This 2003 Honda Concept Looks Just Like Honda's New EV
InsideEVs
JANUARY 17, 2024
Honda's Saloon concept looks like a glimpse into to the company's future. But as this 2003 concept shows, it's also a nod to the past.
Honda FCV Concept to make North American debut at 2015 NAIAS in Detroit
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2014
The Honda FCV Concept ( earlier post ) will make its North American debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The Honda FCV Concept made its world debut in Japan on 17 November, followed by an announcement that Honda will provide FirstElement Fuel with $13.8 Earlier post.).
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Tesla adds long overdue safety feature with new Model 3 Highland
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
In fact, the first vehicle to ever use a Blind Spot Detection system was the 2001 Volvo SCC Concept Car. Volvo then installed the safety feature in the 2003 XC90 SUV, which was the first production car to utilize the indicator to warn drivers of a car that was traveling alongside it.
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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. He was appointed Board Member for Engineering at Bentley in 2003 before taking over as Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry in 2012. Ulrich Eichhorn will lead Group Research and Development.
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Hyundai Motor and Kia revamp R&D organization to make it more agile, flexible and independent like startups
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2023
It also facilitates clear differentiation in vehicle concepts, ultimately enhancing the competitiveness of Hyundai Motor and Kia’s products. The new Mobility Tech Center will be responsible for the development of future innovative technologies and mobility concepts as well as securing next-generation architecture technologies.
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Stellantis Citroën developing EV for persons with disabilities
Teslarati
JUNE 6, 2023
Since December 2003, Pimas has been ISO-certified 9001 in the installation and adaptation of vehicles for disabled people. Stellantis celebrates launch of new battery gigafactory in Europe Citroën’s EV prototype is part of the company’s “Ami for All” concept. The exhibition started on June 6, 2023, and will end on June 8, 2023.
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The long-lost legend returns to the field with all-new features and looks
Electric Vehicles India
JANUARY 18, 2023
Tata Motors’ two-door SUV Sierra has discontinued just 20 years ago in 2003 to make room for the newer models. conception is set for the final series product. The company unveiled another Sierra EV conception in 2020. The company unveiled another Sierra EV conception in 2020. conception. Inside, the Sierra.EV
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Aerion and Lockheed Martin partner to develop first supersonic business jet
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2017
Following our initial review of Aerion’s aerodynamic technology, our conclusion is that the Aerion AS2 concept warrants the further investment of our time and resources. Aerion Corporation was formed in 2003 to introduce a new era of practical and efficient supersonic flight.
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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 14, 2024
However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916. While we cannot say exactly how much their input informed individual models, the concept of Volvo’s “Female Customer Reference Group” actually stuck around after being established in the 1980s. The company probably should have known better.
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Infiniti introducing production-ready variable compression ratio engine at Paris Motor Show
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 15, 2016
There have been a number of concepts proposed to enable such VCR systems. Nissan, in a 2003 paper, said that its multi-link geometry resolved those previous issues. 2003) “A Study of a Variable Compression Ratio System with a Multi-Link Mechanism,” SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-0921 doi: 10.4271/2003-01-0921.
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Acura reveals Gen2 autonomous driving development vehicle
Green Car Congress
MAY 18, 2016
This same concept is applied in the AcuraWatch safety and driver-assistive suite available on all model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs. HRI-US was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley.
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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 11, 2024
However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916. While we cannot say exactly how much their input informed individual models, the concept of Volvo’s “Female Customer Reference Group” actually stuck around after being established in the 1980s. The company probably should have known better.
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Mitsubishi Electric integrates Movimento OTA technology into next gen architecture for software-defined cars
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 16, 2015
Movimento was founded in 2003 with technology for reflashing vehicle software. OTA updates began with Tesla’s Model S, but the concept has been speeding forward, Movimento notes. The company is now leveraging leverage this technology and expertise to provide secure over-the-air (OTA) updates throughout the vehicle lifecycle.
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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out
Baua Electric
JANUARY 31, 2024
In 2003, the first Hyundai Genesis arrived, and in 2015, the luxury brand became a standalone marque. Kia EV4 concept (Source: Kia) The EV3 and EV4 concepts were introduced for the first time. The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. It features a bold design with Kia’s “Opposites United” theme.
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BMW Brilliance Automotive opens battery factory in Shenyang; 3rd battery factory in BMW Group production network
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2017
This modular concept is a requirement for responding quickly to customer demand and leveraging cost benefits. The Dadong plant in the northeast of the city opened in 2003 and currently produces the BMW 5 Series Long-Wheelbase Version. The BBA production location in Shenyang builds vehicles exclusively for the Chinese market.
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Volvo Trucks and PATH successfully demo partially automated on-highway truck platooning in California; CACC
Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2017
PATH began experimenting with automated truck platooning on two tractor-trailer trucks in 2003 and on three tractor-trailer trucks in 2010-11. Shladover, Christopher Nowakowski, Xiao-Yun Lu, Robert Ferlis (2015) “ Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) Definitions And Operating Concepts ”.
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Fuel-cell hybrid buses in regular service in Switzerland
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2012
The concept behind the new FuelCELL bus essentially corresponds to that of the Mercedes-Benz BlueTec hybrid buses. With the CHIC project, Daimler Buses is following up on two previous successful projects, CUTE and HyFLEET:CUTE, launched by the European Union, which ran from 2003 to 2009. million Swiss francs (US$1.6 million miles).
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OriginOil Developing Technology for Harvest of Hydrogen Generated by Living Photosynthetic Algae
Green Car Congress
JULY 9, 2010
Concept of the Hydrogen Harvester. NREL Research Review 2003 Certain green alga such as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii use sunlight to produce hydrogen directly from water. New Horizons for Hydrogen ”, NREL 2003 Research Review. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Resources. “
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Researchers discover new efficient lithium collection method using MOF membranes; Li from produced water
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 10, 2018
Advanced separation materials concepts such as ours could potentially turn this waste stream into a resource recovery opportunity. Instead of discarding the produced water, the team’s membrane filter could extract the resulting lithium and put it to use in other industries. Produced water from shale gas fields in Texas is rich in lithium.
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Video Friday: Happy Holidays!
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Researchers, developers and young entrepreneurs from all over the world submitted their concepts for the “Robotics in Healthcare Challenge”. An international jury of experts evaluated the concepts and selected our five finalists.
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Hamburg putting its first Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses into service
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2011
The concept behind the new FuelCELL bus essentially corresponds to that of the Mercedes-Benz BlueTec Hybrid buses which are in service in Hamburg. Daimler Buses’ involvement in the NaBuZ demo project and the CHIC project follows on from the European Union’s CUTE and HyFLEET:CUTE projects which were staged from 2003 to 2009.
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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional
Baua Electric
JANUARY 28, 2024
Its dynamic concept car-like design, peppy performance and agile handling redefined Maruti’s image, attracting a younger, more dynamic audience. Before its arrival in 2005, Maruti was associated with practicality and fuel efficiency, and generally perceived as a car for conservative buyers. A luxurious interior with three-row seating, a 2.7-litre,
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
As Delphi’s Executive Vice President from 2000 to 2003, Runkle was responsible for the $14 billion Dynamics and Propulsion Systems Sector, where he acquired significant new business and led more than $4 billion of worldwide M&A venture transactions.
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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change
Cars That Think
JUNE 30, 2023
For his “leadership and innovative concepts in the design, deployment, and utilization of airborne and space-based radar systems,” Moreira is this year’s recipient of the IEEE Dennis J. He founded the IEEE GRSS Germany Section in 2003 and served as the society’s 2010 president. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications. “I
Ford launches 10-year project to transform Dearborn campus; sustainability in the built environment; Living Building Challenge
Green Car Congress
APRIL 12, 2016
Just as the Rouge manufacturing renovation completed in 2003 set a new standard for sustainability, we expect to do the same as we transform our campuses into a modern, efficient complex that enhances the environment. —Bill Ford, Ford executive chairman. A lot of this we learned about by refurbishing facilities over last 15 years.
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Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2010
The technology has been used successfully on a wide range of Powertrain engineering projects since 2003 with the e-machine modules developed in 2009. AID for e-machines’ functionality includes: Electromagnetic concept-level & FE analysis. FE Stress analysis. Mechanical analysis and bearing system selection.
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Some of the Facts : Automakers Comment to CARB
Plugs and Cars
MARCH 25, 2008
The chart compares the November 2007 Concept Paper to the February 2008 45-day Notice, which results in a possible increase of 630 zero-emission vehicles. What is missing in this presentation is the ZEV Program requirements endorsed by CARB in 2003, the requirements as they stand now. But the explanation is disingenuous.
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Building Better Qubits
Cars That Think
JANUARY 7, 2022
in 2003 she worked at the lab as a research staff member. In 2017 IBM released a new transistor—the Nanosheet—that uses the concepts Riel says she and her team developed between 2005 and 2012. Her research focused on the optimization of multilayer organic light-emitting devices to be used in displays. After earning her Ph.D.
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Study using extreme value theory finds lack of uniform trends but increasing spatial variability in rainfall extremes in India
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2011
Auroop Ganguly—then at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), now a faculty member at Northeastern University—and co-authors Subimal Ghosh (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Debasish Das (Temple University) and Shih-Chieh Kao (ORNL) used their statistical methodologies to analyze data from 1,803 stations from 1951 to 2003.
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Li-ion Maker fortu PowerCell GmbH Considering Michigan Plant
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2009
After a liquidation of the company in 2002, Hambitzer revived fortu in the summer of 2003. In a 2006 paper in the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry , fortu researchers described their efforts in developing the rechargeable lithium battery based on a novel safety concept.
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BMW introduces Concept M4 GTS at Pebble Beach; water injection
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2015
BMW M GmbH unveiled the BMW Concept M4 GTS at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance in Monterey, California. The BMW Concept M4 GTS is the first M3/M4 special production vehicle to be sold in the US. The BMW Concept M4 GTS showcases new technologies which will debut in production vehicles later this year. OLED rear lights.
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American Le Mans Series Introduces Green Dream Team
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2010
Dyson is a former Series champion (2003) in LMP2. The group will also collaborate to devise various opportunities for additional teams and fans to become involved and embrace the concept of green racing. Gunnar Jeannette at 18 became the youngest driver ever to complete the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Green Racing does not mean boring.
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California-to-Canada Road Tour is Finale for Daimlers A-Class F-CELL; B-Class F-Cell Due to Customers by End of 2009
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2009
Daimler’s first fuel-cell drive concept went public in 1994 with the introduction of Necar 1, which was followed by 20 additional prototypes. With the introduction of the A-Class F-CELL in 2003, Daimler presented the world’s first pre-production series vehicle.
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Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2011
Artist’s conception of Honda Smart Home System. In 2003, Honda began sales of its first compact household cogeneration unit, which combined a gas engine with Honda’s original sine wave inverter power generation technology. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.)
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High-Pressure Direct-Injection Hydrogen Engine Achieves Efficiency of 42%; On Par with Turbodiesels
Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2009
The newly developed combustion system combines the strengths of spark-ignition and diesel concepts, while utilizing the favorable combustion properties of hydrogen to achieve the efficiency values. BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of BMW AG and has been responsible for research within the BMW Group since 2003.
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Electronic Warfare, Hackable 5G Networks, and Cell Towers on the Moon
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 29, 2022
One such group, based at NASA and Italian aerospace company Argotec , has developed a concept for an orbiting relay satellite constellation they call Andromeda. Wi-Fi 7 Stomps on the Gas Wi-Fi went mainstream in 2003 (although it’s been around for longer), and it’s been undergoing updates ever since.
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The New Supersonic Boom
Cars That Think
AUGUST 16, 2021
That continued until 2003, when British Airways and Air France retired their fleets, together amounting to just 12 aircraft. was founded by billionaire Robert Bass in 2003. The key concept is a phenomenon known as Mach cutoff , the physics of which is straightforward. now appears to be going out of business. David Schneider.
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BMW Brilliance Automotive doubles production capacity for high-voltage batteries in China
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The high-voltage batteries’ output and energy content can be flexibly scaled for use in different vehicle concepts and segments. The BBA Brilliance Automotive joint venture was founded in 2003. The high-voltage battery for the fifth-generation BMW eDrive was developed from the ground up with pioneering new battery cell technology.
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Connaught set to help LDV to recovery
Green Cars News
JUNE 17, 2009
Established in 2003, Connaught Engineering was formed with a vision of delivering carbon neutral transportation. Connaught is working with representatives at Midlands- based LDV to support their desire to achieve a viable future for the company and a swift return to production.
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More cities jump on car sharing bandwagon
Green Cars News
JUNE 11, 2009
The concept of car sharing has long been hailed as a more efficient approach to urban driving. Indeed a 2003 study of San Francisco’s City Car Share Programme, found that two thirds of members deferred car purchases. Having achieved success in Europe, it seems the idea is finally gathering momentum in North America too.
News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 12, 2024
The first Honda hydrogen vehicle–the FCX EV Plus 1997-99 Insight Hatchback Hybrid 1999-2006 Civic Hybrid 2003-* (offered intermittently in various generations of Civics starting with the 7 th generation in 2003; note: An all-new Civic Hybrid will be released in 2025.)
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SpaceX COO says Starlink had cash-flow-positive quarter in 2022
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Several companies have attempted to build businesses around the concept of a low Earth orbit (LEO) internet satellite constellation. Motorola pursued a concept called Celestris in the 1990s but eventually gave up and invested in Teledesic. Teledesic eventually went bankrupt and shut down in 2003 after spending the equivalent of $1.85
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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
The occupant protection concept is rounded off by standard safety equipment. These methods have been in use successfully in BMW workshops since 2003. The reparability of the Life module’s CFRP structure was already a priority in the development of the vehicle concept; for example, several repair stages were set out for the side frame.
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Driving Dystopia: Companies Are Getting Serious About Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connectivity
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 9, 2023
The concept even became a keystone issue for lobbyists trying to convince lawmakers to create regulations favorable to autonomous cars. But it never manifested due to just how ambitious the overarching concept happened to be. government is asking for more with cash in hand. Other European countries followed suit.
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