Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Mercedes-Benz introduced a new advanced design concept at the Tokyo Motor Show: the Vision Tokyo. The concept is powered by a fuel cell electric drive system based on the F-CELL PLUG-IN HYBRID of the self-driving F 015 Luxury in Motion concept introduced at CES in January. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

E.ON, an international, privately-owned energy supplier, has launched its ‘Freedom is Electric’ campaign to highlight the diversity of the world of electric vehicles, charged using E.ON’s fast-charging technology. is rolling out an ultra-fast charging network across Europe, offering 150kW, with a modular upgrade option to 350kW.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Morgan Motor Company has rolled out a new concept for an all-electric sports car based on its second-generation Morgan Super3. Called the Morgan XP-1, the new battery-electric concept is said to preview the small British firm’s latest EV tech, rather than pave the way for a zero-emission three-wheeler Morgan.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Researchers at classification society DNV GL have developed “ReVolt”, an autonomous, fully battery-powered and efficient vessel. Instead of using diesel fuel, “ReVolt” is powered by a 3,000 kWh battery. The vessel has a range of 100 nautical miles, before the battery needs to be charged.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

After trolleybuses, hydrogen-powered buses and hybrid vehicles, we are coming out with our own concept of a battery-powered electric bus. The interest to at least partially replace conventional buses with internal combustion engines with zero-emission (e.g. Škoda battery-electric bus. Click to enlarge.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 7, 2022

At the EICMA event, a fully electric motorcycle showing a revolutionary power train technology concept that makes use of ultracapacitors will be unveiled to the public. Which will result in shrinkage in the size of the lithium-ion battery and charging periods, potentially doubling range and extending system life.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

After about a year of intensive practical use by ten customers in Germany and Switzerland, eight of the purely battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros trucks are now successively going to new customers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Two vehicles will continue the operational testing with customers in the first test phase.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept. At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. The engine in the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept has no conventional starter motor or alternator. It also charges the battery during braking.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

At the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, Volkswagen will introduce the “CrossBlue Coupé” concept plug-in hybrid SUV. The automaker introduced the “CrossBlue SUV” concept—developed specifically for the US and Canada—at the North American International Auto Show earlier this year. CrossBlue Coupé. Click to enlarge. Earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Mercedes-Benz powertrain plants in Germany are starting production of key components for the battery-powered eActros heavy-duty truck. These include the electric axle and the battery packs, which are produced and assembled at the plants in Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim. Battery packs from the Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

While state-of-the-art technologies have been implemented in this weight class in recent years to improve environmental performance, safety and efficiency, overall fuel consumption and vehicle emissions still remain a challenge. During stop-and-go traffic or traffic jams, the battery loses significant power. FST fuel cell stack.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dubbed “Advanced Display Technology,” the new AR concept from Bobcat enables operators to see through the surface of the job site in front of them. Augmented reality on the job Bobcat “Advanced Display Technology” AR concept at CES 2024; via EJ. It has the capability to autonomously swap out its own batteries when running low on power.

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MyEVOnline

JULY 27, 2020

Recently, the Volvo cars’ CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, emphasized the importance of state-backed charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. According to him, plug-in hybrid is now a well-known concept and a great idea to work on. You can call this concept “range anxiety”. What are Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles? Volvo’s Mission.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Two MMC cars will make their world premiere at the show: the fuel-efficient Mirage and the Concept PX-MiEV II plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Concept PX-MiEV II. In addition, the quick-charge port is vehicle-to-home (V2H) compatible. The Mirage features a 1.0L

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Fit EV concept. President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A special meter display advises the driver when to shut off air conditioning and other accessories to conserve battery power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Concept electric vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Depending on the available charging infrastructure and the battery’s momentary charge state, the storage battery could be charged to up to 80% of its total capacity within an hour. With a 230-Volt household outlet, maximum charge time is five hours.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

Northvolt and Vattenfall have launched of a new battery energy storage solution, Voltpack Mobile System—a rugged, highly modular lithium-ion battery system envisioned as a zero-emission alternative to replace diesel generators.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Specifically, to minimize GHG emissions and total energy use, is it better to use natural gas in a stationary power application to generate electricity to charge EVs, to compress natural gas for onboard combustion in vehicles, or to reform natural gas into a denser transportation fuel? Right: WTW greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries. Included in the design concept is the optimization of energy consumption. The ships are to be built for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

Especially when you see it’s battery swap trick. Basically, there’s one battery in an Elise 900 that’s doing work, while another battery is being charged. When the battery in working machine starts to run low, another Elise fitted with pallet forks pulls out the spent battery and wheels it over to the charger.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

The designation 600 is derived from the battery capacity in kilowatt hours—as in the eActros 300/400 for distribution haulage. The high battery capacity and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house enable a range of around 500 kilometers without intermediate charging.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. The focus will be on the economy, sustainability and practicality of tailpipe emission-free delivery vans when used for the last mile. The test started in April 2016.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This will make Mercedes-Benz the only manufacturer to offer a locally emission-free model in all van segments. Sustainable repair concept for batteries in 2022. In addition to this, Mercedes-Benz Vans is also pushing for batteries to be recycled to the greatest extent possible.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2012

When fitted to the all-new Outlander, the Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid EV system will allow for a range and very low emissions similar to that of the Concept PX-MiEV II show car ( earlier post ), i.e. a driving distance of more than 800 km (497 miles) and a CO 2 target below 50 g/km. 1 compression ratio.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will introduce the production version of the S60L T6 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid sedan at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show; the plug-in sedan first made its appearance as a concept car at the Beijing auto show in 2014. kWh lithium-ion battery pack. A full charge with 10A takes 4.5 hours with 16A, while a 6A charge takes 7.5

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Given the rapid uptake of electric vehicles, many people are thinking hard about how to make the best use of all that rolling battery power. This is good for the grid. Kempton and Letendre’s.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2022

UPS has ordered 10,000 electric vehicles and FedEx plans to make its entire pickup and delivery fleet battery-powered by 2040. Electric concepts like the E-Fuso from Daimler Trucks have helped advance commercial truck EV toward production. DHL, Amazon and USPS have all invested in EVs. What’s Holding EV Fleets Back?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The higher-voltage variant will support moves by European vehicle manufacturers announced earlier this year to introduce 48 volt passenger vehicle power networks to help meet the requirement for lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. TDI models, but even lower CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption than the current production 1.4l

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. The European Union plans to begin charging shippers for carbon emissions this year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

The CrossBlue Coupé is a sportier, gasoline-engined version of the diesel-engined CrossBlue SUV concept introduced at this year’s Detroit auto show. In hybrid mode fuel consumption (sub-cycle of the European ECE-R101 standard with discharged battery powered by just the TSI drive), the SUV consumes 6.9 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Velozzi Supercar will be powered by a 770 hp (574 kW) AC-induction electric motor charged by an on-board Capstone C65 microturbine. The SOLO will be a lightweight electric crossover with an on-board 30 kW Capstone microturbine that will charge the crossover’s batteries and super capacitors while in operation or at rest.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2009

and Japan next year, has signed more than 30 agreements with cities, counties, states and governments to promote zero-emission electric cars and establish the charging infrastructure for the batteries. The Renault-Nissan Alliance, which will start marketing electric cars in the U.S.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

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. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The everyday driving range of the BMW i8 on a full fuel tank and with a fully charged battery is more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) in COMFORT mode. The car’s second power source is a 96 kW (131 hp) hybrid synchronous electric motor specially developed and produced by the BMW Group for the BMW i8. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

From this solid foundation, we proceed to the second mammoth task these days: the development of alterative, emissions-free drives. With electromobility, the automobile industry faces a fundamental technological upheaval.Our path leads away from oil, to emission-free mobility, and the electric car plays a key role.CO Martin Winterkorn.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

The hydrogen fuel cell in the FCEV acts to keep the battery charged, but can directly power the electric drive motor, similar to the function of a gasoline-powered range extender. Nonetheless, hydrogen fuel cell cars are, like pure battery powered cars, classed as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

At the Paris Motor Show, Lotus unveiled five new cars, two evolutions of existing models and a new concept city car. With a total vehicle weight of less than 1,400 kg (3,086 lbs) and 240 N·m (177 lb-ft) of torque instantly available, the Lotus City Car concept has class-leading acceleration; 0 - 50 km/h (0 -31 mph) in 4.5

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