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JUNE 20, 2018

Long ranges and short refueling times make hydrogen an attractive future source of energy for electric mobility. This is particularly true for larger automobiles, where the weight advantages of the fuel cell vehicle inherent to its design are particularly pronounced, Audi said.

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GM expects the Equinox EV to be “the most affordable” in its segment with up to 319 miles range. 2024 Cadillac Lyriq models (Source: GM) “Opulent Velocity is designed to foreshadow a zero emissions expression of performance and modern luxury leadership,” Bryan Nesbitt, executive director, Cadillac Global Design, said.

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The design sketches show that the new car will feature modified daytime running lights that extend downward on the bumper. Skoda has designed a much more aggressive front bumper for the Octavia RS, and the wheels appear to have an “RS” emblem engraved into them. Petrol engines ranging from 1.0

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here's a car trivia question for you: what engine name went on to become the designation for a body style and then a car model name in its own right? Its final parking spot was in the U-Pull-&-Pay just north of downtown Denver, so it appears to have spent its entire career in Front Range Colorado.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2015

Renault Trucks has been developing and selling vehicles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its Distribution range since 2004. Operating range is up to 400 km (249 miles) in urban environments. These steel tanks have been designed to resist a pressure of up to 500 bars, which is 2.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The HF120 engine is the result of a joint venture established in 2004 between Honda and GE combining the R&D, engine production, and jet aviation expertise of the two companies. The engine uses a centrifugal impeller designed to operate at advanced aerodynamic efficiency levels without the need for variable geometry. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

Since 1992, significant improvements in air quality have been observed across Southern California due to a broad range of air pollution reduction policies and strategies. While the study design does not establish causality, the findings support potential benefit of air pollution reduction on asthma control. Kiros Berhane, Ph.D.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

This work builds on the long-established relationship between Qualcomm Technologies and LG since the two delivered their first telematics system in 2004. Compared to current technologies, C-V2X is designed to deliver enhanced V2X direct communication range, reliability, latency and superior NLOS performance.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The Fairbanks Morse Model 38 opposed-piston engine was designed and developed for a wide array of electrical power generation and heavy industrial applications. When equipped with Enviro-Design technology, Fairbanks Morse engines utilize pre-combustion chambers to reduce the quantity of pilot diesel fuel required for ignition.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2013

The ASTM standards serve as guidelines for industry and are designed to ensure quality at the pump for consumers along with reliable operation of the nation’s vehicles powered by biodiesel blends. million gallons in 2004 to more than 1 billion gallons in 2012. The survey showed a major improvement over results from previous years.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Our goal is to enable hyper-efficient hybrid vehicles to meet consumer needs for a 500-mile driving range, lower vehicle prices, full-size utility, improved highway performance and very low operating costs. Swissauto Wenko AG of Switzerland produces a modern version of the Comprex—the Hyprex—designed for small gasoline engines.

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JUNE 13, 2011

was founded in 2004 and is currently manufacturing buses in a temporary plant in Greenville, S.C. With up to a 40-mile (64 km) range for the under 10-minute fast charge application, the EcoRide BE-35 can replace 80% of diesel buses in typical transit and shuttle use without altering schedules or passenger service. Proterra Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2016

kWh using 10Ah OXIS Long Life cells; weighs 60% less than the current lead acid battery; and delivers a significant increase in range. OXIS Energy has been involved in the design, development and now the move towards commercial production of Polymer Lithium Sulfur cells for electric vehicle battery systems since 2004.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Although Ford is currently the second-largest vendor of electrified vehicles in the US, having sold more than 450,000 units since the introduction of its first hybrid (the Escape Hybrid) in 2004 ( earlier post ), it has not brought a new electrified vehicle model to its US showrooms since the Focus Energi plug-in hybrid in February 2013.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Fuel burn was simulated for full loads over design-range routes, and calculated on the basis of both seat-kilometers (i.e., However, fuel costs rose dramatically from about 10% of operating expenses in 2004 to peak at more than one-third in 2008. passengers alone) and ton-kilometers (passengers plus cargo).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The diverse projects will advance knowledge in critical areas ranging from sustainable energy technologies to next-generation materials. The INCITE program issued its first awards in 2004, when three projects received an aggregate five million core hours. The projects will share 5.8 Today’s collective allocation of 5.8

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2013

Achates Power, which is developing a family of two-stroke, compression-ignition (CI) opposed-piston (OP) engines, has designed and is developing a light-duty diesel concept engine, the OP4. liter OM651 Euro 5 engine, said Fabien Redon VP, Technology Development at Achates Power, the OP4 design shows a modeled 13.5% Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 19, 2015

The EcoFit Single Module is designed to be up to 60% smaller and 40% lighter compared to the EPA 2013 solution it supersedes, all while improving emissions reduction performance. Since 2004, more than 1 million EcoFit DPFs have been put into use. We designed a product that will not only meet, but also exceed customer expectations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford began selling hybrid vehicles in the US in the fourth quarter of 2004 with the introduction of the Escape Hybrid. Testing of batteries across a range of temperatures and charge/discharge cycling conditions is important for determining how quickly a battery could degrade in different parts of the world.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The system’s simple repeating elements can assemble into swimming forms ranging from eel-like to wing-shaped. [ We report how multi-segmented feet provide a large range of viable centre of pressure points well suited for bipedal robots, but also for quadruped robots on slopes and natural terrain.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2013

Founded in 2004, by entrepreneur Miles Rubin, the vehicle manufacturer designed a range of low-speed electric passenger cars and vans designed for off-highway use such as around universit[.]. US electric vehicle maker, Miles Electric Vehicles has filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, court documents show. Electric cars'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The Ricardo-designed pack incorporating QinetiQ iron sulphide cells for the RED-LION project. Ricardo designed the overall battery pack to directly replace the existing unit, developing a new battery management system to manage the iron sulphide chemistry. Scattergood (2004) Lithium-ion/iron sulphide rechargeable batteries.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Also, using a ported design rather than conventional poppet valves makes for extraordinarily quiet operation. kW) to 100 hp (75 kW) range for a variety of commercial, industrial, and military applications. LiquidPiston co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Nikolay Shkolnik.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

The Antares H3 will be designed to set new range and endurance benchmarks. The Lange Aviation Antares 20E is a self-launching motorized glider with battery-powered electrical propulsion, which has been in series production since 2004. The project started in August 2010 and the first flight is scheduled to take place in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Increasing complexity of vehicle design is driving the need for better simulation and more powerful computers. injector optimization at ORNL); and reduced models for design optimization and control strategies. However, designers now primarily use empirical methods that limit the efficiency achievable. Wagner and Pannala.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 This was the most in-depth study of air pollution exposures ever applied to a large study group specifically designed to examine influences on cardiovascular health. μg PM 2.5 /m parts per billion (ppb) NO x. For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2013

The Scuderi Engine is a split-cycle design that divides the four strokes of a conventional combustion cycle over two paired cylinders. Scuderi Group conducted, in essence, one continuous offering for over eight years, from January 2004 through July 2012. a more efficient internal combustion engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Additionally, through its stimulus programs and local industrial policies, the Chinese government is providing a range of grants, low-interest loans and related financial and tax incentives. GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Boston-Power currently uses cobalt and manganese on the cathode with graphite on the anode.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

For the first time at the event, Evonik Industries will demonstrate a wide range of applications for cars at the 14 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2011) from April 21 to 28 in Shanghai, China. China’s overall auto sales rose 32.4% million units in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

3B advantages shown in the lower load range up to 10 bar, consumption in the upper load range could also be significantly reduced. Audi initially deployed its turbocharged, direct injection TFSI technology in 2004; the second generation followed in 2007, followed by the third generation, currently on the market, in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

Range (NEDC) is 385 km (239 miles) and refuelling time is about three minutes. The drive system was completely newly developed versus the F-CELL A-Class presented in 2004, with Mercedes-Benz engineers achieving considerable improvements in output, torque, operating range, reliability, starting characteristics and comfort.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University has analyzed the impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery pack size on fuel consumption, cost and greenhouse gas emissions over a range of charging frequencies (distance traveled between charges). The study will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Energy Policy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

According to Ford analysts, small cars in the B- and C-segments accounted for less than 15% of the US market in 2004. Ford’s new global family of EcoBoost 4-cylinder engines have been developed by Ford powertrain engineers based in Europe and are being progressively introduced to the European product range starting in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Based on the final Trends data through MY 2012, CO 2 emissions have decreased by 85 g/mi, or 18%, since MY 2004, and fuel economy has increased by 4.3 These choices reflect both a more diverse range of technology packages on conventional gasoline vehicles as well as more advanced technology and alternative fueled vehicles. mpg, or 22%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

The new 700 bar technology extends the range in the current vehicle generation by about 70%. A fleet of 30 A-Class F-CELL vehicles has been in daily use on public roads in the US since 2004. The B-Class F-CELL, which also features a Li-ion battery pack, will have an operating range of about 250 miles (402 km) per tank filling.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Ford will deliver EcoBoost across the full range of its product portfolio, from small cars to large trucks and by 2013, will offer EcoBoost engines, V-6s and I-4s, on 90% of its North American nameplates. The “downsize and boost” strategy provides consumers better fuel economy without sacrificing the power for driving performance.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2011

A total of 35 passengers from both buses, the 2 bus drivers, and the driver of the Volvo tractor received injuries ranging from minor to serious. As a result of this accident sequence, the driver of the pickup and one passenger seated in the rear of the lead school bus were killed. Eighteen people were uninjured.

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