Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

The CP hydrogen-powered locomotive pioneering project, first announced in December 2020, will retrofit a line-haul diesel freight locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and Leclanché's European-manufactured lithium-ion batteries to power the locomotive's electric traction motors. —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2020

SMC’s electric motor system is based on switched reluctance technology, managed by advanced cloud software. SMC’s vision is to eliminate the 25% of global electricity consumption that is wasted by legacy electric motors, thus accelerating the world’s transition from fossil fuels. —Greg Smithies of BMW i Ventures.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2022

In 2021, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) launched a call for proposals to support R&D projects for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing, systems, components, and batteries in Canada. The selected projects are: Advanced Manufacturing Process Innovations – Flex-Ion Battery Innovation Center. Lead: Ventra Group Co.;

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

pCAM is a specifically engineered combination of processed raw materials necessary to produce CAM, a key battery material representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. sourced and manufactured rare earth materials, alloy and finished magnets. Cell Manufacturing and R&D Dec. EV Components Sept.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

Nissan’s Decherd assembly line is using a mirror bore process in the all-new 2019 Nissan Altima 2.5-liter The end result is an innovative and efficient engine made with manufacturing technology usually not available at this volume or price point. 2019), “Development of New I4 2.5L liter engine. (At The new 2.5L

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

CASE Construction Equipment introduced “Project Zeus”: the 580 EV, the construction industry’s first fully electric backhoe loader. Electric motors, on the other hand, have instantaneous torque and peak torque available at every operating speed. —Eric Zieser, director — global compact equipment product line, CASE. and Moog Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. Source of data: US EPA (2019). While the cost of new heavy-duty trucks has increased at approximately 1% per year, the cost of emission controls has come down, representing a lower percentage of the cost of a new truck.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

AVEVAI , a new B2B e-mobility and logistics solutions and technology provider based in Singapore, launched its range of IONA electric light commercial vehicles (e-LCVs) at the 5 th Guangzhou International Electric Vehicles Show in China (16-25 November 2018). A manufacturing partnership has been agreed with China Foton Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The Volkswagen brand Board of Management has agreed on milestones with key suppliers at the “MEB Supplier Summit” in the run-up to start of production for the first vehicle based on the new modular electric drive kit (MEB). Production of the compact all-electric Volkswagen I.D. CROZZ concept vehicle in the US in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2019

The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA) released a report assessing market-ready technologies being commercialized by suppliers of emission control and efficiency components for heavy-duty diesel vehicles to meet lower intermediate standards for oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) by 2024 as a transition to final standards in 2027.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

This reversal in 2022 was primarily driven by a drop in emissions from the electric power sector, mostly due to the displacement of coal by natural gas and an increase in renewable energy. Industrial production was affected by supply chain turmoil and rising oil prices, leading to higher production and shipping costs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

All sorts of scenarios have been developed under the assumption that carbon capture actually reduces substantial amounts of carbon. If the natural gas at that same plant were replaced with wind power, the social cost would still exceed that of doing nothing. In both plants, natural gas turbines power the equipment.

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Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 1, 2021

lakhs electric vehicles supported under the FAME II scheme . lakhs Electric Vehicles by way of Demand Incentive amounting to about Rs. Ministry also sanctions 2,877 Electric Vehicles (EVs) Charging Stations amounting to Rs 500 Crore in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs. Phase- l of the scheme was available up to 31st March 2019.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

BloombergNEF (BNEF) is out with an aggressive forecast that projects electric vehicles taking up 57% of the global passenger car sales by 2040—slightly higher than it forecast a year ago—and electric buses with 81% of municipal bus sales by the same date. Their use case will mostly be in shorter-distance applications.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2023

The plan is to see each manufacturer as a preamble to the formal negotiations, which technically begin on Friday. For most people living in North America, wages haven’t kept pace with the cost of living and inflationary pressures are exacerbating the issue. Instead, the union plans on dealing with all three companies simultaneously.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In a recent press release, diesel engine giant Cummins announced that it was acquiring Meritor, a company that makes drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket, and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. Despite these delays, however, the trucking market may see a rapid adoption of electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 21, 2021

On Friday, the automaker announced it would funnel an additional $1 billion into additional voluntary recalls of the electric sedan “out of an abundance of caution.” 2019 Chevy Bolt EV (Credit: Chevrolet). and 1,212 in Canada) – 2019 model year Bolt EVs that were not included in the previous recall.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

While battery-electric vehicles can be used efficiently and in an eco-friendly way in urban areas, fuel cell technology offers an attractive approach when it comes to emission-free logistics over long distances and with higher payloads. A battery-powered electric drive may also require concessions in terms of payload, Freudenberg says.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. As we move to more and more renewable penetration, this intermittency will make a greater impact on the electric power system. —Emre Gençer, co-author.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. billion through 2019. billion through 2019. Source: CBO. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As auto manufacturers invest billions to bring self-driving vehicles to market and to increase consumer choice in battery-electric vehicles, many consumers still lack confidence in these technologies. All of the attributes analyzed in the study largely remain flat compared to Q2 results. According to the J.D.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2019

In 2017, coal was the second-largest energy source for electricity generation in the United States. Transform how coal power plant technologies are designed and manufactured. If needed, the R&D projects may include the development of advanced processes for manufacturing or fabricating components. DOE Funding: Up to $14.5

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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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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The location, which has offered customers an opportunity to observe Tesla’s all-electric vehicles and energy products, first opened in 2013 and was renovated and expanded in 2018. Tesla started producing vehicles in China in late 2019 at its Gigafactory Shanghai manufacturing plant.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The planned cell output of the Gigafactory in 2020 exceeds 2013 global production by current manufacturers, Tesla said. Musk also noted last week that “The Gigafactory would absorb all of the cells produced, and would still need to bring in more cells from around the world.”. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). billion.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

billion)—roughly 64%—the Group will spend most of the total capex in the Automotive Division on modernizing and extending the product range for all its brands. The Group will also continue to press ahead with the development of hybrid and electric drives. Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers' billion (US$51.3

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”. Electric Trucks - 4.3

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Baua Electric

JULY 12, 2023

billion greater than what’s defined within the wave four-year pact and transformed more or less 14,100 brief staff to everlasting condition since 2019. Ford enters its negotiations with the UAW, which officially start Friday, taking a look to manufacture on the ones process and funding constancy. More or less 80 p.c

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2018

The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, due to tumbling battery costs and larger-scale manufacturing, with sales of electric cars surging to 28%, and those of electric buses to 84%, of their respective global markets by 2030. million barrels a day of transport fuel.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Unveiled during Battery Day nearly two years ago, 4680 cells are expected to provide Tesla with substantial manufacturing cost reductions and efficiencies. According to statements from several experts in the field, the use of larger cells and a dry-coat electrode process could enable Tesla to halve the cost of a Model Y battery.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

King County, Washington, Executive Dow Constantine announced that King County Metro Transit will acquire 120 battery-electric buses by 2020. The first 20 are scheduled to go into service this year and 2019. Eight of the buses are slated to go into service this year; 12 more in 2019. based Proterra. million to $6.6

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The adoption of electric vehicles has continued to skyrocket over the past several years despite challenging supply chain conditions, less-than-ideal geopolitical scenarios, lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the soaring cost of EV materials. Despite this, EV adoption has increased every year since 2019.

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Electric Vehicles India

MAY 6, 2021

India’s electric four-wheeler ride-hailing fleet incentives. The Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore cities are among the top markets for ride-hailing four-wheelers in India and have the highest shares of electric vehicles when compared to the other cities in India. India’s electric four-wheeler. billion, $52.5

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 15, 2021

New Zealand unveils $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles. The New Zealand government has introduced subsidies to make electric vehicles cheaper as the new petrol and diesel cars more expensive. New Zealand subsidy for electric vehicles. It showed both gross and net emissions increased by 2% in the 12 months to the end of 2019.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

This machine learning method could accelerate the research and development of new battery designs, and reduce the time and cost of production, among other applications. One focus in the project was to find a better way to charge batteries in ten minutes, a feature that could accelerate the mass adoption of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 Mustang Hybrid will be all about delivering V8-like performance with more low-end torque.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. For that, he won a 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry , sharing the award with M. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster.

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