Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Mercedes-Benz marked another milestone in its China strategy with the official opening ceremony of its engine plant—the first for passenger-car engines outside of Germany. Together with the long-wheelbase E-Class and the C-Class, GLK-Class vehicles are currently manufactured at Beijing Benz Automotive Company Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $7 million to projects at eight universities to accelerate the introduction of affordable, scalable, and sustainable high-performance fuels for use in high-efficiency, low-emission engines. University of Alabama. ACI engines can deliver both high efficiencies and low emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

EcoCAR is a collegiate automotive competition aimed at developing a highly skilled, domestic workforce by providing hands-on experience designing and building next-generation mobility solutions to meet our nation’s future energy and mobility challenges. University of Alabama. The Ohio State University. University of Washington.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

As part of the EV Hub in Ohio, Honda will transform its Marysville Auto Plant (MAP), East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) and Anna Engine Plant (AEP), leading to the start of EV production in North America. Anna Engine Plant (AEP). Every MAP associate will have a position as part of this transition.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

Alabama Graphite Corp. Reduced loadings of active materials in the anode represent an undesirable engineering solution for battery design, AGC said, since it leads to domination of both weight and volume of current collector foils over that of active materials in a cell design.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

The 2021 Elantra showcases Hyundai’s latest ambitions, including a Sensuous Sportiness design identity, hybrid-electric vehicle technology, and segment-first wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity. liter GDI Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine. Engine performance. We’ve sold more than 3.4 and more than 13.8

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2019

The Ohio State University has been named The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge Year One champion, taking the lead in the premier four-year collegiate engineering competition. Rounding out the top three are Virginia Tech in second place and the University of Alabama in third place. Year One is for the big thinkers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2017

AK Steel signed an agreement to acquire Precision Partners Holding Company, a leading North American automotive market company that provides engineering, tooling, die design and hot and cold stamped steel parts, for $360 million in cash. The transaction is subject to customary closing and regulatory approvals in the US and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Toyota is embarking on a multi-year plan to realign its manufacturing operations in North America in support of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) ( earlier post ), a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable growth by making ever-better vehicles more efficiently. TMMK) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 1, 2022

The global chip shortage’s effect on current products is clear in just about every consumer market in the developed world, reflected in half-empty car dealerships and shuttered manufacturing lines. It’s got to become part of the engineer’s lexicon, and we’ve got to figure out better ways to be more agile.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2021

Hyundai’s 2022 Tucson, with its all-new design, will begin arriving in the US market this spring (gasoline and hybrid models), with plug-in models available in summer 2021. The new 2022 Tucson internal combustion models will be produced at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) and Ulsan, Korea. cubic feet, to 38.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

NFI), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer, have formed New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions, a service dedicated to providing safe, reliable, smart, and sustainable charging and mobility solutions. With the announcement, New Flyer becomes the first North American bus manufacturer to offer a comprehensive infrastructure service.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

HMGICS will demonstrate various new manufacturing technologies for enhancement of quality, logistics and management automation and others. The company will apply the smart manufacturing platform to factories dedicated to EVs. HMGMA will adopt more than 75% of the new technologies demonstrated at HMGICS.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

These models include the Tucson, Santa Fe, Kona, Santa Cruz and a new dedicated-platform, electrified Ioniq SUV, all of which feature new designs, eco powertrain availability and major platform options. The new 2022 Tucson internal combustion models will be produced at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) and Ulsan, Korea.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Is an EV Genesis, the luxury division of Hyundai Motor Group, began this past week producing its first model in the United States at the sprawling HMG factory in Montgomery, Alabama. Both GV70s share a platform that was specifically designed for a gasoline engine and electric motors. The last one is no small thing.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

This includes developing advanced manufacturing and process technologies for advanced battery materials, advanced electrode and cell fabrication manufacturing, and integrated wide band gap power modules for next generation plug-in vehicles. Ultra-Light Door Design, Manufacturing and Demonstration (Area of Interest 2).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Germany-based Evonik Industries is building a new plant for manufacturing catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. The detail engineering of the facility is already complete. Evonik started up a biodiesel catalyst production facility in Mobile (Alabama, USA) with an annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons in 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2014

The companies will add almost 5,700 jobs (including engineering, line workers and support staff) by the time the plant reaches full capacity, expected in 2021. billion) manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes. The first engine to be assembled at the all-new facility is a 2.0-liter Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

According to the lawsuit, RAM owners report that efforts to fix the faulty emissions system significantly affect engine performance and mileage, with miles per gallon dropping as much as 25%. L Cummins diesel engine to see if they might be entitled to compensation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The project will focus on improving carbon fiber composite materials and the design and manufacture of hydrogen storage tanks. Through these advances, the team expects to lower the cost of manufacturing high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels by more than a third relative to current projections. and AOC Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2016

A new high-level white-paper from clean transportation industry group CALSTART shows that US companies that develop and manufacture high-efficiency, low-carbon technologies for heavy-duty vehicles are ready to support more efficient trucks and buses. is a leader in transportation tech, including next-generation advanced engines.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

The 2016 Pilot, launching at Honda dealerships nationwide this summer, is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in the US. liter, direct-injected i-VTEC V-6 engine with two-stage Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) cylinder deactivation technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Hachigo said that Honda will start a project that will further advance the S-E-D (sales, production (engineering) and development) system to the next level. At the same time, it will introduce a new approach to automobile manufacturing which requires consideration of electrification beyond the concept of a “platform.”.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As the story goes , its origins go back all the way to the 1980s when graphic designer Ken Wallace was walking outside of his Nova Scotia home with his daughter and noticed idling vehicles. They’re better for the environment, even when accounting for their manufacturing carbon emissions and when using electricity from coal plants.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

The HVH technology provides improved motor performance and cooling effectiveness, enabling increased range in all-electric drive mode and the potential for a smaller internal combustion engine. This design also creates a shorter end turn space than round-wire stators, thereby reducing heat and improving the motor’s torque and power density.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2023

liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine with two electric motors for a total system 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It combines a 2.0-liter,

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2022

The CX-50 is built at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville, Alabama. The CX-50 was designed for, and is initially only being sold in North America. 3,500-pound maximum tow rating with the turbocharged engine. Their engineers know how to design a chassis that produces high quality driving dynamics.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Could a breakthrough be made in extending the efficiency of combustion engines close to their theoretical potential? Currently, engines deliver a fuel efficiency of 40-42 per cent, with corresponding loss of initially available fuel engine at 58-60 per cent.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Promote a robust market for vehicle manufacturers, utilities, equipment service providers, and support industries that ensures a consistent user experience, customer choice, and allows for a streamlined permitting process. Enhance American manufacturing competitiveness, innovation, and the development of advanced technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

design language, stiffer body structure, better ride quality, reduced noise, vibration and harshness and advanced safety and convenience features. Hyundai continues its all four-cylinder Theta engine lineup for the 2015 Sonata. liter Theta II GDI four-cylinder engine powers SE, Limited and Sport models. A revised 2.4-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

The lithium-ion battery system that Johnson Controls-Saft is designing and manufacturing for Ford include cells, mechanical, electrical, electronic and thermal components. Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering. DTE Energy of Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. Camelina will be engineered with. The team will engineer tobacco with traits.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The EQS designers and engineers seem to have maximized the available space in both front and rear seats. The EQS comes in two flavors, with similar numeric designations to the gas models, but with different meanings. That recycling operation will take place at Mercedes’ Tuscaloosa, Alabama, manufacturing plant.

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