Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

Johnson Controls is expanding the production of advanced batteries for Start-Stop vehicles amid growing demand for better fuel economy and more sustainable technologies. Most auto makers have already announced plans to have a majority of new vehicles equipped with Start-Stop or similar technology within the next three to five years.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

million to buy approximately 30 battery-electric buses and charging equipment and train workers to maintain the electric fleet. The Ohio Department of Transportation will receive $29.3 The project will improve transit system conditions, create more reliable and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. My EV’s electric drive unit (motor) that provides the acceleration also reduces the need for using the brakes and brake repair.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Clean Fuels Ohio.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

The all-wheel drive system for hybrids will use an electric motor developed for EVs to power one axle, eliminating the mechanical connection between the internal-combustion engine and that axle. It appears to be working well so far; we found the current CR-V Hybrid to be the brand’s best gas-fueled SUV.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

Johnson Controls and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the next generation of more energy efficient, cost-effective cooling systems for vehicle batteries. The collaboration will focus on technologies and thermal management strategies for Lithium-ion battery packs. 48V Batteries Hybrids'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In anticipation of increasing demand for start-stop systems, Johnson Controls is adding Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery production capacity. AGM battery technology is at this point the dominant start-stop energy storage technology. Johnson Controls AGM battery. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2012

Johnson Control is launching a line of Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) lead-acid batteries in North America to support up-and-coming Start-Stop vehicle technology, as well as the higher electrical loads that are increasingly being required of the battery in newer vehicles with combustion engines. Joseph’s, Mo.,

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Electric Auto Association

MARCH 22, 2023

The average driving distance per journey for electric vehicles is getting longer. New research from Wejo, a data services company, suggests that EVs and gas cars will be neck and neck when it comes to average driving distances within the next 18 months. EV adoption in 2023 is trending upwards — pure battery electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

In addition to GM’s carbon goals, the company worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to develop a shared vision of an all-electric future and an aspiration to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035. C, an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Explorer Limited Hybrid features a specially designed liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery built into the chassis below the second-row seats to preserve the cargo and passenger space that helped make it such a popular vehicle with families. With the hybrid option, Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring combines a twin-turbocharged 3.0L

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Toshiba Corporation has received an order to supply a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) for a power frequency regulation project in Hamilton, Ohio. Toshiba’s BESS, integrating an array of 6MW-2MWh SCiB lithium-ion batteries, will be delivered in November, and the system is scheduled to start operation in December.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L Exhaust gas exergy map of EcoCAR engine. Δ in electric range. Power from ORC.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory. Argonne National Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

million to seven projects to develop medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans across 23 states. Gas Technology Institute: Houston to Los Angeles (H2LA)–I-10 Hydrogen Corridor Project. National Grid: Northeast Electric Highways Study.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2016

Another one of the 13 projects is led by Sepion Technologies, which will partner with LBNL to make new membranes to increase the lifetime of Li-S batteries for hybrid airplanes. Sepion’s polymer membrane technology provides a counterpoint, yielding long-lasting lithium-sulfur cells.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

announced another win for its retrofitted vehicle electrification system, with the successful installation of the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System in the fleet of Watkins Heating & Cooling, a family-owned and operated HVAC service company headquartered in Springboro, Ohio. XL Hybrids, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. The converted 2013 Chevrolet Malibu uses a front-wheel-drive system powered by a Magna E-Drive motor with a 90 kW electric drive unit to supply the propulsion for the converted Malibu. in May 2014.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100% renewable energy—such as wind, sun and landfill gas—by 2050. In 2015, GM required 9 terawatt hours of electricity to build its vehicles and power its offices, technical centers and warehouses around the world.

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Teslarati

MAY 5, 2021

GM is working on expanding its fleet of all-electric vehicles and has several models planned for release in the coming years, but it will first have to prepare to navigate through a global semiconductor shortage that has caused delays and closures across the automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

EcoCAR 2 requires students to explore a variety of powertrain architectures focusing on electric drive vehicle technology. Participating universities will use electric powertrains, next generation control systems, and advanced battery technologies to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

A real corker, and the answer to the question, what generates electricity but isn’t a dynamo or a fuel cell? Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs A window-mounted air-conditioning system includes an electric heat pump for heating. NASA Battery Tech to Deliver for the Grid EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery cells are 1.8

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. Ohio State Univ. Electrofuels.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford’s electric vehicle sales surged 86% in the first three months of the year, enough to secure second in the US EV market behind Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

Loans awarded were: Ford Motor Company, $5.907 billion, Sep 2009: to upgrade factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio and to introduce new technologies to raise the fuel efficiency of more than a dozen popular vehicles. billion that it considers to be inactive.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

This includes all of the resources used in manufacturing the vehicle, the battery, and powering the vehicle. In addition, electricity in the U.S. Also, batteries can be reused for other purposes, and the minerals in batteries can be recycled almost infinitely. jobs associated with battery and EV manufacturing.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2023

Unraveling Electric Car Insurance Costs in 2023 Checking Out All the Options To Get the Best Deal This article may contain affiliate links. As the world pivots towards a greener future, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming the vehicle of choice for an increasing number of drivers.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

But in the automotive world and especially when related to electric vehicles, deliveries frequently fall well short of what was promised. And it is looking through that lens that I wanted to dive into GM’s most recent electric vehicle “supply” promise. Electric Vehicle PR Is Driving Up the Stock Price.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is using JCS Li-ion packs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

Replacing lead acid batteries in electric lift trucks, these product installations will allow for fleet conversions within warehouses and distribution centers in Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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Plug in America

DECEMBER 21, 2023

EV Driver Survey Thanks to feedback from readers like you, Plug In America continues to better understand the benefits and challenges of driving electric. Nationally, billions of federal dollars are available to support local governments, communities, and businesses in driving the transition to electric transportation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Electric vehicle charging may affect these trends. Finally, the additional electricity demand from charging vehicles will affect the operations of the power system and potentially affect the costs of electricity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

In the first group, 16 awards totaling $435 million will support fully integrated, regional Smart Grid demonstrations in 21 states, representing more than 50 utilities and electricity organizations with a combined customer base of almost 100 million consumers. Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (TX).

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