Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

The University of Michigan Solar Car Team won the 2012 American Solar Challenge (ASC) with its car Quantum, snagging a fourth consecutive ASC title, and also breaking the record the team set in 2008. Estimated top speed is 105 mph (169 km/h). More than 100 students created Quantum. U-M Quantum. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Founded in 1971 and with a background in motor racing (including 20 years in Formula 1), Ligier is the second largest European microcar provider. Ligier has marketed electric vehicles since 2008. An LiFePOsub 4 battery provides up to 14 hours of operation with a maximum speed of 40 km/h (25 mph) and a cruising speed of 20 km/h (12.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2009

Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, a subsidiary of Proton Power Systems plc, a designer, developer and producer of fuel cells and fuel cell electric hybrid systems, has previewed the first passenger bus using the company’s “triple-hybrid” fuel cell system. Proton Motor supplied the propulsion system. The PM Basic A 50 stack. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

JANUARY 21, 2022

Tesla may be slightly more notable due to its fourteen-year history of building electric cars, starting with the Roadster in 2008, a vehicle that Leno still speaks about to this day. Rawlinson says the Air Dream Edition was not geared for a world-record 0-60 MPH time, although it stands at a lightning-quick 2.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2011

Dan Rivers, who also co-founded Li-ion battery company Compact Power Inc. kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack from its China-based partner NVT Battery and features a range of about 133 km (84 miles) without use of air conditioning and with a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and consumption of 665 Wh/km. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2009

The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler will display a battery-electric version of the Fiat 500 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show. Italy-based Micro-Vett SpA, which produces electric versions of several other Fiat vehicles, has developed an electric version of the 500, unveiled by the NICE car company in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

Launched at the British International Motor Show in July 2008 ( earlier post ) and voted Electric Car of the Year at the Green Fleet awards, the MyCar electric vehicle is now on sale at evstores in London. kWh, 48V lead AGM battery pack powers a 3.73 kW, 48V DC electric motor. kW, 48V DC electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The trains, with maximum operating speeds of 380 km/h (236 mph), are based on Bombardier’s next-generation ZEFIRO high speed rail technology, and are powered by a Bombardier MITRAC propulsion and control system. Each train base unit has its own complete system for propulsion, 400 V AC auxiliary supply and 110V battery supply.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

is developing a 21 kWh Li-ion battery pack utilizing cells from Korea-based Energy Innovation Group (EIG Ltd.) The battery pack is expected to be demonstrated in a ReEV concept Dodge Caliber that was shown by FEV at the 2009 SAE World Congress. EIG products have multiple chemistries and integrated electronic battery management systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2011

To save installation space for the batteries, and in contrast to the other models in the Vito series, the vehicle has front-wheel drive. The 36 kWh Li-ion battery pack of the Vito E-CELL is located underneath the cargo bed; the vehicle a range of around 130 kilometers (81 miles).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Velozzi Supercar will be powered by a 770 hp (574 kW) AC-induction electric motor charged by an on-board Capstone C65 microturbine. The supercar is designed to accelerate from 0-60 mph in just three seconds and reach a top speed of over 200 mph, according to Velozzi. In mid-2009, Israeli startup ETV Motors Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2009

Poole, UK-based Continental Landscapes has contracted for four battery-electric Ford Transit-based light commercial vehicles from Carillon Fleet Management: two 4.6-tonne A 90 kW induction motor delivers a top speed of up to 50 mph. Ford and Smith announced a collaboration on all-electric light commercial vehicles in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Since the launch on 26 March, Tesla Motors has taken 520 reservations for the Model S, an all-electric family sedan that carries up to seven people and travels up to 300 miles per charge. The Model S does 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds, and will have an electronically limited top speed of 130 mph (209 km/h). Earlier post.).

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Tax Credit Tesla MPH Tax 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

Land Rover presented its Range_e development model at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week. liter TDV6 diesel engine, working with an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission and a 69 kW electric motor. billion) on environmental technologies and has targeted a 25% reduction in its fleet-average CO 2 emissions between 2008 and 2012.

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Land Rover Plug-in Diesel Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

will establish a North American headquarters, a research and development center and several manufacturing facilities to produce and market an entire product line of EVs and batteries. kW motor and offers either a 72V, 165Ah lead-acid battery (base option) or a 72V, 140Ah Li-polymer battery. The e-Zone uses a 72V, 5.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2009

Optimal Energy , the Cape Town, South Africa-based company that unveiled the Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 2008 ( earlier post ), plans to have pilot fleets on the road in South Africa and globally from 2010 onwards, with mass production to start in South Africa from 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. kWh battery pack—Volkswagen is testing packs from two vendors (more on this below). Earlier post.) Under the hood.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

Three key General Motors executives involved with the Chevrolet Volt this week held a media briefing on the state of GM’s battery pack strategy for the Chevrolet Volt and its current Gen 1 pack as well as subsequent generations (Gen 2 and Gen 3) of battery packs destined for the underlying Voltec platform. Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 26, 2008

On Thursday October 23rd, 2008, Team KillaCycle set their latest drag racing world record at Bandimere Raceway. Rider Scotty Pollacheck piloted the wickedly fast all electric A123Systems NanoPhosphate battery powered motorcycle down the quarter mile in only 7.89 seconds, ending with a top speed of 168 MPH.

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Motorcycles Iceland Electric Motorcycles Colorado 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Designed specifically for short-haul or drayage operations, this heavy-duty truck can pull a 60,000-pound cargo container at a top speed of 40 mph, and has a range between 30 to 60 miles per battery charge. A battery management system monitors each battery cell. Total capacity of the pack at full charge is 160 kWh.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

Sakura Battery Co is offering a line of EVs, including the Italian Maranello4 microcar. Limited ranged, lead-acid battery based cars, they have nonetheless proven the demand of even less than perfect electric vehicles. nk City in 2008. Daimler is set to be the first on the street with 100 test vehicle SMARTs in 2008.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 15, 2009

I remember the really fast cars had “re-wound&# motors, whatever that was. Listen to what Elon says: “The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 Listen to what Elon says: “The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 It’s re-wound motors again! What, the Roadster wasn’t fast enough?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids. FCEV” refers to all fuel cell vehicles, including E-REVs and fuel cell hybrids.

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PHEV CO2 Hybrid Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

An output of 1015 CV is delivered from the combined power of an entirely new combustion engine together with three electric motors, alongside a double-clutch gearbox that makes its debut on a 12-cylinder Lamborghini for the first time. seconds and a top speed of more than 350 km/h (217.5 The naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 27, 2008

This is great news since the ACP 150 is the gold standard for EV motor/controller drive trains. She also confirmed ACP would be supplying the battery pack. Since it is ACP’s motor/controller that is the basis of the system used in the Tesla, this will be one very fast Mini! While 0-60 in 8.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Major components, including motor-generators, from the 2 nd generation Prius transaxle (left) and the new 2010 Prius transaxle (right). Power output of the more compact transaxle traction motor (motor-generator 2, or MG2) has been increased to 60 kW (80 hp), and torque has been reduced by about half to 207 Nm (153 lb-ft).

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. This breaks the norm of a fuel cell vehicle run solely on hydrogen or simply with a battery for energy storage. seconds in 0-60 mph runs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

GM will focus its vehicle electrification efforts on three main technologies: light electrification, currently manifested in the eAssist systems; extended range electric vehicles (EREVs) such as the Chevrolet Volt; and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), such as the soon-to-be-introduced Spark EV. The Spark EV battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

UK-based Optare PLC has introduced the Solo EV, a full battery-electric bus. Replacing the usual diesel engine is an all-new electric drive, featuring an Enova Systems P120 AC induction motor rated at 120 kW and powered by two banks of Valence Lithium Ion Phosphate batteries. The Solo EV is available in lengths of 8.1m, 8.8m

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Batteries Battery Electric Electrical 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Winding round the Bird’s Nest stadium built to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the Beijing course supplied all usual ingredients of a city-center circuit, with a succession of straights, chicanes and 90° bends. The racer accelerates from 0 - 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 3 seconds, and has a maximum speed of 225 km/h (150 mph).

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Audi MPH Supplies Austin 301

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota highlighted its own new FCV Concept with a world premiere. —John Krafcik, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. The superior range and fast-fill refueling speed of our Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle contrast with the lower range and slow-charge characteristics of competing battery electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, unveiled the nation’s first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) hybrid bus, “Blue-City” This is the first time a major automaker independently developed both the system and body for such a vehicle. kWh lithium-polymer battery pack. kWh lithium-polymer battery pack.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 18, 2021

In December 2008, Aptera’s financing application for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) funding program was denied by the Department of Energy. The vehicle will have motors built into the wheels for conserving space and weight. Its front-wheel-drive car can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.5 60 mph 100+ mph.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

CortezHigh School : Plymouth Laser, Dodge Rampage and Pontiac Fiero KearnyHigh School : Porsche 924 {Returnto top of page} EV RacingSites and Organizations Carolina EV Challenge : Highschool EVs Demseys World Record Associates :electric streamliner "White Lightning" did 245.524 mph. See what you missed.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Lentz said that advanced electric drive vehicles—battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—both face challenges including cost, fueling infrastructure and range. Click to enlarge.

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Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

The lunar rover is powered by a solar panel the total surface area of which measures around 30 square centimeter; a compact lithium-ion battery is located centrally in the chassis with energy capacity sufficient for the 500-meter drive required by GLXP contest rules. The theoretical maximum speed is 3.6 Click to enlarge. Audi lunar quattro.

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