Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

During the Advanced Powertrain forum at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Steve Kiefer, GM’s vice president of global powertrain, said that GM will introduce more diesel-engined passenger vehicles in the US. For the US market, GM currently offers only a 2.0L turbo diesel for the Cruze and the 6.6L of its powertrain mix.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The key to Cassie Blue’s success is a new controller featuring a novel combination of virtual constraint-based control and a model predictive controller applied on the often-neglected ankle motor. Deep Robotics ] This CMU RI Seminar is by Robert Ambrose from Texas A&M, on “Robots at the Johnson Space Center and Future Plans.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

XALT Energy is also working with automotive OEMs, including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. (GM), Moehlenkamp outlined Freudenberg Sealing Technologies plans to pursue parallel business strategies during the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars (CAR MBS) conference in 2018.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corp, who was present at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, said that the Indian automotive market has been expanding steadily to become the third largest automobile market. Tata Motors currently has signed an MoU with the Gujarat government to establish a lithium-ion cell factory.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 25, 2024

At the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit held 12-15 March in Orlando, many of the world’s leading battery makers, test equipment manufacturers, and theorists gathered to talk about advances in the field and to present new products claiming to make the battery production process quicker and cheaper.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 14, 2023

JPL ] Georgia Tech researchers have recently created a soft rotary motor using liquid metal, compliant magnetic composites, and silicone polymers. The motor can be squished and squeezed in all directions, which can one day improve the compatibility between humans and robots and extend the capability of soft robots.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2011

The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), will launch FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) at the 10 th Annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) seminar Wednesday, 18 May in Livonia, Mich. Car manufacturers will use structural mass reduction to reduce battery and motor sizes.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

By participating in existing major consumer events throughout the Midwest, hosting ride and drives, and conducting seminars, we are working with local Clean Cities coalitions to get the word out. There’s no better way to learn about the performance and environmental advantages of electric vehicles than personal experience.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2022

GitHub ] Two excellent seminars from the UofT Robotics Instutie, featuring Henny Admoni from CMU and Dorsa Sadigh from Stanford. UofT Robotics Institute Seminar: Dorsa Sadigh on Learning from Non-Traditional Sources of Data. UofT Robotics Institute Seminar: Dorsa Sadigh on Learning from Non-Traditional Sources of Data.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Wing ] Detecting an overheating motor can be the difference between a $1,000 repair or a $50,000 replacement. Lex Fridman ] In this week’s CMU RI Seminar, Nidhi Kalra from The RAND Corporation answers the question, “What (else) can you do with a robotics degree?” [ CMU RI ]. Boston Dynamics ] Awawa, awawa. [

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2013

At the International Vienna Motor Symposium Prof. Over the coming years we will electrify all vehicle classes in this way and help electrically powered motoring to make the breakthrough. Volkswagen’s view of powertrain technologies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Source: Prof. Click to enlarge. Short-term engine roadmaps.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

A European-based Vauxhall Vivaro van retrofitted with Protean Electric’s electric wheel motors ( earlier post )applied in a through-the-road plug-in hybrid system (TTRH) has shown a more than three-fold improvement in fuel economy in hybrid mode over a conventional Vivaro on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 2, 2022

DFKI ] The Utah Bionic Leg, developed by University of Utah mechanical engineering associate professor Tommaso Lenzi and his team in the HGN Lab, is a motorized prosthetic for lower-limb amputees. Here we propose a new reconfigurable drone based on a modular design that adapts to different cargo shapes, sizes, and mass.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2012

General Motors China has signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) to manage GM’s Chevrolet Volt demonstration fleet in Beijing for one year and to help organize workshops and seminars that will build support among decision makers and key stakeholders for vehicle electrification policy in (..)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Separately, Volvo Car Corporation and the Embassy of Sweden hosted a seminar—“Policy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles”— in Washington DC at which Mertens called for a seamless, federal framework for regulating autonomous vehicles. Autonomous driving has potential for improving road safety, traffic flow and fuel economy.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This is possible because of a small motor with rotor blades—typically used for drones—inserted into the soft tubular structure. Waymo ] This week’s CMU RI Seminar is from Russ Tedrake, on “Motion Planning Around Obstacles with Graphs of Convex Sets.” [ CMU ] RoboSalps are unique as each individual module can swim on its own.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

Honda Motor Co., Tailoring educational initiatives to local needs, including implementing riding safety seminars featuring electric scooters and implementing electric cart seminars for seniors. Artist’s conception of Honda Smart Home System. Click to enlarge. Household cogeneration unit going on sale.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Osamu Nagata, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc. TEMA), made the announcement at Toyota’s 2014 Advanced Safety Seminar in Ann Arbor, Mich. CSRC’s newly expanded mission recognizes that the emergence of advanced technologies is radically reshaping the transportation landscape.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

General Motors and Politecnico di Torino formed the GM-Politecnico Institute of Automotive Research and Education. At the inauguration of the new engineering center, General Motors and Regione Piemonte unveiled a HydroGen4 fuel cell vehicle (the European version of the Equinox FCV). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2012

The paper, “Car Rental 2.0”, summarizes the findings from a joint seminar held by the RAC Foundation and BVRLA earlier this year on alternatives to car ownership: car rental, traditional and one-way car clubs, and ridesharing. And how does this compare to car rental and peer-to-peer car sharing? General benefits of Car Rental 2.0,

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Includes a chronological list of EV trade shows, seminars, exhibitions, and upcoming electric vehicle events. Hear from a variety of speakers and gain insight into the future of electric mobility. List of Worldwide EV Events in 2023 Check out the list of electric car events and EV shows around the world. Expo stands for Sustainable Mobility.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Volvo Trucks has been running a series of ‘Fuelwatch’ seminars around the UK, with customers turning out in droves anxious to get a grip on their motoring finances. The seminar was very good, very interesting, and we’re setting up a more in-depth meeting.”.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Electroengine, the Swedish company that is working with Saab on the 9-3 ePower battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ), recently unveiled a Volvo C70 converted with a battery-electric powertrain—the True Electric C70— at the Electric Car Seminar, Helsingborg, Sweden. The True Electric C70. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Paper ] Hyundai Motor Group has introduced its first project with Boston Dynamics. ICRA 2021 ] This week's Lockheed Martin Robotics Seminar features Henrik Christensen on "Deploying autonomous vehicles for micro-mobility on a university campus." [ UMD ] CLASP ] Here's a robotics problem: objects that look very similar but aren't!

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

Separately, at the Center of Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, said : I have started the ball rolling at Toyota by asking our associates around the world to develop answers for the next 100 years.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company is upgrading the 6.7-liter Ford Motor Company is upgrading the 6.7-liter Fuel economy is expected to improve at least another 2%, making the 2011 F-Series Super Duty 6.7-liter liter Power Stroke diesel 20% more fuel efficient than the 2010 model.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

Ford is adding capacity around the world, including a broad expansion in Asia Pacific Africa (APA), where the company is adding nine new plants. The facilities will increase APA’s capacity to produce 2.9 million vehicles a year, part of a global plan to meet Ford’s goal of selling 8 million vehicles per year by mid-decade.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In 2019, researchers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China organised a seminar on how RISC-V could help China achieve tech self-sufficiency. Dongfeng and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology did not respond to requests for comment.

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