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. When fully operational, the new facility will allow for the production of 480 million pounds of aluminum auto body sheet annually.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 1, 2021

The auto industry is not known as a second career for comedy writers. Jeep made real news with a new EV concept. It’s a serious EV, enough to make the name change almost credible—until you realize we’re talking about a German corporation that is one of largest auto companies in the world. It happens every year.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. 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. The BrightDrop Zevo 600.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

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. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show.

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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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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. don’t think we expect to see a large market share of light duty diesel in the short term. SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 2 is the target. smog and particulates.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2015

The original engine concept for the three-wheeler was to take the Geo Metro engine and create a template for the Elio engine; the Metro engine was compact, perceived to be efficient, had the correct power requirements, and is relatively inexpensive to produce. One mode increases airflow capacity for more torque/power in city driving.

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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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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

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.

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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. Red colored LED tail lights are visible in the form of a horizontal strip behind. Very cool looking, I must add.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. Many of the other executives have years of experience in the auto business. that will make components for parallel hybrids (see Green Light post).

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Current EV

MARCH 3, 2020

March 3 rd , 2020: with the Geneva Auto Show cancelled due to the coronavirus, automakers have been forced to present their new cars via digital debuts online. Both won prestigious awards and added impetus to the public’s perception that e-mobility is where the auto industry is headed. Yes, it looks like BMW is back in the race!

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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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Developing and demonstrating a novel cryo-compressed tank concept. As noted above, DOE believes that fuel cell cost is still too high and durability still too low to enable the auto industry to meet the deployment goal of 100,000 hydrogen-fueled vehicles by 2010, as specified in EPACT.

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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. The Renault is relatively light for an EV its size, too. Biggest EV surprise of 2022. The Megane E-Tech is also very pleasant to drive.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. The convenience and low cost of this concept alone merit attention.

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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!, Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.), The e-Golf. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

This research could provide sufficient information for the auto industry to make decisions about the marketability of hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2015. The new report calls for the partnership’s sustained support of a balanced portfolio of nearer-term and longer-term options, including research on fuel cells and hydrogen technologies.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

And EV straggler Honda shed a bit more light on its upcoming EVs built on GM’s Ultium battery and powertrain platform. The X Prologue will be the first Toyota EV concept released outside China. Automakers and Models. – March 10, via Forbes. . – March 10, Politico.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. guess who GM sold the NIHM auto-battery patents too.

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