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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. Industry and government officials judged the presentations. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win. The powertrain components included a 2.0-liter

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

Green Car Congress

a leading provider of dynamic connected car services worldwide, and Parkmobile, the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off- street parking and mobility solutions, announced a strategic partnership at the annual International Parking Institute (IPI) conference. INRIX, Inc., cities, including Washington D.C.,

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TriboForm Engineering launches tribology simulation software for metal-forming processes; Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Škoda launch customers

Green Car Congress

TriboForm Engineering , a spin-out from the University of Twente in The Netherlands, introduced its TriboForm software at Triboforum 2016 , a triennial industry conference. Competition in the auto industry is fierce, which drives the need for innovative software products like ours. We have far-reaching ambitions.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. Moreover, deregulation disincentivized the construction of new power plants.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. I have 35 years of experience as a Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Specialist in the construction industry.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. I have 35 years of experience as a Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Specialist in the construction industry.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. Still, Prof.

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