Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2020

The taxes fall into three broad categories: vehicle acquisition (VAT, sales tax, registration tax); ownership (annual circulation tax, road tax); and motoring (fuel tax). This just goes to show the sheer scale of the importance of the automobile industry to Europe. —Eric-Mark Huitema, ACEA Director General.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

Guruprasad Mudlapur, President- India, Bosch Group, and Managing Director, Bosch Limited Edited excerpts: Q: After two consecutive years of swift growth in the auto component industry’s performance, what is your outlook for 2024? The automotive industry is in transition. Technologies are rapidly evolving in the automotive space.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 10, 2021

Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles . The development of internal combustion engine vehicles, especially automobiles, is one of the greatest achievements of modern technology. Fuel Cell Vehicles. Fuel Cell Technologies. Fuel Supply. Nonhydrogen Fuel Cells. Energy Storages.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2020

Mazda continues to be involved in joint research projects and studies as part of an ongoing industry-academia-government collaboration to promote the wide-spread adoption of biofuels from microalgae growth. Microalgae biofuel has numerous positive attributes as a renewable liquid fuel. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

To counter this trend triggered by China’s rapid motorization, the Chinese government is adopting a broad range of policies, including improvements in the fuel economy of new vehicles and the promotion of alternative-fuel vehicles, EIA notes. China Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Oil Policy' Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

A coalition of 13 major Japanese automakers and energy companies—including Toyota, Honda and Nissan—are joining together to expand the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in 2015 and develop the hydrogen supply network throughout Japan. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.; Cosmo Oil Company, Ltd.;

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. The automobile industry has been developed for more than 200 years, and the use of petroleum as fuel has dominated most of the time.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Indian automobile sector was able to source almost 50% of required auto parts from domestic markets under the INR 26,000 crore Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, said Union minister for heavy industries Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday. We have a long way to go,” Qureshi said.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 30, 2022

We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry. The industry is trying to come up with more energy-intensive power sources. It is expected that by 2030, the nation’s automobile sector, which is currently the fifth-largest market, hopes to be the third-largest in the globe.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

It will “serve the strong customer demand, mainly in the automobile industry,” APA said on its website. Replacing internal combustion engine vehicles that rely on fossil fuels with electric ones is part of the green energy transition that is high on the global agenda. The two billion-euro (USD 2.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

Fuel economy improvements up to 30% in hybrid configurations, as compared to the existing vehicle, depending on battery size. Up to 85% of the available kinetic energy to be recovered during braking.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2021

Specifically, the three companies plan to work jointly on the development of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), autonomous driving technologies, and electronic platforms centered on the domain of small commercial-purpose trucks. billion yen (resulting in Toyota having 4.6% Background.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Volkswagen has joined the Model Fuels Consortium II (MFC-II) ( earlier post )—the first German automaker to do so. The initial phase of the Model Fuels Consortium was launched four years ago by Reaction Design to enable the design of cleaner-burning, more-efficient engines and fuels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Lithium batteries made with DRX cathodes could safeguard the automobile industry and therefore consumers from higher prices spurred by supply constraints. The United States aims to make half of all new cars sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Johnson Controls is expanding its manufacturing operations in China by beginning production of advanced lead-acid batteries for Start-Stop vehicles to help automakers meet increasingly strict fuel economy and emission regulations. The 12V Lithium-ion battery can increase fuel economy efficiency by up to 8%, according to the company.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2019

BYD debuted its E-SEED GT concept car and Song Pro SUV alongside its all-new e-series models at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition. It comes in fuel-powered, hybrid and pure electric versions. In design, it also integrates the updated “Dragon Face 2.0” design language.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

The German Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) and several industrial companies signed a joint Letter of Intent to expand the network of hydrogen filling stations in Germany from 15 to 50. The standards developed by the partnership will now be used to successfully introduce hydrogen as a fuel in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The six partners in the “H2 Mobility” initiative ( earlier post )—Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total—have signed an agreement in principle upon a specific action plan for the construction of a Germany-wide hydrogen refueling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2016

Levin Hybrid (left) and Corolla Hybrid (right) introduced at the 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in 2015. The engine, first announced in April 2015, delivers superb driving performance and acceleration, while also achieving impressive fuel efficiency and world-leading thermal efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2015

Patent data from 2009 through July 2014 show that activity in propulsion technology grew from fewer than 2,000 patents to nearly 12,000: more than any other technology area in the automotive industry. miles per gallon – and the industry is working diligently to comply. Engines Fuel Efficiency Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

President Obama’s announcement of the first-ever national policy to increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks for model years 2014-2018. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

Start-Stop systems help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light. In prospective development programs with key Chinese automotive customers, Micro Hybrid technology could provide 15 to 20% fuel savings in vehicles, according to Johnson Controls. AGM for Start-Stop.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. According to the report, “Fixing Detroit: How Far, How Fast, How Fuel Efficient?” The chance that increased profits could exceed $6 billion is 18% if fuel economy standards were increased to 40.4 Source: McManus and Kleinbaum.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Meanwhile, the Thai government will move forward with its Electric Vehicle Project, creating an integrated organization with related ministries and government agencies under the direction of the Ministry of Industry (MOI). It will produce the “global small” 1.0-1.2L

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

A cap-and-price scheme with a target quantity and corresponding price can alleviate rebound effects and perverse incentives of fuel efficiency and low-carbon fuel standards. Including road transport fuels in a cap-and-trade scheme, complemented by appropriate regulatory policies such as. Source: CITIES. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2021

Say Goodbye to Fuel Costs. Constant price fluctuations power the fuel market. A small margin in the market drastically affects the cost of fuel and its availability. An electric car consumes less energy compared to a gas- or diesel-fueled vehicle. An electric car has no internal combustion engine burning fossil fuels.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 1, 2011

The automobile industry may be heading towards an era of electrification, but Japan has not given up on fuel cell technology. According to a report in business daily, The Nikkei, the Japanese government will launch a public-private initiative aimed at applying hydrogen used in oil refining to power fuel cell vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2015

The company said that it will also intensify its local research in the fields of fuel cells and plug-in hybrid vehicles as well. The largest investment program in the Chinese automobile industry to date is to be funded from the cash flow of the joint ventures Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen. over the previous year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Audi notes that its e-gas project transcends the needs of the automobile industry and shows how large amounts of green electricity can be stored efficiently and independently of location by transforming it into methane gas and storing it in the natural gas network. The e-gas project is part of Audi’s comprehensive e-fuels strategy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2017

Among these technologies, EAGLE will consider using hydrogen as an additional fuel to boost and stabilize ultra-lean combustion, as well as developing a pre-chamber ignition system. It will also reach real driving Euro 6 values with no conformity factor.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 21, 2022

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari explained that the central government is promoting green fuels in a big way. According to the data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), Electric vehicle retail sales in India saw over a three-fold jump last fiscal.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

It thus provides a more accurate basis for measuring a vehicle’s fuel consumption and emissions. A Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on WLTP was developed and finally adopted by UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations in March 2014, at the request of policy makers, the automobile industry and consumers.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2022

Germany’s proposal of allowing new ICE vehicles that burn carbon-neutral fuels past 2035 will be included in the new proposal. However, the carbon credit market that will regulate the emission of heating and road transport fuel will be delayed for an unknown amount of time. However, some have raised more concerns than others.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

We may be inching closer towards electrification in the automobile industry but that doesn’t mean the writing is on the wall for liquid transportation fuels just yet. Dr Steven E Koonin, the under secretary for science at the US Department of Energy, has noted that liquid fuels “are going to be with us for quite [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

For the first time at the event, Evonik Industries will demonstrate a wide range of applications for cars at the 14 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2011) from April 21 to 28 in Shanghai, China. China’s overall auto sales rose 32.4% million units in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

Toray Industries, Inc. and Daimler AG are forming a joint venture in Esslingen, Germany, for manufacturing and marketing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) automobile parts. Reducing the vehicle weight for boosting fuel efficiency is an important issue in the automobile industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

Volkswagen had already reduced the fuel consumption of its fleet in China, currently including more than 70 models, by 20% between 2005 and 2010. Foshan features the first membrane bioreactor in the Chinese automobile industry; 100% of treated wastewater is reused as industrial water.

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