Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Over the past five years, the number of electric buses in Europe has increased from around 200 to 2,200 vehicles, according to a report from Busworld. For some time now, it has no longer been a matter of small orders, but of large orders for a few dozen vehicles destined for Cologne, Wuppertal and QBuzz, among others, in the Netherlands.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

With its automated rooftop connection and a typical charge time of 4–6 minutes, the system can easily be integrated in existing bus lines by installing fast chargers at end points, terminals, depots and/or intermediate stops. ABB is introducing an automated fast charging system which allows electric city buses to drive 24/7.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In 2021, one out of every ten cars sold in China will be a new energy vehicle. Among the oil companies breaking through the siege of new energy vehicles, the international giant Total Energy has found a suitable breakthrough: charging piles. But in recent years, banning the sale of fuel vehicles has been put on the agenda.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2013

At Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium, Ford Motor Company and Schaeffler demonstrated the Fiesta-based eWheelDrive car. At the same time, eWheelDrive steering system designs could enable vehicles to move sideways into parking spaces—a boon as cities become more populated and congested. Fiesta eWheelDrive. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric last week signed a technology and commercial cooperation agreement to collaborate towards establishing reliable business models for Electrical Mobility (EV), which includes both Fixed Battery Electrical Vehicles (FBEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). million globally.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2018

The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. An additional 12 new markets for Polestar 1 have been added and will open for pre-orders simultaneously, including Switzerland, the UK, Belgium, Finland, France, Poland, Austria, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Portugal and Canada. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The plans would reduce installed vehicle assembly capacity 18% or 355,000 units and would yield gross annual savings of $450 million to $500 million. New vehicle sales in Europe have reached a nearly 20-year low this year and are expected to remain flat or fall further next year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. TomTom also introduced Custom Probe Counts, a traffic product providing an indicator of traffic density for roads globally.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Last week we told you that the company was heading to Belgium and Luxembourg (see article ), and now it will play a pivotal role in the introduction of an electric vehicle recharging infrastructure in Denmark. There will be several more bays installed during 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2023

New research commissioned by Shell and conducted by LCP Delta suggests electric vehicle adoption is accelerating in several key European markets and it is having a positive impact on driver perceptions, including range anxiety. The latest findings reflect the rapid growth in global EV sales witnessed over the last 12 months.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

The 2022 Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback ( earlier post ) are making their way to the US this fall, adding to Audi’s portfolio of all-electric performance vehicles. In-vehicle LTE-powered Wi-Fi for up to eight connected devices (requires subscription). Topview camera. Traffic sign recognition. Audi pre sense front. Audi e-tron S.

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Driivz

MAY 1, 2022

Utilities are emerging as dominant players in the global race to electric vehicle adoption beyond just the power supplier. Vehicle to Grid (V2G) is one approach being taken, where stored energy from the electric vehicles is used to power the grid during peak hours, and then the vehicles are recharged during non-peak times.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The tests were carried out by the University of Bath Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC), using a Ford 1.0L Following the Aachen Colloquium, the V-Charge demonstrator vehicle will begin a series of test drives with global vehicle manufacturers and Tier One automotive suppliers in Germany, France, Belgium and the UK.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 23, 2021

Effective January 1, 2022, electric vehicles with final assembly* (see definition at the end) in China would no longer qualify for IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). China’s CATL is already one of the world’s leading suppliers of batteries for electric vehicles, including to OEMs such as Tesla, Volkswagen, and Geely.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Volvo said it would halt production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, for three days after rerouting ships to avoid potential violence. Global shipping companies, in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, have had to redirect or halt shipping altogether.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!

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