Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2017

In addition, VW will contribute to California’s ZEV market by introducing two new ZEV models, plus the electric e-Golf, or its replacement, by 2019. One of those new vehicles must be an electric SUV. liter passenger vehicles manufactured and sold between model years 2009 and 2016. liter vehicles. Background.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

After a decade-long project that saw changes in approach, multiple delays, staff changes, planning and replanning, and conflicting reports, Apple’s Titan autonomous electric car project is dead. Wealthy investors, market analysts, and board members were all behind Apple’s development of an autonomous EV.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Porsche will introduce the new 911 Carrera at the 2011 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show. liter boxer engine and optional Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) consumes 8.2 Also, at 194 g/km CO 2 , it is the first Porsche sports car to make it below the 200 g/km mark. Porsche is also unveiling the 911 GT3 RS 4.0,

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Drive Electric

MAY 15, 2022

The Emissions Reduction Plan released today confirms the future of mobility in New Zealand will be electric. Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. A vehicle scrappage scheme.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

‘EV values plummet’ has been a regular headline in overseas media this year, as electric car resale values tumble in major markets like the US and UK. America and Europe have more mature EV markets than us, meaning thousands of pre-loved electric cars have popped up on their used car classifieds.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Automobilwoche , and Western-counterpart Automotive News , reported that the site will first attempt to tackle the all-electric motors going into the Polestar 5 (a rival for the Tesla Model S) and the Polestar 6 roadster. The site was last used by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) after Saab folded in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 27, 2010

Porsche have already stunned their sports car fans during the past decade by offering diesel and hybrid versions of their Cayenne sports utility vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2014

Racing group Team TAISAN and materials engineer Power Japan Plus—a company that is commercializing a dual carbon battery technology ( earlier post )—have formed a partnership to develop an electric racing vehicle, which will be the first to use the Ryden dual carbon battery. Batteries Electric (Battery) Motorsport'

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

billion), the Group will spend most of the total amount to be invested in property, plant and equipment in the Automotive Division on modernizing and extending the product range of all its brands. The main focus will be on new vehicles, successor models and derivatives in almost all vehicle classes based on modular technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

The EVer (Electric Vehicle extended range) powertrain of the Fisker Karma. The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker Karma luxury four-door extended range electric sedan in December 2011, also said that it has delivered 1,000 vehicles to customers in the US and Europe. Click to enlarge.

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Drive Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Press release 2nd May 2023 Drive Electric welcomes the continuation of the Clean Car Discount, as this policy is delivering emissions reductions and saving money on fossil fuels. Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

Bosch anticipates that electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will take almost a 3% share of the global new car market in 2020. Bosch has already established a complete product portfolio for hybrid and electric powertrains including core components such as the power electronics, high-torque electric motors and chargers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

Marking the first victory of a hybrid vehicle at Le Mans, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ), equipped with Williams Hybrid Power’s (WHP) electromechanical hybrid flywheel system, took the top two spots at the 80 th running of the endurance race over the weeken. Accidents took both Toyota hybrid vehicles out the race this year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 5, 2023

The vehicles already registered will save two million tonnes of greenhouse emissions over the lifetime of those vehicles. “Moving to electric vehicles as quickly as possible is the right move for the environment and the economy. We need well thought through and innovative plans around all these things.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2014

Continental has refined the Conti.eContact tire, originally launched in 2011 with electric vehicles in mind ( earlier post ), to meet the needs of hybrid models. As a member of the Continental tire family for hybrid and electric vehicles, the Conti.eContact bears the “BlueEco” logo on the sidewall.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

Vehicle electrification is not limited to hybrid or electric drive. Conventional automobiles of today are partly electric in their own way, with most systems in the vehicle having electrical and electronic connections for better functionality. European high-end vehicles demand about 3.5

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Driivz

AUGUST 1, 2023

Easy access to charging infrastructure is a key enabler of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers) and the European Automobile Manufacturing Association (ACEA) proposed the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard in 2011. When was CCS developed? What are CCS “combo plugs”?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

‘Starting Wednesday, the 2010 Roadster, which competes against exotic sport cars like the Porsche 911, will be available on a three-year, 30,000-mile lease based on the manufacturer’s price of $111,005, Tesla said. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. intended to help ease the pricey vehicle into the mainstream.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. This allows our customers to reduce vehicle weight up to 300 lbs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

The Euro 5 compliant engine is capable of 240 hp (59 kW/liter) and 550 N·m (406 lb-ft) of torque and will be available in the 2011 model year vehicles in the European market. SinterCast produces a variety of CGI components ranging from 2 kg to 17 tonnes, all using the same proven process control technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

Porsche 919 Hybrid. The Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Le Mans prototype made its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. Porsche 919 Hybrid development began in the middle of 2011 on a blank sheet of paper. The 919 Hybrid is our fastest mobile research laboratory and the most complex race car that Porsche has ever built.

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JUNE 9, 2009

A new company formed under the stewardship of Miles Rubin, known as Coda Automotive, will introduce an affordable, full-performance all-electric sedan built by Hafei in China to the California market in 2010. The hope for Coda Automotive is to sell 2,700 units in 2010 with production capacity reaching 20,000 units in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

January 1, 2023, kicked off a fresh start of new tax credits for vehicles, both new and used. How the current tax credit works for used EVs In a perfect world for consumers, any and all used EV purchases would qualify for tax credits from the US government, but that’s unfortunately not the case. Here’s the latest list.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

The aggressive plans illustrate Chinas growing commitment to electrified vehicles and its strategy to support auto makers developing various types of electric cars and components with research subsidies. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Among the most notable: a gas-electric hybrid Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

million in building improvements and equipment in Elkhart County, and the plant could begin assembling vehicles in early 2011. THINK’s investments in Elkhart County will support manufacturing capacity for more than 20,000 vehicles a year. The THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, has begun production of THINK City EVs equipped with 22 kWh Li-ion battery packs from Ener1 subsidiary EnerDel. The latest generation THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments. The EnerDel THINK City pack. Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As EVs proliferate, and more vehicle segments electrify, the need for interoperability of charging infrastructure is coming into sharp focus, and that’s what the Charging Interface Initiative, aka CharIN, is all about. megawatts (3,000 amps at 1,500 volts). Charged : Can you give us a quick summary of CharIN’s mission?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, is delivering its first EVs into South America as part of a new collaboration with Brazilian electricity supplier, CPFL Energia S.A. As of 31 December 2009, the company had installed generation capacity of 1,737 megawatts; and distributed electricity to approximately 6.6

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Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2023

The research firm Mordor Intelligence recently predicted that, worldwide, LED lighting will be responsible for cutting the electricity used for lighting by 30 to 40 percent over the next seven years. How will it all shake out? GaN and SiC devices perform better and are more efficient than the silicon components they are replacing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

Coda Automotive , a new company formed and developed under the stewardship of entrepreneur Miles Rubin (known for his marketing and sales of low-speed, electric fleet vehicles under the Miles Electric Vehicles brand), will introduce an affordable, full-performance all-electric sedan built by Hafei in China to the California market in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2011

The latest rendering of Porsche’s plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder super sports car. Porsche has begun taking orders for the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid drive super sports car, first debuted as a concept at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010 ( earlier post ), even as production development proceeds. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2022

Most automakers are dying to sell you—and the world—an electric car. That’s despite the dispiriting history of the first (and only) EV to use a high-manganese battery, the original Nissan Leaf , beginning in 2011. With GM gearing up mass production in Detroit, the Hummer might cause a battery shortage all on its own.)

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