Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have increased the conductivity of copper wire by about 5%—a development that can increase motor efficiency. PNNL teamed with General Motors to test out the enhanced copper wire for use in vehicle motor components. —Glenn Grant, principal investigator.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

Remy HVH windings have a shorter end turn space than conventional round wires and are well-suited to liquid cooling. is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

million grant from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) ( earlier post ) to develop high-performance, next-generation permanent magnet materials, with a 2x target increase over the state-of-the art magnetic energy density. Tags: Materials Motors. Source: Univ. of Delaware. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2012

American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) has received court approval for Debtor-In-Possession (DIP) financing. As a result, the Company will be able to borrow up to $50 million for operations and up to $50 million for purchases of inventory from Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Electric car company Aurica Motors, which plans to retool the NUMMI plant in California to build not only electric cars but compatible battery charging stations ( earlier post ), has entered two partnerships in support of its mission. And well worth the effort if successful.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

I’m afraid the time has come to pull the plug on GM’s life support so we can plug into a whole new kind of Motors much better than General. I’m talking about electric motors. Here’s what I’m proposing: Seize and Nationalize the bankrupt General Motors Corporation. With extreme prejudice.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

Improved Magnetic Materials for Motors. High-temperature, high-strength, lower-cost permanent magnets (PMs) are needed for traction motors for HEVs and PHEVs. Grant applications are sought to economically produce core material and magnet material with high resistivity that would improve motor efficiency and reduce fabrication costs.

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Fuel Motor Motors Motoring 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

However, Roskill also projects that, driven by rapidly increasing demand for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets (used in traction motors among other applications), neodymium will fall into deficit in 2016, although demand will initially be met by the drawdown of stocks. Global NEV production could rise by 3.5-4.0

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

When the driver brakes, a traction motor on one of the axles slows the vehicle, generating electricity at the same time. The motor is a three-phase permanent magnet motor. million) grant from the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB), awarded in 2012. million (US$13-million) grant as part of a £15.6-million

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2009

The economic impact of a General Motors or Chrysler bankruptcy is being debated across the country. But the most immediate and pervasive risk to the economy is a wholesale collapse of the automotive supply base, Grant Thornton LLP partner Laura Marcero told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit. Laura Marcero.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

General Motors received more clean-energy patents last year than any other organization, according to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) of US patents.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2022

Deep Robotics ] As not-sold as I am on urban drone delivery, I will grant you that Wing is certainly putting the work in. With Spot bringing the sensors to their assets, the team collects valuable information about the thermal condition of pumps and motors, as well as taking analog gauge readings.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Kim says the 2050 goal requires green hydrogen—or a more exportable fuel made from it—because Korea Zinc does most of its refining in South Korea, where there’s limited space for solar and wind plants. Ark’s first move was to access more renewable power in Australia by buying into a 923-MW wind farm that’s expected to spin up in 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2011

The company was restructured in 2009; until then it acted as a private research center providing contract research to companies such as Toyota Motor Company, Samsung SDI and others. The US patent and soon-to-be-granted EU patent gives the company protection for carbide-derived-carbons suitable for energy storage applications.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

inverter used in the Fiat 500e has a volume of about 5 liters, while the motor inverter used in the 2010 Prius drivetrain has a volume of about 5.4L (according to a DOE deconstruction.) The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 Eligible academics interested in pursuing grant funding must apply by 30 September.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

An electric vehicle is a type of vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion instead of an internal combustion engine that runs on fossil fuels like gasoline or diesel. 2 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs): PHEVs combine an electric motor with an internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2009

We've covered the 2012 Chevrolet Spark a couple of times before, but now there's a drive report of the European version, courtesy of Motor Trend. Granted, the Spark is the smallest Chevy ever. But Motor Trend winds up its road test with the assertion that the Spark won't be a major.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2013

Officials from DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Ford Motor Company, and Dow Chemical launched the facility. Ford Motor Company. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. The selected project recipients and DOE funding request are: Projects Selected for Award Negotiations in March 2013. Lead organization. Description.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

I was present at that unveiling and felt early on that if Kia and Hyundai Motor Group could deliver an EV that looked similar, offered maximum interior space, and had above-average range; it would be a home run with consumers… as long as the price was right too. Its dual-motor AWD powertrain delivers 379 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Let’s look at the benefits and issues of using Hydrogen as fuel and remember that efficiency in the total power supply train, not just at the motor is critical. Wind often generates electricity when it is not needed (and doesn’t generate it when it is needed). This is critical to understanding the bigger picture of energy politics.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The remaining projects are from PIER’s Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) program. These grants are capped at $95,000. Mission Motor Company of San Francisco was awarded $94,000 to develop a lightweight onboard charging device that can meet the high power demands of an electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Companies that had previously received DOE SBIR or STTR funding were eligible to apply for the Phase III grants. These high resistivity magnets can reduce motor eddy current and increase motor efficiency, as well as address cost reduction by testing automated production processes. manufacturing base for permanent magnets.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

At launch, the EV9 will be available in Light, Wind, Land, and GT-Line trim levels, offered in two battery sizes and rear-wheel drive or dual-motor AWD configurations. kWh battery with a 160-kW (215-hp) motor that drives the rear wheels. earlier post ). Standard is a 76.1-kWh An optional 99.8-kWh EV9 offers up to 7.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The BMW Group has developed not only the internal combustion engine and electric motor in-house but also the power electronics and the battery. The motor produces maximum torque of around 250 N·m (184 lb-ft).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. “It’s a revolutionary platform,&# he said. “It’s a revolutionary platform,&# he said.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Electric cars powered by wind or solar energy are obviously superior, but if the electricity comes from coal, hybrids perform better. A lack of stringent CO2 standards removes the main incentive for motor industry to invest in electrification. Key findings of report include: Performance.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 9, 2024

111-kwh battery pack (107 kwh usable), twin 180-kw motors Range: 315 miles; Performance Pack, 279 miles 0-60 mph: 4.5-4.8 The basic layout of the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive Polestar 3 puts identical 180-kw motors at the axles, framing bracketing a 111-kwh battery pack with 107 kwh of usable energy. Performance Pack) 2.2-2.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The awarded grants will go to projects with lead researchers in 17 states. DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $6,949,624). DOE grant:$5,349,932). DOE Grant: $4,000,000). DOE grant: $1,999,447). DOE grant: $9,000,000). Earlier post.) Arizona State University, in partnership with Fluidic Energy Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

The FOA covers 8 broad topics—Vehicles; Biomass; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies; Advanced Manufacturing; Buildings; Solar; Water; and Wind—and 30 subtopics aligned with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs. Materials for Traction Drive Motor Laminations, Cores, or Structures.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Sulfur—easily turned into sulfuric acid—is a necessary tool for creating fertilizer and extracting heavy metals from their ores before they can go into batteries, wind turbines, and electric vehicle components. A lot of people, they take sulfur for granted.” A lot of people, they take sulfur for granted,” says Lavoie.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Perhaps most importantly, though, they’re essential components of the permanent magnets used in the motors of most electric vehicles and many appliances, and also in the generators in most wind turbines. So magnets go into motors. Wind turbines, too. access to rare earths. Therefore, they’re very essential.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A less obvious benefit of running a higher pack voltage, and one that is arguably more in the realm of the theoretical, is that traction motor RPM can be pushed higher without a loss of torque from field weakening. Of course, the No Free Lunches principle applies here too, as AC losses in the motor—both copper (i.e.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

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 Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. Appendix G: Solar and Wind Grid Management using PHEV. It is much more than that. Conclusions.

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JULY 21, 2013

Hyundai Motor, as a supplier to the LHNE project, will join the existing consortium of companies with expertise in hydrogen transport infrastructure and operation, working to establish the UK’s first hydrogen transport network covering London and south east England. Fuel cell module. Click to enlarge. With a tank capacity of 5.6

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