Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) awarded a $3-million technology development contract to Amprius Technologies for a low-cost, fast-charge silicon nanowire cell technology for electric vehicles. The contract award, which includes a 50% cost share, funds a 30-month project that began earlier this year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2015

At separate press conferences Wednesday and Thursday at the New York Auto Show, Toyota will reveal the RAV4 Hybrid SUV, while Lexus unveils its all-new fourth-generation RX luxury crossover SUV. The systems are intended to address commonly occurring crash types according to traffic accident statistical analyses.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The establishment of a commercial-scale domestic US battery recycling industry can address these challenges and produce each of the battery metals required to supply new manufacturing operations. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

While last year it appeared that the auto industry as a whole would shift to R-1234yf, in September 2012, Daimler said that internal testing had identified safety (flammability) issues under certain conditions, and that it would not use R-1234yf in its products. With a GWP (Global Warming Potential) value of 1, R744 is 99.3%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2009

USABC has carried out a number of battery development programs, focusing on low-cost and long-life batteries with varying power-to-energy ratios. The USABC encourages developers to propose any technology, ultra-capacitors and others, which may meet the cost and performance goals. USABC goals for advanced batteries for PHEVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2019

My team and I are excited to bring our high-performance low-cost carbon fiber to the global market, and look forward to expanding into new markets where the current high cost of carbon fiber has been a significant barrier to adoption. This is a significant milestone for our company.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 5, 2023

On Tuesday, longtime auto industry veteran Sandy Munro shared a new interview with Musk, held following the Cybertruck delivery event. For one, Musk said that Tesla was “quite far advanced” in working to develop the low-cost, high-volume EV, adding that he reviews the production line plans for that on a weekly basis.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

Ford researchers began collaborating with Flame-Spray Industries and other suppliers in the 1990s to transfer this efficient, lightweight aerospace technology to a low-cost, high-volume application suitable for the auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. Founded in 1992, USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2020

The program will evaluate PSI cells against electric vehicle requirements to determine whether its active material coating technology improves cell level energy density and lowers cell cost. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Lower cost is one of the key aspects of the renewed interest by some in zinc air fuel cell technology—which had been explored in the 80s and 90s—propelled by the anticipated demand for efficient, low-cost alternatives to lithium for electric vehicle battery production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2016

Combing these benefits with a low-cost precursor currently in development, the result can be a carbon fiber product that is 40% less expensive to manufacture than current commercial products. We are commercializing this technology with our industrial partners to manufacture low-cost carbon fiber and create quality jobs.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2025

China has emerged as a global force in the auto industry as electric sales continue to surge. Domestic EV makers like BYD are squeezing legacy automakers out of the market with ultra-low-cost EVs, like its Seagull , which starts at under $10,000 in China. Source: Newsis FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, FCA US LLC, and Nemak , a specialist in the production of high complex aluminum components for the automotive industry such as cylinder heads and engine blocks, are partnering to create lightweight powertrain materials that will help the auto industry meet the mandated target of 54.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

Now, a new process developed at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory should make it more feasible for the auto industry to incorporate magnesium alloys into structural components. Energy is saved since the heat generated at the billet/die interface is the only process heat required to soften the magnesium.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

However, wide scale adoption of β-titanium alloys in transportation applications has been limited due to its high cost. The cost of β-titanium alloys can be lowered by replacing the expensive β stabilizers such as Mo, Cr and V (in full or in part) by low cost Fe such as the case in Ti–1Al–8V–5Fe (Ti-185) alloy introduced in 1960s.

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Teslarati

MARCH 26, 2024

auto industry BYD’s full-year 2023 net profit increased by 80.7 This week, BYD reached a milestone of 7 million new-energy vehicles (NEVs) produced , and the auto giant sold a total of 1.57 China is one of Tesla’s most important auto markets , and BYD has been the U.S. The automaker posted 8.67 percent to 180.04

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

The auto industry continues to shift toward electric vehicles (EVs), and while sales growth has slowed somewhat this year at many companies and in many markets, recent guidance shows that it may only be in the near-term. “Electric vehicles are no longer only a wealthy country phenomenon.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. provide home wiring service at low/no-cost or financed thru low monthly utility bill); Provide free charging or compelling low-cost EV rates (3-4 cents/kWh); Provide “green” electricity options; Commit/fund commercial fleet purchases (25 high-profile vehicles).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2009

Meanwhile, adding further downside pressure is that banks in many cases are working to reduce their exposure to the auto industry. With all of the costs and capacity being wrung out of the system, the auto industry may become spectacularly profitable as demand climbs back toward trend levels. Laura Marcero

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. And no one asked what it would cost. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. 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. We just had to do it.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Boston-Power is bringing to the transportation industry a game-changing lithium-ion battery that delivers unmatched levels of high energy density, safety, low cost, fast charge and environmental sustainability. —Bob Purcell.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From Reuters : BYD outpaced former market leader Tesla in EV sales globally in the fourth quarter of 2023, and auto industry officials say its push into Mexico foreshadows a competitive threat the Shenzhen-based automaker and others from China may pose to companies already operating in the U.S. auto sector.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2023

Toyota Motor Company is expected to receive an $853 million subsidy from Japan’s industry ministry to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery production. Toyota plans to produce low-cost battery cells with 621 miles of cruising range before 2030. Toyota has ambitious EV battery production plans for the future.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

This common core also provides greater confidence in the robustness of prototypes, while minimizing the cost of variants further supports the development of 48V systems. SR machines are ideally suited to this concept of low cost development, while reducing the cost of production components.

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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In contrast, HEVs and PHEVs with small packs are robust, providing emissions reductions and oil displacement benefits at low cost with less infrastructure investment and lower uncertainty.In Error bars represent variation of estimates based on charging electricity source (Base case is U.S. All dollar values are in year 2010 US dollars.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 3, 2023

India is an increasingly important market in the auto industry. Tesla is reportedly in discussions with Indian officials for the buildout of a plant that would have the capacity to produce a new low-cost electric car that’s expected to be priced at around $24,000.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s a dramatic reversal from the ebullience of recent years that sent prices soaring and sparked a rush by some of the auto industry’s biggest players to secure future supply. Now, carmakers are getting cold feet and abandoning deal discussions, according to mining investment bankers and industry executives.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 1, 2024

Mitsubishi’s CEO Takao Kato explained, “Collaboration with partners is essential in today’s auto industry,” with EVs and other tech rapidly developing. BYD is breaking into Japan’s seemingly impenetrable auto industry. Ford is working on a low-cost EV platform with software at its heart.

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Charged EVs

JULY 1, 2024

However, the road from the lab to the auto dealership is a long one—it typically takes several years of testing and development before a new battery technology is ready to be incorporated into production vehicles. We see DRX as a breakthrough for the battery industry. “We see DRX as a breakthrough for the battery industry.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2023

The legacy car maker aims to develop low-cost batteries , which it believes will lead to the adoption of more electric vehicles. Toyota has steep BEV goals for the next few years as it adapts to an ever-changing auto industry. The Japanese company also plans to use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells before 2030.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2024

“And their price is kept artificially low by huge state subsidies,” the EU Commission leader added. According to leading global auto data firm Jato Dynamics , the average retail price of imported Chinese EVs was 29% lower than models produced in Europe (excluding incentives and discounts).

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Since 1967, Hyundai Motor has been trailblazing its own path in the auto industry. According to industry sources (via The Korea Herald ), it took Volkswagen, Toyota, General Motors, and Ford nearly 100 years to reach the same milestone. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 18, 2024

In overseas markets, like Brazil, the low-cost EV starts at around $20,000 (99,800 BRL). BYD’s leader said the new tariffs are a testament to China’s auto industry strength. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. If you are not strong enough, they will not be afraid of you,” Wang explained.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

The new partnership comes as both automakers (and the Japanese auto industry) quickly fell behind EV leaders like Tesla and BYD. According to sources, the aim is to bring down EV prices to compete with low-cost leaders from China. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 27, 2021

The company has since raised money from big players in the Indian auto industry, including Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal, and Ratan Tata, the former Chairman of Tata Sons. The company also produces low-cost lithium-ion scooters, which they displayed at the Auto Expo 2020.

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