Remove 2016 Remove For Sale Remove Industry Remove Purchase
article thumbnail

Plugless: first wireless charger to provide 1 million charge hours for PEVs

Green Car Congress

This marks another “firsts” milestone for Plugless in the EV industry. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners. Plugless continues to be the only wireless EV charger for sale to consumers in the world. 1 st 7.2kW wireless EV charger available for purchase.

Charging 170
article thumbnail

San Diego MTS deploys 77 propane buses; Ford F-550 and E-450 chassis with ROUSH fuel systems

Green Car Congress

MTS purchased 31 minibuses and 46 paratransit buses fueled by propane. The California Air Resources Board and EPA certify the ROUSH CleanTech Ford E-450 and F-550 buses for sale in all 50 states. Of those, about 800 operate in the transit industry. In FY 2016, MTS served 92.6 Each model features a Ford 6.8L

San Diego 150
article thumbnail

Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen started developing its MEB architecture in 2016, investing approximately $7 billion in this platform. Looking ahead, even more customers and the environment will benefit from Volkswagen’s industry-leading EV architecture. For Ford, using Volkswagen’s MEB architecture is part of its more than $11.5 Volkswagen will invest $2.6

Ford 262
article thumbnail

California ARB issues official notification for Feb GHG allowance auction

Green Car Congress

offer 12,924,822 2013 current vintage allowances and 9,560,000 year 2016 future vintage allowances for sale. allowances offered for sale and includes State-owned allowances and allowances. The Cap-and-Trade Regulation sets an overall limit (cap) on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from specified industrial sectors.

article thumbnail

NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require that vehicles offered for sale in the US attain an average fuel economy of 40.3 Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final.

Standards 150
article thumbnail

As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Consulting firm KPMG , for example, estimates that in addition to the 179 new battery EV model launches and refreshes between 2016 and 2020, at least another 251 are expected between 2021 and 2023 by traditional auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are referred to in the industry, as well as start-ups.

article thumbnail

NRC report offers guidance on development of Phase 2 rules to reduce fuel consumption and GHG from medium-and heavy-duty vehicles; more natural gas and aerodyanamics, expanded lifecycle considerations

Green Car Congress

The committee will expand upon this new work and issue a final report in 2016 that will cover a broader range of technologies and approaches that address the 2025-2030 time frame. However, when a trailer is not owned by the tractor owner/operator (who pays for fuel), there is no incentive for the trailer owner to purchase fuel-saving devices.

Gas 225