Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

The halfway stage has been reached in the three-year fleet trial of the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid in the London area. Since August 2008, ten light-duty trucks equipped with hybrid drive systems have clocked around 265,000 km (164,663 miles) in eight fleets operated by customers. This would lower fuel consumption even further.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Due to the fact that Li-ion batteries are still the limiting factor for mass scale adoption of electrified vehicles, there is a need for new batteries that enable EVs with higher driving range, higher safety and faster charging at lower cost. The project will look into four areas with OXIS playing a key part in all of them.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 12, 2009

London belongs to one of the largest cities in the world. London's undergrounds is one of the most developed in the world but also one of the oldest in the world counting over a 100 years. There is also an excellent network of overground trains and if we think of it all of these are powered by massive electric drives.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

All eyes these days may be on Elon Musk's space venture—which has just put people in orbit —but here on Earth you can now get your monthly electric bill courtesy of a different Musk enterprise. kWh battery wall unit. kWh battery wall unit. For bigger national grids it gets more complicated.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Infiniti''s electric car is once again given the green light, we drive the Mercedes-Benz CLA, and a new form of lithium anode has been developed--for potentially better batteries. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Nissan is in the final development phase of its second mass production zero-emission vehicle, the battery electric e-NV200 compact van. The company has been working with FedEx Express since December 2011 to test the e-NV200 in real world operations to help shape development of the 100% electric compact delivery vehicle.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 24, 2022

We feature all images on our site, and one also appears on our monthly print edition. This beautifully outfitted room is the newly restored Control Room A at the Battersea Power Station in London. For half a century, the electric power hub controlled the flow of current that met one-fifth of London’s electricity demand.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty electric truck, with a range of up to 200 km, is in intensive use by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”. In addition, all European Daimler Trucks & Buses plants will be CO 2 -neutral by the year 2022. All other plants will follow. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

UK-based Ashwoods Automotive , a provider of hybrid-electric vans and hybrid drive systems, is offering a hybrid drive retrofit kit for panel vans. The Ashwoods Hybrid Drive consists of two main components: an electric motor/ generator that drives the rear axle and the Intelligent Power Pack Module (IPPM). Click to enlarge. Stop/start.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 20, 2022

Electric Vehicle Glossary. BEV : Battery Electric Vehicles. Often shortened to EV (electric vehicle) or EVs (electric vehicles). The added ‘B’ is simply a reference to the battery that powers an EV. EV : Electric Vehicle. HEV: Hybrid Electric Vehicle. kW : Kilowatt (Electric Motor Size).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2018

Projects include: Artemis Intelligent Power: in Greater London, non-mobile machinery contributes 10% of all NO x emissions and 11% of all PM 10 emissions. Ceres Power: battery electric vehicles are among the core technologies that will enable the significant reduction of emission and pollutants in city centers and urban areas.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

These buses will all meet the latest air quality standards, delivering at least Euro V EU emission standards. The fund is also available for very low and zero emission vehicles, such as electric vehicles, and the Department is interested in receiving bids which covered the demonstrations of such buses in regular use for services.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

China-based electric vehicle startup NIO unveiled the NIO ES8, an electric SUV planned for serial production for the China market later this year. The NIO ES8 is a full-size 7-seat electric SUV with a 2-3-2 seating arrangement. NIO intends to equip the ES8 with a swappable battery pack. The NIO EP9 is priced at US$1.48

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2014

Navigant Research forecasts that the United States will remain the largest national market for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) during the next 10 years, with LD PEV sales exceeding 514,000 in 2023. Navigant expects that Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Paris will be the top cities in all regions examined over the forecast period.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2009

London’s electric vehicle specialist, NICE Car Company, has resumed trading as the London sales arm of AIXAM-MEGA Ltd, maker of the MEGA e-City electric passenger vehicle and the MEGA Multitruck range of ultra-light electric and diesel commercial vehicles.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 8, 2024

Among her achievements: She invented an inexpensive, battery-operated optical imaging system that can detect premalignant tissues—no biopsy required—to help prevent oral and cervical cancer. I’m humbled and grateful to all the amazing people with whom I work,” she says. The light source is a blue LED with a peak wavelength of 455 nm.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

For the past few years, our company has actually been warning that that freedom of mobility is now actually being threatened particularly in light of four megatrends that are affecting the future of transportation. Pay-as-you-go, per-minute pricing covers all fees. Availability of zero-emission Focus Electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles is unveiling a new telemetry system specifically engineered for commercial electric vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Operator Show 2010, Birmingham, England, 13 to 15 April. Smith Telemetry aims to simplify fleet management of commercial electric vehicles, while also reducing costs.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Hedging its bets, the industry is exploring ammonia, batteries, and hydrogen, among other options for powering ships.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You notice the smell of smoke, and when you try to turn on your bedside light you discover that the power is out. Could it use batteries instead, at least one per sensor node? Pause for a moment to look at the smoke detector in the room where you're sitting and think about the last time you changed its battery.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 24, 2023

When Ifeanyi Orajaka was an undergraduate engineering student in 2008, he had his career all mapped out. But during one of those internships, he visited some of the oil company’s facilities in a rural area and was shocked to see that people living nearby had no access to electricity. Winning the competition, he says, changed his life.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 14, 2021

HMC is making bold movements to seize the opportunity and aspires to become a new market leader in Europe, fighting against both domestic producers and low-cost imported Chinese electric bicycles. Jeff Weiss, the London-based CEO of Hero International. Jeff Weiss, the London-based CEO of Hero International. The Ambitious Goal.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2021

Rolls-Royce’s all-electric aircraft the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ ( earlier post ) will take to the skies for the first time in the coming weeks as it works towards a world-record attempt with a target speed of 300+ mph (480+ km/h). The current speed record for an all-electric plane—set by Siemens in 2017—is 210 mph.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Yes, it was none other than Charley Boorman on his electric Harley Davidson LiveWire. The smart electric vehicle charger is now situated comfortably in Charley’s eco home in London. With an electric Harley Davidson being the latest edition to his bike collection, zappi makes sure the Livewire is ready to ride on any adventure.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 15, 2021

Ella talks you through all you need to know about this new electric van from Peugeot. For those that don’t know us, we have made it our mission since 2008 to help businesses and individuals make the successful transition to electric vehicles. Coming round the front you’ve got your automatic lights and alloy wheels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2019

HELLA, the lighting and electronics expert, develops and manufactures products that support all stages of automotive electrification. The Dual Voltage Battery Management System combines 48 Volt and 12 Volt batteries in one product and is connected via a 48 Volt line to the belt-driven starter generator (BSG) in mild hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2017

The London Taxi Company (LTC) officially opened the UK’s first car plant dedicated solely to the production of range-extended electric vehicles. The new vehicle plant in Ansty, Coventry, will build the world’s first purpose-built, mass-market electric taxi. —Carl-Peter Forster, Chairman of the London Taxi Company.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. With a renewable electricity mix, that increases to about 50%. Earlier post.) earlier post ), but gain their advantage in the use phase.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 27, 2021

Natural philosophers of the day believed that electricity and magnetism were two distinct phenomena, but Ørsted suggested that the flow of electricity through a wire created a magnetic field around it. Born in 1791, he received only a barebones education at church school in his village of Newington, Surrey (now part of South London).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2023

The light commercial vehicle (LCV) has spent the last few weeks operating from one of SSE’s sites in Aberdeen, which is located next to a hydrogen fuel station. is a Vancouver, Canada- and London, UK-based company focused on zero-emission vehicles, green hydrogen production and distribution and supercritical carbon dioxide extractor systems.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2019

BAE Systems unveiled its next-generation full battery electric power and propulsion system for transit buses. The newest system positions cities around the world to get to zero transportation emissions and improve the range and efficiency of their electric transit bus fleets.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Just weeks after Lotus confirmed it will be launching a new family of EV performance cars, it has revealed the new lightweight chassis technology that will underpin the electric sports car in the range. The new structure has been developed through Project LEVA (Lightweight Electric Vehicle Architecture), announced last October by Lotus.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2019

While one survey showed that 40% of Europeans say the next vehicle they buy will likely be electric, the distance that drivers can travel on a single charge of a battery-electric vehicle continues to be greatly impacted by the use of cabin heating features. An insulated rear floor and roof that further reduce cabin heat loss.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

The e-Golf (“Das e-Auto” earlier post ), the Volkswagen brand’s second series production battery-electric vehicle after the e-up!, Put another way, Volkswagen’s goal, based on its strategic approach, is for the e-Golf to deliver the performance and handling of a Golf which happens to have a battery-electric powertrain.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 24, 2007

The title of their piece, Mr Engine Fuels the Future , probably tells you all you need to know. And he wasn't asked about batteries or plug-in hybrids or electric cars. It's more important to make sure that all cars are fitted with particulate filters than to reduce the CO2. Fahrvegnügen and fuhgedaboutit.

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