Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

According to a new report from Navigant Research ( Market Data: EV Geographic Forecasts ), 2017 sales of PEVs in North America are on track to be 50% greater than in 2016. Overall, in North America, the PEV market has grown by a factor of 10 since 2011.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Audi of America announced an expansion of Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA), another industry first in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies from the brand. —Mark Del Rosso, president, Audi of America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2016

The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, a partnership between The Electrochemical Society (ECS) and Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), an advanced research arm of Toyota Motor North America, Inc. 2016-2017 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellows: Professor Elizabeth Biddinger, City College of New York.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 24, 2023

billion settlement in 2016 to resolve the claims arising from its diesel emissions cheating scandal, also known as Dieselgate. Volkswagen reached a $14.7 The agreement included federal penalties and consumer compensation, and compelled Volkswagen to invest billions in promoting and advancing green transportation technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

liter diesel engines from model years 2009 through 2016. On 2 November, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) issued to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America an In Use Compliance Letter addressing concerns over test results for 2014, 2015, and 2016 vehicles with 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has analyzed the fuel efficiency of 20 airlines operating nonstop flights between the mainland United States and East Asia and Oceania in 2016. Fuel efficiency of 20 airlines on transpacific passenger routes, 2016. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2016

At the Paris Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche said that the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016. The staffing and equipping of the plant started in May 2016 according to plan. kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). Earlier post.)

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EV Specifications

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Kia America announced best-ever November sales of 56,703 units, an 8-percent increase over the previous November sales record set in 2016, and a 25.1-percent percent improvement year-over-year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2016

The Volkswagen BUDD-e battery-electric microbus concept ( earlier post ) has been named “2016 Concept Truck of the Year” at the 15 th Annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards. More than two dozen jurors participated in the selection process of the 2016 North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is now operating the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. billion is being invested in Toronto through PTIF, which was launched in August 2016. The milestone comes as the TTC’s third new electric bus model is now road ready and starting to go into service. In total, up to $1.8

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

As a result, Horn says, Volkswagen has withdrawn the application for certification of its model year 2016 vehicles. As first steps, Volkswagen of America has set up a designated service line and website to be a channel for this communication, and Horn has sent a letter to every affected customer.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

The truck will incorporate VIA’s proprietary vehicle software and systems control technology, for launch in China and the Americas in 2019. Yuan Cheng launched its first core products in October 2016 with the introduction of the E12 pure electric city bus and an E200 pure electric logistics vehicle. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Recently, Volkswagen announced that its charging station subsidiary Electrify America has completed its first round of financing, with Siemens leading the investment and Volkswagen following. The post Siemens invests in Electrify America, the largest public charger in the US appeared first on SETEC POWER.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2016

Aluminum rolling and recycling leader Novelis announced that its aluminum is used in the new 2016 Cadillac CT6 body. The new mixed material vehicle construction featured in the Cadillac CT6 represents a first of its kind for General Motors (GM) in North America and China. Earlier post.). 5000-series alloys for structural parts.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

With these new buses, Twin Rivers is now operating the largest zero-emission school bus fleet in North America, with 40 all-electric school buses in its fleet. Twin Rivers was among the first fleets in the United States to put all-electric buses into service when it received its first buses from Lion in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2018

Volkswagen of America, Inc. His experience and leadership will be a tremendous asset as we strengthen our electric vehicle position in North America and we are excited to welcome him to Volkswagen. VWoA) has appointed Matthew Renna as Vice President, Volkswagen North American Region (NAR)-G4, effective 16 April 2018. —Hinrich J.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

liter diesels ( earlier post ), Porsche Cars North America, Inc. decided to discontinue sales of model year 2014 through 2016 Porsche Cayenne Diesel vehicles until further notice. liter engines for model years (MY) 2014 through 2016 that results in increased NO x emissions of up to nine times EPA’s standard.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

Johnson Controls, the world’s largest manufacturer of AGM batteries, is investing $245 million between 2016 and 2020 to double AGM production capacity in North America. The number of cars built in North America with start-stop systems will approach 50% in 2020 due to increasingly stringent environmental regulations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. million investment, are part of the company’s long-term commitment to the US market and a broader strategy to invest more than $7 billion in North America from 2015 through 2019. VWGoA) announced the grand opening of its new $6.8-million The company also confirmed that it will invest an estimated $4.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

Deliveries of New Flyer of America zero-emission buses (ZEBs) in 2016 reached their highest level in company history, delivering 213 equivalent units (EUs) in 2016. of New Flyer’s total heavy-duty transit bus production in 2016. of New Flyer’s total heavy-duty transit bus production in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2017

Turkey-based Karsan will introduce its first “Buy America” compliant vehicle at the upcoming UITP World Global Transport Summit, 15-17 May at Palais des Congrès de Montréal, QC Canada. In November 2016, Karsan was selected to deliver prototypes under the US Postal Service’s Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Testing Process.

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JUNE 23, 2014

cut in CO 2 during the year puts the company on track to achieve its goal of a 20% reduction by fiscal year 2016, compared to 2005. Nissan set the target in its mid-term environmental action plan, the Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP2016). Energy procurement is being shifted toward more sustainable sources, like biomass and solar power.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The last year has seen more change in the EV charging landscape than at any time since the VW Group agreed in June 2016 to pay $2 billion to set up a nationwide fast charging network in the US to settle its Dieselgate scandal. Now comes the hard work of making it all happen.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2016

Volkswagen of America is recalling 5,561 MY 2015-2016 e-Golfs to update the high voltage battery management software. Under certain conditions, oversensitive diagnostics in the high-voltage battery management system may inadvertently classify a brief internal electrical current surge/peak as a critical battery condition.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

On Monday, the US EPA issued a second notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., EPA also issued the NOV to Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America (PCNA). Porsche Cars North America will cooperate fully with all relevant authorities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Volkswagen of America teamed with 3Degrees, a renewable energy and carbon offset services provider. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2016

million LCVs and passenger car units were sold across all segments globally in Q1 2016—a 2.8% The popularity of SUVs in China has been an ongoing source of growth, and the trend continued last quarter, with the country accounting for 36% of total sales in Q1 2016. in Q1 2016. JATO Dynamics reports that 20.44

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Honda unveiled the new 10th-generation 2016 Civic Sedan, slated for sale in the US this fall. The 2016 Civic will feature two all-new engines, including the first application of Honda turbo engine technology in the US. Both engines are targeted to receive EPA highway fuel economy ratings in excess of 40 mpg.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

CB&I, The Woodlands, Texas and Albemarle are being recognized for developing and commercializing safer technology to produce alkylate, a clean gasoline component produced at about 30 billion gallons per year, 60% of which is produced in North America. Dow AgroSciences, LLC of Indianapolis, Ind.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

The hydrogen fuel-cell sedan that goes on sale in North America roughly a year from now will be known as the 2016 Toyota Mirai, the company announced today. The 2016 Mirai will be formally unveiled to.'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2015

Audi and AT&T announced that 2016 model year Audi vehicles will offer AT&T 4G LTE or 3G coverage. AT&T and Audi enabled the first-ever in-vehicle 4G LTE data connection in North America in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The powertrain of the 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) was named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. —Mike O’Brien, vice president, Corporate and Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America. This is the first time that a plug-in hybrid powertrain has made the list. liter), 2010 (4.6-liter)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2017

Under the terms of the formation agreement, Schlumberger and Weatherford will contribute all their respective North America land hydraulic fracturing pressure pumping assets, multistage completions, and pump-down perforating businesses. billion in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Wolfspeed, A Cree Company, a leading global supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) power products, won a 2016 R&D 100 Award for its high-temperature, wide-bandgap (WBG) underhood inverter for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2017

Ford announced a series of global manufacturing actions centered on improving the company’s operational fitness, among them that it would source the next-generation Ford Focus for North America primarily from China, rather than Hermosillo, Mexico. compared to the same period in 2016, from 83,653 units to 67,146 units.

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