Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Volkswagen is presenting the ID. The production version of the vehicle based on the modular electric drive (MEB) platform is scheduled to hit the roads in 2027. 2all concept that was presented in March ( earlier post )—a future electric compact car that costs around €25,000. Here, the Vehicle Dynamics Manager of the ID.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This year, Asahi Kasei will put a special focus on its broad range of materials for lightweight, compact, and safe electric vehicle battery solutions. The company is currently developing a new continuous glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic, LENCEN, and will present it for the first time at Fakuma.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2022

At the EVS Symposium in Oslo, Vitesco Technologies is presenting an externally excited synchronous electric machine (EESM) which does not require the use of rare earth metals and which is specifically designed for high ranges, faster driving on highways, and thus for future long-distance electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

Just a few months into a joint innovation project ( earlier post ), engineers from Bosch Engineering and Ligier Automotive have built a high-performance vehicle with a hydrogen engine. The Ligier JS2 RH2 was officially presented to the public for the first time as part of the 100 th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In addition, the depth of added value for battery-electric commercial vehicles is to be increased, with in-house assembly of the so-called battery packs. MAN presented a near-production prototype of the new electric truck at an event in Nuremberg. million for the “Bavarian Fleet” (Bayernflotte) project.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Volkswagen is presenting its vision of an all-electric sports limousine in the upper mid-sized class at the ID. Alongside the drive unit, this makes a significant contribution to performance, making the vehicle handling even more agile. The vehicle sits on 20-inch sports alloy wheels with a central lock and size 265 racing tires.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

At this year’s demopark open-air exhibition, Mercedes-Benz is presenting a prototype of the Unimog based on the U 430 with hydrogen-powered combustion engine as part of the publicly funded “WaVe” project. Both vehicles are equipped with a diesel engine with an output of 260 kW (354 hp).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2022

The European Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst (AECC) presented its zero-impact emissions demonstrator car at the Vienna Motor Symposium, 27-29 April. At the same time, Well-to-Wheel (WtW) CO 2 emissions are substantially reduced by running the vehicle on an e-fuel. The demonstrator is based on a Euro 6d C-segment car.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2022

During an annual global technology event, ZF presented its advanced steer-by-wire technology for the front axle and announced that this technology will be launched with industrial scale by a major global automaker within the next year. ZF’s smart by-wire systems end the era of mechanical connections and enable a new era of vehicle control.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

At its Global Technology Day in Friedrichshafen, ZF presented the electric concept vehicle EVbeat, which is designed for maximum compactness, low weight, and maximum efficiency in real operation. In this ZF electric vehicle, the components of an e-driveline have been optimized and combined into a holistic system.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At the International Motor Show IAA MOBILITY 2021 in Munich, Volkswagen is presenting the ID.LIFE, a compact crossover electric concept car previewing a new ID. LIFE, while also reducing the vehicle weight. This is the first time a vehicle based on the MEB has front-wheel drive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, are presenting a framework for comparing how different micromobility vehicles, such as e-scooters, and bicycles move in cities, a methodology that can benefit companies and local authorities alike, and contribute to improving traffic safety.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Marelli presented the platform for the first time at the International VDI Congress “Dritev” (Drivetrain Transmission Electrification in Vehicles), held in Baden Baden, Germany, on 6-7 July. Marelli has developed a new platform of 800V Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverters. It also ensures faster charging times and better acceleration.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. The deficit forecast for 2023 was revised to 0.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Porsche is presenting the Mission R concept electric car that combines advanced technologies and sustainable materials, such as natural fibre-reinforced plastics, with a passion for racing. With the Mission R, Porsche is presenting its vision of what customer motorsports will look like in the future.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

Two years after unveiling the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT concept car, BMW will present the BMW iX5 Hydrogen at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich in September. Jürgen Guldner, head of BMW Group Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology and Vehicle Projects. Driving dynamics, strong long-distance capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Following the market launch of the eActros for heavy-duty distribution transport in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is presenting the eActros LongHaul ( earlier post ) for the first time at the IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover. The first prototypes have already undergone testing and will next be tested on public roads this year. That means 1.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

brings a series of more advanced architectural solutions, from XPENG’s in-house development autonomous driving software to vehicle engineering. Xmart OS leverages a multi-sensor software and hardware platform to augment and transform control and driver-vehicle interaction. XPENG says that SEPA2.0 Among the features of SEPA2.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

QUANTRON is presenting the Q-Light fuel-cell-electric transporter at the NUFAM trade fair for the commercial vehicle industry in Europe. The vehicle is offered in cooperation with QUANTRON partner and fuel cell expert AE Driven Solutions. The payload of the Q-Light FCEV is analogous to that of a comparable diesel vehicle.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The German car parts maker ZF presented the latest generation of electric drives for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. These include the compact design of […] The post ZF presents new e-drives for passenger cars and commercial vehicles appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

Porsche has presented the Taycan Cross Turismo—an expansion of Porsche’s first all-electric sports car range. What makes this approach special is that this option is also possible after the vehicle has been bought, and availability does not depend on the sports car’s original configuration.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

The ZCUs also support the secure installation of new updates that reach the vehicle “over the air.” Continental’s electronics specialists are driving the development of software-defined vehicles worldwide. With high-performance computers, we are pioneers in the top control tier of server-based vehicle architectures.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2023

Today a respected owner of a consulting firm for theft and burglary protection in the Stuttgart-Stammheim area, the Swabian was an invaluable help to us in developing this system thanks to his decades of expertise as a professional vehicle thief.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2023

The process, which uses citric acid as the leaching agent to separate and recover the individual components, is presented in an open-access paper in the journal ChemSusChem. With the current global projection of over 130 million electric vehicles (EVs), there soon will be a need for battery waste management. Waidha et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Audi has presented the activesphere crossover study with electric drive and quattro. The first Audi production vehicles based on PPE will be presented, one after the other, before the end of 2023. As a result, Audi can effectively expand the range of electric vehicles in its portfolio via the high-volume B- and C-segments.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

Porsche has presented an innovative alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with the concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”. The seat is the interface between the human and the vehicle, and is thus important for precise, sporty handling. Here, the central section of the seat—i.e., Source: Porsche.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2019

Volvo Cars and Uber presented a jointly developed production car capable of driving by itself, the next step in the strategic collaboration between both companies. Volvo Cars plans to use a similar autonomous base vehicle concept for the introduction of its future autonomous drive cars in the early 2020s.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has presented the fully electric eO500U bus chassis. The low-floor vehicle can accommodate city bus bodies with a length of up to 13.2 The bus chassis was specially designed for Latin American cities and will be produced in São Bernardo do Campo, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, from 2022 on.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2022

The Group is presenting the first two track sections for testing autonomous vehicles and assistance systems at the new BMW Group Future Mobility Center in Sokolov, the Czech Republic. At the new test site, the BMW Group will continue to advance electrification, digitalization and automated driving.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In Germany, the FastCharge research consortium ( earlier post ) has presented a prototype for a charging station with an output of up to 450 kW in Jettingen-Scheppach, located near the A8 motorway between Ulm and Augsburg. BMW also had an i3 research vehicle at the inauguration. million (US$8.9 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Made Real’ – Automobili Pininfarina’s philosophy of co-curating truly unique vehicles with its clients. Every hand-crafted vehicle to leave Automobili Pininfarina’s Cambiano atelier is […] The post Pininfarina presents a one-of-a-kind commission – Battista Reversario appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Volvo Trucks unveiled a completely new, fully electric rear axle at the IAA Transport show in Hannover, Germany. The new e-axle integrates the electric motors and the transmission into the rear axle, thereby freeing up space for more batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Volvo Trucks unveiled Vera : an autonomous, electric vehicle that can operate with significantly less exhaust emissions and low noise levels. Since we use autonomous vehicles with no exhaust emissions and low noise, their operation can take place at any time of day or night. —Mikael Karlsson, Vice President Autonomous Solutions.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 29, 2023

At its Global Technology Day in Friedrichshafen, ZF presented the electric concept vehicle EVbeat, which is designed for maximum compactness, low weight, and maximum efficiency in real operation. In this vehicle, the components of an e-driveline have been optimised and combined into a holistic system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

For public transport and distribution applications, the decision seems to have been made: battery electric vehicles are the means of choice. MAN plans to build prototype vehicles as early as next year in line with the currently ongoing development projects. The company is entering into several partnerships for this purpose.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 10, 2024

WiTricity is showcasing its solution for wireless charging on electric golf cars and neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

MAHLE Powertrain is presenting a new, prototype 48-volt battery with optimized battery cooling and cell chemistry to enable increased charge and discharge rates. Mild-hybrid vehicles need to recover energy efficiently and at a relatively high power during deceleration events.

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