Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Through October 2019, HVIP has committed to supporting the purchase of 3,400 zero-emission trucks and buses; more than 2,600 hybrid trucks; 3,200 low NO x engines, and 240 trucks outfitted with electric power take-off systems with vouchers requested by California fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2018

Volkswagen showcased three new drive systems at the Vienna Motor Symposium: the new 48 V mild hybrid system that will debut on the eighth-generation Golf in 2019 ( earlier post ); new high-tech diesel engines that will also be available as hybrid variants; and an advanced natural gas engine. New natural gas TGI 1.5 48V mild hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2019

It operates on both inlet and exhaust valves, offering endless development opportunities, including allowing researchers to focus on crucial combustion and after-treatment strategies, key to reducing emissions and improving fuel consumption. iVT has been designed for ease of manufacture and affordability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

Equipped with the latest Bosch technology, diesel vehicles will be classed as low-emission vehicles and yet remain affordable. A dynamic driving style demands an equally dynamic recirculation of exhaust gases. To ensure optimum NO x conversion, the exhaust gases must be hotter than 200 degrees Celsius. —Volkmar Denner.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 9, 2024

Prospects and Challenges in 2024 Combining the environmental benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) with the long-range and rapid refueling of traditional gasoline vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are becoming a compelling option for eco-minded car owners. How Do FCEVs Work? government is infusing $9.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is showcasing its range of 48V systems at the Aachen Colloquium this week: its Cobra electric compressor, SpeedStart belt-integrated starter-generator, SpeedTorq drivetrain motor-generator, and TIGERS exhaust energy recovery system. Earlier post.). —CPT chief executive Nick Pascoe.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2016

Whereas fuel cost used to be a major driver for fleet managers, the lowering of oil prices and the availability of low-cost natural gas has reduced this concern, Navigant notes. A major factor has always been the cost of battery packs. —“ Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Technologies ”.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

However, the challenges of transmission, distribution, and high-pressure storage of a low-density gas have hampered the adoption of hydrogen PEMFC technology. The present work provides that unified analysis, finding that ammonia delivers the lowest source-to-tank cost among carbon-neutral fuels produced from renewable electricity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The selected projects focus on advancing the development of a suite of post-combustion CO 2 capture and supersonic compression systems for new and existing coal-based electric generating plants, specifically: (1) supersonic compression systems; (2) small pilot-scale (from 0.5 FuelCell Energy Inc. Source: FuelCell Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2018

ARPA-E is awarding $16 million in funding for eight projects as part of the Innovative Natural-gas Technologies for Efficiency Gain in Reliable and Affordable Thermochemical Electricity-generation ( INTEGRATE ) program. Washington State University; De-Coupled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Hybrid (dFC-GT) – $678,014.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

The Yaris Hybrid is now afforded equal consideration to gasoline and diesel alternatives by potential B-segment customers, Toyota said. It includes a cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, an electric water pump, a low-friction distribution chain, an intake manifold made of a composite material and a compact exhaust manifold.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. PPG Industries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

This is to be achieved through the synergistic application of an extremely downsized gasoline engine coupled with electrified boosting and exhaust gas energy recovery; micro-hybrid functionality with stop/start, torque assist and regenerative braking; and a novel energy storage technology. The £3 million (US$4.9 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and GE Global Research are collaborating on a two-year, public-private partnership project designed to optimize an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process to convert low-temperature waste heat (below 500 °) from gas turbine or reciprocating engine exhaust to produce electricity.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 29, 2023

While purchasing a brand-new electric car might not be feasible for everyone due to its higher upfront costs, people are looking for alternatives. converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. For several reasons, people are deciding to switch their normal cars to electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

in electric vehicles (PEVs). Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Motors for Electric Traction Drives. The components to enable electric drive vehicles must be more affordable. burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted displayed in longer EV range, higher MPG and/or MPGe ratings).

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There are many ways to make installing EV charging stations affordable. Note that some of these will be specific to EVConnect, as we’ve made a focused effort to make EV Charging more affordable for more people. The California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project offers dozens of different rebate programs.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

The global CTO elaborates on how the company is in an interesting phase for the next five to seven years, in terms of providing optimal technology but at an affordable price, and how the company is talking to several OEMs, and if the business case is mature enough, they can meet the price point especially for India, and they are prepared.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

With a vehicle lifecycle of around 15 years, the global electric car population might by then reach about the same total as cumulative production, some of the later EVs sold having replaced older EVs that had been scrapped, the report, “Electric Vehicles: Energy, infrastructure and the mobility market in the real world” , notes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

The report concluded that benefits in the medium- and long-term can be anticipated since the obtaining of an alternative fuel using a residual greenhouse gas would allow European dependence on conventional fossil fuels to be cut, and that way the risks in supply security to be minimized. —Methanol report. Goeppert, A. and Prakash, G.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

DOE also announced up to $35 million to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, including enabling the early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles. Reducing the cost of electric drive systems from $30/kW to $8/kW.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is developing a 48-volt version of its 12 volt electric supercharger based on its variable torque enhancement system known as VTES. At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

An executive express with hips like Sharika and devastatingly powerful electric motors is the simpleton’s choice for a list like this, especially when one deploys all of its 637 horses for a 3.0 It also has 40 miles of electric range and an updated Google-based infotainment system that is more responsive than before.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2022

FlyZero compared zero-carbon emission energy sources such as batteries, hydrogen and ammonia; the team concluded that green liquid hydrogen is the most viable, able to power large aircraft utilizing fuel cell, gas turbine and hybrid systems. PtL SAF requires more electrical energy to produce than liquid hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive. In several weeks, OptiFuel will start taking orders, in 49 of the US states, for a new line of affordable 800 hp to 3,200 hp, 100% natural gas freight and transit locomotives.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Serious, Affordable Performance. Sharp-looking, powerful and affordable (with a base price of $36,090), this gran turismo has a place in both around-town and open road driving. The electric power steering could be a bit heavier in Sport mode, but was generally neutral in its settings so as not to lose road feel and feedback.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

First, bonding a few electric miles with Bill Schlanger at his Electric Blue Motors www.ElectricBlueMotors.com. See a tidbit of copied & pasted text below: Electric Blue Motors Believe in the dream! Engineering A New Future For The Electric Car When is green blue? When electric is affordable!

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, low-speed vehicles, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed nonresponsive to this announcement. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire company unveiled its third electric motorcycle in March: the S2 Mulholland. At first glance, the electric cruiser closely resembles the existing LiveWire S2 Del Mar. That’s thanks to the shared Arrow platform fulfilling its purpose of spanning multiple electric motorbikes. It just looks sick.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

Low cobalt active cathode materials for next-generation electric vehicle batteries. Plug-in electric drive vehicle extreme fast charging research. Solutions may incorporate localized energy storage or electricity generation schemes, but should strive to keep both installation and operations costs low.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Depending on the axle pairing, the transmission affords final-drive ratios ranging from 2.15 The dual overhead cams with chain-driven roller-finger followers and gear-to-gear meshing afford efficient valve operation, working in harmony with the variable-geometry, electronically controlled, water-cooled turbocharger.

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Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Meet the e-bike. A battery and small electric-assist motor on a bike frame allows riders to climb hills and reach higher speeds with each boosted pedal for less effort than a regular bike. several jurisdictions have unveiled different incentives to make e-bikes more affordable. Sounds too good to be true, right? Think again.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 25, 2023

For other options, such as accessing quiet mode for the exhaust or setting up auxiliary gauges, you’ll need to press a button marked with a prancing pony in order to work the menus. It makes 480 horsepower (486 with the optional active exhaust) and 415 lb-ft of torque (418 with the active exhaust). Torsen, or 3.73 Torsen, or 3.73

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) and GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS). Clemson University.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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