Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2010

Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.

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2012 Houston Motor Motors 231

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC); Honda Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; ULVAC, Inc.; Kanematsu Corporation; Kandenko Co., Toyota Motor Corporation. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Kanematsu Corporation. Overview of Charging Network Development Organization, LLC charging service. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi Honda Toyota Charging 268

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Panasonic Corporation has invested $30 million in Tesla Motors. In addition to producing its own vehicles, Tesla also builds electric powertrains, including battery packs, for other automobile manufacturers. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers. Tesla is agnostic as to.the cell.

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 244

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. The report authors acknowledge the difficulty of defining “high-tech” in an ever-changing economic environment.

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Industrial Industry Auto Industry Cars 246

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

They want to easily find a charger, plug in, pay, and drive away, using a single unified tool—preferably a single EV driver app that lets them charge and pay anytime, anywhere, on any network, in any country. Support for Plug & Charge technology. An intuitive “white label” EV driver app that integrates multiple tools.

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Charging EV Smart Plug-in Plug 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

The CAFE levels that must be met by the fleet of each manufacturer will be determined by computing the sales-weighted harmonic average of the targets applicable to each of the manufacturer’s passenger cars and light trucks. Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and green house gas (GHG) emission rulemaking. Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Light 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

Further, the benefits of some technologies are not completely represented in the tests used to estimate corporate average fuel economy (CAFE). Committee’s estimates of effectiveness (shown as a percentage) of near-term technologies in reducing vehicle fuel consumption. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

From its beginning with a single pilot project (Audi e-gas), the Audi e-fuels portfolio has now advanced to the point where it is referenced in the most recent corporate responsibility report, assigned a target (market introduction in 2019), and a percent completed mark (10%). From Audi’s latest Corporate Responsibility Report.

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

EPA expects manufacturers to take advantage of the option to generate CO 2 -equivalent credits by reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and CO 2 through improvements in their air conditioner systems. However, EPCA does not allow vehicle manufacturers to use air conditioning credits in complying with CAFE standards.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Gas 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In an earlier rulemaking, NHTSA reformed the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards with a size-based standard based on footprint. In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet. Click to enlarge.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210