Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is current considering a request to allow more than the current limit of 10% ethanol in gasoline to increase overall ethanol consumption in the US fuel pool. The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. It is necessary that we stop burning fossil fuels, and fast. They contend that the Chinese government unfairly subsidizes its auto sector, making prices uncompetitively low. How do we know this?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2011

The auto industry’s current materials portfolio will need to be augmented to meet new 2025 fuel economy standards, according to a WardsAuto and DuPont Automotive survey conducted in late July. Click to enlarge.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 9, 2023

A rare price stampede is taking place in the Chinese auto market. BMW officially made the BMW i3 available in China on March 31, 2022, when only one version, the BMW i3 eDrive35L, was offered, and only for the Chinese market. The rumors and the dealers' moves come as the Chinese auto industry is staging a rare price war.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The ACEA said that this target should be conditional on the real market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles and the availability of charging infrastructure for alternatively-powered vehicles which are crucial to achieve any significant CO 2 reductions beyond 2020 levels. —ACEA President, Dieter Zetsche. of total new car sales.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2016

Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2018

Researchers at ORNL, in partnership with FCA US and Nemak USA, have developed a new suite of aluminum-based alloys that could give automakers a boost in achieving ambitious fuel economy goals. Earlier post.) Current alloys inhibit engine efficiency because they soften at the peak temperatures present in highly efficient advanced engines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter A six-speed automatic transmission is standard across the line, with new paddle-shift technology available for Escape SE and Titanium.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2018

Researchers at ORNL, in partnership with FCA US and Nemak USA, have developed a new suite of aluminum-based alloys that could give automakers a boost in achieving ambitious fuel economy goals. Earlier post.) Current alloys inhibit engine efficiency because they soften at the peak temperatures present in highly efficient advanced engines.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

The immediate focus of the memorandum is project that will evaluate fuel-efficiency technologies and China-specific costs of these technologies for new light-duty vehicles (LDVs) in the upcoming decade. Initial results of the project are expected to be available in spring 2014.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. 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. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2015

Professor Neville Jackson, Ricardo’s chief technology and innovation officer, presented the results of a research project carried out by the Automotive Council UK to establish a long-term (to 2050) transition from current gasoline and diesel fuels to a majority renewable energy portfolio. Summary of the roadmap to 2050. Click to enlarge.

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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). Brazil Flex-Fuel January 2010 Quick Stats. 178,693 total Flex-Fuel units (62% of total vehicle production). 152,945 autos, 25,748 light commercial. Data: ANFAVEA.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2023

Now, Hyundai has set its sights higher, aiming to become a top three global automaker by 2030, primarily fueled by a massive $18.1 This will consist of 31 models from its three constituent brands, with most models available in all major markets. billion planned investment in EVs. The 24 trillion Korean won, or $18.1

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia doesn’t have its own fuel efficiency standards, making it one of only two advanced countries without such a rule, alongside Russia. The new emissions rules intend to change that, and to increase availability of EV options for the country. This will result in 321 million fewer tons of carbon emissions in Australia by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The investment positions Aleris to meet anticipated significant growth in North American automotive demand as the industry pursues broader aluminum use for the production of lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Aleris has served the automotive industry from its facility in Duffel for many years.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2024

You can read NREL’s full report here , dubbed the “Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Trends from the Alternative Fueling Station Location: Third Quarter 2023.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

All developers and teams submitting viable proposals will be required to have demonstration hardware and test results available. Applicants also will be required to submit a detailed schedule that indicates when full-scale prototype hardware will be available as well as the developer’s commercialization plans.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

ZAI) has obtained exclusive rights from LLNL for the mechanically rechargeable zinc air fuel cell (US Patent 5,434,020) invented by John Cooper, a retired LLNL chemist, who is on the ZAI technical Board of Advisors. The Zinc/Air Fuel Cell allows for rapid refueling, as opposed to overnight recharging, which makes multiple shifts a reality.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

The EPA says that a wide variety of effective technologies are available to reduce GHG emissions from cars and light trucks, and that automakers are well positioned to meet the standards through model year 2025 at lower costs than the agency earlier predicted. Top: Footprint-based CO 2 (g/mile) light truck standards curves. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2016

In response to the 1970s oil crises, engineers began contemplating ways to move the auto industry beyond fossil fuels, using much less sophisticated technology than what became available in the ensuing decades. Hybrid cars are often thought of as a fairly recent development, but few things under the sun are truly new.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

According to a study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory , there was a shift away from smaller, more fuel-efficient cars toward larger SUVs and trucks. As consumer demand has shifted, companies like Toyota have added more fuel efficient models. Sales of Smaller, More Fuel-efficient Cars Increased.

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Push EVs

JULY 13, 2023

share of Norway’s auto market, up from 89.9% Overall auto volume was 15,566 units, up 4.5% It is moderately affordable (€50,000), and is perhaps the first BEV available in Norway that can appeal as a realistic work-vehicle option for farmers and rural workers. June saw plugin EVs at 90.9% a year ago. With combined EVs at 90.9%

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

The Seal Honor Edition is BYD’s latest lower-priced EV to roll out, fueling its “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars. It’s available in five trims priced between 179,800 yuan ($25,000) and 249,800 yuan ($35,000). Source: CnEVPost , BYD Weibo FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Based on the e-platform 3.0,

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2022

The company announced plans to manufacture its own battery cells by 2024, but only if market conditions and sourcing was openly available to Nikola, CFO Kim Brady said. Next year, fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV) are planned to be added to the manufacturing mix. In 2022, we’re moving forward with every aspect of our business.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

Projected hydrogen fuel cell system costs. the proposed cutting of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research in the Department of Energy. the proposed cutting of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research in the Department of Energy. The whitepaper is available for download on the USCAR website. Click to enlarge. FY2010 budget.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The lack of direction in electrification in Australia has directly impacted the availability of the new Nissan Ariya mid-size SUV here. Paterson was an attendee at the recent EV talkfest in Canberra where federal energy minister Chris Bowen committed the government to studying the introduction of fuel efficiency standards.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

b) Comparison of tensile strength and strain to failure (elongation) of Ti-185 alloy with other commercially available Titanium alloys. (a) Ultimate tensile and yield strength of Ti-185 for three STA conditions. (b) The graph in (b) is plotted using CES Selector software, Granta Design, Cambridge, UK. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Eight partnering states released their Multi-State ZEV Action Plan as the first promised milestone for the bi-coastal collaboration to pave the way for increasingly large numbers of zero emission vehicles: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

million hydrogen-powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030, according to interim Phase I findings of the UKH 2 Mobility project, a joint Government-industry to evaluate the potential for hydrogen as a fuel for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles in the UK before developing an action plan for an anticipated roll-out to consumers in 2014/15.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

We expect to gain an additional 4-8 percent fuel economy improvement over the 1,450 kg kerb weight, 12-volt LC SuperHybrid, which already achieves 50 mpg imperial (42 mpg US and 5.6 Batteries Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems' Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

That hasn't stopped the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers lobbying arm from calling the rule "Biden's EPA car ban." So this means that consumers will not necessarily be forced into pure BEVs -- ICE and hybrid vehicles will almost certainly remain available, at least for the foreseeable future.

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Driivz

JUNE 22, 2022

Decarbonization efforts focus on replacing fossil fuels with low-carbon or no-carbon energy sources for the transportation, electricity generation, industry, agriculture, commercial (buildings and cooling/heating), and residential sectors. BEVs fueled on today’s average grid electricity are 105-124 g CO2/km.

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Push EVs

JULY 14, 2023

of the UK auto market, up from 21.6% Overall auto volume was 177,266 units, up some 26% YoY, but still well below pre-2020 norms. volume YoY, in the context of a growing overall auto market. Outlook Despite YoY growth in auto sales, most of which is down to plugin growth, the broader UK economy remains weak. year on year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

In its “2012 Outlook: US Auto Manufacturers and Suppliers”, Fitch assigns the industry a Positive Rating, expecting the credit profiles of the US OEMs and auto suppliers to generally strengthen in 2012, assuming that global economic conditions do not weaken materially from current trends. million units in 2012, up 4.4%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Our approach for that is to make it available for all, and not just for a chosen few. The evolution of mobility has long been a hot button for Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, who urges that Ford think of itself as a mobility company rather than just an auto company. Today we have the broadest portfolio of driver assisted features.

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