Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Motiv Power Systems (Motiv), a leading provider of all-electric medium-duty fleet chassis, has begun deliveries of Ford E-450-based all-electric walk-in vans to the United States Postal Service (USPS). We’re proud to now be a part of USPS’ long tradition of implementing the latest technology to green their fleet.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. Statkraft is an important player in energy trading.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2021

Although April’s year-to-date total was up by 23% from 2020, the total volume for January – April 2021 was 25% lower than seen in 2019, and the second lowest since 2001. Demand for pure electric models increased by 338% to 71,500 units, and plug-in hybrid registrations recorded a volume growth of 507% to 81,000 units.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Mercedes-Benz could launch a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in 2017, a crowd-funded Tesla car-sharing service, and an electric scooter that fits in a briefcase. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Meet our used 2001 Honda Insight hybrid. Would you pay $6,000.'

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Decoding Toyota''s disdain for electric cars, writer Antony Ingram updates us on his used 2001 Honda Insight, and how to buy a second charging cable for your plug-in electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new lithium-ion.'

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2018

The newly created e-mobility division will be responsible for all Volkswagen electric vehicles and for the development of Europe’s largest competence center for electric vehicles in Zwickau. In 1996, he became Head of Logistics at FAW-Volkswagen in China.

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EV Central

JULY 26, 2022

Mini is getting serious with electric cars as it forges towards an EV-only future by about 2030. The Mini Aceman is the brand’s first EV designed from the ground up as an electric car; the Mini Electric that is currently on sale is a regular Mini with the electric components shoehorned in.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8 The carbon intensity of California’s economy has dropped 38% since the 2001 peak and is now one-half the national average. Electricity generation had the largest decline among the sectors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity. The all-new 1.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Per capita GHG emissions in California have dropped from a 2001 peak of 14.0 These programs cover transportation fuels, industrial emissions, vehicle emissions and emissions from electricity generation. All these climate programs have considerably more stringent emissions reduction targets starting in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

This new scheme will replace the existing Green Vehicle Rebate (GVR) scheme that will expire on 31 December 2012. The outgoing Green Vehicle Rebate (GVR) scheme was introduced in 2001 to encourage the take up of green vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

An electrically driven compressor for precise exhaust gas recirculation is also used. The experimental engine runs stable in all engine load ranges, produces practically no soot particles and significantly lower NO x values than a diesel. In addition, the valves and valve seat inserts were converted to materials suitable for DME.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2012

Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Mahindra Reva also introduced a range of of technologies, all of them directly inspired by the vision of the future of mobility. Mahindra Reva was founded in 1994 as the Reva Electric Car Company, a joint venture between the Maini Group of Bangalore and AEV LLC of USA. a part of the US$15.4-billion

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. By the end of 2020, Hermes Germany intends to deploy 1,500 Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter electric vans in urban areas across Germany.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

will launch the all-new Fit and Fit Hybrid in Japan on 6 September. An electric servo braking system increases regeneration efficiency, while the fully electric compressor reduces engine load. The all-new 1.3L The all-new 1.3L The all-new 1.5 Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.) Fit Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

now wholly owned by NRG), for costs of long-term power contracts signed in March 2001. NRG will also install infrastructure for plug-in units, or “make-readies”, at multi-family housing, workplaces, and public interest sites, which will over time support the installation of Level 1 and Level 2 chargers from all charging companies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2019

Just as the first RAV4 launched the compact crossover SUV segment 22 years ago, the original Highlander redefined the midsize family SUV when it arrived in 2001. The 2020 Highlander amplifies all qualities while taking on a new design direction that combines a powerful SUV presence with sophisticated detailing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2018

In a 2001 paper, C.P.O The transformation in vehicle sensors can be attributed to two all-encompassing trends now sweeping the automotive space: The electrification of cars, specifically the propulsion unit; and. IHS Markit forecasts that global revenue for the automotive magnetic sensors market will expand to $2.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2012

This meant that all four vehicles fielded by Audi Sport Team Joest qualified for the three front rows. After 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2011, this marked the seventh pole position for Audi at Le Mans. The new Audi R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrid ( earlier post ) will start the 80 th running of Le Mans from grid position one.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2012

The new PHEV Outlander will be a permanent 4WD electric vehicle, supplemented by a gasoline engine when needed. MMC’s EV-based plug-in hybrid system uses high-capacity traction batteries that allow the vehicle to cover more than 50 km (31 miles) in 4WD electric mode alone, allowing it to be driven solely as an EV for most everyday situations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

TM4, a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, and Prestolite Electric Beijing Limited ( PEBL ), have entered into an agreement for the creation of a sino-foreign equity joint venture company named Prestolite E-Propulsion Systems (Beijing) Limited (PEPS). TM4 will continue to supply the ASEAN markets with technologies related to light electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

One of the drivers of this cultural revolution is the perceived need for speed and flexibility in addressing the areas of new mobility services, digitalization and electric-mobility. At the same time, the bottom line is that all of these business models are based on the hardware, the automobile.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. In North America, a high-profile hybrid locomotive product (Railpower’s Green Goat, earlier post ) faced a serious setback in the mid-2000s that still haunts the industry today.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Our storage systems can give businesses the tools to address all three—delivering immediate savings, protection against escalating demand charges and optional, grid-independent backup power in case of outages. Elon Musk is the Chairman of Solar City, and Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors. Time is money, but so are control and predictability.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

From all submissions, 16 were selected for funding totalling C$71 million. million) for reduction of greenhouse emissions through greening biofuel production and carbon dioxide utilization, from pilot plant to commercialization, in Edmonton. Other projects receiving funding will be announced later this month. million (US$1.76

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2010

The expansion was supported by a $249 million federal stimulus US Department of Energy grant designed to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of batteries for plug-in hybrid and all-electric automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Instead, Audi is taking up a factory-backed commitment ( earlier post ) in the all-electric Formula E racing series. We’re going to contest the race for the future on electric power. As our production cars are becoming increasingly electric, our motorsport cars, as Audi’s technological spearheads, have to even more so.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

India's electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing explosive growth, projected to surge by 66% in 2024 after nearly doubling in 2023. The client list of close to 55 OEMs includes top brands like Ola Electric, Tork Motors, BattRE, Kinetic Green, Okaya, Omega Seiki, and Amo Mobility. million electric vehicles, including 1.30

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. The DC-DC converter acts as a hub that transfers energy between key components of the vehicle’s high voltage electrical system. Electric (Battery) Power Electronics'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

CODA Holdings, a California-based developer of electric vehicles, EV propulsion systems and stationary energy storage applications, has acquired EnergyCS, a leading developer of battery management systems (BMS). CODA had worked with EnergyCS on the development of the CODA Sedan, earlier post. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation incorporated Aura Systems ’s AuraGen motor/generator into its Balance Hybrid Electric vehicle delivered to the United States Postal Service fleet (USPS). The Balance Hybrid Electric vehicle is a two-ton step van, and will participate in the USPS fleet in Long Island, New York for a twelve-month pilot program.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2011

TMS), will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 52,000 2001 through 2003 Prius vehicles sold in the US to replace the electric power steering pinion shaft attachment nuts. All of these vehicles are recently produced 2011 model year. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2017

We are particularly pleased that the ISX12N will join the L9N in offering our on-highway customers the benefits of performance and reliability at an ultra-low emissions level described by California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District as equivalent to an electric vehicle. g/bhp-hr) since 2001.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

For a fixed monthly fee and mileage allowance, similar in expenditure to leasing and running a new family-sized hatchback, the company will cover all repair, maintenance, insurance and fuel expenses. Riversimple plans to offer the car to motorists through a “sale-of-service” model.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The challenge comprises six individual challenges across three areas: Ever-better cars, quantified as reducing global average new-vehicle CO 2 emissions by 90% by 2050 compared to Toyota’s 2010 global average; ever-better manufacturing (zero CO 2 emissions at all plants by 2050); and enriching the lives of communities.

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