Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2020

As part of a field test comprising four comparable vehicles, the first DAF CF Electric 6x2 refuse collection truck has entered operations with Dutch public waste disposal firm ROVA. The vehicle features a zero-emission VDL electric powertrain alongside a fully electric VDL refuse collection superstructure.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2021

De Lijn, the public transport operator (PTO) in the Flemish part of Belgium, is ordering 44 new articulated plug-in e-hybrid buses; further, the operator confirmed the upgrade of 280 if its current hybrid buses into e-hybrids. The main advantage of e-hybrid buses over regular hybrids lays in their battery capacity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

Daimler Buses will be providing the battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and the new eCitaro G articulated bus. Hamburger Hochbahn AG received the first series-production model of the fully electric driven Mercedes-Benz eCitaro in November 2018 as part of an order for 20 eCitaro units.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Internal data shows early order indicators favor the delivery segment—ranging from wholesale goods to packages, groceries to replacement parts—with many other vocations in the hand-raisers group looking to take advantage of E-Transit versatility. Available Pro Power Onboard turns E-Transit into a mobile generator with up to 2.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

By building on an industry-leading safety standard that will feature in Volvo Cars’ next generation of pure electric cars, Ride Pilot aims to free up more time for customers and make driving a Volvo even more convenient and enjoyable. This new flagship car for the company will be revealed later this year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. Mobilize’s offer will include a fully-fledged package of services with something for everyone be they full-time, part-time, or one-off drivers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Rhein‑Neckar‑Verkehr GmbH will be the first customer for the fully-electric Citaro city bus from Mercedes-Benz. The first vehicles will be delivered at the end of 2018, and then go into practical operation in the Rhein-Neckar metropolitan region as part of customer trials. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Batteries mounted on the roofs of the Nantes buses will be charged in 20 seconds with a 600-kilowatt boost of power at selected stops while passengers are embarking and disembarking. A further 1 to 5 minutes of charging at the terminus at the end of the line—at 400 kW—enables a full recharge of the batteries.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 The results form part of the CABLED project, which will see an overall total of 110 ultra low carbon vehicles from different manufacturers, tested on the roads of Birmingham and Coventry as part of a £7.5-million and $1.60) per day.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2018

For a fully-electric racing car like the record-breaking Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak ( earlier post ), the weight of the battery is especially important—it is the heaviest individual component, and each increase in weight has a detrimental effect on the car’s performance. R Pikes Peak? R Pikes Peak.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. A key part of this initiative is the use of onsite energy storage batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2016

The onboard batteries can then be topped-up in 15 seconds with a 600-kilowatt flash charge at the bus stop. The bus recharges at stops using its roof-mounted contacts that engage using laser guidance. Short top-up charges maintain the battery level until full recharge at a terminus. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

We also know that businesses still have legitimate concerns about the range of fully-electric vehicles, as well as their cost-effectiveness and reliability. These two models are the first vehicles in their classes to offer plug-in hybrid technology, and offer a standard eight-year battery warranty.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

3 1ST special edition enables electric ranges of up to 420 kilometers (261 miles) (WLTP) with initially three equipment variants. 3 1ST models feature the most popular battery variant that provides a usable energy content of 58 kWh. With its fast charging capability, at a charging output of 100 kW it is possible to recharge the ID.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Ionic Materials, Inc. Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 26, 2007

G oogle proved it is serious about Plug Ins with its new Recharge IT initiative. Here is part of the story. today announced the RechargeIT initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence by accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. In addition, Google Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of a new package of product updates, Volvo Cars has improved both the range (WLTP) and charging for the all-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge compared with the outgoing model year, increasing range by as much as 60 kilometers on some variants. The return of rear-wheel power.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

Volvo Car USA is bringing a new, improved Recharge plug-in hybrid powertrain is coming to the US in its 90 and 60 Series models, significantly extending electric range while lowering carbon dioxide emissions, increasing performance, and improving drivability. million cars globally, with at least half being fully electric cars.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

Working in the EV sector provides opportunities to be part of cutting-edge advancements in the automotive industry. The growth potential of EVs is high and I would like to be a part of it by contributing my ideas and effort. So, I think it would be a better option to be a part of an organization that focuses on electric vehicles. #2

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 29, 2024

Optiq will be an important gateway to attract luxury EV intenders to Cadillac as we look to offer a fully electric portfolio by the end of the decade.” The manufacturer has said that the model comes with an 85-kilowatt-hour battery pack and dual motor all-wheel drive. Though they don’t look bad either and can be replaced.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Volvo Cars introduced the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car and the first model to appear in its brand new Recharge car line concept. The XC40 Recharge, based on the multi-award-winning and best-selling XC40 small SUV, is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2018

There is no need to recharge during the trip because the range of the eActros is up to 200 km. Meyer-Logistik is one of twenty customers from different industries that have integrated the heavy-duty electric truck into their fleet. The energy comes from lithium-ion batteries with 240 kWh.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A battery electric vehicle (BEV) uses an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. These vehicles use large traction battery packs to power the motor. Because EVs run on electricity, the vehicle emits no exhaust from a tailpipe and does not contain the typical liquid fuel components in ICEVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

miles per gallon combined gasoline and electricity. We twice topped-off the battery and were able to first go 39 and then 41 miles on pure electricity. The regeneration on the Escape PHEV replenishes the battery when slowing or braking and is what contributed to that excellent all-electric range. When the 14.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and BlueSG Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Blue Solutions owned by the Bolloré Group, have launched Singapore’s first flash-charging electric shuttle. As part of the trials, NTU students would also be able to ride the shuttle from the second half of 2018.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

Bosch is pooling its mechanical engineering expertise and offering companies factory equipment for battery production from a single source—ranging from individual components and software solutions to complete assembly lines. One of its pilot customers is Webasto, which is equipping its battery factories with Bosch technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The consortium will develop and demonstrate 110 road-worthy vehicles to be trialed in the two cities over 12 months, 40 of which will be smart electric vehicles. Part funding for the project has been requested from the regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands. Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles without a major breakthrough in battery technology, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). million will be fully electric, 1.5

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Leading provider of electric vehicle recharging bays, Elektromotive, has been selected as one of the UK companies to trial the new electric version of the smart fortwo. The information will be evaluated by smart as it moves towards small series production of the smart electric drive in 2010.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

Bright Automotive says it soon release an electric car with a 100 mile per gallon plus plug-in – and the company says it will keep the car economically priced. How can you quickly improve the performance of the battery in an electric car? By Michael Kanellos, for Greentech Media. by: Michael Kanellos. Lose weight.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As a company car, the plug-in hybrid model is subject to a lower tax rate in Germany because its electric range in the WLTP cycle is more than 40 kilometers (24.9 mph) in electric-only mode, making emissions-free highway driving easy. Comprising 104 pouch cells, the lithium-ion battery stores 14.1

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

As environmental concerns continue to rise, brands and consumers alike are looking to do their part to reduce their carbon footprint. Part of this effort includes the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs), which are charged electronically for propulsion, as opposed to using any other energy source like gasoline. ELECTRIFIED BENEFITS.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to go all-electric by the end of the decade, where market conditions allow, shifting from electric-first to electric-only. By 2022, Mercedes-Benz will have battery electric vehicles (BEV) in all segments the company serves. In-house electric motors, such as the eATS 2.0,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2014

will be a fully electric training aircraft powered only by batteries. First presented in the static parc at the Paris Air Show in 2013 ( earlier post ), the two-seat E-Fan features two electric motors with combined power of 60 kW, each driving a ducted, variable pitch fan. The all-electric E-Fan training aircraft.

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