Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2016

Tesla Motors has made an indelible mark on the global auto industry, launching the first volume electric cars with few if any compromises in design, performance, or features. Both the Model S in 2012 and the Model X in 2015 remain the sole such cars with more than 200 miles of range.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Air Touring is at the heart of the Lucid Air family, with an extraordinary fusion of performance and interior space, wrapped in a sleek aerodynamic design. It offers an EPA-estimated driving range of 425 miles when equipped with 19” wheels.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

They follow EPA rules set in March, and those keep to a familiar framework, breaking vehicle targets down into designated “footprints,” as well as passenger cars versus light trucks. 2024 Toyota Prius These fleet rules are one side of U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Green Car Congress and Charles Territo of the Auto Alliance on 17 April briefly discussed the blend wall (ethanol supply greater than US’s ability to absorb it in 10% blends) and mid-level blends of ethanol being used on existing, non-flex-fuel, vehicles. The original testing involved 13 cars and they drove an average of 500-1,000 miles.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Some of Tesla’s important accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the highly anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Model 3 “Highland,” as well as the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging hardware across the North American auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2012

Tata Technologies, a global provider of engineering services and product development IT, was selected by Michelin to display its electric MObility (eMO) engineering study EV as part of the Michelin Challenge Design display at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. —Kevin Fisher.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In the recently concluded first phase of the fleet test, the cars were driven roughly 150,000 kilometers (93,000 miles). Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 16, 2022

NIO went the extra mile—and then some—when it conceptualized the audio system for the ET7. NIO and Dirac’s work on the ET7’s audio system reveals the changing design of the car’s cabin and the role software plays in its redesign. Credit: NIO. Software’s Critical Role in Future Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

To derive the emissions figure, T&E said that it made a number of assumptions for their calculations: The average gasoline lifetime driving distance of 175,000 km (108,740 miles) is taken as the starting point. T&E adds an additional 7000 km (4,350 miles) to the diesel lifetime distance to account for this. l/100 km (37.3 l/100 km (33.1

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Prior to Tesla, Thomas was Director of Special Projects at Magna Steyr, VP and Division General Manager at auto supplier Collins & Aikman, and a powertrain component design engineer and powertrain system project and project engineer for 10 years.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2021

By implementing a neural framework, organizations can design, test and consider various amounts of elements across new scenarios and conditions in a timely and connected manner without a need to physically recreate them. Neural Manufacturing in Context. As it stands in for the driver, an AV operates in a connected world.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A study by researchers at UC Davis suggests that a properly designed vehicle scrappage (i.e., The study also suggests that a long-term Cash-for-Clunkers program may be more suitable to CO 2 e reduction because with such a program policymakers could send a clear, long-term signal to auto manufacturers for more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2015

The new technique could have a significant impact on the auto industry, which is poised to offer new cars which combine traditional heavy steel parts with lighter, alternative metals to reduce vehicle weight. Despite recent advances in materials design, alternative metals still pose a challenge to manufacturers in practice.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In September, it held a press drive in Colorado to show off the pickup to automotive and lifestyle reporters, who largely gave the truck favorable reviews for its performance, off-road capability, and clever design features. The trucks acquitted themselves well. That’s not bad for a decade-old company with no notable revenue to date.

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Qnovo

MARCH 2, 2021

We are in the midst of deep disruption to the auto industry. With the accelerating pace of EV adoption, auto makers are beginning to reach out to their traditional supply chain for help. GM was the first to outsource its BMS design and manufacture to Visteon. We now see evidence that the supply chain is changing rapidly.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 9, 2024

We get a much clearer shot of the R2 up close, which looks as expected – very close in design to the R1, just smaller. Finally, we see the R3X being loaded into a car trailer – which is interesting, given that Rivian HQ is basically on the same road as the theater, just 10 miles up Laguna Canyon in Irvine.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The traditional design has been aerodynamically updated with a coupe-like roofline while retaining the long commanding hood. The exterior doesn’t yearn for attention, but that is on purpose as the S500 owner appreciates the conservative, elegant design. Designed to handle it all. Setting the tone. The EPA rates the S500 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2012

Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. In God we trust, everyone else brings data” —Google design philosophy. by Bill Cooke.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

Like Paul MacCready’s original design for the Impact that established the world’s lowest drag coefficient of.195, Bright Automotive says it soon release an electric car with a 100 mile per gallon plus plug-in – and the company says it will keep the car economically priced. By Michael Kanellos, for Greentech Media.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 25, 2023

Through Tesla Insurance, Tesla has adjusted the design of the car and its software to minimize the cost of repair, the CEO noted. Total miles driven with FSD Beta outside of highways reached 100 million miles as well. Volume production is important and it will start in 2024. Credit: Tesla Inc. It was a fantastic year for Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. Over time, we can conserve by reducing the miles we drive. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. It’s a 21st-century equivalent of what we did in 1942.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

We compare externality and oil consumption costs to the costs of owning and operating these vehicles and to subsidies designed to encourage their adoption. —Michalek et al. Net present value of lifetime private ownership cost, emissions externality damages, and oil premium costs in 2010 $. Michalek et al. Michalek et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Kentucky has an experienced auto industry-related workforce, and the region is within 500 miles of more than 4,800 auto-related vehicle manufacturers, including 69 vehicle assembly plants, noted Larry Hayes, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s Cabinet Secretary.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2022

A recent report by Volvo backs that up, announcing that EVs are far “dirtier” out of the factory gate, as the resource extraction for an electric drive train is so carbon-intensive, with EVs needing to clock up nearly twice as many miles compared to gasoline cars to ‘break even’. 58% are increasing investment in improving EV performance.

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Volvo Car USA has teamed up with The Harris Poll to deepen insights into the American opinion across four core themes: design, safety, technology and environment. Volvo Car USA has teamed up with The Harris Poll to deepen insights into the American opinion across four core themes: design, safety, technology and environment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For regional jets, the paper recommends augmenting R&D in solid-state batteries to explore new designs, manufacturing approaches and high temperature operation. Hyundai is in partnership with Uber on a concept air mobility vehicle with a 60-mile range. Argonne has a storied history of battery and energy storage innovations.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

The four-door Nissan Leaf will go on sale later this year at a cost of about $20,000 after a federal tax credit and state rebate, a price low enough that auto industry analysts say it will attract consumers who have never considered driving electric vehicles before. The Leaf has a range of 100 miles.

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Plug In India

DECEMBER 21, 2021

They will need regular cash flows that can be ploughed into RnD, new vehicle designs, vertical integration efforts, and so on. Strom should take money from investors who are not from the auto industry. The Strom team will need to up their sales numbers to > 1000 units per annum. 200 units won’t cut it.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Responsible for designing the transportation system for the Citadel of Masdar. During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica. Still, Prof.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

350-mile driving range (est.). 250-mile driving range. 340-mile driving range. 350-mile driving range. The top trim levels of Ocean Extreme and Ocean One will be equipped with the SolarSky roof, which Fisker estimates could supply annually up-to 2,000 miles of driving range through solar charging that feeds the battery.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The Program’s 2015 targets are $30/kW and 5,000-hour durability (approximately 150,000 miles of driving), which, it says, will enable fuel cells to be competitive with current gasoline internal combustion engine systems. Developing a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with more than 7,300-hour durability in the lab, with voltage cycling.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 28, 2024

American Automobile Association researchers found that vehicles actively equipped with ADAS experienced some type of issue every eight miles, on average, 2 This opacity poses a significant challenge for both vehicle owners and aftermarket modifiers, necessitating a proactive approach to address compatibility and calibration issues.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Terrafugia will also benefit from the Geely Group’s significant expertise and track record of innovation within the global auto industry. A folding-wing, two-seat, roadable aircraft, the Transition is designed to fly like a typical Light Sport Aircraft in the air and drive like a typical car on the ground.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

In March, the public got official pricing of the 4 during the New York Auto Show, starting at $56,300 – below its originally advertised MSRP of $60k. Last fall, Polestar also announced it was the latest in the auto industry to venture over to smartphones. seconds $72,900 * – Prices do not include destination fees of $1,400.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 8, 2024

Anyhow, it’s rather interesting that while most of the auto industry has been veering toward crossovers and SUVs for the past two decades, the most popular electric vehicles by far are, functionally, sedans. A single motor variant can handle 320 miles on a single charge, where the standard dual motor is rated for 276 miles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) The use of the electric grid for energy transfer is not well understood, much less addressed by designers of other electric and alternative fuel vehicles. We will soon discuss this need in detail.

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