Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid LT ( earlier post ) will be available this spring with a starting price of $28,645. With an all-new, hybrid powertrain that uses a slightly modified drive unit and electric motors used in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid offers a GM-estimated 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway, and 47 mpg combined (4.9,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed leaving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for light-duty vehicle model years 2022-2025 in place, based on its technical analysis that shows automakers are well positioned to meet the targets. At the end of 2015, all large automakers were in compliance with the standards.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for EV charging.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The agreement, the first of its kind in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, is focused on providing downstream industry with a simple, integrated way to achieve ESG-related goals and requirements, such as reducing carbon footprints, disclosing lifecycle assessment (LCA), and sourcing responsibly.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

The new center brings together production of prototype and series parts under one roof, along with research into new 3D printing technologies, and associate training for the global rollout of toolless production. Last year, the BMW Group produced about 300,000 parts by additive manufacturing. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

Chevrolet introduced the all-new 2016 Malibu—the ninth generation of the midsize sedan which made its debut in 1964. When equipped with the standard 1.5L The 2016 Malibu is also longer and lighter, with more interior space and improved fuel efficiency. turbo is the standard engine in the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2016

a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc., the largest heavy-duty transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, is adding the 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Near Zero engine ( earlier post ) to its Xcelsior bus family. Flyer of America Inc., as the 0.20 g/bhp-hr NO x ISL G.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

The Hybrid, which will be available in XLE and Limited grades, is part of a model upgrade that gives all 2016 RAV4 models more premium styling, improved technology, enhanced driving dynamics, and a quieter ride. TSS will be standard on 2016 RAV4 Limited grades. The 2016 RAV4 models will arrive at dealers this fall.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2023

This novel pathway will provide one more option to address the global need to produce and make SAF available globally and help the aviation industry decarbonize. The Alcohol to Jet Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene pathway (ATJ-SPK) has been certified in 2016 as meeting international standards for jet fuel.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

Partners since 2016, DAIHEN licensed WiTricity’s technology to commercialize wireless charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) in factory and industrial settings. The D-Broad system has been shipping since 2016 and continues to see strong momentum in the market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

MAY 27, 2023

Schweitzer III invented the digital microprocessor-based relay as part of his doctoral thesis. Schweitzer’s relay, which could locate a fault within the radius of 1 kilometer, set new standards for utility reliability, safety, and efficiency. The fault shunts extra current to some parts of the circuit, shorting it out.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As part of that effort, the leaders committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles by aligning fuel efficiency and/or GHG emission standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively. The action plan also encompasses a range of initiatives, including a focus on clean transportation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Geely Holding has provided two Geely Auto Emgrand methanol sedans ( earlier post ) and the world’s first M100 heavy truck to Danish partners as part of the long-term trial. Its Geely Emgrand methanol sedan and Farizon M100 heavy truck have already been tested and passed the stringent “China VI” emissions standards.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2017

Eck Industries has signed an exclusive license for the commercialization of a cerium-aluminum (Ce-Al) alloy co-developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that is ideal for creating lightweight, strong components for advanced vehicles and airplanes. Eck, a privately-owned business based in Manitowoc, Wis.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Expected EV sales volume in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025. LMC Automotive also estimates that the biggest winners will be PHEVs, with sales jumping 195% from 2016 to 2019 before reaching 3.3 Pure electric (BEV) volumes are predicted to rise from 350,000 units in 2016 to 2.2 The main sources of demand will be unchanged, with China (2.9

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Ship containment systems are being developed in Japan that will be capable of safely transporting liquid hydrogen in bulk from Australia to Japan as part of a pilot project scheduled to commence in 2020. These were agreed to at the IMO Maritime Safety Committee in November 2016. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Beginning in Q2 2016, and in addition to the official fuel consumption and CO 2 information, Opel will start publishing fuel consumption numbers recorded under the WLTP cycle, starting with the new Astra. We cannot ignore this and it is in the hands of the automotive industry to change the perception of the new reality.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). The CAR report, the US Automotive Market and Industry in 2025 , relies on technology and market forecast data from the National Research Council (NRC) and J.D. Scenario II: (51 mpg CAFE standard, 40.8 Source: CAR. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

ISO Technical Report (TR) 19880-1 is a first step towards standardizing hydrogen filling stations, and providing more up-to-date guidance than that developed as the earlier ISO TS 20100, published in 2008. The station safety expectation, according to ISO 19880-1, will give the same level of safety to that of fueling with conventional fuels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The Obama Administration will release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on 30 September.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

California statewide GHG emissions dropped below the 2020 GHG Limit in 2016 and have remained below the 2020 GHG Limit since then. These programs cover transportation fuels, industrial emissions, vehicle emissions and emissions from electricity generation. Source: California Air Resources Board (ARB). million metric tons in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

GAO interviewed DOD, DOE, EPA, NSF, and USDA officials and worked with the National Academy of Sciences to convene a meeting of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations. For example, for 2016, EPA set a volume requirement of 3.61 part because they are compatible with existing infrastructure. billion gallons.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This move builds on a long track record of working with automotive tiers and OEMs, and leverages DSM’s leadership position on sustainability as well as its strong credentials in the automotive, electrical and electronics industries. Specific grades are already available for all major product lines.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

miles per gallon, slightly higher than MY 2016, and a record high overall. The report also assesses compliance performance for individual automakers and for the US fleet as a whole with the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. This year’s report shows all manufacturers are in compliance with the standards.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As part of the agreement, Northvolt will secure an offtake for up to 50% of the plant’s capacity for use in its battery manufacturing. The development of a European battery manufacturing industry provides tremendous economic and societal opportunity for the region. —Paolo Cerruti, Co-Founder and COO of Northvolt.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The light metal foundry also works with shaping sand cores, among other methods, to manufacture cast parts. Five different casting methods are used for standard production of cast components. With more than 400 customers in over 50 countries, EGA is one of the largest suppliers of foundry alloys to the automotive industry worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

Magna Exteriors, an operating unit of Magna International, has been awarded new business to supply painted automotive body panels made from carbon fiber composite material for two 2016 model-year vehicles. This effort followed the successful collaboration between Magna and Zoltek to develop CFS-Z carbon fiber sheet molding compound.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

Comparison of global passenger vehicle fuel consumption standards normalized to NEDC L/100km. A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has provided an update on China’s proposed Phase 4 fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. Manufacturers and importers must meet both standards. Source: ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

With the opening of the center, the unit is bringing the most highly advanced generation of 3-D printers to the Volkswagen Group, which will allow the production of complex vehicle parts in the future. In two to three years’ time, three-dimensional printing will also become interesting for the first production parts.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

The requirements of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) can be achieved through modest changes in the diversity of transportation fuels supplied to California, according to a report of the first phase of a two-phase, year-long project assessing the economic and environmental impacts of compliance with California’s LCFS out to 2020.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2018

The Pan-Canadian Electric Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial: Phase I was launched at TransLink in Vancouver as part of a national coordinated effort to advance zero emissions transit technology, spear-headed by the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). And it’s happening in Canada first.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The module is now sampling to the automotive industry for the development of commercial C-V2X products. The AG15 C-V2X module is manufactured in accordance to IATF 16949:2016 quality management system standard for the automotive sector, and it fully complies with the automotive product quality processes, including APQP and PPAP.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all types of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Total renewable fuel volumes would grow by some 690 million gallons between 2016 and 2017. billion gallons in 2016. CAA target. Cellulosic biofuel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2016

Simulating one year of continuous operation with a constant 97 passenger equivalent load, this was the most rigorous test of its nature yet performed in the industry. From mid-October to the end of January 2016, the bus achieved 98% uptime. parts & labor was approximately $0.20/mile, KCM’s diesel-hybrid buses average 6.3

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2018

24M , part of a team that received $3.5 million in funding from ARPA-E in 2016 to further the development of the next generation of high-energy-density, low-cost batteries ( earlier post ), has raised a $21.8 24M’s materials design enables up to 5x the area capacity of standard Li-ion.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The SAE TIR J2954 provides guidance to ensure performance and safety of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) Systems provided from one vendor as well as interoperability when parts of the system are provided from different vendors. The bench testing at INL and TDK will help SAE develop the next phase of standardization. Click to enlarge.

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