Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The facilities will be led by teams of industry-leading researchers, designers and engineers located in close proximity to automakers’ manufacturing sites in North America, China and Europe. As the facilities come online, cross-regional teams will be in place to ramp up product development in critical stages for the auto industry.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 1, 2023

This targets a market the EV industry has been trying to hit for some time. But, there’s still a considerable sub-section of the auto industry market that doesn’t care. Now, if you want to drive around in a Mustang, you can do so without worrying about its terrible gas-guzzling, low-mpg engine.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The Gorilla Glass hybrid window will be used on both the windshield and rear engine cover of Ford GT. The Gorilla Glass hybrid window will be used on both the windshield and rear engine cover of Ford GT. Originally introduced in America by Henry Ford, the technology has been used in the auto industry for nearly a century.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. Stanley Whittingham , who created the lithium-ion concept, and Akira Yoshino , who developed the anode chemistry that was used in Sony’s first lithium-ion battery.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L 20 kWh pack in the proof-of-concept Crown Vic conversion. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

Additionally, suggested one of the speakers, advanced SIDI (spark-ignited, direct-injection) engines can take light-duty market share back from diesels in Europe based on the same trends. Bin 5 engine out is what we’ll need, and then to get it down to Bin 2. SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 2 is the target. smog and particulates. Robert Czarnowski.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2023

The introduction of gas-powered engines and automobiles changed the world. And the auto industry had to respond to policy issues. Energy shortages in the late 1970s and 1980s led to the auto industry going from big energy-draining automobiles to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The Future of Tech in Mobility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The facility will allow Ford to collaborate with battery cell manufacturers, suppliers, university researchers and startups to test new battery concepts on a small scale that could be replicated for full production. This is sorely needed, and no one else in the auto industry has anything like it. —Ted Miller.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

ADEPT combines the two technologies, which have been demonstrated individually but not yet as an integrated system, applying the low voltage concept of ‘intelligent electrification’ for the first time to a diesel car. SR machines are ideally suited to this concept of low cost development, while reducing the cost of production components.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2015

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a laser arc method with which layers of carbon almost as hard as diamond can be applied on an industrial scale at high coating rates and with high thicknesses. Applying such carbon coatings to engine components such as piston rings and pins contributes to lowering fuel consumption.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath with the Precept concept, which is heading for production as the Polestar 5. The survey’s results are being thrown into the mix in Australia at a time when debate heightens about the future of internal; combustion engine son Australian roads. About 1000 Australians were surveyed.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2010

Better Place’s concept is for battery-swapping stations to complement a network of charge spots so that electric cars like partner Renault’s <RENA.PA> planned Zoe can extend their range without the need of an additional back-up engine that burns fossil fuel.&#. ID:nLD574217].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

The new partners have agreed upon, and will implement with immediate effect, specific projects in the areas of a new common architecture for small vehicles; engines; and light commercial vehicles. One main characteristic of the new architecture will be the rear wheel drive concept used by current smart vehicles. stake in Nissan.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Additionally, executives expect that hybrid fuel systems, battery electric power and fuel cell electric power will be the alternative propulsion technologies to attract the most auto industry investment over the next five years. —Gary Silberg.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2023

Their gleaming galleries feature many historic and influential cars, almost all of them powered by petroleum-fueled internal combustion (IC) engines. Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile?

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

BrightDrop offers a fascinating window into the breadth of GM’s EV plans, though even many people in the auto industry know little about it. We leverage the best of two worlds: the innovation, agility, and focus of a technology startup with the engineering and manufacturing might of GM.”. The BrightDrop Zevo 600.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The Green Car Initiative concentrates on long-term R&D, largely combining existing projects under a clear policy focus and underlining the importance of a joint approach between industries and policy makers. New vehicle concepts required for electric propulsion technologies, e.g. using in-wheel motors. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The paper explores four aircraft concepts: air taxis; 20-passenger commuter aircrafts; 50-passenger regional jets; and 150-passenger, single-aisle 737-class aircraft. For each concept, the paper describes a research area where DOE and NASA could help spur innovation in electric aviation batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

While in the past consumers tended to count horsepower and cylinders in the engine, they now are focusing more on fuel consumption and CO 2 values, he said. However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. We are witnessing an electro-hype.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Whatever the name, the verdict is this was the best motor show of the post-pandemic era as the Japanese auto giants delivered a series of stunning electric concepts. Of course, concepts are one thing and production cars another. Mazda SP Iconic 2023 Mazda Iconic SP Concept. Daihatsu me:Mo Daihatsu me:MO.

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Video: ​ Ola Electric Car Revealed | Our Thoughts Design Observations Bhavish Agarwal, the founder of OLA Electric, tweeted an image of the OLA Electric Car Concept, and it created quite a sensation on twitter. They announced the setup of the Ola Futurefoundry, a global center for advanced engineering and vehicle design.

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Teslarati

MAY 28, 2021

So we’ve partnered with designers and engineers and even Munro and Associates on setting up the factory. With his expertise in lean design and engineering, Munro and his team have helped companies, including Tesla, optimize products like the Model 3 and Model Y. A Straight Path. ’ It’s because we’re innovating.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Here’s our rough draft, which we’re releasing as we refine the concept—we moved up our plans when we learned about the Tuesday address. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It’s a 21st-century equivalent of what we did in 1942.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The Eberspächer Group developed both an electric heater and a custom-engineered fuel-powered heater specifically for the “iChange” project. The Airtronic, also designed specifically for the concept car, consumes about maximum of 0.43 The Airtronic, also designed specifically for the concept car, consumes about maximum of 0.43

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

DOE is interested in distributed generation CHP projects that use fuel cells as a source of secure, reliable, clean power and heat as an alternative to steam turbines, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, or other traditional CHP prime source. Developing and demonstrating a novel cryo-compressed tank concept.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We are the birthplace of the auto industry, and the home of the first mile of concrete road and the first three-way traffic signal. “For more than a century, Detroit has been known around the world as the leader in transportation innovation,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said in the release. “We Today, thanks to Gov.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Engineering Advantages of PHEV. Engineering Advantages of the PHEV. This engineering solution allows versatility. Table of Contents.

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Current EV

MARCH 3, 2020

Performance-wise, it’s a head-turner as well, powered by a single motor which will generate 390kW of pure e-power (around 530 horsepower), keeping it on a par with one BMW’s V8 combustion engines. Both won prestigious awards and added impetus to the public’s perception that e-mobility is where the auto industry is headed.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The way cars are used here, the ways in which cars interact with the environment, the way in which human beings reside in urban centers in China are profoundly going to seed the development of the auto industry in every other part of the world. World-leading theories and models leading to new TE concepts. Industrial partners.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

But this law may very well be a hollow effort as drivers hold onto their internal combustion engine (ICE) cars due to high battery expense and perceived range limitations. For decades, the EV industry has struggled to create a viable model for quick and easy battery charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

In the long-term, Duvall said, EPRI sees about a 500 million ton CO 2 per year reduction for auto industry “ almost entirely due to replacement of gasoline with lower carbon electricity.”. The concept that Tony [Posawatz] used of a plug-in ecosystem is perfect for what we are trying to do. The charging pyramid. Source: EPRI.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

In 2009, the partnership changed direction and stepped up efforts to advance, in the shorter term, technologies for reducing petroleum use in combustion engines, including those using biofuels, as well as batteries that could be used in plug-in hybrid-electric or all electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. We were using the same 4 stroke engines to drive our modern cars for a century and the period 2025-2035 is going to change that.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I dunno if it’s the biggest surprise, but the most pleasing news of 2022 was the way the irrepressible die-hards in what remains of the Aussie auto industry leapt on the opportunity EV presents. Biggest EV surprise of 2022. The EV I’m most looking forward to in 2023. Biggest EV surprise of 2022.

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