Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. It might take a technology breakthrough, like solid-state battery tech, before Honda sees a small, affordable car as making sense—late in the decade. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic.

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EV Central

MARCH 1, 2023

Instead, Tesla laid out the building blocks for a new family of more advanced and affordable models that will form the foundations for the brand as it strives to build 20 million cars annually by 2030 – in turn surging past traditional brands such as Toyota and Volkswagen.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The electric retrofit solution aims to protect freedom of mobility with an affordable option that meets customer needs to extend the life of their vehicles and continue business activities while accessing low emissions zones (LEZ) in cities. Stellantis N.V. —Alison Jones, Stellantis Senior Vice President, Circular Economy Business Unit.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2012

DOE also announced the “America’s Most Affordable Rooftop Solar” competition to aggressively drive down the cost of rooftop solar energy system as well as $8 million in awards to nine small businesses to lower the cost of financing, permitting, and other “soft costs,” which can amount to nearly half the cost of residential solar systems.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Launched in June 2020, the startup produces affordable systems for wireless connections that deliver optical fiber quality, or what Gamzina calls elvespeed connectivity. When you hear these numbers, you realize why people don’t think this price is anywhere close to affordable for growing the market.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The US Department of Energy announced Stage 1 winners of the Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric and thermal applications ( CABLE ) Conductor Manufacturing Prize. The 10 teams selected in Stage 1 of this $4.5-million,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Skyworks Aeronautics will use the funds to move forward with the commercialization of its gyroplane aircraft, including the eGyro electric air taxi geared towards urban air mobility and the 400 mph VertiJet VTOL aircraft that competes directly with helicopters, but at a much higher speed, longer range and lower operating cost.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2022

The application process for both the clean hydrogen FOA and University Consortium funding will include two phases: a concept paper and a full application. ( DE-FOA-0002792 ). This North American consortium will address cross-border grid dependencies and electrical interconnections throughout region.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Opel will unveil a new battery-electric concept vehicle at the upcoming Frankfurt International Motor Show. Opel says that the tandem two-seater has production potential and would also be affordable for younger customers, suggesting that 16-year-olds could begin driving in a version limited to a maximum speed of 45 km/h (28 mph).

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Another affordable electric car is set to be unveiled later this year as Nissan looks to boost EV sales. Nissan will unveil a new Micra EV as its newest low-cost electric car. Nissan unveiled its own business update last month as it looks to cut costs and introduce affordable EVs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP). AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment. Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). AOI 8: Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Proof of Concept. Project Description. Federal share. Metropolitan Energy Center.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

Through research and new developments in both energy efficiency and domestically-sourced fuel technologies, we can not only strengthen our energy security but also improve transportation affordability for our nation’s trucking industry—helping those who deliver American goods and those who use them.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2019

Gigastack, funded by the BEIS Hydrogen Supply Competition, will demonstrate the delivery of bulk, low-cost and zero-carbon hydrogen through gigawatt-scale polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis, manufactured in the UK. 1GW/year to increase throughput and decrease labour costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

According to the latest updated analysis of the potential cost of production implementation of ADEPT—conducted independently by Ricardo—the system would represent an incremental cost of in the region of €60 per gram/km of CO 2 reduction.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2020

When CSP set up its Center of Excellence for Lightweight Technologies and Carbon Fiber Processes in Pouancé, France, in 2013, the goal was to develop processes to make the use of carbon fiber in high volume applications affordable and feasible. With our multi-material decklid concept, we demonstrated this was totally possible.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Importer Ateco, which distributes Renault in Australia, is very interested in the production versions of the recent 4Ever Trophy (pictured above with Renault CEO Luca de Meo at the Paris motor show) and 5 Prototype concepts. “We see potential for both concepts in Australia.” Renault 5 Prototype concept EV.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

He explained that there needs to be a “substantial shift in the cost of batteries” before a cheap Toyota EV can be made at scale. Toyota revealed the Urban electric SUV , saying the concept is a “close-to-production” design for the new EV coming this year. Carlucci said Toyota “cannot achieve that level at the moment.”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2017

One of the most significant impediments to an increased market share for plug-in vehicles is the high cost of rechargeable energy storage. This can represent a very significant cost element of a typical battery electric vehicle (BEV); manufacturers need to strike a balance between product affordability and available range between recharges.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

An attractive market segment for automotive OEMs is opening up here, given that the reduced complexity of these vehicles will allow them to be manufactured for about half the cost of a conventional car. Passengers, too, will benefit from the new mobility concept. Indeed, this is a key growth market that no OEM can afford to ignore.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2024

Several recently published deep-dive analyses commissioned by NASA and the European Space Agency have thrown cold water on the hope that space solar power could affordably generate many gigawatts of clean energy in the near future. And yet the dream lives on. The dream achieved a kind of lift-off in January 2023.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Marine BioEnergy invented the concept of depth-cycling the kelp, and USC Wrigley scientists conducted the biological and oceanographic trial. Once implemented, depth-cycling farms could lead to a new way to produce affordable, carbon-neutral fuel year-round. million federal grant to cover the cost of the USC Wrigley Institute study.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

Teslarati recently received a tip noting that Elon Musk’s housing unit in Starbase, Texas is a Boxabl Casita , a foldable, prefabricated home designed for quick installations and maximum affordability. Watch a video of Elon Musk’s Boxabl home in Starbase, Texas, as well as Boxabl’s Mars concept below. .

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 7, 2024

Making them affordable involves moving the up-front capital expenditure of new vehicles to a recurring operating expenditure like in ICE vehicles, where fuel is the main recurring expense. By taking fixed batteries out of the equation, BaaS reduces the upfront cost of EVs and thereby drives adoption.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The keys to continued advancement of H2@Scale are scaling up affordable hydrogen production and developing new uses for hydrogen, to grow the overall market size and develop technology that integrates hydrogen into the energy system. Potential topics under the FOA include: Electrolyzer Manufacturing R&D. H2@Scale New Markets Demonstrations.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

That’s the “ loyal wingman ” concept, where a human pilot supervises a flock of relatively inexpensive but AI-guided drones. Many countries are now pursuing the concept, among them Russia, China, India, Japan, Australia, and the United States. Together, they might overpower enemy fighters in a dogfight. Now the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Volkswagen and Stanford University have developed in partnership a new catalyst production process to reduce the comparatively high cost of automotive fuel cell technology. One of the biggest cost drivers for fuel cells is the use of the precious metal platinum as a catalyst to operate the fuel cell. —Xu et al.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 3, 2023

They include eliminating tier-based wages and benefits, double-digit wage increases, clearly defined pensions for all employees, the return of cost-of-living adjustments, and for companies to reintroduce medical benefits for retirees. This comes after numerous automakers have been mulling over ways to reduce overtime.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2018

At the same time, start-ups are entering the market with new electromobility concepts. The strategy Bosch is pursuing involves increasing electric vehicles’ energy efficiency, using systems expertise to intelligently link all the components of the powertrain, and using standardized components to make electromobility scalable and affordable.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles. CNG Full Fills with a Complete Smart Fueling System.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

President Obama announced the DOE “Clean Energy Grand Challenge” in March 2012 with the goal of enabling US companies to be the first in the world to produce plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are as affordable and convenient for the average American family as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles within the next 10 years. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 9, 2023

The “Dee” in this radical concept sedan stands for “Digital Emotional Experience.” The iVision is strictly a concept car, but it rides on the eagerly awaited Neue Klasse platform. With 40 percent of the cost of every BMW EV tied up in batteries, the new cells should cut BMW’s battery costs by 50 percent at the pack level.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 23, 2021

These vehicles will have a social impact on consumers as they are cost-effective vehicles. Three-wheelers are still an affordable means of short and medium distance for public transportation and last-mile cargo transportation. Cost-effective if it is available at about 50-60% price less than buying new autorickshaws. Advantages.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2019

The FOA topics will advance DOE’s Bioenergy Technology Office’s (BETO) objectives to reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. Corn stover and pine forest residues were selected as they are the target (“proof of concept”) feedstocks.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 9, 2023

The “Dee” in this radical concept sedan stands for “Digital Emotional Experience.” The iVision is strictly a concept car, but it rides on the eagerly awaited Neue Klasse platform. With 40 percent of the cost of every BMW EV tied up in batteries, the new cells should cut BMW’s battery costs by 50 percent at the pack level.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Although the product is more expensive than a domestic AC charger, suppliers are confident that the cost of a domestic DC charger can be brought down over time, with installations likely in Europe and China. Because of this, carmakers can afford to put larger batteries into their vehicles and reduce range anxiety.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Under the leadership of BASF Future Business GmbH, eighteen partners from industry and science have formed the cross-sector consortium “HE-Lion” to develop and bring to market safer, more affordable high-energy lithium-ion batteries over the next four to six years for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and electric-vehicles. Earlier post.)

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