Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. —Yu Jun, General Manager of GAC Motor.

Industrial 247

Industrial Industry Vehicles PHEV 247

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

TDK Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have agreed to establish a joint venture—TDK Automotive Technologies Corporation—that will develop, manufacture and sell automotive inverters for hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.

PHEV 170

PHEV DC Automobile Downsizing 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The European automobile manufacturers, though ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ trade association, have defined a comprehensive set of recommendations to standardize the charging of electrically-chargeable vehicles. Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge. ACEA members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, FIAT S.p.A.,

Standards 199

Standards 2017 Plug-in Plug 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2016

In its 2015-2020 Transportation Electrification Action Plan, Québec set a target of 100,000 registered plug-in vehicles by 2020. The bill gives the Government of Québec the powers it needs to require car manufacturers to sell a minimum of zero-emission vehicles through a tradable credit system.

Standards 150

Standards Emissions Vehicles Purchase 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

By 2020 the customers should have access to thousands of high-powered charging points. As automobile manufacturer, we actively shape our future, not only by developing all-electrically powered vehicles but by building up the necessary infrastructure as well. —Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.

Porsche 150

Porsche Europe BMW Audi 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Plug-in hybrids are also an essential element of the electrification initiative. Audi was the first automobile manufacturer to receive the Performance Standard certificate from the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative. Audi is also focusing on the manufacture of its products. The solar-energy park will produce more than 9.5

Audi 275

Audi CO2 Emissions Vehicles 275

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

The platform is therefore the decisive factor for cost-efficient automobile manufacturing and represents 60% of the material costs. In addition, EMP2 is the basis for the next generation of plug-in hybrid vehicles (SUV, CUV, mid-range and high-end vehicles).

Engine 186

Engine Gasoline Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

Honda 150

Honda PHEV North America Acura 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

In order to optimise fuel efficiency improvements in each vehicle type, automobile manufacturers need the flexibility to choose the most appropriate batteries from a technical and economic perspective. In plug-in hybrid vehicles, the battery must also perform hybrid functions (i.e. Sodium-nickel chloride batteries. Resources.

Lead Acid 304

Lead Acid Nickel Metal Hydride Energy Storage Lithium Ion 304

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. Overall, the total for the first quarter of 2020 already highlights a reduction of 26% Q1 2019 with sales decreasing to 17.42 Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 And unlike previous recessions, we’re not just dealing with people’s fears or purchase delays. million units.

Europe 261

Europe Market Sale Global 261

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2010

Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.

2012 231

2012 Houston Motors Motoring 231

Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2010

As Japan aims to take its plug-in vehicle sales to 600,000 a year by 2020, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has outlined the steps that will need to be taken to reach this goal.

Japan 39

Japan Plug-in Plug Automobile Manufacturer 39

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2015

The parties in the settlement agreed that certain important modifications to SDG&E’s original proposal were desirable to address issues raised by stakeholders and to support the Governor’s 2020 grid-integrated infrastructure and 2025 zero-emission vehicle deployment goals, as well as California’s equity, clean air and climate change objectives.

San Diego 150

San Diego Charging Sierra Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2016

California Governor Brown’s 2012 Executive Order B-16-2012 directed the CPUC and other state agencies to establish benchmarks to help achieve the build-out of Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure capable of supporting up to one million vehicles, and to integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) charging into the state’s electricity grid by 2020.

California 150

California Charging San Diego Sierra 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Eight partnering states released their Multi-State ZEV Action Plan as the first promised milestone for the bi-coastal collaboration to pave the way for increasingly large numbers of zero emission vehicles: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

Plug-in 244

Plug-in Rhode Island Fleet Hydrogen 244

Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 14, 2022

In 2020, global EV sales topped 3.2 Almost every major automobile manufacturer currently provides at least one electric vehicle. EVs require significantly less maintenance than gas automobiles since they have fewer moving parts than a traditional internal combustion engine (i.e., million compared to 2.3 million in 2019.

Charging 40

Charging Gas-Electric Automobile Purchase 40

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

New propulsion systems requiring new fuels, such as plug-in electric vehicle systems and fuel cell systems, are beyond the scope of this technology roadmap and are treated in separate roadmaps. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. Increase international collaboration on fuel economy.

Fuel Economy 236

Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. FCVs using hydrogen from biomass emit 90% fewer GHGs than current gasoline vehicles, and 63% fewer GHGs than a plug-in hybrid running on cellulosic ethanol, with charging based on the national grid mix. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Production. Earlier post.).

Hydrogen 150

Hydrogen Fuel California Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

It will occupy a niche and will not make a noticeable mark on the roads until after 2020. In addition, automobile manufacturers are using other technologies to further decrease consumption and emissions. Other activities include development of electric auxiliary systems, as well as charging systems for plug-ins.

Engine 150

Engine Li-ion Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

This approach allows automobile manufacturers to create packages of technologies that can be tailored to meet specific cost and effectiveness targets, as opposed to developing diesel or full hybrid alternatives that offer a single large benefit, but at a significant cost increase.

Fuel 210

Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Now we imagine the maximum scenario: e-tron plug-in hybrid drive under the hood and e-fuel in the tank. In June 2013, Audi commissioned a power-to-gas facility in the north German town of Werlte, thus becoming the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy sources. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

Audi 150

Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

The bill requires electric utilities to draw up plans to implement a charging infrastructure for plug-in vehicles (that can include battery swapping, fast charging and other services). By 2020, these supplemental reductions will achieve reductions equivalent to 10% of US emissions in 2005. Smart Grid and Electricity Transmission.

Climate 186

Climate Standards Carbon California 186