Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2020

Which carmaker crammed seven motors into its electric SUV? Which automaker said it no longer has plans for fuel-cell passenger vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 24, 2020.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 14, 2023

Experts retrofitted the baby blue 1968 model with an electric motor, which the company used to debut its conversion program. Jaguar hopes more people will convert their classic cars into electric vehicles to keep them on the road. The new DeLorean Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2014

Analysts are not expecting sales to slow, as both Shanghai and Beijing announced earlier this month that they will now permit BYD new energy vehicles to qualify for local municipality green-vehicle incentives and be licensed in those regions. Click to enlarge. The Qin combines a 1.5-liter, turbo, direct-injected up from a 1.0L

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The Kia Niro EV that we drove earlier this week is one of the year’s best new green vehicles, and a great long-range electric car. Based on conversations with officials at both Hyundai Motor America and Kia.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. —“Market Development for Green Cars”. Today, the OECD has 34 member countries.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

The Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota already provides hybrid technologies to Mazda Motor. Toyota already has strength in batteries and motor-control technologies for green vehicles, but it hopes to speed up development and enhance the marketability of its cars by tapping BMW’s technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

Ten partner companies are involved in the design and construction of an electric light commercial vehicle. The fully electric drive train features Michelin in-wheel motors on the rear axle with 2-speed transmission; gear ratios are 26.057:1 and 14.545:1. Maximum motor speed is 13,600 rpm. Electric (Battery) Motors'

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All Cars Electric

MARCH 1, 2011

The Geneva motor show has always been known for its green vehicles, but electric cars played a greater part than ever this year. French marque Renault was one of the main players with its range of four production electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

To meet ever stricter emission regulations, fuel-efficient engines for next-generation green vehicles require powerful computing performance to implement new combustion systems as well as robust and large-capacity on-chip flash memory to accommodate larger firmware programs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. Under the proposed arrangement, BMW will provide diesel engines for Toyota’s passenger vehicles sold in Europe, most likely 2-liter versions for midsize cars. The move is also seen helping the German automaker improve the competitiveness of its green vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

It doesn't get much attention as a green vehicle, but the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck line is the best-selling vehicle line at General Motors. Now there's a zero-emission version, and it's available today.

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2010

A leading fleet organisation is calling on the new Government to establish talks about its plans for future motoring taxes and incentives for low and zero emission vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

With the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show just around the corner, the world's carmakers are gearing up to show off the latest and greatest green vehicles. And in common with several recent motor shows, L.A.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Porsche already offers a hybrid variant of its sports SUV, the Cayenne, but it's more about stemming the car's massive thirst than it is a truly green vehicle. According to Motor Trend (via MotorAuthority), the Cayenne.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The Geneva Motor Show always provides us with some spectacular green vehicles, but this year looks like being the best yet. Audi has now revealed its most production-ready electric vehicle yet, in the form of the Audi A3 e-tron.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Television presenter and Camden resident Gail Porter will open Camden Council’s special Green Motor Show where residents and businesses can discover a whole range of eco-friendly vehicles. The Camden Council Green Motor Exposition (GME) will take place at Triton Square Plaza from 10am to 4pm on Thursday 24 September.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The expiration of a Japanese government subsidy program on 7 September for green vehicles slowed domestic sales in September. “It was horrible” in the second half of September, says an employee of a Nagoya dealership affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) reported a 4.1%

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Some, if they're lucky, will be born as McLarens--supercars infused with technology from the race track, with one of the most famous names in motor sport. There are--believe it or not--parallels between the disparate worlds of green vehicles and hypercars, and not just because the new McLaren P1 you see here is.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Chicago isn''t as big as some annual auto shows, and at this year''s show green vehicles are a little thin on the ground--March''s Geneva Motor Show will provide more to that effect. This year''s.'

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Hyundai is set to present the world debut of two green vehicles at the Frankfurt Motor Show. One, the ix-Metro will be present in concept form, the other the i10 Electric will be presented in production form.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2015

The Hyundai Motor Group, encompassing both the Hyundai and Kia brands, is known as one of the most aggressive competitors in the global auto business.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. About 90% of orders for the Lexus RX, released in April, are for hybrid models, highlighting the surging popularity of such green vehicles. Meanwhile, Toyota’s new Prius hybrid, released in May, has been selling extremely well. of all RX models in June.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

We thought the 2011 Geneva Motor Show was one of the best ever for electric cars and green vehicles, but the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, starting in less than a week, is shaping up to be even better.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based start-up, Hybrid Kinetic Motors (HK Motors) has announced plans to construct a new green-vehicle manufacturing plant in Baldwin County, Alabama in the US. The firm has set an ambitious target of offer a full-range of hybrid vehicles with production set to start by 2013.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The month the city’s Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) showed off a variety of vehicles and technologies it plans to employ to green the city not just with trees and bushes but also with green vehicles charged with renewable energy. LA General Services Dept. Additionally, it has a maximum speed of 65 mph.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

million) and was concluded with All Green Vehicles in Maasland and Roteb Lease in Rotterdam. The purchase is part of Eneco’s sustainable strategy to replace 500 of its diesel-fueled commercial vans (25% of its total commercial vehicle fleet) with electric versions within the next four years. The agreement is worth €2.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The University of Sunderland is also looking to develop the next generation of engineers and technicians who are ready for a low carbon future, and puts Sunderland right at the forefront of current developments in green vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

One of the more eagerly awaited green vehicles at next week's 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show is the electric RAV4 crossover that Toyota will launch in partnership with Tesla Motors. Now we learn that the initial order is for little more than a test fleet of perhaps 2,000 vehicles, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 20, 2010

With the focus naturally going towards some of the big electric car launches we've had this year or established players like Tesla Motors, it's all too easy to forget that there are a wealth of smaller companies out there producing their own, unique take on electric transport. One such company is Green Vehicles of Salinas, California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The firm forecasts an immediate boom in demand for ternary Li-ion batteries—mainly used to power alternative energy vehicles—from 4.4GWh in 2015 to 10 GWh in 2016. China started giving state aid to alternative energy vehicles (AEV) makers in 2009 to promote the development of green vehicles to help tackle air pollution.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Ford F-series is the best-selling vehicle in America , so Ford’s announcement of an electric F-150 could be a landmark moment. Electric motors’ immediate torque delivery could make the F-150 Lightning one of the more powerful trucks on the market, not just a clean one. Ford F-150 Lightning. The EV Market Is Growing.

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Green Cars News

JULY 12, 2010

There’s a new name on the prowl in the green vehicle era – Korea-based Leo Motors Inc is expected to establish itself as a force in the market after developing a 120kW electric powertrain. The powertrain consists of a controller, a battery pack and a proprietary motor and incorporates the company’s power management solutions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

In February, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved the first incentives from the original legislation for Ford and General Motors for pack engineering, integration and assembly, vehicle engineering, and advanced-battery technologies. Those incentives, which included tax credits to help produce the battery for GM’s Chevy Volt.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

used an Eaton hybrid system-equipped 2009 International DuraStar 4300 recovery vehicle during the recent Daytona 500 motorsports race. Eaton employs parallel-type diesel-electric hybrid architecture, incorporating an electric motor/generator between the output of an automated clutch and input of the automated transmission.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

But that can force the electric motor to run above its recommended speed range, said Ewert Energy Systems co-founder and vice president Andrew Ewert. It also requires drivers to stop and restart the vehicle before its gas engine can engage, which can cause safety issues and erase emissions data recorded for smog checks.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Kia Motors outlined its mid- to long-term plans for the development of a greatly increased range of environmentally friendly vehicles, with the goal of becoming a leader in the low-emissions car market by 2020. The new investment by Hyundai Motor Group, Kia’s parent company, totals 11.3 trillion won (US$10.2 Click to enlarge.

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