Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. Ergonomically contoured seats offer a cocoon-like environment for passengers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) opened its Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga, to test and optimize batteries for all electric vehicles in the American marketplace. They can replicate every climatic environment in the world and scale between extreme settings well beyond what a typical customer would put a vehicle through.

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Engine Czech Republic Batteries Battery 259

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. Automated and precise dismantling of BMW high-voltage batteries at Huayou Recycling.

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BMW China Nickel Lithium Batteries 317

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

This is part of its Destination Zero mission and a commitment to reducing emissions and making environments cleaner through relentless innovation. The Wolverhampton site is complemented by a growing electrification ecosystem in the Midlands, with the Battery Assembly Center at nearby Hams Hall assembling PHEV and BEV batteries.

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Land Rover Diesel Engine Concept 416

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2020

In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. Disassembling and reusing battery systems can help improve the environmental balance of electric cars. —Environment Minister Franz Untersteller. photo: Irina Westermann, KIT).

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Motor Motors Motoring Batteries 300

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Komatsu will exhibit a 20-ton-class electric hydraulic excavator equipped with a lithium-ion battery system for the first time at bauma2022. The machine is powered by a 451 kWh lithium-ion battery system from US-based Proterra. 20-ton class electric hydraulic excavator.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In a world of dramatically varying customer needs and market environments, Toyota’s approach to carbon neutrality is to develop and offer multiple technologies to support customers on their individual journeys to zero emissions.

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Concept Environment Plug-in Hybrid 104

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2019

At NAIAS 2019, INFINITI unveiled the QX Inspiration midsize SUV concept, previewing the brand’s first fully electric vehicle. The new concept illustrates how new architectures and technologies are influencing modern INFINITI design. —François Bancon, Vice President, INFINITI.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Subaru says it believes there will still be a place for fast small entertaining two-door coupes in its electric future as it pulled drapes off the Subaru Sport Mobility Concept at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Subaru Sport Mobility Concept – electric drift king?

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Concept Battery Powered Future Power 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Arising from AK Motor’s project CANU (Canadian Automotive New Utilities), Maple Majestic is intended to excel in difficult environments. as friendly to the environment as it will be friendly to drive in difficult environments. According to AK Motor, many electric vehicles still remain woefully ill-prepared for harsh climates.

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International Motor Motors Motoring 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The battery-electric vehicle drives autonomously, is operated by voice and gesture control, and via artificial intelligence, will be capable of learning. models have already been presented as concept cars: the compact I.D.; The lithium-ion battery has an energy density of 111 kWh and is housed in the vehicle floor. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

The all-new, all-electric Italdesign Quintessenza concept is a high-tech Italian take on the Porsche Dakar concept that’s just begging to be put into production. Making its debut at the Beijing Auto Show, the Italdesign Quintessenza concept embodies both the dynamic prowess of a GT and the versatile adaptability of a pick-up truck.

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Concept F-150 Porsche Electric 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The EU OPTEMUS (Optimized Energy Management and Use) project seeks to address the electric range limitation due to limited storage capacity of electric batteries by leveraging low energy consumption and energy harvesting through a holistic vehicle-occupant-centered approach, considering space, cost and complexity requirements.

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Batteries Battery Polymer Energy Storage 259

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2019

Kia will present a potential solution for smart-city mobility at CES 2019 with its SEED Car concept. The concept has been designed to make urban driving easy, fun and safe, while exploring how Kia could make the final mile of any journey possible with a personal mobility device.

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Kia 2019 Concept Cars 270

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

In August 2021, Komatsu announced its power-agnostic truck concept for a haulage vehicle that can run on a variety of power sources, including diesel electric, trolley, battery power and hydrogen fuel cells. The alliance’s initial target is advancing Komatsu’s power-agnostic truck concept, with a goal of commercial offering in 2030.

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Emissions Hydrogen Gas-Electric Diesel 397

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The companies will demonstrate the connected and automation-ready, zero-emission, battery-powered machine at bauma 2022 from 24-30 October at Messe München. The integrated software connects and intelligently coordinates actions across the machine while the all-electric actuators and motors provide the muscle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To explore and demonstrate the possibilities, Volvo Trucks has developed electric concept trucks for construction operations and regional distribution. With our concept trucks, we aim to explore and demonstrate different solutions for the future while evaluating the level of interest in the market and in society.

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Volvo Transportation Concept Electric 195

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Headlining this was the debut of the Lexus LF-30 Electrified Concept, which made its world premiere at the 46 th Tokyo Motor Show 2019. In-wheel electric motors for each of the vehicle’s four wheels and low positioning of the battery enable better handling of inertia and high-level driving performance.

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Lexus Concept 400h PHEV 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

Concept GR-HEV. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the MITSUBISHI Concept GR-HEV (Grand Runner-HEV) diesel-electric hybrid pickup truck and the MITSUBISHI Concept CA-MiEV (Compact and Advanced-MiEV) concept models at the 83 rd Geneva International Motor Show. Concept CA-MiEV. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Concept Diesel 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2017

An electric microgrid enables controlled startup and shutdown, while an on-platform battery bank provides operational continuity during periods of low wind. The concept showcases alternative sources of energy and its reliability for off-grid situations. Seawater is lifted, treated and then injected into the reservoir.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 9, 2024

German automaker Volkswagen has reported its full-year 2023 delivery numbers, featuring more deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than ever before. “We expect the market environment to remain challenging in 2024. The post Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023 appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Batteries Battery 103

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2023

With significant expertise in manufacturing, tooling, and engineering top-quality production truck bodies for electric commercial vehicles, EAVX understands the importance of integrating the truck bodies precisely to the unique frame design, keeping the batteries safe and accessible, but not adding additional weight.

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Fleet Commercial All-Electric Design 284

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2019

Korea, have developed a Li-metal battery (LMB) (specifically, a Li/NCM battery) designed with EV operating requirements in mind that they say outperforms LMBs reported in the literature to date. 1 , is of great interest as an anode for high-energy-density batteries. a) Summary of conventional LMBs and the LMB concept. (b)

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Ni-Li Batteries Battery Re-Charge 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Kia Motors has revealed its new Futuron Concept, an all-wheel drive SUV coupe which proposes new designs for future electric vehicles. The Kia Futuron Concept is built around what Kia calls a 360-degree design notable for its pure, smooth form devoid of ornament. The Futuron’s electric powertrain makes this shape possible.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2020

Rare-earth metals drive up the cost of electric-car production and take a larger toll on environments when not responsibly or legally mined. Now, Mercedes-Benz says it has a graphene-organic cell chemistry battery that could eliminate the need for.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 4, 2023

However, as the number of EVs on our roads continues to grow, so too does the number of old EV batteries requiring responsible disposal. According to estimates from EECA, an EV battery is expected to last 10 to 20 years (and more than 350,000km!) So, what happens to EV batteries once they have done their dash?

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New Zealand Batteries Battery Waste 98

Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

Comau , an Italian industrial automation company and LiNa , a solid-state sodium battery manufacturer, are developing a scalable manufacturing solution for sodium-metal-chloride battery cells. Comau and LiNa engineers designed the enclosure and handling equipment for solid-state battery cell components.

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Sodium Manufacturer Batteries Battery 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

First introduced as a concept at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, the Honda AWV combines the company’s rugged and durable off-road side-by-side platform with emerging advanced autonomous technology. The result is a new category of capable work vehicle that can be deployed in a variety of dynamic work environments.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The advanced electric pickup will feature a hydrogen fuel-cell and battery powertrain. The Badger was designed to handle 0-100 mph launches with minimal loss of performance and to operate on grades up to 40% through advanced software blending of batteries and fuel-cell. 160 kWh, flooded module - lithium-ion battery. Five seats.

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Miles Range Lithium Ion Phoenix 435

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2018

MAN, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is now selling a battery-electric van, the MAN eTGE. For around ten years, MAN Truck & Bus has been working on innovative concepts for supplying and removing material in the urban environment. A 40 kW charging station fills a battery up to 80% in 45 minutes.

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Batteries Battery Re-Charge IDEA 218

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

JANUARY 22, 2019

Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation have concluded a business-integration contract and a joint-venture contract toward the establishment of a new joint venture related to the automotive prismatic battery business by the end of 2020 (pending approval from the competition-law authorities in the countries and regions concerned).

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Toyota Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2018

Showcasing the merits of this technology is the Concept Sprinter F-CELL. Left to right: eVito, eSprinter, Concept Sprinter F-CELL. An installed battery capacity of 41 kWh delivers a range of around 150 kilometres (93 miles). The battery-electric drive generates 84 kW and up to 300 N·m of torque.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2023

All vehicles in the P7 program are built for urban environments with attributes including optimal maneuverability, increased cargo volume, low step-in height, aerodynamic design, low noise, greater visibility, and increased safety.

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Fleet Electric Electrical Sweden 435

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Phoenix Drives PD550-dual inverter is the main power electronics module used in the MAN Metropolis, a plug-in hybrid concept truck that will be on display at the eCarTec International Fair for Electric- and Hybrid-Mobility held 23-25 October 2012 in Munich. Earlier post.).

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Phoenix Concept Hybrid Lithium Ion 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Scanning electron microscope image of polyethylene microcapsules spin coated onto Li-ion battery anode. The basic premise is to incorporate microcapsules containing a latent core material within the battery environment—within the electrolyte, embedded in the anode, or layered on the separator. Photo credit: Marta Baginska.

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Li-ion Illinois Concept Batteries 240