Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2017

Ricardo has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China-based startup Future Mobility Corporation (FMC) to provide engineering support in the development of a family of state-of-the-art electric vehicles, aimed at offering affordable quality and performance to customers in Asia, North America and Europe.

Electric Vehicles 150

Electric Vehicles Engine Market North America 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Toyota is the first car company and the first Japanese company to sign a Global Corporate Partnership agreement with WWF. The agreement went into effect on 1 July 2016. In the future, the project will expand to the Greater Mekong region.

Toyota 150

Toyota Global Indonesia Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

In the face of rising global gas prices, methanol fuel offers a viable cleaner affordable alternative, Geely said. Methanol fuel choices offer the world a road to a greener and more sustainable future. From 0-100km/s takes 8.8 seconds and traveling 100km consumes roughly 9L (WLTP) of clean methanol.

Hybrid 435

Hybrid Iceland Chinese Clean 435

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

Earlier in 2016, SAE International performed bench testing of these systems at the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory and TDK to confirm that charging rates, efficiency, and emissions can meet regulatory guidelines and consumer expectations. It is a major step forward for the industry. —Jesse Schneider.

Standards 150

Standards International Charging San Diego 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

The The focus is on ideas and projects associated with the future of mobility; hard- and software-oriented startups can apply at www.startup-autobahn.com/en/. Following the application phase, around 25 startups will be invited to the Selection Day on 14 July 2016. We are warmly welcoming international as well as local startups.

Future 150

Future Legal USA India 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2022

Despite all global challenges, we are driving forward on our future projects consistently including digitalization and electrification. The battery cells are the combustion chamber of the future. Our investment in Group14 is an important step for Porsche’s M&A activities. —Lutz Meschke.

Porsche 150

Porsche South Korea Lithium Ion Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2021

Australia-based Global Energy Ventures (GEV) and Pacific Hydro Australia Developments Pty Ltd (Pacific Hydro) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore opportunities regarding the production, storage, loading, ground and marine transportation of green hydrogen produced by Pacific Hydro’s Ord Hydrogen Project.

Hydrogen 397

Hydrogen Green Mariner Australia 397

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2020

The results of a new analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) show that, when combined with a trend toward higher methane leakage and combustion slip, there is no climate benefit from using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel—regardless of the engine technology. First, it contains very little sulfur.

Mariner 427

Mariner Climate Fuel Oil 427

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2020

CAAFI, a coalition of airlines, aircraft and engine manufacturers, energy producers, researchers, international participants and US government agencies, has been working on SAF in 2006. SAF has been used continuously at select airports since 2016, and its production is expected to scale significantly during the next five years.

Las Vegas 286

Las Vegas Fuel Alternative Fuels 2006 286

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

It is also plays a significant role in pushing forward GAC Motor’s global branding strategy. According to figures compiled by the US Department of Energy (DOE) ( earlier post ), China alone accounted for 42% of global plug-in vehicle sales (316,800 of 756,000 units) in 2016.

Industrial 247

Industrial Industry Vehicles PHEV 247

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

By 2025, nearly all models from GM’s global brands in China—Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet—will offer electrification technology. Barra said that GM believes the future of personal mobility will be driven by the convergence of electrification, autonomous vehicles, and connectivity and shared mobility services.

Connect 170

Connect Connected GM China 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. Electrics and hybrids are expected to grow from a total of 3 million vehicles in 2016 to a total of 16 million by 2021. million in 2016. million versus 7.5

Global 150

Global Sale Transportation Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2022

Among the losing bidders were Albemarle, which produces 19% of global lithium, and Chile’s SQM (17%). BYD always had a global and sustainable view of technological development, aiming to expand our business worldwide. Until 2016, Chile was the world’s largest producer of lithium, with 37% of the market.

Chile 199

Chile BYD North America America 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Sustainable Transportation 150

Sustainable Transportation 2015 2016 Transportation 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

Reducing the number of exhaust gas particulates, including those smaller than 23 nm, will help manufacturers meet increasingly stringent future global emissions standards. Reducing engine-out emissions cuts tailpipe emissions in the crucial period before catalyst light-off and reduces the need for costly aftertreatment systems.

Emissions 257

Emissions Gasoline Fuel Exhaust 257

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The future of transport is new energy vehicles, and ridesharing will be a key link in promoting new energy on the road. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), more than 750,000 EVs were sold worldwide last year, compared to 547,220 sold in 2015. DiDi acquired Uber China in August 2016.

Building 150

Building Charging China 2016 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Kia used the Geneva International Motor Show as the platform to introduce the battery-electric e-Soul to Europe, as well as to reveal new upgrades to the Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. The connected car technology will be introduced to a number of other Kia models in the near future.

Kia 257

Kia Europe Hybrid PHEV 257

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Generating the electricity needed to produce primary aluminum, i.e. aluminum obtained directly from the mineral compound alumina, is alone responsible for about 60% of the global aluminum industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. The BMW Group already has a long-standing supply relationship for primary aluminum with Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA).

BMW 395

BMW Solar Energy United Arab Emirates 395

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2017

The investment is part of DENSO’s commitment to advancing automotive innovation in North America, and will significantly increase the role North America plays in the global trend toward vehicle safety and electrification. This is an investment in the future of DENSO, and also the future of transportation.

North America 150

North America Manufacturer Tennessee America 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In its new rare earths market report with forecasts out to 2026, Roskill, a leader in international metals and minerals research, observes that the permanent magnet and catalyst sectors will continue to provide the largest markets for rare earths in the next ten years to 2026. Global NEV production could rise by 3.5-4.0

Supplies 186

Supplies Chinese 2016 Wind 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

The strategic alliance between Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH—which houses the MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, and RIO brands—and US commercial vehicle manufacturer Navistar International Corporation ( earlier post ) has been approved by the authorities responsible. Volkswagen Truck & Bus has acquired a stake of 16.6%

Light 150

Light Green Illinois Alternative Fuels 150

EV Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The future will depend much on the development of the pandemic and the seriousness of the economic crisis, but expect plugins to weather the storm better than the overall market, increasing its share on the way, to some 6-7% in 2021, and in 2022. For 2021, with the e-Tron suffering from internal competition (Audi Q4 e-Tron.),

2020 98

2020 Global Plugin PHEV 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

Aircraft are the third largest contributor to GHG emissions in the US transportation sector, and these emissions are expected to increase in the future. EPA has already set effective GHG standards for cars and trucks and any future aircraft engine standards will also provide important climate and public health benefits.

EPA 150

EPA Emissions Climate Change Standards 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2017

But analyst projections about oil global supply and demand are increasingly diverging, because expectations of the combined effects of OPEC’s cuts, U.S. versus the 3-4 million bpd average, and 2016 has seen just one major liquids project sanctioned, ” UBS strategist Jon Rigby told Reuters. shale output. million bpd.

Oil 150

Oil Supplies Oil Prices 2017 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

OPEC’s coordinated effort to curtail global supply has so far managed to put a floor under oil prices, which have been sitting modestly above US$50 since the deal was announced at the end of November last year. Global oil supplies plunged nearly 1.5 Contango is a condition when the futures price is above the expected future spot price.

Oil Prices 170

Oil Prices Saudi Arabia Oil Price 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. It also reviews policies and implications that could affect future market growth. It introduced 25 new models in 2016 and saw sales jump 70%.

California 199

California 2017 2016 Los Angeles 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

As of the end of 2016, Volkswagen had achieved an average reduction of 29.2% Eight international locations have taken 100% of their power requirements from renewable sources since the start of the program. In future, the weighting will shift to 60 percent global and 40 percent local.

2010 150

2010 Production Climate Protection Water 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in 150

Plug-in Toyota China Plug 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

A shift from buying cars to buying “mobility” will be a driving force of change in the automotive future, the study says. A great ‘automotive paradox’—where more travel via car than ever, but fewer cars will be needed by individuals—will be a defining quality of the new automotive future. IHS Markit, “Reinventing the Wheel.”

Sale 150

Sale Miles Market Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

This marks one of the largest renewable jet fuel purchase agreements yet, and the largest, long-term, binding commitment by any airline globally for HEFA (hydro-processed esters and fatty acids) SPK (synthetic paraffinic kerosene) -based renewable jet fuel. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

Purchase 150

Purchase Renewable Fuel New York 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2022

—Brent Gruber, senior director of global automotive at J.D. The study finds that 96% of BEV owners whose overall ownership satisfaction exceeds 900 points say they will purchase another BEV in the future. As the EV market matures, EV owners will compare the build quality to internal combustion engine (ICE) models.

Power 259

Power Powered Purchase Tax Credit 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside has developed a highly reliable and accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals such as cellular and Wi-Fi, rather than the Global Positioning System (GPS). Kassas (2016) “ Signals of Opportunity Aided Inertial Navigation ”. Click to enlarge.

Vehicles 150

Vehicles 2016 Portland Environment 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2017

Under the new forecast, EVs will displace 8 million barrels of transport fuel per day and add 5% to global electricity consumption (1,800 TWh by 2040 up from 6TWh in 2016). We see a momentous inflection point for the global auto industry in the second half of the 2020s.

PHEV 170

PHEV Sale Lithium Ion Cars 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2017

It then concluded on the need for more far-reaching reform to prevent cases of non-compliance from happening again, which it proposed on 27 January 2016. The EU co-legislators reached an agreement on that January 2016 proposal to overhaul fully the EU type-approval framework. Increase checks of cars that are already on the EU market.

Vehicles 150

Vehicles 2016 Emissions Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

Toyota established the annual program in 2000 in commemoration of Toyota’s receipt of the Global 500 Award in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); this year marks the program’s 18 th year. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients. BirdLife International Tokyo. Grant Category.

Grant 150

Grant Toyota Myanmar 2017 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

This will be achieved through two major elements—a government-initiated strategy and global collaboration. GM is also one of the authors of the China Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Road Map, which was released last week at the 2016 SAE-China Congress & Exhibition. GM looks forward to contributing. Earlier post.).

Connect 150

Connect Connected GM Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Kia Motors has provided a few more details on the new hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles. The Optima HEV is expected to go on sale across the majority of Kia’s global markets in the first half of 2016.

Kia 150

Kia Plug-in Hybrid Plug 150