Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Project partners include INERATEC, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). The compact plant is designed for decentralized production, fits into a shipping container, and can be extended modularly.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. The resulting two-motor system could become part of the MLB evo kit, said Prof.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

EDI) has expanded its PowerDrive product family to include a heavy-duty offering suitable for Class-8 vehicle applications. The new powertrain line—the EDI PowerDrive 8000—will be available in the first half of 2018 in both all electric and plug-in hybrid form factors (PHEV). Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In the past fiscal year, e-troFit nominated Voltabox AG as the supplier of the battery unit for conversion kits for buses and trucks. The product is entering the market at a time when municipalities must act to reduce CO 2 emissions in their city centers due to increasing regulatory requirements.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. With production locations for EVs and batteries in Europe, China and, now, the US, our global network is ready for the era of electric vehicles. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2018

We are consistently prioritizing our resources for future-oriented products and services that are highly attractive and relevant to the market. With this program, Audi will already generate positive earnings effects of more than €1 billion in 2018, counteracting the financial burden from high advance expenditure.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Sunfire GmbH reports the successful start-up and test run (> 500 hours) of a high-temperature co-electrolysis system at its Dresden site, beginning in November 2018. Sunfire recently acquired a new lead investor and technology partner in Paul Wurth, a leading global mechanical and plant engineering company for the metals industry.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

If successful, the Bronx-based project is expected to bring a production version of the converted truck to the streets of New York City by Spring 2018. In addition to producing a new, cost-effective all-electric conversion kit, the project will deliver a blueprint for converting up to three UPS vehicles a day.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons. Lithium and cobalt are fundamental components of present lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

As the Group announced earlier ( earlier post ), the Zwickau site is being remodeled for the launch in 2020 of the first series production of electric vehicles on the MEB platform (the I.D. This will lay a key foundation for the electrification and hybridization of the Group’s product portfolio. will be about 100,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2015

Smith Electric Vehicles executed an agreement to form a joint venture with China-based strategic partner and investor FDG Electric Vehicles, a vertically integrated electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery manufacturer engaged in the R&D, production and distribution of all-electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Chevrolet first previewed the eCrate conversion concept with the Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro in 2018 ( earlier post ), followed by the Chevrolet E-10 in 2019. —Jim Campbell, GM US vice president of Performance and Motorsports. Learnings from those vehicles helped inform Chevrolet’s Electric Connect and Cruise strategy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

From 10 March to 9 April 2018, the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research flights from Tainan in Taiwan more closely to examine the spread and transformation of emissions from major cities such as Manila, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

And if these robots aren’t enough for you, many of our picks from years past are still available: check out our guides from 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , and 2012. Lego Robotics Kits. Petoi’s quadrupedal robot kits are an adorable (and relatively affordable) way to get started with legged robotics.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

It is the fastest vehicle currently offered in Tesla’s lineup of vehicles and is currently the fastest four-door production vehicle on Earth with a 1.99-second The Model S has set numerous speed records, including the fastest 1/4-mile , beating the record the Bugatti Chiron Sport set in 2018. second 0-60 MPH acceleration rate.

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2022

Today is World #DesignDay On the way from an idea to production, there are a lot of unseen design drafts made – like this one: An #IDBuzz pick-up! VW’s new electric minibus is built with the company’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) platform, featuring the latest generation ID.software. What do you think about it?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Winterkorn said that the Group was reinforcing its objective to become the world’s leading automaker, also in ecological terms, by 2018. The Group’s modular strategy in production—i.e., From power generation, through development, production, sale and operation to the recycling stage. The range includes “3-liter cars” (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2018

DRIVE IX, an intelligent experience software development kit, will enable AI assistants for both drivers and passengers, using sensors inside and outside the car. Customers will get the first samples of Pegasus with its 320 trillion operations per second of processing performance in mid-2018. Aurora, Uber, and ZF/Baidu.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

This makes it possible for products that use the R-Car W2R to achieve the best noise characteristics in the world. When combined with existing products based on the R-Car platform, it enables bi-directional V2V and V2I communication of information that cannot be picked up using camera images or radio waves.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

November 2018 Hands On article, “DIY Pro Audio ” in IEEE Spectrum , and it convinced me it was possible, although I wanted to go beyond just a power amplifier to something more like my lamented Sansui. spiritual successor to Zorpette’s 2018 amplifier. And I’d already built my own speakers, so why not build it myself? James Provost.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The electric campaign is now gaining momentum at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles show. Family and the modular electric drive kit (MEB). The battery system of the future production version has also been prepared for inductive charging, likewise with 11 kW of charging power. One highlight is the I.D. Crafter HyMotion.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

In 2009, Chevrolet will further expand its LPG product range throughout Europe. Chevrolet’s strategy is to offer LPG versions for its entire product line-up. In Germany, for example, the tax privileges will remain in force at least until 31 December 2018. The performance data of the vehicle remain unchanged.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The Franche-Comté region and La Poste (the French postal service) are testing hydrogen fuel cell range extender kits from Symbio FCell in three Renault Kangoo Z.E. This modular system reduces production costs and address the power requirement portfolio of diverse vehicle markers. Symbio ALP-5 range extender. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But when it came out that there were no official restrictions on the matter, organizers simply banned the use of aero kits and restricted engine displacement to just 305 cubic inches.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2018

Hyundai’s 2018 Plug-in Hybrid Ioniq ( earlier post ) is heading to dealerships now—joining the Hybrid and Electric models—with an aggressive starting price of $24,950—$5,000 less than the full battery-electric version of the Ioniq but with more than five times the range. kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. ChargePoint.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In plants equipped with our standardized assembly kits and modules, we are able to produce cars on the same assembly line, bumper-to-bumper, with conventional, electrified, and CNG powertrains. Krebs stressed that the Volkswagen Group aims to become a leader in e-mobility by 2018.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D. They determine the character, the originality and value of a product. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. To achieve the highest efficiency possible, engineers increased the compression ratio, ran extensive tests on piston and injector combinations, and pushed each engine component to its limit.

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Plug In India

MAY 3, 2022

In the Indian car world, the profit per vehicle is quite good, but the number of vehicles sold has reduced, thanks to production constraints forced by chips shortage. In contrast, the production constraint in the two wheeler industry, is only low demand. 2018 was when they went International. Future products could be LFP based.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Underneath, EV electrical architectures share a lot in common, and our integrations are actually very straightforward, whether it’s an aftermarket accessory as a kit or, as we’re doing with Volvo Cars, an OEM-installed solution. Charged : We saw the case study video of the system you installed for Link Transit in Washington in 2018.

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