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MAY 13, 2010

ARB staff believes that vehicle mass-reduction technologies, along with many other vehicle technologies—including powertrain efficiency, improved aerodynamics, and hybrid drivetrain systems—could be among the promising strategies for reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Volkswagen, 2008. EDAG, 2009.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

According to Prieto, the electrodeposition manufacturing method is fast and inexpensive, allowing the technology to be scaled up to create batteries that can be used for everything from pacemakers to automobiles. CSU’s technology transfer office applied for a patent that encompasses all Prieto Battery technology in February.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Ltd, an affiliated company of First Automobile Group Co., Ltd, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in China, to provide high-power lithium-phosphate batteries for use in its Electric Bus Project. Tags: Brief. China BAK Battery, Inc., Xiangqian Li, CEO of China BAK. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2009

to develop fuel efficient emission control components for advanced technology vehicles. Tenneco, which is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, is the first component manufacturer to receive a conditional loan commitment under the Department’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program. million to Fisker Automotive.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

The ChangAn CA18 FlexDI Concept Engine shown at Auto China 2008. Orbital Corporation Limited and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., The development will be carried out on Changan’s current gasoline engine platform with an objective to achieve a significant fuel economy benefit utilizing Orbital’s FlexDI technology. million (US$1.74

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2010

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% Tags: Electric (Battery) Japan Policy. Technical challenges facing EVs. Source: JAMA. Click to enlarge. of Japan’s total fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

The number of EU countries with CO2-related car taxation rose to 15 in 2008. In 2008, motor vehicle taxes in the EU 15 added up to €378 billion (US$501 billion) or 4.1% Car tax schemes should neither include nor exclude specific technologies and be budget neutral in end-effect.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. We believe that Quantum’s Q-Force drivetrain is also very well-suited for commercial applications including homeland security, border patrol, park service operations, and light-duty automobiles. million, under the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Raser Technologies, Inc. I am very pleased with the acquisition and the opportunity for rapid growth in the electric vehicle market based on Raser’s strategic position, orders and their E-REV truck technology. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fleets Hybrids Plug-ins. Click to enlarge. —Carl E. —Carl E. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The main focus will be on new vehicles, successor models and derivatives in almost all vehicle classes based on modular technology. Beyond production, investments are planned mainly in the areas of development, quality assurance, genuine parts supply and information technology. share of the world passenger car market.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

For the 2011 Model Year, the draft regulations would require auto companies to comply with unique fleet average GHG emission standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks aligned with applicable US fuel economy standards for the 2011 model year. Technologies that improve the efficiency of air conditioning systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

The study offers two main insights on the nature of clean energy jobs in the automobile sector: First, the paper documents that saving oil will directly create good jobs by driving demand for specific additional manufactured components. By 2020, the US job gain relative to 2008 could be as little as 49,000 or more than 150,000.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

Following the market launch of Bosch parallel full-hybrid technology ( earlier post ) in the Porsche Cayenne S and Volkswagen Touareg hybrids, the company is increasingly investing in the development of powertrain technologies for all-electric vehicles. BMW is the first customer of the joint venture, which was set up in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Jonway currently manufactures several thousand units per month of its A380 compact SUV in 3- and 5-door models and is expanding its product line with new model sedans and other automobiles. The Jonway A380. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Joseph, Missouri, Gevo is demonstrating the viability of its technology for retrofitting existing ethanol plants to make biobutanol. Gevo’s technology also enables using the biobutanol for the production of renewable hydrocarbons such as isooctene and isooctane for the gasoline market, renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel blendstocks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2010

in Candiac/Quebec (fully acquired in 2008), the German group is constructing an industrial production plant for LFP using a proprietary production process based on wet chemistry. Such volume, will allow the production of approximately 50,000 all-electric automobiles or, alternatively, up to 500,000 vehicles with hybrid drives per year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

The product offensive is to receive a further boost from the introduction of advanced Group technologies such as the 7-speed DSG or economical TSI engines. The monetary and fiscal measures taken by the government have provided positive impetus for the Chinese automobile industry. percent) in the first half of 2009.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Süd-Chemie AG will supply Evonik Industries AG with novel lithium iron phosphate materials for use in the next generation of lithium-ion batteries for automobiles and other industrial applications. The University of Texas licensed its original lithium-iron phosphate technology to Hydro-Québec, which developed it from 1997 to 2001.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

A consortium led by micro gas turbine company Bladon Jets in the UK recently secured investment from the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to develop an Ultra Lightweight Range Extender (ULRE) for next-generation electric vehicles. Tags: Engines Hybrids Plug-ins. Other micro-turbine range extenders. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

The seven groups are the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM); American Lung Association (ALA); Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA); Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS); The Stella Group, Ltd; the National Hydrogen Association (NHA); and the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC). Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Our aim is actually to reinforce our European record in emissions reduction by introducing new engines, new technologies and new applications. New technologies, like Start&Stop, introduced on the Fiat 500, is now standard on all Punto Evo Euro 5 engines. Lorenzo Sistino, CEO of Fiat Automobiles. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

GM will offer a total of 34 nameplates in 2010, a reduction of 29% from 48 nameplates in 2008, reflecting both the reduction in brands and continued emphasis on fewer and stronger entries. Saab Automobile AB filed for protection under the reorganization laws of Sweden in order to reorganize itself into a stand-alone entity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

GHG levels from the MY 2016 fleet-wide average of 250 g/mi, using different technology pathways to achieve the reductions. In recent months, the agencies have had important discussions with many individual automobile manufacturers and other stakeholders, and our intention is to continue such discussions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

Johnny O’Connell races for Corvette Racing, a team that was the first to announce in 2008 that it would compete using cellulosic E85. His ORECA FLM09 competes using Green Earth Technologies’ G-Oil, a biodegradable fuel made from beef tallow. Tags: Brief. Green Racing does not mean boring.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

combination of technologies. Vehicle testing commenced in April 2008. Kawamura, Hirofumi Atarashi, and Takehiro Miyoshi, Automobile R & D. Tags: Motors Motorsport. Relative magnetic flux densities of. 49Fe-49Co-2V iron-cobalt alloy, as compared to more common silicon steel. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

Commercialization of those technologies must start in the next decade, noted ARB Executive Officer Tom Cackette in a presentation at the recent Advanced Automotive Battery Conference. Source: DOE Hydrogen Program & Vehicle Technologies Program, 2009 Merit Review. kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

China’s fourth largest car manufacturer Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Orbital Corporation Limited have formed a joint development to work on a concept engine. In April 2008, Changan displayed a prototype engine developed with Orbital at the Beijing International Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

This is due in part to important technological challenges to powertrain electrification that must first be overcome and in part to ongoing efficiency improvements in combustion engine technology. billion) in R&D in the automotive technology sector in 2009. Of course, all this extra technology comes at a cost.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 digs into the viscous world of biofuels and the fast-paced transit arena, exploring the technologies and substances that are the future of transportation. Like this post? About Gas 2.0

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

Here is a big story from the Japanese electronic giant Toshiba: " Toshiba have stunned the world with their announcement of what's pretty much the holy grail in Lithium battery technology – the Super Charge ion Battery , which recharges up to 90% of its energy in just five minutes , and has a lifespan of over 10 years.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. In 2008, transportation accounted for 22 percent of all city carbon emissions. million metric tons of transportation emissions in 2008. If by 2015, 2.5 That represents only 1.43

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

The other goal, of course, is the system’s ultimate purpose: to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by channeling funds into cleaner technologies. The DOE then puts together a report that includes estimates of both existing greenhouse-gas release rates and the potential for reduction given different technological approaches. CONCLUSION.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. Like this post? About Gas 2.0

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

eco:Drive , Fiat’s clean, green in-car technology, has won another accolade – this time a top honour at the most prestigious advertising awards in the world. Tags: Fiat eco:Drive. The Cannes Lions Awards take place over an entire week in the South of France and reward creativity across all of the marketing channels.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update.

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