Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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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. The national program ramps up slightly more slowly than the California program envisioned, but does get to the same fleet average endpoint.

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Fuel Economy Economy Standards California 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Chesapeake Energy Corporation plans to create a $1.0-billion billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

This project is led by Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, Ballard Power Systems, Hyteon Inc., Promising applications for these fuel cells include materials handling backup power, residential co-generation, fleet vehicles and portable electronics. GM Canada, and Hydrogenics.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar).

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Anyone who would deploy any kind of large-scale EV charging project needs to work closely (and early) with their local electrical utility. The agency also recently presented a series of webinars on electrification for fleet operators. Charged : You are not just providing electricity, you’re also operating charging stations.

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Sale Florida Fleet Grid 81

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

The project aims to demonstrate a wide range of advanced technologies and designs Walmart is considering in an effort to improve the overall fuel efficiency of its fleet and lower the company’s carbon footprint. Hybrid Electric Mode: For maximum range, this mode runs the turbine continuously, only shutting down if the batteries run out.

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Li-ion Peterbilt Range Electric Vehicles 371

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The company currently has a number of projects underway producing or developing—with its different technology partners—e-gas (methane) ( earlier post ); e-ethanol ( earlier post ); two versions of e-diesel from different pathways ( earlier post , earlier post ); and e-benzin (gasoline) ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge.

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2023

Greater than a decade in the past, a high-flying startup known as Higher Park made a billion-dollar guess that electrical automobile drivers would favor to switch depleted batteries for unused ones in mins instead than rate them for hours. Within the U.S., It’s again. Over the presen two years, San Francisco startup Adequate Inc.

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Charging Batteries Battery San Francisco 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Starting with 2012 model year vehicles, the rules together require automakers to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% every year: NHTSA has established fuel economy standards that strengthen each year reaching an estimated 34.1 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. Background. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025.

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Standards Fuel Economy Economy EPA 150

Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 23, 2021

The internal combustion engine is a mature technology that’s being superseded by battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The BEVs are becoming cheaper than conventional cars and current technology could already electrify over 70% of transport energy demand and lead to a large reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Global EV sales.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion India 65

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A Potential Path for Savings & Sustainability Powder coatings in EV production promise potential boosts to the sustainability and resilience of electric vehicles. Powder coatings cure in cooler environments, lessening greenhouse gas emissions. The waste benefits compound as the EV requires fewer recoats during its life span.

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Manufacturer Waste Maintenance Climate 54

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Greenhouse gas and fuel economy levels under the EPA NHTSA joint proposed rulemaking. The proposal builds upon the core principles President Obama announced in May for a harmonized national policy intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for all new cars and trucks sold in the US.( Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Gas 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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China Electric Vehicles Chery Vehicles 28

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The FT-CH is a concept that would address Toyota’s stated strategy to offer a wider variety of conventional hybrid choices to its customers, as it begins to introduce plug-in hybrids (PHVs) and battery electrics (BEVs) in model year 2012, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCHVs) in 2015 in global markets. —Jim Lentz. Earlier post.)

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Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid 218

Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

List of the best electric scooters in 2023 India has evolved and embraced green energy, especially in the transportation sector. The number of electric vehicles has increased significantly in recent months. With these benefits in mind, several major two-wheeler suppliers have jumped on the electric bike or scooter bandwagon.

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India Infinity Lithium Ion Electric 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 In developing the proposed preferred alternative for the rulemaking, NHTSA also projected technology penetration and associated costs for the vehicle fleet. Click to enlarge.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles. Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost.

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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). Given the high level of activity in lithium-ion battery development, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be commercially viable and will soon enter at least limited production.

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Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 11, 2009

Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles. Hasner’s electric car tax break gets boost.

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Florida Tax Electric Cars Tax Credit 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The current state of market readiness of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles presents serious challenges, particularly in mass production, given issues including range; cost; a charging time still longer than a conventional gasoline refueling; a broad variation in battery pack life, and the lack of infrastructure. Earlier post.).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. How impressive is AC Propulsion electric drive genius?

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Mini E BMW Power Powered 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. tech industry during the 1990s.

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said.

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO 2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and light trucks.

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Fuel Economy Standards EPA Economy 170

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Imagine small, nimble electric vehicles that know where other moving objects are and avoid running into them. In the Hawkins Electrical Guide, copy right 1928, there is a entire chapter on electric Automobiles. Now several compies aremaking electric cars. GM is touting other features as well. interesting design.

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GM Green 2009 Vehicles 48

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Those costs are passed on to consumers.

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Fuel Economy Standards California EPA 170

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Around the six Gulf states, together with oil majors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, electrical vehicles account for simply 0.4% File photo: Branding on an Xpeng P7 electric vehicle (EV). While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 Chery Car Co.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

Speaking: Tesla General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Brandon Erhart, Board Chair Robyn Denholm, CEO Elon Musk, and other executives and analysts 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting held on Thursday, June 13 Brandon Erhart: Welcome to Texas, the home of Tesla. vehicle fleet of one accident per 670,000 miles driven.

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