Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

Electric cars barely existed in 2010, when the Tesla Model S was still a glint in Elon Musk’s eye. A battery will be the high-voltage heart of each of those 77 million electric vehicles, and by far their most expensive component, setting off a worldwide race to ethically source their materials and crank up production to meet exploding demand.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Regardless, once the $7,500 tax credit is accounted for, and the much lower maintenance costs, these should be about the same as buying a gas car, only the fuel will be less than a dollar a gallon equivalent. Buying one of these will cost about half what the Tesla Model S will cost and you can get it a full year earlier.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

The 2010 Prius. The newest version of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive as applied in the 2010 Prius is more than 90% newly developed, and has produced more patents than previous Prius generations combined. The 2010 Prius 1.8L The 2010 Prius features a new 1.8-liter Battery pack. by Mike Millikin and Jack Rosebro.

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CN EV Post

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A friend of our family bought an original Fisker Karma back in 2010. Lucid, like NIO has some Middle East oil money keeping it afloat for the moment - but the wealthy Arabic investors are businessmen, not sympathizers to Western or Chinese retail investors. who will stand behind the warranty you thought you had?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2011

The GEM e2 two-passenger vehicle features six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries and a range of up to 35 miles on a charge. GEM is a recognized leader within the low-speed vehicle market, with approximately $30 million in sales during the 2010 calendar year. Click to enlarge. Polaris Industries Inc.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 5, 2015

About 15 million people buy a new vehicle in the U.S. each year, on average--but almost 40 million buy used cars in that same year. since December 2010. Should you buy one? Modern electric cars have been sold in the U.S. Not surprisingly, they're started to show up on used-car lots.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

The total demand for batteries from the stationary storage and electric transport sectors is forecast to be 4,584GWh combined by 2040, providing a major opportunity for battery makers and miners of component metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Batteries will increasingly be chosen to manage this dynamic supply and demand mix.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

For one year from September 2010, consumers, professionals and local government employees will try out 100 electric Renault-Nissan Alliance passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The project, for which the pilot phase (2010) will involve the cities of Milan and Brescia, will focus on: Building recharging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2009

The supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RusNano ) has approved the state corporation’s participation in a project with China-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Thunder Sky to manufacture Lithium-ion batteries, the first such project in Russia. Tags: Batteries China Russia.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

A new online tool published by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and California Center for Sustainable Energy offers the general public, researchers, policymakers and stakeholders the opportunity to learn about who is buying plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in California, and why. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Sales'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

e-POWER technology features a small gasoline engine that charges a high-output battery, eliminating the need for an external charging source. Every step of the car-buying process will be increasingly digitalized, from initial purchase consideration to aftersales.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. ” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Here are the used EVs you can buy in Australia for under $50,000. Cheapest is a 2011 version with 48,800km, but the owner admits battery health is close to 50 per cent, its dash shows a range of 90km and real world range is closer to 68km. Mitsubishi i-MiEV – from $12,000 2010 Mitsubishi i-MiEV. A piece of history?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2009

million) to acquire a 15% stake (3,076,000 shares at ¥650 per share) of Eliiy Power , a maker of large-format lithium-ion batteries primarily owned by Sharp, Daiwa House Industry Co. is planning to build a new factory near Tokyo by March 2010 to mass produce batteries for solar power systems. Inpex Holdings Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Distribution of battery requirements for consumer-selected PHEV designs (shaded circles) compared to USABC, MIT and EPRI performance requirements. The USABC specifies two PHEV designs to guide its battery requirements: an AE-10 crossover and AE-40 mid-sized car. Battery mass. Source: Axsen et al. Click to enlarge. grid only).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 2, 2021

kilowatt-hours (121 megajoules) of energy is drained from its batteries. Environmental Protection Agency decreed in 2010 that the amount of thermal energy released by burning one gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 The car will then know how much electricity was consumed, along with how much of that its batteries managed to store.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2010

The study, Electric Vehicles: The Future of Driving , suggests electric vehicles entice consumers with improved environmental quality and potential cost savings, but leave them with questions about battery life and convenience of battery charging. —Chris Ely, CEA's manager of industry analysis.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

The award recipients are: California Institute of Technology , located in Pasadena, will receive $5 million to fund the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), established in 2010 as aUSDepartment of Energy Energy Innovation Hub. will receive $2,325,954 to demonstrate battery-electric medium-duty trucks. Electricore Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

72% say fuel efficiency is one of the areas they consider most when buying a car. eCoMove (Cooperative Mobility Systems and Services for Energy Efficiency)—a joint consortium of automotive industry, fleet operators and traffic management providers supported by the European Commission that began in 2010. Future mobility solutions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric last week signed a technology and commercial cooperation agreement to collaborate towards establishing reliable business models for Electrical Mobility (EV), which includes both Fixed Battery Electrical Vehicles (FBEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). billion) in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2011

The Yokohama Tire -sponsored electric race car using AC Propulsion’s proprietary electric drive system broke its own 2010 record at the 89 th annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. lithium-ion batteries. Now that more people are buying EVs, it’s important to offer really good performance. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Just 36% of respondents cited higher fuel prices as a reason to buy. Accenture’s survey showed that six out of 10 consumers are more likely to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle only when it is superior to gasoline-only models in every way. Most of these (80%) are more likely to buy hybrids than all-electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

No other automaker will be producing electric batteries or cars at such a scale. To date, 130,000 consumers in the US have registered their interest in buying a Nissan LEAF. This amount already surpasses our available production capacity for fiscal year 2010. And customers are ready. Carlos Ghosn.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

Fuel efficiency, safety innovation, and vehicle styling will be the three most important product issues influencing automotive consumer purchase decisions over the next five years, indicating a perceived shift in buying priorities, according to the 12 th annual global automotive survey conducted by KPMG LLP.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

While software updates can and sometimes do solve hardware issues, especially as cars become increasingly digital, they’ve also been used as a way for manufacturers to buy time when more comprehensive repairs need to be done. But we’re always a little skeptical of the procedure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Battery driving range was the top concern about plug-ins (73%), followed by charging stations (69%); reliability and serviceability (64%); and safety (64%). Tags: China Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Surveys. Among all seven countries surveyed, fuel savings is the leading factor to favorably influence the purchase decision.

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Purchase Plug-in Plug Chinese 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

Wu was speaking at a delivery ceremony for 10 F3DM plug-in hybrid cars made by BYD, a battery maker that has branched out into automaking.The municipal government is also planning to build charging infrastructure to support users of the vehicle, Wu told Caijing. EVS 25 ]. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Tesla is the only production automaker selling a highway capable electric vehicle in North America and Europe, and as such Daimler’s investment will see the company furthering its development of battery-run cars. In 2010 the company will introduce its first battery-powered Mercedes-Benz.

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

Here’s a quick timeline of the key incentives based on information from the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association : The key benefit for EV owners remains the green tax deals on buying (no purchase or import tax), leasing (no VAT on leased EVs) and owning EVs (no road tax, reduced company car tax).

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There’s a parallel with smartphones, which barely existed in 2010, but are now owned by 85% of American adults. While studies show that 30% of newer drivers aged 18-25 plan to buy an EV next, the overwhelming majority (58%) in the US still plan to stick with gasoline. However, there may be work to do in weaning traditional (i.e.

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Charging Gasoline-Electric Manufacturer Standards 106

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

In June, Sainsbury announced it would buy another 50 electric vans, but did not specify the vendor at the time. The vans will be delivered in the first half of 2010. Designed for urban operations, Edison has a restricted top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a range of up to 100 miles (161 km) on one battery charge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

In 2010 and 2011, the Shanghai municipal government plans to offer up to a 20% one-time subsidy to people who buy “new-technology vehicles” that save 15% or more on fuel compared with conventionally powered cars and trucks. Other promotional measures include easier registration and an increase in battery-charging infrastructure.

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My Energi

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

million electric cars had been registered in the UK in the ‘modern’ EV era (since 2010), taking 12 years to reach that figure. By the end of 2022, more than 1.1 The SMMT forecasts that the next 1.1 million will be registered in the next two years, with more than 2.2 million expected to be on the road by the end of 2024.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

AMP ), a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to full battery-electric drive, unveiled its latest all-electric conversion platform, the GM Chevrolet Equinox. AMP will have a formal unveiling, with demonstrations available, at the New York Auto Show, which commences on 2 April 2010. Click to enlarge.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 18, 2021

Long overdue to be removed from IRC 30D is the phaseout of the credit on EVs purchased or leased from manufacturers that have sold 200,000 electric vehicles in total since enactment of the credit on January 1, 2010. On the flip side, however, the recent Bolt battery fires and recall could scare many potential buyers away.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2010

According to Harris Interactive’s 2010 AutoTECHCAST study, conducted between 6-26 April 2010, there is currently greater demand among US vehicle owners for technologies that deliver improved fuel economy of existing gasoline-driven engines at a lower initial cost, rather than for higher-priced alternative-fueled engines.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As if one partner would buy two new cars – a significant purchase – for her and him as a complete surprise. So if you’re finding yourself persuaded to buy a car this holiday season, let it be electric. New EV models have been hitting the market every year since 2010. Savings, Savings, Savings.

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