Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

A firefighter from the Illinois Fire Service Institute demonstrates occupant extraction best practices for EVs by cutting interior structural components of a GMC HUMMER EV Pickup. First responders are being taught to look out for orange-colored wiring that indicates high voltage.

GM 435

GM Canada Hummer GMC 435

Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s that time of year again, time for events across the country to show off electric vehicles at Drive Electric Earth Month. It started as Drive Electric Earth Day , but since not every event can happen on the same day, they went ahead and extended it to encompass “Earth Month” events that happen across the month of April.

Phoenix 52

Phoenix Long Beach Electric Electrical 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

MOREY, an Illinois-based Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, will provide a Data Acquisition System (DAS) to be installed on each one of the competing vehicles in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million dollar competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, safe and super fuel-efficient vehicles.

Corporation 170

Corporation Illinois Fuel Economy Battery Powered 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

Metal Hydride-Air Battery. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will develop a new water-based metal hydride-air battery. When compared to the lithium-ion batteries currently available for use in electric vehicles, JPL’s technology could offer significant cost and performance benefits due to the battery’s lower mass and volume.

Lithium Ion 360

Lithium Ion Range Zinc Air San Diego 360