2017, All-Electric, Extended Range and Motors

Via Motors, Geely to co-develop medium-duty extended-range electric truck for China and Americas

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

VIA Motors International is partnering with China-based Zhejiang Geely New Energy Vehicle Co. a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Commercial Vehicle Group, to co-develop a medium-duty extended range electric truck. VIA vehicles are marketed under the VTRUX brand and under the VIA power-train systems V-Drive brand.

Extended Range

Extended Range America China Motor

Meritor collaborating with Peterbilt on all-electric Class 8 trucks; selects UQM as supplier for e-axles

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

will supply all-electric drivetrain systems for two Peterbilt vehicle platforms through its alliance with TransPower. These include 12 Peterbilt all-electric Class 8 Model 579 day cab tractors and three Model 520 refuse trucks. Electric axles integrate electric motors into differentials or wheel-ends.

Peterbilt

Peterbilt All-Electric San Diego Los Angeles

All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2018

NFI Group), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that its Anniston, Alabama facility has successfully completed its first full build of an Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric heavy-duty transit bus. New Flyer of America Inc., the US subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc.

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Manufacturer All-Electric Alabama Charging

Honda to add battery-electric, plug-in hybrid variants to Clarity platform; new 2017 Accord Hybrid

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.

2017

2017 Honda Plug-in Hybrid

GM To Fall Short Of 500,000 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Goal For 2017

Green Car Reports

MAY 8, 2015

In November 2012, General Motors announced a goal of putting 500,000 electrified vehicles on the road by 2017. That encompasses any type of vehicle that uses electricity as motive power, from mild hybrids to plug-in hybrids, and from extended-range electric cars to all-electric vehicles.

2017

2017 Electric Vehicles Hybrid General Motors

GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3

GM

GM MPG Manufacturer 2017

New Buick, BMW PHEVs for China

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

Buick announced that it will shortly launch the Velite 5, its first extended range electric vehicle (EREV), in China. The Velite 5 is equipped with GM’s latest electric drive system that features the company’s patented EVT electronic controlled intelligent variable transmission. This supports its hybrid-exclusive 1.5L

Buick

Buick BMW PHEV China

DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

The Phase II awards were launched to utilize $150 million in tax credits that were not used by the previous awardees and support projects that must be placed in service by 2017. Ford Motor Company. General Motors Company. million through 2017 in equipment and tooling at its Kokomo Power Electronics facility in Indiana.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Tax Clean Cleaning

CRU: EVs will transform aluminum demand

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

By 2030, aluminum demand from Electric Vehicles (EVs) will near 10 million tonnes, a ten-fold increase from 2017, according to analysis by mining and metals business intelligence firm CRU. In addition, scrap-intensive secondary castings usage will fall as the shift to full battery electric vehicles occurs, CRU predicts.

PHEV

PHEV DC 2017 Plug-in

GM, Ford R&D execs stress importance of improved, advanced fuels for future engine efficiency gains, GHG goals

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals.

GM

GM Engine Future Fuel

GM deliveries in March in China up 16% to new March record; SUVs, MPVs, luxury drive sales

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures in China delivered a March record of 345,448 vehicles, an increase of 16% from a year earlier. The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands all reached new sales highs for March. Buick announced last month that the Velite 5, its first extended range electric vehicle (EREV), will come to China shortly.

SUV

SUV Buick China Sale

Hilux, Ranger EV ute conversions by Roev from $47,990 as company confirms 2023 production

EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Fancy an electric ute for less than $80K? Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. It means fleet buyers can give soon-to-be-retired vehicles a new lease on life with a zero emissions electric drivetrain.

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Conversion Boston Consulting Group Companies Production

First crop of DOE Battery500 seedlings awarded nearly $6M; high-risk, high-reward toward 500 Wh/kg

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

Achieving this goal would result in a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery, and electric vehicles with significantly extended range. Source: DOE 2017 Merit Review. General Motors LLC. Research a solvent-free process to fabricate all-solid Li batteries. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Lithium Sulfur Maryland Lithium Ion

GM will focus its electrification strategy on light electrification, extended range, and battery-electric vehicle technologies; major focus on the plug; preview of the Spark EV

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

GM will focus its vehicle electrification efforts on three main technologies: light electrification, currently manifested in the eAssist systems; extended range electric vehicles (EREVs) such as the Chevrolet Volt; and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), such as the soon-to-be-introduced Spark EV. —Mary Barra.

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Extended Range GM Light Plug

Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

How the current tax credit works for used EVs In a perfect world for consumers, any and all used EV purchases would qualify for tax credits from the US government, but that’s unfortunately not the case. It’s important to note that this is not the end all, be all list of used EVs that qualify for tax credits in the US.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Tax PHEV 2018

New Flyer unveils next generation of electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit bus; LA Metro contracts for up to 100 units

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

New Flyer of America, the US subsidiary of New Flyer Industries (NFI), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, introduced the next generation of its battery-electric heavy duty transit bus: the Xcelsior CHARGE. In 2017, it committed to all electric buses by 2030.

North America

North America Charging Los Angeles Fresno

ARB hosting public hearing on ZEV modifications; battery swapping out for fast refueling of ZEVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

This program combined the control of smog-causing pollutants and GHG emissions into a single coordinated package of requirements for model years 2017 through 2025. Staff is proposing to exclude the use of transportation system credits for meeting the additional ZEV percentages in each of the Section 177 states in model years 2016 and 2017.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Mississippi 2012

Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing a Tesla Model 3

EV Life

JULY 5, 2023

Since its release in 2017, the Tesla Model 3 has revolutionized the electric vehicle market. The Model 3’s sleek and sporty design, combined with its practical functionality, makes it one of the most versatile and desirable electric sedans on the EV market. seconds.

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Financing Electric Vehicles Tax Credit Tesla

EV Driven

Via Motors, Geely to co-develop medium-duty extended-range electric truck for China and Americas

Meritor collaborating with Peterbilt on all-electric Class 8 trucks; selects UQM as supplier for e-axles

All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

Honda to add battery-electric, plug-in hybrid variants to Clarity platform; new 2017 Accord Hybrid

GM To Fall Short Of 500,000 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Goal For 2017

GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

New Buick, BMW PHEVs for China

DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

CRU: EVs will transform aluminum demand

GM, Ford R&D execs stress importance of improved, advanced fuels for future engine efficiency gains, GHG goals

GM deliveries in March in China up 16% to new March record; SUVs, MPVs, luxury drive sales

Hilux, Ranger EV ute conversions by Roev from $47,990 as company confirms 2023 production

First crop of DOE Battery500 seedlings awarded nearly $6M; high-risk, high-reward toward 500 Wh/kg

GM will focus its electrification strategy on light electrification, extended range, and battery-electric vehicle technologies; major focus on the plug; preview of the Spark EV

Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

New Flyer unveils next generation of electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit bus; LA Metro contracts for up to 100 units

ARB hosting public hearing on ZEV modifications; battery swapping out for fast refueling of ZEVs

Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing a Tesla Model 3

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