Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The new flagship of the BMW i car fleet for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship makes use of the “Qualcomm Halo Prototype Technology” inductive charging system. The system uses no cable connections and charges this special BMW i8 Coupé (combined fuel consumption: 1.9 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 14.0

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

The instant availability of maximum torque makes driving even the most economy-oriented EV way more fun than its ICE counterpart, but few would hold the same opinion about the refueling process, especially at fast charge stations with charging cables that rival a Burmese python in size.

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JUNE 16, 2023

million units sold since the launch in autumn 2007. In addition, AC charging will be faster in all eHybrid versions, and DC charging will also be possible as standard for the first time. The world premiere will take place in autumn, and the bestseller will be launched on the market in 2024. Like on the Volkswagen ID.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The plan also focuses on closing an anticipated gap in charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, and increasing program benefits to disadvantaged communities. million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure. $30 Among the solutions that the CEC is promoting to close the gap are: Technologies that provide more effective charging.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Charging will be done at DHL in Jönköping and the Volvo Truck Center in Gothenburg. During the trial, Volvo and DHL will gain important experience and information regarding the setup and operation of an adequate charging infrastructure. Our aim is to reduce all logistics-related emissions to zero.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2011

General Motors and Powermat, a provider of wireless charging technology for mobile personal devices, announced a commercial agreement that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. Chevy Volt Powermat. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

A Stanford University research team is designing a high-efficiency wireless charging system using magnetic resonance coupling ( earlier post ) to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. feet—sufficient to charge a car moving at highway speeds. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

The system generates around 9,000 MWh of power from sustainable energy every year—enough to charge some 90,000 Audi Q8 e-tron units and reduce carbon emissions by 1,881 tons. AUDI AG has owned the Belgium site since 2007. The companies that supply the battery cells are obliged to use only renewable energy sources for production.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

WiTricity’s technology enables a hands-free and efficient charging experience for EV drivers. The company envisions a not-too-distant future when dynamic charging will support moving vehicles (from taxi queues to roadways), and autonomous vehicles and robots will charge without human intervention.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

A US federal indictment is charging Martin Winterkorn, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s cheating on US diesel vehicle emissions requirements. The remaining three counts charge Winterkorn with wire fraud in connection with the scheme.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure. Created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez) in 2007 and reauthorized by Assembly Bill 8 (Perea, 2013), the Clean Transportation Program is one of the first transportation-focused funding efforts established to help advance the state’s climate change policies. 9 million for ZEV manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

One of our first sustainable mobility solutions was a dual-mode Autorail à Grande Capacité (AGC) train, designed and developed by its Crespin site in France; the AGC was the world’s first hybrid train when it entered service in 2007. With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. The 2007 EV Parade in Santa Monica with State Senator Fran Pavley. Our RAV4 EV had a range of only 103 miles per charge and had no fast charging mode, so when Tesla announced their 310 mile range Model 3 in 2016 and its $35,000 price.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2014

GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM), free of charge. As such, these vehicles fail to conform with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, “Electronic Stability Control Systems.”. The recall is expected to begin on April 17, 2014.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The plan focuses on ZEV infrastructure build-out, with nearly 80% of available funding going to charging stations or hydrogen refueling. The plan includes: $314 million for light-duty electric vehicle charging infrastructure. billion from the 2021–2022 state budget in addition to the remaining $238 million in program funds.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Wireless charging with WiTricity. a wireless energy transfer technology provider, to develop automatic wireless charging products for hybrid and electric vehicles. WiTricity is commercializing an approach to “mid-range” wireless charging—distances from a centimeter to several meters. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Euro 3 for motorcycles and mopeds (widely available since 2007). daily charge. The Mayor is providing further support through scrapping the fee for drivers to sign up to Auto-Pay for the ULEZ and Congestion Charge. Euro 6 for diesel cars and vans (widely available since 2016).

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EV Connect

JULY 8, 2021

As electric vehicle adoption soars and students across the country return to in-person learning, Union College, seeks to have their nine new (mid-2019) dual port EV charging stations around campus continue to be utilized by faculty, staff and student EV drivers. This was spearheaded by the previous Sustainability Coordinator, Alex Lykins.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Today, we drive the 2016 Scion iA subcompact sedan, Honda tests solar-powered electric-car charging in the Marshall Islands, and some digging reveals that Volkswagen thought electric cars were the future, back in 2007. See why Honda is testing solar-powered electric-car charging stations in the remote.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2017

The US has charged a former Audi manager via criminal complaint for his role in a conspiracy to defraud US regulators and customers by implementing defeat device software in thousands of Audi diesel vehicles to cheat US emissions tests. According to CW1, and as corroborated by contemporaneous documentation, the proposed Audi 3.0

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Capable of running up to 100 miles on a charge, the vans have ultra-low floors to reduce physical stress on workers’ knees and back, and a high roof design that maximizes cargo space in a small footprint (1,008 cubic feet of cargo capacity). DHL will roll out a new fleet of 63 electric delivery vans that will serve US markets.

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Electric Car Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

EVSE manufacturer and charging network operator ChargePoint plans to go public via the trendy vehicle of a special purpose acquisition company. Founded in 2007, ChargePoint operates in just about every segment of the charging business. We see ourselves as an index for the entire category.”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Increasing numbers of electric vehicles will have a significant impact on energy demand; the addition of an electric vehicle to a household could effectively double home energy consumption while the vehicle is charging. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging. We’re not ready to announce a vehicle solution yet.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Already, Maersk’s relative CO 2 emissions (CO 2 emissions per container moved) have been reduced by 46% (baseline 2007), approximately 9% more than the shipping industry average. The yet to come electric truck is expected to be able to carry max 2 TEU and is projected to run 800 km per charging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Demonstrate that a direct current linked chargeport for charging of EVs can mitigate variable renewable generation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Elektromotive will complete the installation of its 100th Elektrobay charging station in London by the end of next month. Usage has led to increased demand for electric vehicle charging stations, resulting in additional roadside Elektrobays being introduced across London. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

The first attempt to make a structural battery was made as early as 2007, but it has so far proven difficult to manufacture batteries with both good electrical and mechanical properties. The fiberglass separator will be replaced with an ultra-thin variant, which will give a much greater effect—as well as faster charging cycles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

BMW will supply Karma Automotive—Fisker reborn—with its latest powertrain components, including high voltage battery charging systems and a wide range of hybrid and EV systems, for application in Karma’s flagship plug-in hybrid, to be re-launched next year. founded in 2007. —Karma’s CEO Tom Corcoran.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

In the Mizushima event, the pack was connected to charge-discharge test equipment. The incident with the Outlander PHEV occurred after the vehicle had been fully charged and stood for one day. There was no injury to personnel, or damage to the main plant building and equipment. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). After a communications handshake, charging begins automatically without a physical corded connection.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Coulomb Technologies, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure, has secured $14 million in Series B funding in a round led by Voyager Capital and Rho Ventures. Since 2007, Coulomb has been introducing networked charging stations for EVs since 2007. also participated in the round.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2013

Wrightbus, which has had a relationship with Valence since 2007, selected Valence as the battery supplier of choice for Wrightbus’ range of hybrid vehicles. Along with providing high power discharge capabilities, the P40 can also be recharged from a 0% state of charge (SOC) to 90% SOC in less than an hour. Valence Technology, Inc.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sure, we advocate for remaining hands-free whilst on the road but simple adapters which turn a 12V outlet into a pair of USB ports mean users can now charge their device in their hooptie so it's ready to go upon hitting the destination. & Finally, the so-called QC 3.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

Topic 2: Battery Electric Heavy-duty Freight Vehicles (up to $18 million) Projects will target specific technical barriers to advanced batteries, electric drive systems, and charging systems, and demonstrate solutions per requirements in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Section 131.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The scheme is similar to the “congestion charging” that takes place in some of Europe’s largest cities and would make New York the first American locale to enact the concept. However, formal congestion pricing didn’t come up until former mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested taxing vehicles for entering the busiest parts of NYC in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

e-Golf Intelligent Charge. e-Golf Intelligent Charge. Over the mid-term, it will be even easier and more convenient to charge EVs and plug-in hybrids with the market launch of inductive charging systems; Volkswagen is demonstrating this with an e-Golf at CES. e-Golf Intelligent Charge. e-Golf Intelligent Charge.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

& Ford has reprised the California Special numerous times in the past, with this author’s favorite recent effort being the 2007 – 2009 iterations particularly shod with Redfire paint which was only available for one year. We’ll just chalk that up to the typical teaser shot deceptions.& Images: Ford] Become a& TTAC insider.

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