Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2015

The study, which ran from October 2011 – September 2014, comprehensively charts current progress in technology; identifies trends; analyzes lifecycle assessments for a variety of vehicle concepts; and assess material intensities. At the same time, it places German activities in the field of electromobility within an international context.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2019

If one in ten passenger cars in Germany were electric, this would correspond to a flexible energy storage unit with a capacity of almost 200 GWh. Audi engineers are testing the use of stationary energy storage units in the power grid, thereby creating a way to reuse used batteries from electric cars.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This should make the big AMG more agile than any big sedan in history and also enable it to drift for Germany. Expect battery-powered AMG GT sedan to measure in around 5100mm, around the same size as the current car.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2018

Bosch and Daimler developed an efficient concept based on liquid cooling. In this jointly developed system for highly automated and driverless driving in cities, Mercedes-Benz intends to deploy battery-powered vehicles. The technology is to be ramped up for mass production by the beginning of the next decade.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The key drive components of the Golf SportWagen HyMotion were developed by Volkswagen Group Research in Germany. The 100 kW fuel cell system (also applied in the A7) has a system power of 100 kW. The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

In many respects, hydrogen FCVs could offer features that are similar to today’s gasoline cars and are more challenging to achieve in battery-powered vehicles, including good performance, large vehicle size, refueling time of 3-5 minutes and a range of 300-400 miles. These partnerships are bringing key stakeholders together.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Kempton and Letendre’s.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

And the Norwegian company H2Carrier recently received approval in principle for its concept for an industrial-scale floating production unit to make green ammonia at sea. And Germany isn’t the only country investing in hydrogen technologies. Airplanes, for example, won’t be able to fly long distances on battery power.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Germany is positioning itself in the international race for hydrogen technologies in the commercial vehicle sector and is supporting the comprehensive switch to hydrogen in the context of a climate-friendly transport infrastructure.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Volkswagen L1 – One of those weird and wonderful concepts that you just hope gets to see the light of day, the VW L1 diesel-electric hybrid is constructed from aluminium and carbon fibre, weighs just 380kg and emits just 39g/km of CO2 (see article ). Volkswagen e-up!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

The result is massively false expectations by the customer.More than eight percent of drivers in Germany are rock solid convinced that the electric car is already here. Volkswagen is partnering with a number of companies, including Sanyo and Toshiba, on batteries, power electronics and electric machines.

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EV Central

MARCH 3, 2024

Porsche has already previewed the arrangement with the 2021 Mission R concept car, in which engineers achieved similar weight distribution to a conventional mid-engine sports car for maximum agility on road and track.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

The German federal government is targeting one million electric vehicles in Germany by 2020. When powerful acceleration is required, the battery-powered E-motor and the TSI work together in the Golf Variant (boosting). Whenever necessary, the battery can also be charged via the generator. kWh of energy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

CharIN was founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Mennekes, Opel, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, TÜV SÜD and Volkswagen to focus on developing and establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds. This would significantly reduce battery electric vehicle charging times.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

As well as providing a power boost to assist the gasoline engine during acceleration, the electric motor can also power the vehicle by itself. lithium-ion battery powering the motor is centrally mounted underneath the floor of the vehicle. The occupant protection concept is rounded off by standard safety equipment.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2019

This is contingent on electric range and electric power, both of which must allow for driving in everyday traffic with battery power only. The electric motor has a maximum power of 160 kW and a continuous output of 80 kW. Nevertheless, a plug-in hybrid drive could considerably lower the engine’s CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

At IAA, the Group is displaying the concept vehicle for the first series electric MINI, due for release in 2019. The first BMW core model—the X3—to be a battery-electric vehicle will arrive in 2020. At the Frankfurt show, BMW will also unveil a new concept for a four-door, fully-electric vehicle between the i3 and i8.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Low weight is essential for an electric vehicle because more weight requires more battery power for the same range and thus causes higher costs. A low vehicle weight allows for smaller and lighter battery designs, in addition to lighter designs of the electric motor, the chassis and other components. TU_Muenchen.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In Germany prices for the smart fortwo electric drive start at €21,940 (US$23,077)—recommended retail price including 19% VAT. This enables maximum acceleration with defined maximum battery power if the current charge level and the temperature of the battery allow this function.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Postal Service Minivan - Click above for high-res gallery Chrysler is celebrating Earth Day today by unveiling the first four of what will be a fleet of 250 battery-powered minivans for the U.S. The vans themselves are based on the concept Town and Country EV that was unveiled last Fall by Chrysler. Postal Service.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Reply ↓ ↑ report 10 Throwback 11:06AM (4/23/2009) I liked the Zeo concept from last years show season. I would love to have one for my daily commuter. Then I can keep my current quad cab truck for when I need to move more people or haul stuff. Too bad Chrysler wont be around to follow through on this.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric by 2030, report says – BMW’s Mini brand will go all-electric from 2030 as the automaker intensifies its transition to battery-powered vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter. The X Prologue will be the first Toyota EV concept released outside China.

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