Charged EVs

APRIL 6, 2023

NI’s CEO reports an industry-wide recognition that test data is an underutilized asset and many systems need to be rebuilt to take better advantage of very rich data sets. Q&A with NI CEO Eric Starkloff (Full interview) The sense of urgency in the auto industry is palpable as it undergoes the transition to EVs.

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Teslarati

JULY 8, 2022

As the auto industry splinters over the switch to electric vehicles, Volvo Cars AB is the second major manufacturer to leave Europe’s auto lobby. ” The organization has been divided between the progressive stance supported by Volvo Cars and a more traditional outlook preferred by others, such as Stellantis.

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Volvo Climate Change Automobile Manufacturer Climate 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

The new $148-million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February by President Obama ( earlier post ) will locate in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city announced today.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2021

Preparing for the Cultural Shift with Neural Manufacturing. While there is no question that recent moves in the automotive industry, especially by new start-ups and tier 1 firms that are bringing significant innovation to the market, will put pressure on well-established manufacturers to upgrade their consumer experience.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2020

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC ( USABC ), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $919,000 contract to Physical Sciences Inc. PSI) for an active material coating technology assessment.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion General Motors United States 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

Since 2010, SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, has improved its production-related environmental footprint by 34% on average with measures to emit less CO 2 and fewer volatile organic compounds, generate less waste and consume less water and energy. In addition, it has decreased its CO 2 and volatile organic compound emissions by 63.3%

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Waste 2010 2018 Water 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky (UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center to help develop and deploy a domestic supply of advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications.

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Kentucky Industrial Industry Building 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., GM ATV was responsible for the development and production of the GM EV-1; his organization also developed and produced the S-10 Electric Truck and developed the GM Precept Hybrid Vehicle, which was part of President Clinton’s Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) program.

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Boston Li-ion GM PHEV 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

The scope of these innovations includes every part of the truck—body, exterior, interior, chassis, design, electrical and engine—as well as its manufacturing processes. Ford is first in the auto industry to use this methodology.

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F-150 Ford 2015 Motorcycles 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

develop the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, one of the largest dedicated automotive industry clouds for all future Volkswagen digital services and mobility offerings. Digital technology is rapidly changing every aspect of the auto industry—from the manufacturing process to the car itself. Earlier post.). Herbert Diess.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2012

Despite the lingering effects of economic recession, the world's auto industry built more vehicles in 2011 than ever in history: 80 million, in fact. The data comes from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, or OICA. That's a new record, and the number is 3 percent higher than the 2010 total.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2009

2454 , The American Clean Energy and Security Act—which establishes a cap-and-trade program also contains a number of provisions for accelerating the deployment of a vehicle charging infrastructure and the manufacturing of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Manufacturing. Advanced technology vehicles.

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Plug-in Plug Standards Auto Industry 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Fields said that Ford’s investments in products, people, plants and technology, combined with industry growth, are not only delivering a year of growth in terms of revenue, pricing power, operating margins and profitability in 2014, but are setting the stage for growth in and beyond 2015. That’s a tremendous amount of growth. Data analytics.

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Ford Connect Connected Global 268

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. Ford is also working with the Automotive Industry Action Group in developing guidelines for measuring supplier emissions.

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Supplies Ford Carbon Emissions 247

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

USAMP, a collaborative organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, will work in cooperation with the A/SP on the project to demonstrate the applicability of ICME for the development and deployment of 3GAHSS for passenger vehicle weight reduction. Earlier post.). —Lou Hector Jr., and General Motors Co.

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Chrysler General Motors USA United States 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

million research agreement with the Chongqing Sokon Industry Group establishes the University of Michigan-Sokon Research Center in the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Chongqing Sokon Industry Group is a public company that makes and distributes auto parts. Second, a $2.5-million

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Michigan Connect Connected China 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2015

The research, presented at last week’s Open Forum organized by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in London, aimed to create a high level consensus view for the future of transport energy in the UK.

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Gas Transportation Fuel Power 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

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. In the recently concluded first phase of the fleet test, the cars were driven roughly 150,000 kilometers (93,000 miles).

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Iceland CO2 Gasoline Renewable 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. All of these areas are equally important and none of them can be considered independent from the others, the organizations note.

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Green Cars Industrial Industry Green 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Organized by Sandia, the American Gas Association, and Toyota, the workshop included participants from the auto industry, freight delivery fleets, gas suppliers, gas storage developers, utilities, academia, industry associations, national laboratories, and federal and state governments.

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Gas Hydrogen Alternative Fuels Gas-Electric 150

Plug In India

MARCH 15, 2023

Team PluginIndia The Lithium mining FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) created by some paid media organizations and random YouTube channels is so bad, that many people read headlines of such articles and assume that Lithium mining is the worst thing in the world and is worse than extracting and refining 10,000 liters of oil used by an average ICE car.

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Li-ion Chile Petrol Sodium 59

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The growth capital and Chinese government incentives will be used predominantly to scale manufacturing, research and development, and business development activities in China for the company’s energy storage technology and products. Boston-Power, Inc., GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Purcell, Jr., Earlier post.).

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Boston Li-ion China Lithium Ion 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80% of their original capacity may be candidates for replacement. Duke Energy and ITOCHU believe batteries that become unsuitable for use in EVs could live on in other applications.

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Li-ion Indianapolis Energy Batteries 284

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Brazil’s 10-millionth flex-fuel vehicle was built on 4 March, according to the country’s National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea). The role of the auto industry is crucial —Marcos Jank.

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Brazil Global Fuel Climate Change 225

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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Ohio Energy 2015 Universal 150

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2011

USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), the collaborative automotive technology organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, whose mission is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Energy DC 186

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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North America El Paso America New Mexico 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is maintaining its stance on B5 (5% biodiesel, i.e., fatty acid methyl ester, blends) as the maximum until further findings and market observations on the use of B7 are reported. Source: JATOP.Click to enlarge.

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Japan Diesel Oil Fuel 199

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. Argonne is committed to driving the electrification of aviation and, during the December meeting, encouraged industry leaders to share ideas that would help them reach shared goals.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Li-ion 459

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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Energy Storage Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Vehicle electrification and in particular mild hybridization of a conventional powertrain at 48V is a rapid growth area for the automotive industry. This results in a range of system level requirements from different manufacturers, dictated by vehicle targets and other issues such as battery state-of-charge and energy storage capability.

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Congress Hybrid Exhaust Gas-Electric 236

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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Plug-in 2015 Plug Recharge 218

Plug In India

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The Indian electric vehicle industry too suffered a setback during the first six months of the year. Yet, by the end of the year, there is a huge wave of optimism in the industry for the coming year. This report logs the highs and lows of the Indian EV industry for 2020. It's now up-to the auto industry to launch more EV's.

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2020 Industrial Industry Electric Vehicles 59

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

When he proposes steps to improve oil industry safety, we hope he won’t say, “Let’s make sure this never happens again.” We ask organizations to move this realistic, conservative, and cost-effective approach to the top of their talking points and priorities. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000.

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Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands 252

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

They estimate location-specific externality damages for releases of CO; NO x ; particulate matter (PM); SO 2 ; and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using data from a 2010 National Research Council (NRC) study. They also examined a range of estimates for damages from GHG emissions. All dollar values are in year 2010 US dollars.

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PHEV Oil Emissions Batteries 186

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

inch horizontal OLED (organic light-emitting diode) touchscreen that houses the navigation and the 710-watt Burmester 3D surround audio system. The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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Mercedes Hybrid MPG Light 74