Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2015

The Cadillac CT6 plug-in hybrid debuts at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show, while the next BMW 7 Series will adopt carbon-fiber technology from the i3 electric car. We lead off today with two big luxury car stories. We''re also giving you a peek at the 2016 Chevrolet Volt order guide. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

The participating companies, including BMW, Daimler AG, Elring Klinger, Manz AG, and Rockwood Lithium, signed a letter of intent at the groundbreaking ceremony on 29 May in Ulm. SGL Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon-based products and materials. Gerd Wingefeld, a Member of the Board of Management of SGL Group.

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Lithium Ion Li-ion Production Carbon Fiber 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

The PFL 799 technical executive expert panel at this year’s world Congress, chaired by Jesse Schneider (from BMW), invited those automakers as well as infrastructure leaders to discuss their progress in fuel cell technology and hydrogen infrastructure and challenges remaining. This is planned to increase in the future. Earlier post.).

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Congress Commercial Fuel Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

At the 2015 CES, Toyota announced royalty-free use of approximately 5,680 fuel-cell-related patents held globally, including critical technologies developed for the Mirai fuel cell vehicle. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS). The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We spent a week in the smallest Genesis sedan that is designed to take-on the BMW 3-series and Mercedes-Benz C-class sports sedans and found it was a lot of well-engineered car for the money. Road Test: 2022 BMW i4 M50. Road Test: 2015 Infiniti Q50. Tailored to be driven. Power Options. Red and ready.

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MPG Fuel Economy Clean Cleaning 84

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

At SAE 2015 World Congress last week, Toyota presented a set of four technical papers describing some of the technology innovations used in its production fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle Mirai ( earlier post ). For the FCHV-adv, Toyota had used aerospace grade carbon fiber. 4(1) doi: 10.4271/2015-01-1175. Konno et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell. The tanks can store around five kilograms (11.0

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Some examples are the use of fiberglass, carbon fiber and Kevlar substituting for wood and metal in vehicle parts, appliances and furniture products. The BMW-i3 and the Renault Kangoo are examples. Volt Has Most Electric Miles, Data Shows Green Car Reports 20 May 2015. [ But use of petroleum will continue.

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