Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is hosting a pitch event, ARPA-E’s Battery/Storage Exposition, on 14 January 2021, from 1:00-3:00 pm EST. This event will feature pitches from a select group of ARPA-E teams developing energy storage technologies. Open funding solicitations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

SAE International has released J2464: Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS) Safety and Abuse Testing , a revised recommended practice for establishing safe battery systems. —Bob Galyen, chair of the SAE Vehicle Battery Standards Steering Committee.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

A research team from Japan has recently developed a novel electrode material for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) by combining lithium sulfate and lithium ruthenate, which results in improved performance. However, they have never been applied to all-solid-state batteries. —Nagao et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The Volvo VNR Electric model entered serial production at NRV earlier this year. The Volvo VNR Electric model entered serial production at NRV earlier this year.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 30, 2021

Researches developed EV batteries that store 6 times more charge than common ones . An international team of researchers led by Stanford University has developed rechargeable batteries that store the charge up to 6 times more than the normal currently available commercial ones.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a contract with public transport operator Freiburger Verkehrs AG for the supply of 15 electric buses: five 12-meter Solaris Urbino 12 electric and ten 18-meter articulated Urbino 18 electric. The commissioned Urbino will be equipped with Solaris High Power batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

Electrify America and Walmart announced that more than 120 plus ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now operational and open to the public at Walmart stores across the US. Electrify America chargers at Walmart stores feature 150 kilowatt (kW) and 350kW DC Fast Chargers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Solaris unveiled its latest vehicle, the 9-meter low-entry Urbino 9 LE electric. The Solaris Urbino 9 LE electric has been standardized with all other vehicles of the 4 t h generation. The Urbino 9 LE electric bus is equipped with an electric central motor with a peak power output of 220 kW.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Solaris unveiled its latest vehicle, the 9-meter low-entry Urbino 9 LE electric. The Solaris Urbino 9 LE electric has been standardized with all other vehicles of the 4 t h generation. The Urbino 9 LE electric bus is equipped with an electric central motor with a peak power output of 220 kW.

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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. Here’s a brief overview.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Army is looking for vehicles—battery-electric or series-hybrid—that can reduce reliance on fossil fuels both in the operational and garrison environments. The vehicle also needs the ability to generate, store and distribute power effectively to the Soldier. 4 Wheel Drive or All Wheel Drive.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

AKASOL will supply battery systems for more than 40 Coradia iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ), which have been ordered from Alstom by the Lower Saxony Transit Authority and the Rhine/Main Regional Transport Association. Based in Darmstadt, AKASOL has been engaged in the development of train batteries for more than ten years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2020

Sion Power, a developer of high-energy, lithium-metal rechargeable batteries, said that its Licerion EV technology will have energy capacities of 420 Wh/kg and 700 Wh/L when scaled to commercial design. Though battery experts know fast charging is not ideal for battery longevity, the market demands this as an option.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The European Commission is proposing modernizing EU legislation on batteries; this would be the first initiative delivered among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. The proposal addresses the social, economic and environmental issues related to all types of batteries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

The Washington State legislature has passed legislation that sets a target for all MY2030 or later passenger and light-duty vehicles sold in Washington State to be electric vehicles. The new law establishes the most aggressive such state goal in the US—five years ahead of California’s 2035 target.

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MAY 24, 2023

At Global Public Transport Summit (GPTS) 2023 from 4 to 7 June 2023, Daimler Buses will be showcasing the first series-production electric bus with fuel cell as a range extender: the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell. Due to the favorable weight distribution of batteries and fuel cells, this technology enables a high passenger capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

biorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej (PKM) in Katowice, Poland, has signed a contract for five Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses to be supplied in the second quarter of 2021. At the beginning of the year, Solaris supplied five articulated Urbino 18 electric buses to the PKM operator. The value of the new contract amounts to PLN 12.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The bill, HB 1204 / SB 5256 , requires all model year 2030 or later passenger and light-duty vehicles sold in Washington State to be electric. Electric vehicles are defined as “vehicles that use energy stored in rechargeable battery packs or in hydrogen that rely solely on electric motors for propulsion.”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2014

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a safe, extended cycling lithium-metal electrode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries by entrapping lithium metal within a porous graphene network (Li-PGN). This in turn significantly limits the rate capability of such batteries. O 2 and Li 3 V 1.98 Mukherjee et al.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 26, 2022

As we all know Nowadays most Electric vehicles and EV batteries were catching fire and a few incidents took place in south India. In the meanwhile, pure EV has revealed a set of guidelines to protect your Electric vehicle and EV batteries. when you charge your EV Battery at home follow the below guidelines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

The depot, a hub for zero-emission vehicle services, is the largest commercial EV charging installation in the US that supports medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle fleets. Zeem owns and maintains electric trucks, vans, shuttle buses and other vehicles that are leased to businesses that pay a monthly lease to use the vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2020

(MPK) has signed a contract for the purchase of 50 Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses. The new electric buses will expand the existing fleet of 400 Solaris vehicles of varying configurations, cruising the streets of Cracow—including 28 electric buses. Energy will be stored in high density Solaris High Energy+ batteries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 9, 2023

On paper, the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate seems like a fine compact EV. I couldn’t think of a use case where needing to be in the driver’s seat with the key on your person would inconvenience you except for a scenario where a driver runs into a store and leaves passengers to play with the radio. And it looks cool.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

MHI) will supply two electric buses to serve in a transportation system being planned by the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The buses—full-size, low-floor models for the city’s regular route network—will operate on MHI’s high-performance “ MLIX ” lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

Solaris has secured another contract for the delivery of electric buses on the Polish market. awiec has ordered two electric 8.9m LE electric buses will be handed over to the Public Transport Authority (Miejski Zarz? LE electric buses will be handed over to the Public Transport Authority (Miejski Zarz?d The city of Boles?awiec

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

The Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), France’s leading producer of 100% renewable electricity, and Renault signed a partnership agreement at the Lyon International Motor Show. Offers for supplying green electricity by CNR at Renault’s production sites.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

New research conducted by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has identified a specific building block that improves the anode in lithium-ion batteries. Traditionally, graphite is used for the anode of a lithium-ion battery, but this carbon material has major limitations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2019

The transport operator ACTV SPA Venezia has ordered 30 Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses and the infrastructure for battery charging. The contract follows the recent order from ATM Milan for up to 250 electric buses. The total value of the contract acquired exceeds €20 million. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Washington State House Transportation Committee voted 17-12 to advance legislation calling for all model year 2030 or later passenger and light-duty vehicles sold in the state to be electric vehicles (EVs). Clean Cars 2030 (HB 1204) sets the first state-legislated 2030 phaseout target for automotive combustion engines in the country.

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JANUARY 12, 2020

PACCAR companies Kenworth and Peterbilt are collaborating on electric powertrain development for trucks. At CES 2020, Kenworth displayed a Kenworth K270E battery-electric vehicle—the initial result of the collaboration. The electric powertrain will be available with range options between 100 and 200 miles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2020

The public transport operator in Lublin, Poland has ordered twelve Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses, to be delivered from November 2021 to April 2022. The total value of all the contracts for ordered electric buses with seven charging stations and after-sale servicing exceeds PLN 32 million (US$7.6

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The hydrogen is stored in gaseous form in tanks, mounted on the front part of the vehicle’s roof. At moments of increased electricity demand, the fuel cell will be boosted by a Solaris High Power battery, or two of them, depending on the bus length, each with a capacity of 30 kWh.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Hornet R/T offers more than 30 miles of all-electric range. An electric induction motor powers the rear axle; the 90-kW electric motor can deliver 184 lb-ft (250 N·m) of torque from 0 rpm. kWh lithium-ion battery pack, fitted with a refrigerant gas cooling circuit to keep the battery at its optimum temperature.

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EV Box

JANUARY 16, 2024

Battery storage systems for solar EV charging ensure that none of the electricity generated by your solar panels during daylight hours is lost or wasted. Solar panel battery systems can cost anywhere from under $4,000USD to $20,000+, not including installation. How much solar battery storage do I need?

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EV Connect

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As electric cars and other electric vehicles (EVs) become more popular, many consumers hoping to make the switch want to know: How long does an EV battery last? A lithium-ion battery’s high energy density means it produces more power for its size, making it ideal for an electric car. How Do EV Batteries Degrade?

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