Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Nikola Motor is recalling all the battery-powered electric trucks it has delivered so far is suspending sales after an investigation into recent fires found a coolant leak inside a battery pack as the cause.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 23, 2020

Porsche is continuing plans to make the Macan crossover all-electric. In a report of its 2019 financial results, Porsche reiterated that the Macan will be the "second, fully battery-powered model series"—after the Taycan. It's a significant move, as the Macan is currently Porsche's bestselling model.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Canadian Pacific plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen-powered line-haul locomotive. CP’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program will retrofit a line-haul locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and battery technology to drive the locomotive’s electric traction motors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2022

GM is introducing a patented heat-pump in its Ultium-based EVs that captures and repurposes waste energy from the battery. Through the Ultium Platform’s energy recovery system, this waste energy can increase a vehicle’s range, reduce battery energy needed for heating, increase charging speed and even enable sportier driving.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 5, 2022

Electrifying Air and Sea Vehicles Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Noise, and Expand Mobility Options for Rural Communities Some have called 2023 the “year of the electric vehicle (EV),” noting the dozens of new battery-powered models set to come available in the United States across all vehicle classes.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 8, 2023

A year after making its North American debut, the Ford E-Transit van has established itself as the leader of the pack in the all-electric commercial cargo van market. E-Transit is the best-selling electric cargo van in the United States and Canada, as well as the sales leader in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. BMW and Ford now share leading positions in the race for solid-state battery-powered electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

Ford Performance has unveiled a one-off Mustang Cobra Jet factory drag racer with all-electric propulsion. Electric powertrains give us a completely new kind of performance and the all-electric Cobra Jet 1400 is one example of pushing new technology to the absolute limit.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

BMW unveiled the seventh generation of its 7 Series, including the first all-electric i7 XDrive60. The 2023 BMW 740i is powered by a thoroughly upgraded version of the iconic B58 3-liter TwinPower Turbo inline six-cylinder engine. The 760i xDrive combines the power of the 4.4-liter Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyards Group, a total system integrator of electric systems for the global marine market, for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider, GVB.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2018

Stena Line, one of Europe’s leading ferry companies with 38 vessels and 21 routes in Northern Europe, is introducing battery power to its operations. Stena recently signed with Callenberg Technology Group for 1 MWh of batteries which will be installed on Stena Jutlandica which operates between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

Toyota Motor Corporation launched its all-new Aqua. The all-new Aqua is approximately 20% more fuel efficient (WLTC) than the previous generation; it combines outstanding fuel efficiency of 35.8 Bipolar nickel-hydrogen batteries. km/L (84 mpg US) with the comfortable, high-quality ride of an electrified vehicle. million tons.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The New York City Council passed a bill mandating that the city’s school bus fleet be fully electric by 1 September 2035. Of the 960 currently managed by the City, 885 would still be need to be converted from diesel to electric as the City had previously committed to converting 75 school buses. billion through Fiscal 2035, or $310.9

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 3, 2023

One of the most significant additions to Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ electric vehicle line-up, the eEconic, made its first appearance in the UK at this week’s Road Transport Expo event. Diesel-powered Econic models have become the vehicle of choice for many municipal operators, and increasingly for other urban applications.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

A research team from Japan has recently developed a novel electrode material for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) by combining lithium sulfate and lithium ruthenate, which results in improved performance. However, they have never been applied to all-solid-state batteries. —Nagao et al.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Chennai-based Indian motorcycle maker TVS Motor Company recently released the TVS X, which it calls a crossover — part scooter, part motorcycle, but all electric. Designed by Indian engineers at TVS Motor’s R&D facility, its unique crossover design is sleek and eye-catching.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

TECO 2030 has launched a new product concept for its containerized fuel cells, the TECO 2030 Power Barge. The solution comprises TECO 2030 fuel cell modules, batteries, power electronics, safety- and automation systems, hydrogen storage, and a refueling solution. —Tore Enger, Group CEO of TECO 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2022

In 2021, the Volkswagen brand delivered more electrified vehicles worldwide than ever before, handing over to customers more than 369,000 electric cars (+73% versus 2020), comprising approximately 106,000 PHEVs (+33%) and 263,000 all-electric vehicles (+97%). The all-electric SUV ID.4 In Europe, the ID.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Scania is currently working with Cummins to develop an initial 20 fuel-cell-electric trucks that will run on green hydrogen for the HyTrucks project. The fuel-cell-electric trucks will be built on Scania’s battery-electric vehicle platform and leverage Cummins’ PEM fuel cell systems and hydrogen fueling and storage solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The 12-meter trolleybuses will be powered by a 160 kW traction motor. The Trollino vehicles will be fitted with Solaris High Power batteries with a capacity of 60 kWh, which will enable them to cover distances of up to 20 km at a time without connection to an overhead wires.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Subaru says it believes there will still be a place for fast small entertaining two-door coupes in its electric future as it pulled drapes off the Subaru Sport Mobility Concept at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Subaru Sport Mobility Concept – electric drift king?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2022

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) has ordered a full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric equipment for use at the Onaping Depth Project in Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Winnebago Industries is unveiling two all-electric versions of mobile healthcare unit vehicles: an all-electric Mobile Lung Unit (eMLU) and, as a chassis, an all-electric bloodmobile. The eMLU and the bloodmobile share the same chassis, developed with partner Motiv Power Systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With the increase in battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs, HEVs and PHEVs) on the road, statistically the risk potential for an accident or technical defect of the inherently safe battery systems also increases. Temperature recording from battery escalation through to de-escalation. Image: Rosenbauer.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

AKASOL will supply battery systems for more than 40 Coradia iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ), which have been ordered from Alstom by the Lower Saxony Transit Authority and the Rhine/Main Regional Transport Association. Based in Darmstadt, AKASOL has been engaged in the development of train batteries for more than ten years.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Rolls-Royce is developing turbogenerator technology—including a new small engine—designed for hybrid-electric aviation applications. The turbogenerator will recharge batteries after take-off or power propellers directly, enabling aircraft to switch between power sources in flight.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

Gaussin will partner with Microvast for batteries for Gaussin’s next-generation skateboard road truck platform. Gaussin designs and assembles electric ( earlier post ) and fuel cell vehicles ( earlier post ) in transport and logistics industry.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 28, 2021

If you missed out on Black Friday electric mower deals, then you’re in luck. The Greenworks 48V 17-inch brushless cordless electric mower is back at its third-best price that we’ve seen all-time at $246. You’ll also find discounts on electric lawn mowers and much more below, as well.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a provider of all-electric powertrains and medium-duty and specialty commercial electric fleet vehicles, announced the successful delivery and deployment of 10 all-electric cargo vans to Montreal, Canada-based Goodfood Market Corp. These units have a cooling capacity down to -15 ?C

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Cummins and Kalmar will together offer battery-electric terminal tractors globally. Cummins designed the PowerDrive 8000 for the terminal tractor segment to better meet the necessary duty-cycle and power requirements for the distribution and port environments. There are two battery capacities to choose from, 152 or 182 kWh.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Moog has collaborated with Komatsu to build a fully electric compact wheel loader machine. The companies will demonstrate the connected and automation-ready, zero-emission, battery-powered machine at bauma 2022 from 24-30 October at Messe München.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2023

Mining.com’s EV Metal Index, which tracks the value of battery metals in newly registered passenger EVs (including full battery, plug-in and conventional hybrids) worldwide, totalled $26.9 As much EV battery metal business was done in 2022 than the combined total of the preceding five years. Total battery capacity of the 1.64

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2019

According to a new study published by the ifo Institue Center for Economic Studies (CESifo) in Germany, EVs will barely help cut CO 2 emissions in the country over the coming years, as the introduction of electric vehicles does not necessarily lead to a reduction in CO 2 emissions from road traffic given the current power generation mix.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Cars catch fire. In the U.S., Yet, says, Paul A.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

DHL is piloting four BYD Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the Los Angeles market, just in time for the peak holiday shipping season. Equipped with a comfortable air-ride cab and air suspension, the trucks have more than enough power and torque to operate at 82,000 lbs. combined weight.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

(Redwood) will collaborate to create a supply chain to recycle Volkswagen and Audi electric vehicle batteries in the United States, with the goal of providing accessible and more sustainable electric mobility for American drivers. Key to the collaboration is a holistic approach to the battery lifecycle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2023

Hyundai revealed the all-new 2024 Kona Electric, Limited, and N Line models in its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show. The second-generation Kona customers can choose from electric and internal combustion powertrains, including a sporty N Line version. Kona Electric, equipped with the 64.8

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