Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In Shanghai, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett outlined the next phase of the company’s China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. —Jason Luo, chairman and CEO, Ford China.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2019

Sacramento’s SMUD, the US’ sixth-largest community-owned, not-for-profit, electric service provider, will develop a model for a future Mobility Center that will foster innovation in the clean transportation sector and serve as a catalyst for carbon reduction and inclusive economic development.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Groupe Renault announced “Drive The Future,” a new six-year plan to deliver annual revenues of more than €70 billion and achieve a group operating margin of more than 7% by the end of the plan, with a floor at 5%, and positive free cash flow every year. Connected – 100% vehicles connected in key markets.

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JULY 23, 2023

Based on the concept of open innovation, all BMW’s R&D functions in China have been merged together under one roof for efficient collaboration and high-speed performance. BMW believes that China is the place to be for future mobility. A number of China innovations will become highlights of the upcoming NEUE KLASSE models.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Ford reaffirmed its 2017 full-year financial guidance and said its 2018 outlook will be provided in January. in 2016), the company said it is expanding its scope to include vehicles and services—all designed around human-centered experiences. By 2019, 100% of Ford’s new US vehicles will be built with connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

The smart vision EQ fortwo is also a car in which all of the individual fields of expertise that make up the CASE corporate strategy are combined, allowing users in the city intuitive access to individual mobility. Connected: The smart vision EQ fortwo is summoned using a mobile device. Earlier post.). —smart CEO Annette Winkler.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2019

has introduced Connect 360—a real-time, cloud-based business analytics dashboard for Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses, operated by New Flyer Connect. To date, Connect 360 is the only reporting technology of its kind for battery- electric buses in North America. New Flyer of America Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2020

Rolls-Royce recognized that any future fighter aircraft will have unprecedented levels of electrical power demand and thermal load, all needing to be managed within the context of a stealthy aircraft. Before the launch of the Tempest program, Rolls-Royce had already started to address the demands of the future.

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JULY 26, 2022

It’s in all our interests that we go forward quickly. Storing electricity converted to hydrogen is important for balancing supply and demand fluctuations in the future. I’m pleased that Uniper wants to use cavern storage for hydrogen here in Lower Saxony. We are happy to support this path. —Olaf Lies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, along with Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., will display a future concept of the recently released new model of its Mitsubishi Mobile Mapping System, the MMS-G22, at CES 2017. Furthermore, Mitsubishi Electric is leading Dynamic Map Planning Co., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2020

Groupe Renault is setting a new strategy for China, based on Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV). With 860,000 electric vehicles sold in China in 2019, China is by far the largest EV market in the world. Ltd (eGT) and Jiangxi Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle Co. Chinese ICE passenger car market.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Advancements such as connectivity, big data, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence are driving new economic models for automakers, and most see tremendous revenue potential and consumer value in leveraging driver and vehicle data to offer mobility services, according to the 2017 KPMG Global Automotive Executive Study.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Auto Start-Stop technology will be available on 70% of Ford’s North American vehicle lineup by 2017, the company said. Looking to the future of the Blueprint for Sustainability, Ford is also researching dynamic cruise control. Ford Auto Start-Stop can increase fuel efficiency by up to 10% in city driving. liter EcoBoost.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

Honda announced that the upcoming Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ) will be joined by two additional electrified variants, the Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, launching in the US in 2017. In addition to the Clarity series, a reengineered 2017 Accord Hybrid will go on-sale this spring. Earlier post.). Accord Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan , which sets the state on an aggressive course to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an additional 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 under SB 32. —2017 Scoping Plan. Earlier post.). Accelerate deployment of alternative fueling infrastructure.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

DRIVETHEARC , a corridor of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations spanning from Monterey to Lake Tahoe, broke ground in El Dorado Hills, Calif. The project to collect and analyze data will be completed in September 2020, while installation of the 50 fast chargers along the corridor is expected to be completed by March 2017.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Under the agreement, all parties will leverage their technology and product strengths to develop a battery electric vehicle platform for production at JAC Volkswagen. Since the joint venture was created in 2017, SEAT has been contributing its know-how in the areas of design and R&D. Ltd (JAC) to advance e-mobility in China.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Energy Assist, first available for customers in 2017, currently enables Bolt EV owners to plan and manage their routes more effectively, locate available charging stations both along their route and in the area, monitor their route, and receive real-time alerts if their range projections change dramatically. Start-to-Charge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

Charging has to be the new refueling: Citizens should be able to charge their electric car anytime and anywhere—at the supermarket, on the roadside, at the restaurant or sports field. In this way, we will meet the continued high number of electric vehicle registrations now and in the future. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The pickup will be launched in late 2017 in Europe under the name Mercedes-Benz X-Class. Our future X-Class will be a pickup that knows no compromise. Ladder-type frame, high-torque six-cylinder engine, and permanent all-wheel drive are compulsory for us. —Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Volkswagen has developed a special app for CES 2017, available now at the App Store ( iOS ) and at Google Play ( Android ). Visitors to CES can use the show app at the Volkswagen booth to experience how human, car and environment will, in the future, be intelligently interconnected in the Volkswagen Ecosystem via the Volkswagen User-ID.

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JULY 12, 2013

GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 —2012 Sustainability Report. In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

As a result of this partnership, Blink’s nationwide network of chargers will become accessible to all EV drivers participating in Hubject’s charging platform using their provider’s membership card and app. Our shared philosophy will help to get more Americans to drive electric vehicles. Blink Charging Co., Blink Charging Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The BMW Group and the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor signed an agreement to produce MINI electric vehicles through a new 50:50 joint venture based in China. As well as MINI electric vehicles, the joint venture will also produce electric vehicles for Great Wall Motor. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2018

Volvo Cars said that by the middle of the next decade, it expects to generate half of all sales annually from fully electric cars; one third of all cars sold to be autonomous driving cars and half of all cars it offers to customers from its subscription service. Our customers’ expectations are changing rapidly.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The BMW Group and the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor signed an agreement to produce MINI electric vehicles through a new 50:50 joint venture based in China. As well as MINI electric vehicles, the joint venture will also produce electric vehicles for Great Wall Motor. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 22, 2024

Renault CEO Luca de Meo released a 19-page open letter to Europe describing an auto European plan to protect against the ‘onslaught of electric vehicles (EV)’ coming from China.” He pointed out that electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids account for 14% of global car sales, led by Asian automakers. Buoyed by its huge domestic market (8.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2016

Daimler Trucks is now introducing multi-brand platforms for other truck module groups, including uniform electrics/electronics architecture (E/E), chassis and cab. We are implementing defined measures step by step—in all areas of our strategy. Speed is especially important when it is a matter of connectivity innovations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2017

The growing risk of a vehicle being attacked, violating its safety, privacy and financial values, requires methodical, organizational and technical measures to ensure the protection of all vehicle features. AVL has more than 8,600 employees all over the world. AVL has more than 8,600 employees all over the world.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

Honda unveiled its Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem concept at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, connecting artificial intelligence, robotics and big data to transform the mobility experience of the future. The NeuV also can sell energy back to the electric grid during times of high demand when it’s not in use.

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JULY 7, 2018

Alongside an all-electric distribution truck—the MAN eTGM—MAN will also be exhibiting the MAN eTGE van ( earlier post )—a battery-electric version of the new MAN transporter—at IAA. For us, one thing is clear: the future of urban passenger and cargo transport is electric.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

During these tests, a heavy-duty FUSO Super Great operates electronically connected and semi autonomously in a platoon with trucks of other Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturers. This strategy aims to roll out innovations such as the Internet of Things, big data and artificial intelligence across all industries. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

At CES 2017, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. These chipsets include the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A processor ( earlier post ) for advanced infotainment systems, as well as the Snapdragon X12 and X5 LTE modems, for connected car and telematics systems. Volkmar Tanneberger, head of electrical and electronic development, Volkswagen.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Polestar, the electric performance car brand jointly owned by Volvo Car Group and Zhejiang Geely Holding, unveiled the Polestar 2 electric fastback in an online reveal from Polestar’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Polestar 2 is the company’s first full electric, higher volume premium car.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2017

A team at the Monterrey Institute of Technology (Tec) in Mexico has developed an electric vehicle featuring modular design, multimotor, power source, digital control, autonomy, and connectivity—the EvTec project. Testing was implemented in the powertrain and steering systems of the EvTec prototype, a modular electric vehicle.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

million in 2017, for a three-year decrease of 28%. GM accelerated its NEV development and made solid progress on its drive to a zero-emissions future. The long-standing leader in the MPV segment, the GL8, added the all-new Avenir family and had sales growth of 6.2% million vehicles in 2020 followed on 3.09 year over year.

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JANUARY 6, 2016

As promised, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra unveiled the production 2017 Bolt battery-electric vehicle at CES 2016. It also features advanced connectivity technologies designed to enhance and personalize the driving experience. Other connectivity and infotainment features include: 10.2" —Mary Barra. Remote start.

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