Teslarati

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The idea, while it would eliminate potentially $12,500 from an EV’s price tag (if it’s built in a Union facility in the United States with a U.S.-produced If Biden and others truly cared about transitioning the automotive industry to EVs, would they ignore the largest contributor to the transition? Likely not.

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2021

As the automotive industry continues to transition toward electrification, U.S. ” The range rating, combined with the $36,500 price tag before possible incentives, makes it “one of the best figures among affordable electric vehicles.” The Chevrolet Bolt EV won U.S. News says the Bolt “really shines.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Dow Chemical Company is organizing a new business that will manufacture advantaged battery materials for the energy storage industry. Estimates of the energy storage industry project growth from $24 billion today to $74 billion by 2020, with the largest growth opportunity in the automotive market. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Li-ion battery maker Ener1 has restructured, internally dividing into three segments that reflect the main directions of development in the rapidly devolving industry: transportation, utility grid and small format products. Tags: Brief. EnerTech is now doing business under the name Ener1 Korea.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

Effects of Electrification Coalition Policies. The Electrification Coalition (EC) has released a long-term macroeconomic analysis of the policy proposals put forward in its November 2009 Electrification Roadmap ( earlier post ). Electrification Coalition member David Crane, President and CEO of NRG Energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15-million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ) to support the introduction of all-electric SUVs into Iceland as part of a national electric vehicle (EV) project. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery). AMP Holding Inc., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Management consultancy PRTM was a contributor to the “Electrification Roadmap” released in November 2009 by the Electrification Coalition. Current lessons will not only help Toyota but the industry as a whole. The Electrification Tipping Point. Earlier post.]. Earlier post.]

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Electrification, connectivity and creative design are key components of the technology solutions. This vision, which GM is proud to document in the Blue Paper, serves as a roadmap to the electrification, connectivity, creative design, and advanced innovation strategies that will lead the world to sustainable urban mobility by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company, moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. Ford is adding more than 50 engineers to work on electrification as it brings these technologies in-house.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

Despite hearing corporate and government actors praise the merits of electrification for years, a sobering reality appears to be taking hold. The obvious solution is for the industry to continue improving battery efficiencies by every appreciable metric. Novel safety requirements also contribute to this trend.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2009

Ford’s view of the different enablers for successful vehicle electrification. During his talk, he suggested that migrating to some battery commonality would be a huge win for the industry simply because it would support a more rapid achievement of the higher production volumes required to bring prices down. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Electrification of the 178,000-strong LLV segment of the postal delivery fleet, the largest civilian fleet in the country, would help reduce emissions across the country and reduce dependence on petroleum while supporting the continued development of the US EV industry. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

EDF and Renault have been working together in France on vehicle electrification and infrastructure since October 2008. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Europe Infrastructure Smart charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

The collaboration will enable Eaton to provide a complete line of charging stations across residential, commercial and industrial applications in North America. Tags: Brief. Eaton Corporation will collaborate with Takaoka Electric Manufacturing Company, Ltd. to develop and launch DC Quick Chargers for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

With this decision, Mercedes-Benz Cars says it is continuing its strategy of building up technology for the electrification of drive systems as a core competence, including in production. Tags: Brief. It boosts performance by interacting with the combustion engine and lowers consumption by recovering energy during braking.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 2, 2021

On Monday, he told Parliament (via Bloomberg ): “No such proposal is under consideration in Ministry of Heavy Industries.” India is not a country with a robust history of electrification, either. Now, Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar says that there is no talk of the government considering a reduction of import duties.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Plug In America has a new ally with the announcement of the creation of the Electrification Coalition. Quoting from their website: " electrification is the best path to the fuel diversity that is indispensable to improving the nation’s economic strength, environmental health, and national security." Download it.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

CAR and MDOT first want to document the interactions between communication and electrification technologies, showing how their simultaneous development enhances both. Third, they want to explore opportunities for the State of Michigan to establish leadership and benefit the state’s economy and industry. Green and Connected.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Accenture timeline for evolution of electrification technologies, the “game-changing” subset of the disruptive technologies. Getting more miles per gallon out of conventional vehicles achieves the same end-goals of lowering carbon emissions and increasing energy security as the movement toward the electrification of transport.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

All four produce prismatic cells with nickel-based cathodes, a design favored by the HEV industry leaders Toyota, Ford, and Honda. According to the report, most automakers agree (as does Anderman) that a similar Tesla success with an economical mass-market EV with a range exceeding 200 miles and a price tag of $35,000 seems unlikely.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Burns has been a major advocate within the industry for the reinvention of the automobile and the diversification of transportation energy. At GM, he has personally championed the electrification of the vehicle, connected vehicle technology, fuel cells, and a series of innovative advanced technology concept vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Examples of high-impact programs cited by ARPA-E in its RFI include: Electrification of Transport. Industrial Efficiency. Tags: Brief. Advanced Renewable Transportation Fuels. Advanced Vehicle Technologies. Low Cost, Scalable, Dispatchable Centralized Renewable. Future Grid. Distributed Energy Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This is an exciting expansion of our focus on electrification. The fuel cell industry expects that the cost efficiency will improve continuously through refined technology and large-scale production. The industrial decision will come after we have learned more about fuel cells and the opportunities they offer. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The Nido EV prototype is a designed both to explore the electrification of a small city car and to develop a modular floorpan. Tags: Electric (Battery). The Nido EV prototype is propelled by a 30 kW, 125 N·m (92 lb-ft) synchronous permanent magnet motor powered by a 21.2 kWh, 278V Zebra Z5 Ni-NaCl battery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Electrification of the vehicle is one of six key research areas identified by EUCAR. The paper is EUCAR’s initial contribution to what will be a multi-stakeholder discussion between the Commission, Member States, European Parliament, industry and academia to define Europe’s R&D focus up to 2020. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

The pledge represents a culmination of efforts by Edison Electric Institute (EEI) member companies to survey the current state of electric transportation initiatives among utilities, evaluate how those initiatives fit in with the overall goal of advancing transportation electrification and determine what more is needed. Earley, Jr.,

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Transportation Fuel Plug-in Electric 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2010

JAMA pointed out that more recently, the focus of the automobile industry on the energy and environmental challenges facing it have shifted from air pollution to challenges from global warming and energy shortages, which are considered the two most urgent issues. Tags: Electric (Battery) Japan Policy. Scenarios for widespread EV use.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2009

Large scale electrification program. To investigate differences in each region and regulatory environment regarding best practices in implementing vehicle electrification. Tags: Plug-ins Policy. Markup on the bill begins on Monday, 18 May. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

The $37 million ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15-million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. Tags: Brief.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 17, 2008

I can't help but wonder who will be sitting at the table who understands and believes in transportation electrification. Will "flex-fuel" once again subvert the necessary transformation of the American auto industry? Tags: vilsack cabinet daschle barack obama cellulosic ethanol lahood corn ethanol salazar.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ) launched of Bright eSolutions to support automotive customers worldwide to accelerate vehicle electrification, lightweighting, and overall platform efficiency. Francis’ automotive industry experience includes the acquisition and delivery of several hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

A priority project of the Accordo is the creation of the Diesel Electrification Competence Center within the GM Engineering Center to lead research and development on the electrification of diesel vehicles. Tags: Diesel Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

Bright Automotive has applied for $35 million in government grants to accelerate the production of its plug-in hybrid the IDEA ( earlier post ), and to deliver battery solutions to the industry through its engineering services arm. Tags: Brief. The company continues to work with the Department of Energy in support of its application.

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Further amplifying Volvo’s commitment to electrification, this report sought to provide new insights on the evolution of electric vehicles (EVs), the current barriers to purchasing, and the future of the EV economy. Volvo & Electrification ELECTRIFICATION COMMITMENT. Methodology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

As vehicle electrification plans expand, the automotive industry’s need for electric vehicle-savvy engineers also is growing, creating increased demand for electrical, mechatronics, systems and controls engineering education. Tags: Brief. The vehicles include: Transit Connect battery electric commercial van in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

According to a new report from Pike Research, a rapidly growing global market for electrified vehicles—particularly plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles—will create a Li-ion transportation battery industry with nearly $8 billion in sales worldwide by 2015, up from $878 million in 2010.

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