGe, which represents the distance a vehicle can travel using a quantity of fuel with the same energy content as a gallon of gasoline. kWh on-board charger in as little as two hours using a 240-volt (Level 2) charger, available from Mopar through dealers. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 22, 2023

Singh’s work is generally being used in non-Deere applications, such as a battery-charging system connected to distributed energy resources like solar, wind, and diesel generators. The benefits of electric industrial vehicles Moving from diesel to hybrid and all-electric industrial vehicles offers many benefits, Singh says.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. There is a 12-volt battery in the trunk of the car responsible for supplying electricity for the car to start. There is an onboard diagnostics program on the Prius in which we can check the charge of the 12 volt battery when starting up.

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Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Plug-in and fully electric cars operate between 200 and 800 volts. The simple presence of gasoline in an ICE makes them principally more dangerous. Throughout 2022, we will be releasing more EV myth-busting resources. All cars have batteries and electric systems; even so, they don’t short out or shock anyone.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

The California Air Resources Board’s 1990 Zero Emissions Vehicle mandate would have required 10% of all vehicles sold in California to be zero emissions. Tags: EV News Inside Track Who Killed the Electric Car GM Chevy Volt. But the CARB ZEV mandate was rescinded in 2003 due to pressure from the automakers. Source: News 10 ].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Even with the racket of fossil fuels being used for gasoline, PHEVs make it so less gas is being pumped from the earth, since these vehicles use gas in addition to batteries. By being fueled by both gas and battery, they sacrifice half or more of their need for gasoline, which can give the environment a sigh of relief.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

Anderman ran a series of net present value analyses based on a range of gasoline prices, fuel saved, and pack costs. On a 5-year NPV analysis of fuel savings, he found that: Micro hybrids makes economic sense for the consumer on a fuel savings basis when gasoline is at $5/gallon US. California Air Resources Board.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

The goal is to reduce the major cost of a fuel cell in order to compete with current market technologies, including gasoline engines. volts, compared with –85 millivolts and 1.1 volts for a platinum-carbon electrode. Our finding is a major breakthrough toward commercialization of fuel cell technology for various applications.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The PHEV-10, similar to the Prius Plug-In ( earlier post ) has a larger battery pack than an HEV to allow 10 miles of driving powered by electricity only and a gasoline engine that drives the wheels in parallel with the electric motor when power demand is high or the batteries are discharged. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

gasoline-powered engine-generator. ELR’s battery can be charged using either a 120- or 240-volt charger. The ELR’s battery is covered by an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty or 10 years/150,000 miles in states following Air Resource Board guidelines. foot-long (1.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Although electric vehicles have lower tailpipe emissions than gasoline powered vehicles, the changes in emissions associated with vehicle electrification on a life cycle basis will depend on the emissions associated with the operations of the power plants used to charge the battery. Credit: ACS, Weis et al. Click to enlarge.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

He has come to like the car so much that the fact that now it is costing him closer to his gasoline past doesn’t seem to get him down. A standard 120-volt outlet - Level 1 in EVspeak. Bill likes his car and is resourceful, so he got a Blink card and ChargePoint card and an EVGO card and he makes do.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. California offers a $5,000 rebate through the state Air Resources Board, which reduces the price to $20,280. “Every time I drive a gasoline-powered car I feel guilty about the environmental impact,&# said Tang, 38.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

PHEV s allow for optimization of readily available clean-energy resources and represent a sustainable transportation solution that can be delivered today. They reduce emissions, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the upward pressures on gasoline costs. the year that the Volt should arrive in showrooms.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

Solid portions represent GHG emissions associated with gasoline propulsion. First, driving distance determines the proportions of electricity and gasoline consumed by the PHEV. WTW GHG emissions of vehicles across driving patterns and PHEV charging scenarios. Solid left bar = hydro electricity scenario.) Credit: ACS, Raykin et al.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

The software upgrade also allows PICC-converted cars to operate in an enhanced hybrid mode at various speeds, with the vehicle heavily favoring the electric motor versus the gasoline engine in different modes, Ewert said. PICC will begin California Air Resources Board emissions-control certification testing later this month.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt. liter range extender engine.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2016

The US EPA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) have released the Draft Technical Assessment Report mid-term evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for light-duty cars and trucks for model years (MY) 2022-2025.

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