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. The project is being supported and funded by the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

The truck is a battery-powered, all-electric Smith Newton produced by SEV US and SEV UK with an aerial bucket integrated by Altec Industries Inc. The partners inroduced the prototype at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference in Williamsburg, Va. Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEVUS) and Altec Industries Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2013

million ZEVs would represent a new vehicle market penetration for the group of states of about 15%, said Mary Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board (ARB), during a conference call announcing the agreement. This multi-state effort is intended to expand consumer awareness and demand for zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2009

This investment deepens the relationship between the two, and enables the partners to collaborate even more closely on the development of battery systems, electric drive systems and in individual vehicle projects. Executives from both companies announced the arrangement this morning in a webcast press conference.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Examples of degradation effects causing Li-ion battery power or capacity fading. Roland Matthé, GM technical manager for the Voltec battery system, provided an overview of GM’s views on the requirements and challenges for batteries specifically for extended range electric vehicles—i.e., Battery power.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2009

We don’t believe any one technology, whether batteries or fuel cells, can be as amazingly versatile as the internal combustion engine has been. We believe different types of vehicle will fill different niches, and it makes abundant sense to choose different power trains for different environments. Commercialization and manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2010

In a special presentation yesterday at the “ Beyond Lithium Ion: Computational Perspectives ” conference held at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2011

At the 2011 Google I/O developer conference this week, Ford researchers presented a conceptual case of how the Google Prediction API could alter the performance of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. A predicted route of travel could include an area restricted to electric-only driving.

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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

JULY 11, 2013

Manufacturers are already beginning to turn more of their attention to vehicle component materials and production processes. The report was published to coincide with the LowCVP’s Annual Conference, the theme of which is “Beyond the Tailpipe”. —Andy Eastlake, LowCVP Managing Director.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Under funding from the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, NREL has been working on battery thermal testing and calorimetry for more than 15 years, developing numerous instruments and measuring heat generation from batteries for clients around the world. Accuracy is better than 3%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Drayson Racing Technologies and Lola Group unveiled the anticipated electric-powered Le Mans prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, at the 2012 Low Carbon Racing Conference at the NEC. With over 850 horsepower, it aims to be the fastest electric-powered racecar to lap a circuit. Earlier post.)

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. So far, Asian manufacturers are leaving U.S. auto manufacturers. rivals in the dust.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

0:00 / 4:40 Battery power for Chrysler The Circuit will be a purely plug-in car - there will be no gas tank or gasoline engine at all - with an expected range of 150 to 200 miles on a full charge. A few electric cars added to the mix will really boost that average, making things easier on the gasoline-powered side of the ledger.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Agrees on environmental and economic benefits, though some presentations backtrack on that; says batteries need further development before commitment to mass-production. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Says demand and whether people will plug in remain to be proven. Detroit News ).

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Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

In 1969 Xerox had just bought Scientific Data Systems (SDS), a mainframe computer manufacturer. was finally coming to a decision about what kind of computer printer the company should manufacture. “A Finally, in 1979, Shoup left PARC to start his own company to manufacture and market a paint system, the Aurora 100.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 8, 2024

This is despite over a decade of government subsidies trying to push the world toward battery powered transportation, much of which went directly to automakers as a way to help them cope with high development costs of novel electric powertrains. I think we can handle [everything] within the current investment more or less,” he said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Walkout at UN conference after Iran.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. So, Cut the Volt, but Cut the Corvette and Camaro, and America will be GREENER and Better Off!

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