Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2021

Schaeffler has secured a volume production order to supply electric motors to a key manufacturer in the commercial vehicle sector, starting in 2023. The 800 V motor, used in pairs in battery-powered vehicles, delivers a maximum continuous output of 180 kW and generates a maximum torque of 950 N·m.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

Wabtec Corporation and General Motors will collaborate to develop and commercialize GM’s Ultium battery technology and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives. The rail industry is on the cusp of a sustainable transformation with the introduction of batteries and hydrogen to power locomotive fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

The company’s latest EV First Responder Training program will focus primarily on personnel in fire services, providing instruction and sharing of best practices on how to most effectively support emergency situations involving electric vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The UPS cargo eBike is equipped with a battery-powered electric motor that can travel longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain. In Washington, UPS uses 10 electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 14, 2023

4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape Automotive History Reimagined as Electric Classic cars have special appeal. Recent relaunches are transforming the electric vehicle landscape. Experts retrofitted the baby blue 1968 model with an electric motor, which the company used to debut its conversion program.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

The Ram ProMaster is a Fiat design dating to 2014, but it now offers an up-to-date electric powertrain. In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. All-wheel drive is not offered.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar will work with aggregates producer CRH to put its 70- to 100-ton battery electric off-highway mining trucks to the test — marking the first time a truck like this has been evaluated by the aggregate industry. mph, then used the 10% downhill return to recoup some battery power with regenerative braking.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This trial will provide a greater understanding of energy storage that will support Maersk in moving towards further electrification of its fleet and port terminals. Propelling marine vessels with battery power alone is still years away from being a technically- and economically-viable option, Maersk says.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2016

Asko, Norway’s largest convenience goods wholesaler, and Scania, part of Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, will start testing trucks with hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrain. The hydrogen gas will be produced locally, using solar cells. The trucks will run in distribution service with distances of almost 500 km (311 miles).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion. Nuclear-powered ships can go years without refueling. “At The reactors would be small, modular units.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2013

Mix of the global vehicle fleet. By contrast, gasoline demand will be relatively flat, despite the doubling of the global personal vehicle fleet over the Outlook period from more than 800 million vehicles to more than 1.6 Full hybrid vehicles will make up about 40% of the fleet in 2040—more than 50% of new car sales in 2040.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

The Ram ProMaster is a Fiat design dating to 2014, but it now offers an up-to-date electric powertrain. In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. All-wheel drive is not offered.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 17, 2023

EV Mythbusting: EVs Aren’t Safe An Honest Look at Electric Vehicle Safety The next generation of vehicles looks to be turning electric. There are some misconceptions about electric vehicles, but here’s an outline of why EVs are safe and how to prevent the real dangers.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). While BEVs use a battery-powered motor to power the vehicle, PHEVs have both a battery/electric motor and a gas engine to power them.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2018

Porsche builds its own super fast electric-car charging network. road trip gas mileage review: Can the Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE live up to its 44 mpg highway fuel economy rating? And students vote for and fund the first battery-powered all electric bus fleet at the University of California Irvine.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links. When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. Just occasionally fill up the gas tank and drive away.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet as part of its efforts to determine the impact of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand and to find ways to conserve energy and reduce vehicle emissions. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2010

is implementing a new alternative fuel platform to use hydrogen fuel cells to power the plant’s material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts, tuggers and stackers will be used in BMW’s new assembly hall that produces the new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle. BMW Manufacturing Co.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Synthetic and renewable fuels should be factored into the CO2 fleet regulation for passenger cars and trucks. The supplier of technology and services is also gradually incorporating battery-powered electric vehicles into its fleet. Volkmar Denner, CEO of Robert Bosch GmbH. Since C.A.R.E. Volkmar Denner.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Nissan and DHL Japan will test the battery-electric e-NV200 commercial vehicle in Tokyo. The test will be conducted with a view to the commercial launch of the e-NV200 in 2014 as Nissan’s second global electric vehicle. Tests have been conducted with several companies, including British Gas; Japan Post Co.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe. Ford’s C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid is already on the road in China as a fleet vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.) —John Thomas.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Driving electric can be a plus in cold weather. Here’s what two organizations— Resource-Media and Recurrent —had to say about the advantages of electric vehicles (EVs) in frigid weather. The heavy batteries also help with traction on icy roads. Millions of Americans had a very challenging December with record cold temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Credit: ACS, Weis et al.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

All-Electric Performance AWD Luxury. This is saying something, as she has ridden in or driven many of the 800+ cars I have reviewed for Clean Fleet Report over the past 10 years. Each of these are excellent all-electric SUVs (check out review links at the end of this story. kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion polymer battery.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The Bureau of Reclamation this fall purchased 27 electric utility vehicles for use at the Grand Coulee Dam. We’re trying to introduce these electric vehicles as a way to offset our current gas fleet vehicles. That’s hard on vehicles and a poor use of a fossil fuel powered car. Grand Coulee Dam.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Daimler has concluded customer field trials with eight pre-production Fuso Canter E-Cell electric trucks ( earlier post ) in Portugal. FUSO developed the battery-powered and locally emission-free Canter E-Cell at the Daimler Trucks Center of Competence for Hybrid Technology. kWh of electricity over the same distance.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 22, 2023

Bronson, Tampa, FL With some 43 new battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) debuting in the U.S. this 2023 model year, not to mention the continued production and sales of 32 previous EV models, there has never been a better time to make the switch from your internal combustion gas guzzler to something greener.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

Tips for Electric Cars To Navigate the Cold Stuff. Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, but they can pose some challenges in the winter. Keep an Emergency Kit in your Electric Vehicle. Electric vehicles offer many benefits: they reduce our dependence on oil, eliminate tailpipe emissions and help to save money.

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

Marquardt will also be presenting the new Cell Module Controller (CMC), a comprehensive measuring unit that monitors and controls cells in electric vehicle batteries and stationary energy systems, offering reliable safety and performance. New in the hydrogen sector: the H2 leakage sensor and the water level sensor from Marquardt.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Most importantly, these vehicles are not representative of the lithium-ion battery-powered next-generation Prius PHVs that will be delivered to lease-fleet customers later this year. Although mileage data has been collected during demonstration events, it varies too widely to offer any indication of what to expect consistently.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 28, 2022

This year there were six fully electric vehicles in the lineup, so my wife Judy and I aimed our focus–and our cameras—on those models to get a feeling for the quickness, comfort, styling and silence that EVs offer drivers. The Electric Lineup. The post Video Test: 6 EVs Tested—Back-to-Back first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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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. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 26, 2021

Momentum is accelerating in the necessary transition from a fossil-fuel-burning automotive fleet to electric vehicles (EVs). This transition will have a big impact on how utility companies deliver the energy needed to charge all of these new battery-powered cars. That’s where WeaveGrid comes in. A simple screen sign-up.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

electric mail delivery vehicles under real working conditions. This system is expected to double the range of the electric cars used for postal delivery. This modular system reduces production costs and address the power requirement portfolio of diverse vehicle markers. Average fuel consumption at full power is 0.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The fleet of Passat HyMotion vehicles is currently being tested on the streets of California. The 100 kW fuel cell system (also applied in the A7) has a system power of 100 kW. The fuel cell and battery power an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf. The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 Top: Drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEVUS) and Altec Industries Inc. have developed an all-electric utility truck with an aerial device. 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. Earlier post.).

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