The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

On International Women’s Day, the Kia EV9 was announced as the “Supreme Winner” of the Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) 2024. These women also decided that the Volvo EX30 was the “Best Family Car,” the BMW 5 Series served as the “Best Large Car”, and that the Volkswagen Amarok ended up being the “Best 4x4 or Pick-up.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Linde has contracted with Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) in California to supply the ionic compression hydrogen fueling technology ( earlier post ) and the hydrogen for two new refueling stations, which will be located at AC Transit's Emeryville and Oakland operating divisions. Tags: Brief.

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Push EVs

MAY 8, 2023

of the auto market in April, up from 48.2% Overall auto market volume was 20,588 units, down some 6% YoY, and down 35% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. Despite this, consumer sentiment remains generally low, which will affect purchases in the auto market. auto market shrinkage in April (and 9% decline YTD). to 10.1%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

China’s central government plans to implement a new policy in the first half of this year to encourage auto industry consolidation and further the development of Chinese-brand passenger vehicles, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said at a recent news conference. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Škoda Auto, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is presenting a range of second-generation GreenLine cars at the 2010 Paris International Motor Show; the second-generation GreenLine models incorporate technologies such as a start-stop system and braking energy recuperation. Tags: Brief.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

While the above has a tendency to advantage newer cars in the event of a crash, it often places older vehicles at a safety disadvantage. But it’s not something that has progressed at a pace that has allowed electric vehicles to surpass combustion cars in terms of overall convenience. The average age of cars on U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2023

We’ve been hearing about the rise of electric vehicles for years, but while they are growing rapidly in number, there’s still a disconnect between an auto industry hell-bent on electrification and the desires of the people they rely on to buy new cars.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2010

The two companies have agreed to explore joint-development efforts in key application areas, including electric vehicle/hybrid electric vehicle (EV/HEV) technology and relevant electronic control technology. Future collaboration will focus on powertrain, chassis and safety technologies.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The 2012 Fiat 500 made its US debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show this past week. The four-passenger A-segment car features a new fuel-efficient 1.4-liter liter MultiAir ( earlier post ) engine and offers a new six-speed automatic transmission as well as interactive driving software and Blue & Me Handsfree Communication technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Such “ excessive and unpredictable ” pricing policy would affect the competitiveness of manufacturing in Europe, including the automotive industry, according to a statement from ACEA, the European auto industry’s trade association. Tags: Brief. Major producers like India and Russia hardly export their iron ore.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Policy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2009

With more than 24,000 employees around the world and over 155 years of history, IHI customers include major Japanese car makers Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Suzuki and Mitsubishi. The company is a tier one turbocharger supplier to truck and auto makers all over the world. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. As vehicle speed rises, the Hybrid Starter motor/Generator (HSG) starts the gasoline engine and the clutch is closed, allowing the engine to take over the task of propelling the car. Kia Optima Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

ZAP is a 15-year-old California EV company and Jonway Auto is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jonway Group, a 20-year-old Chinese vehicle manufacturer. According to the terms of the definitive agreements, ZAP will acquire 51% of Jonway Auto for US$29.03 Jonway has also agreed to produce the ZAP Alias electric car. million in cash.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2010

Daimler AG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BYD Company Limited to enter into a comprehensive technology partnership for the development of electric vehicles for China. In addition, a common technology center will be established in China to develop, design and test this electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Autonomous vehicle technology company Nauto has entered into strategic agreements with three major auto companies, including BMW i Ventures and Toyota Research Institute, as well as with Allianz Ventures, part of the leading global financial service provider and insurance company Allianz Group.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 24, 2008

said today that it will show a small electric concept vehicle at the Detroit auto show next month.&# - Toyota Division Communications. Of course, it’s only a “concept&# car, and we know that means they could be a good two years from actually releasing something, but the fact that they’re showing it at all speaks volumes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

The new product line-up ranges from NFC tags and transceivers to the high-end NFC controller, the NCF3340. Applying NCI, a specification created by the NFC Forum, the NCF3340 provides interoperability with other NFC components to save development time and ultimately allow car OEMs to bring their NFC-enabled applications to market faster.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2010

All cars in the 2010 Indy Series are using 100% ethanol-fueled Honda Indy HI10R normally-aspirated V-8 engines, with 3.5L The IZOD IndyCar Series will also explore new and relevant technologies to incorporate into the engine such as energy recovery, hybridization, fuel conservation and other emerging technologies to reduce fuel consumption.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Joining the G-Class in the 2025 model year will be this G 580 with EQ Technology—not, as had been speculated, the “EQG.” From here on out, new EVs from Benz will adopt the first names of their classic model lines, with their electric DNA tagged at the end. Recuperation of some energy gets overseen by paddle-controlled modes.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S. had Tesla badges on them.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

is in talks with PSA Peugeot Citroen Group about supplying the French automaker with small internal combustion engined (ICE) cars—from 1.0-1.3-liter Mitsubishi currently supplies electric cars based on the i-MiEV as well as SUVs to Peugeot. The autos that would be supplied to Peugeot are 1.0-1.3 Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

M&M) is acquiring a majority share in REVA Electric Car Co Ltd. REVA Electric Car Co Ltd. The acquisition will bolster M&M’s current development work, as well as give it a position in the electric car market. Mahindra REVA’s EV technology will be adapted for these and other M&M vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Electric car company Aurica Motors, which plans to retool the NUMMI plant in California to build not only electric cars but compatible battery charging stations ( earlier post ), has entered two partnerships in support of its mission. Tags: Brief. Motive President Nathan Armstrong.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Thanks to its HyperFlash technology, this power station is able to fully recharge in just 58 minutes when utilizing 1,100W of input power via a wall outlet. hours via your car. This power station’s 1,600W output has 10 ports to cover up to 10 devices simultaneously: five ACs, two USB-As, two USB-Cs, and a car port.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 7, 2022

The last change increased the price by $2,000 as well, but it was raised from its previous $8,000 tag. It marked the beginning of the Beta program, which allows some drivers with a high enough Safety Score to contribute to the development of the semi-autonomous technology. The reasoning for this price increase is unknown.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 7, 2023

Perhaps one of the most fascinating battles within the car world over the past few years has been the battle for the EV lap record at the Nurburgring. Now, a small EV startup from Italy is looking to disrupt auto titans with its new EV hypercar, the Automobili Estrema Fulminea. Credit: Automobili Estrema. million euros ($2,082,760).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

The number of EU countries with CO2-related car taxation rose to 15 in 2008. ACEA says that the European car industry welcomes the clear trend towards CO 2 -related car taxation as fiscal measures are an important tool in shaping consumer demand towards fuel-efficient cars.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2010

GM is introducing the Buick Regal GS show car at the North American International Auto Show this week. The Regal GS show car. Ecotec turbocharged engine with direct-injection technology. Tags: Brief. We designed the Regal GS to explore the appeal of a high-performance variant of the Regal. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) awarded C$40 million (US$38.4 million) to 18 clean technology projects in the transportation, oil and gas and wastewater treatment sectors. Tags: Batteries Bio-hydrocarbons Canada. These new investments bring SDTC’s total portfolio value to more than C$1.6 billion (US$1.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

Clearly, the development and production of clean energy technologies in the light-duty vehicle sector represents an enormous opportunity to maintain and create domestic employment. The move to greater fuel economy means greater labor content per vehicle and higher employment across the fleet.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

GM unveils the US production version of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan at the LA Auto Show on 2 December. The Cruze is a GM global car; the North American version features a new Ecotec 1.4L Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency. Standard on LS models is an Ecotec 1.8L four-cylinder that has the same basic architecture as the 1.4L

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

ExxonMobil is sponsoring an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. The 10-vehicle program (five now, with a further five cars to be made available to the public in the next few weeks) uses Electrovaya’s low-speed Maya 300. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2010

—China’s largest independent auto producer and exporter&mash; signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on electric vehicle technology in the world’s largest auto market. Tags: Brief. HSBC research predicts that China’s share of the global EV market will grow from 2.7% this year to 35% by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. Electric Cars, the Next Movement. Hybrids Prevail in the Short Term.

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Teslarati

APRIL 14, 2021

Chinese electric car company Xpeng Motors has revealed its new P5 sedan. The P5 is affordable and surprisingly less expensive than the widely popular Model 3 in China and includes a series of new driverless technology features that are powered by polarizing LiDAR systems. XPILOT was recently updated to version 3.5

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Fellows set out to purchase the new car in December, when, like now, EVs were difficult to come by. “I GM to the rescue “I attended the LA Auto Show and found that the best EV-buying tips came from Chevrolet,” Fellows recalled. People don’t buy cars all the time, so they’re not always hip to this kind of thing.” ”I

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