Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

Meanwhile, there is a growing group of nations with their sights set much higher. However, according to the World Resources Institute , “EVs need to account for 75 percent to 95 percent of passenger vehicle sales by 2030 in order to meet international climate goals aimed at keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F).”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

The challenge of meeting Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 “will be short-circuited and remain out of reach” unless significant new copper supply comes online in a timely way, according to a new study by S&P Global that examines the growing mismatch between available copper supply and future demand resulting from the energy transition.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This range will be suited to professionals since it offers comfort, controlled cost of use, the freedom to drive in town centers, the ability to make “last mile” deliveries and keep up with the development of e-commerce business. 300 km on WLTP cycle with a 75 kWh battery. —Laurence Hansen – Citroën Product and Strategy Director.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. A lower total cost of ownership—factoring in both direct and indirect costs and savings over the life of the vehicle—is the second biggest driver, cited by 64% of respondents.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2018

A dedicated application is available on iOS to track and potentially reschedule deliveries, with an Android version to be released soon. udelv anticipates that its new vehicle will enable a drop in the cost of local deliveries, add delivery window flexibility and significantly reduce carbon footprint. kg) of cargo.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

About 30 international researchers, engineers, professors, PhD students, post-Doctoral and Master’s students associated with teams at Renault will work on three scientific areas: Robust control of electric drive motors. —Philippe Schulz, Director of Design for Electric and Hybrid Powertrains at Renault Groupe.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 per revenue mile—an order of magnitude lower than the cost of service of present-day Manhattan taxis and $0.05–$0.08/mi

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers led by Aalto University finds that less than one-third of the world’s population could currently meet their demand for food with food produced in their local vicinity. The paper is published in the journal Nature Food.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2022

Those 10 factors are (in alphabetical order): accuracy of stated battery range; availability of public charging stations; battery range; cost of ownership; driving enjoyment; ease of charging at home; interior and exterior styling (new in 2022); safety and technology features (new); service experience (new); and vehicle quality and reliability.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As mentioned in an International Parking and Mobility Institute (IPMI) blog , “parking revenues can return 50 to 65 percent net margins and can provide a much-needed cushion for an ailing budget.” With less maintenance and lower fuel costs , switching to an electric fleet can significantly reduce the cost of operating your fleet.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 3, 2024

I resolve to… inspect my EV chargers With today’s EVs now offering an average range of 224 miles (361 kilometers) and yearly increases in charging station availability, range anxiety is now becoming range confidence. Unfortunately, it has been replaced by a new fear: charge anxiety. Here are a few ideas for Blink Hosts.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group conducted a global survey to explore consumer adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The survey, conducted among 1,163 consumers in China, coincides with the 14 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2011) this week. gallon US).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

At a press conference in Germany today, Volkswagen Group executives provided details on the status of its investigation—which is being coordinated by a special committee of the Supervisory Board—into the diesel emissions debacle. Group Audit will provide its findings to the external experts of Jones Day. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

F-150 Lightning available starting spring 2022. The truck will start at only $40,000, which is less than the average cost of a new car in the U.S., One year after Ford confirmed construction of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., the first Ford F-150 Lightning pre-production units begin leaving the factory.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

Rapid melting of the Arctic region could carry a minimum global cost of US$2.4 trillion by 2050, according to a new report, “An Initial Estimate of the Cost of Lost Climate Services Due to Changes in the Arctic Cryosphere”, released by the Pew Environment Group.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 12, 2021

The award was presented during the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. He hopes to talk with Turkey's science minister and the TOGG [Turkish Automobile Joint Venture Group], a new company formed by the government. He says that the unsustainable cost of building spaceships is what prevents long-term space travel.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

It's not a ban on cars or internal-combustion engine cars. So this means that consumers will not necessarily be forced into pure BEVs -- ICE and hybrid vehicles will almost certainly remain available, at least for the foreseeable future. Even the automaker's lobbying group seems to be onboard here, which is often not the case.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

One type of company that is set to reap the rewards of the country’s transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is parking management companies. If you need help or need international service, your cellular provider’s customer service department can provide service updates, upgrades, and support.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

Seven months before the Olympic torch casts a glow in the City of Light this summer, the cost of getting into the most in-demand sports competitions, not to mention the price of accommodations and transportation, has risen — sometimes by Olympian proportions. The cost of a Paris Metro ticket is temporarily doubling. 28 to Sept.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

As the lithium surface is well passivated by LiNO 3 additive in ether solvent, internal shuttle effect is largely eliminated and thus excellent performance over 2000 cycles is achieved with a constant capacity of 200 mA h g ?1. We demonstrated that, with a 5 M Li 2 S 8 catholyte, energy densities of 97 Wh kg ?1 1 and 108 Wh L ?1

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

An analysis of future vehicle total costs of ownership (TCO) in the UK found that low carbon cars can make substantial progress in bridging the current cost gap by 2030. It examined how the total cost of owning a car can be expected to change to 2030 with the introduction of lower carbon technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2015

The top metropolitan markets tended to be characterized by a combination of relatively progressive promotional activities, more extensive charging infrastructure per capita, greater consumer incentives, and a broader range of available models. This assessment points toward many unanswered questions that warrant further investigation.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2024

Mindful of concerns about the technical feasibility of robotic in-space assembly of satellites, each an order of magnitude larger than the International Space Station, the Caltech team has been looking at very different approaches to space solar power. That translates to a major cost reduction. But yours is at 10 GHz?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

However, most of the EVs are readily available and some even have discounts. But the rising cost of upgrading diesel to new emission norms and the government’s view on diesel being a dirty, polluting fuel along with some states banning usage of the same has compelled some diesel buyers to opt for hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

BCG comparison of the CO 2 reduction potential and cost of different technologies. Conventional automotive technologies have significant emission-reduction potential, according to a draft of the Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) latest report on automotive propulsion, Powering Autos to 2020. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck. The electronic TopTorque torque enhancer function allows the engines powertrain manager to make 200 N·m more torque available in the two top gears 11 and 12. MANs TGX hybrid concept at IAA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Honda’s current state-of-the-art vehicle is the Clarity Fuel Cell, currently available in Japan, and to be available in the US and Europe by the end of the year. Cost, productivity, efficiency and fuel economy now offer the highest focus for technology investment, he said. Earlier post ). kW/L–approximately a 60% improvement.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Any forecast of future economic outcomes under the LCFS requires knowledge of the availability of alternative fuels at different market prices, the cost of producing each fuel, long-run trends in alternative fueling infrastructure, consumer preferences for alternative fuel and alternative fuel vehicles, as well as many other unknowns.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $14 million to six projects aimed at developing technologies to lower the cost of producing electricity in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants using carbon capture. EPRI will team with Dooher Institute of Physics and Energy, Worley Parsons Group, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

Volumes will initially be low: in the hundreds, said Gil Castillo, senior US group manager for Hyundai’s alternative vehicle program. The fuel cell vehicle currently is available at three southern California Hyundai dealers: Win Hyundai in Carson; Tustin Hyundai; and Hardin Hyundai in Anaheim. Acceleration is a stately 12.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The first study concluded that factors that might affect driver acceptance of in-vehicle carbon capture included the added initial cost of the technology; the probable on-board storage required; possible impact on fuel economy; and changes in the routine tasks involved in vehicle upkeep. The researchers—John M. Driver valuation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Proposals should also describe the cost of manufacturing SiC switches compared to competing Si switches, including details such as costs and availability of commercial SiC substrates, epi-layers, and additional equipment needed. Alternative crank mechanisms for internal combustion engines leading to improved energy efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2011

Power and Associates expects there will be 159 hybrid and electric vehicle models available for purchase in the US market— a significant increase from 31 hybrid and electric models in 2009. Ultimately, the true cost of the technology needs to come down substantially. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: 37%. By the end of 2016, J.D.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

Professor Roger Kemp of Lancaster University, Chair of the Academy’s Electric Vehicles working group. Richard Parry-Jones, a member of the working group and former Group Vice President of the Ford Motor Company. Electric Vehicles: charged with potential”.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2016

Based at Ames, the institute works to increase the availability of rare earth metals and other materials critical for US energy security. Rare earths are a group of elements critical to electronics, alternative energy and other modern technologies. The commercialization path in part will depend on the cost of cerium.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium.

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