Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

The new platform will promote the use of recycled materials and environmentally friendly designs by providing manufacturers which design products from recycled materials with accurate information about their environmental footprint, including proof of origin of recycled materials and data on GHG emissions.

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Emissions Design 352

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Together, Hyzon and Transform Materials will evaluate proposals to develop facilities to produce low-to-negative carbon intensity hydrogen from various forms of methane, prioritizing biogas and renewable natural gas. Transform Materials will build, own, and operate the hubs, with Hyzon having the right to invest equity in the facilities.

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Hydrogen Renewable Production Motor 259

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

—Jonathan Hall, MAHLE Powertrain’s Head of Research and Advanced Engineering The project will build upon WMC’s success with the WMC300FR hybrid three-wheeled motorcycle, developed in conjunction with Northamptonshire Police and on trial with emergency services across the country.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

It is expected to bring exceptional performance and reliability with zero operating emissions typically associated with commercial jet engines. It will utilize lightweight material such as carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy. The Lilium Jet’s propulsion mounting system will feature a complex and unique design.

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Design Manufacturer Motor Motors 221

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

As volumes, increase production will be extended to a new plant dedicated to hydrogen storage systems that Faurecia is building in Allenjoie, France. It supports the ambition shared with our partner Plug Power to build a unique end-to-end green hydrogen and fuel cell value chain and new value-generating activities in France.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2022

Pininfarina HAS re-interpreted the Apricale’s initial reference design to create a vision of the future of zero-emissions performance motoring. As the tanks have to withstand extremely high pressure (up to 700 bar or 700 times atmospheric pressure), they are very heavy, even when constructed with carbon fiber.

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Pininfarina Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Mariner 344

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced up to $64 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002229 ) to advance innovations that will build new markets for the H2@Scale initiative ( earlier post ). Hydrogen and fuel cells represent an industry with the potential to enable resiliency, energy security, emission reductions, and economic growth across sectors.

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Market Carbon Fiber Hydrogen Energy Storage 207

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Before take-off, the system performs intelligent autonomous flight route planning based on the destination entered by the user, comprehensively evaluating factors such as surrounding buildings, no-fly and restricted areas, and weather conditions. X2 also takes into account high-efficiency aerodynamics to optimize flight performance.

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Carbon Fiber Vehicles China Transportation 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

Stuart Licht at The George Washington University in Washington, DC has developed a low-cost, high-yield and scalable process for the electrolytic conversion of atmospheric CO 2 dissolved in molten carbonates into carbon nanofibers (CNFs.) The carbon nanofibers build up on the steel electrode, where they can be removed, Licht says.

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Low Cost Carbon Li-ion Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2018

To prepare for this growth, the company unveiled plans for two major new facilities: a brand-new building near its original automobile factory for expanding fuel cell (FC) stack mass production, and a new line in an existing plant to manufacture high-pressure hydrogen tanks.

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Hydrogen Toyota 2020 Production 321

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Ford Motor Company unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing CO 2 emissions. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. Carbon fiber interior components.

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Carbon Fiber Light Concept Ford 225

Baua Electric

MAY 3, 2024

But blades are the exception, as they’re made of fiberglass and carbon fiber bound together with epoxy resin, which is difficult and expensive to break down. It’s efficient, cheaper, and locally made, reducing transportation costs and emissions. Voodin says its LVL blades are 100% recyclable.

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Wind Carbon Fiber Solar Installation 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

Workhorse intends to build the W-15 in its Union City, Indiana plant, a facility with the capacity to build 60,000 chassis a year. To reduce weight, the W-15’s body panels are made of a carbon fiber composite which also have the benefit of being rustproof.

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Fleet Range Long Beach Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

With dual electric motors, all-wheel drive and an aggressive, restyled body shape, the purpose-built car demonstrates how Nissan’s electric vehicle technology can deliver exciting yet quiet, zero-emission power—a key component of the company’s Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision. seconds—50% quicker than the previous model.

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Nissan All-Electric Power Powered 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

This project involved junior employees from the fields of automotive mechatronics, model-building, electronics, coating technology, manufacturing mechanics, product design, and interior appointments. The vehicle is powered by the emission-free fuel cell system located at the rear. The F-CELL Roadster. Click to enlarge.

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F-150 Building Carbon Fiber Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Hydrogen is the missing piece in the jigsaw when it comes to emission-free mobility. The BMW Group is systematically pushing forward with development of hydrogen fuel cell technology as an additional option for locally emission-free individual mobility in the future. Earlier post.)

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BMW Hydrogen Fleet Lithium Ion 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. Earlier post.).

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will identify fuel properties that can be used to enable novel combustion strategies with low emissions of nitrogen oxides in an engine, and enhance existing models to capture the effect of additional key fuel properties on combustion. Plasan Carbon Composites. drop-in replacement fuels). Ford Motor Company. 1,497,531. .

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2016

DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy is seeking these projects as part of the Department’s Carbon Storage program, which has the goal of developing and advancing technologies to improve the effectiveness of carbon storage, reduce the cost of implementation, and be ready for widespread commercial deployment in the 2025–2035 timeframe.

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Convert Production Coal CO2 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

As an example, increased weight because of the use of high-strength steel will push the engine up in displacement, while going all the way to carbon fiber or all-aluminum—i.e., higher cost, but lighter weight body materials—allows the engine size to drop, saving money on that side of the business. —Bill Ford Jr.

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Ford Fuel Emissions Vehicles 252

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 4, 2023

while keeping fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions down. You can build your own AMG look Yes, and the very best ones. The latest generation swapped the rear-wheel drive and V8 engine for a brand-new layout with hybrid powertrain and AWD that puts out 670 horsepower. This way, it can offer an even better performance (3.4 second 0-62 mph!)

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Mercedes Germany Price Carbon Fiber 72

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Building on the SuperTruck activity, other projects aim at developing enabling technologies to improve the efficiency of heavy-duty diesel engines. Body-In-White Joining of Carbon Fiber Composites to Lightweight Metals (Aluminum, Advanced High Strength Steel, or Magnesium) at Prototype Scale for High-Volume Manufacturing.

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Fuel Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L l/100 km) with CO 2 emissions of 21 g/km and an all-electric range of 31 miles (50 km) as well as a total range of 310 miles (499 km). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2016

Among the projects selected are one by GM and EPRI of California to improve welding techniques for automobile manufacturing and power plant builds in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Harper International Corp.

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Manufacturer EPRI Lithium Sulfur Carbon Fiber 150

EV Match

MARCH 19, 2021

At EVmatch, we’re on a mission to build a clean energy future together with industry-aligned partners. These charging stations are reservable by building residents and the general public, enabling more Californians to drive electric vehicles. Burlington Electric Department. Source: NeoCharge). Tesla Loco. Abstract Ocean.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. Develop fluorine containing carbonate solvents that will allow existing lithium ion batteries to operating above 4.5

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

The new electric race vehicle will likely make a series of special demonstration appearances at various motorsports venues in 2011, with the company exploring pioneer zero emission competition spec series in future years. Special 4-coat Pearl White paint with blue NISMO/Zero Emission graphics completes the exterior. inches wider.

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Nissan Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Electric 261

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

million ARRA funding is concentrated on three priorities: advancing carbon fiber manufacturing and processing technologies to help reduce the weight of vehicles; developing integrated building systems to reduce US carbon emissions and expanding facilities for fabricating and testing advanced battery prototypes for fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Stimulus Package Stimulus Batteries Battery 186

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Eventually, they’ll add equipment to spray tiny aerosol particles of calcium carbonate, the compound found in limestone, blackboard chalk, and Tums antacids. Keith is also the founder of Carbon Engineering, a Canadian firm building a sprawling facility in West Texas that will pull carbon dioxide directly from the air.).

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Ozone Solar Climate Change Climate 118

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Other awards included funding for renewable energy resources, industrial and building energy efficiency, a modernized electricity grid, cleaner fossil fuels, and the next generation of nuclear power. This integrated power system can reduce the burden on the electrical grid and decrease the use of fossil fuels in electricity generation.

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Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber. AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium.

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

The team will build on ORNL’s success in developing low-cost carbon-fibers, composites, smart polymer materials, and non-destructive evaluation methods by leveraging expertise of partners on coating deposition and robotic inspection tools for smart repair of gas pipes. University of Maryland.

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Gas Gas-Electric Universal Colorado 297

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

CO 2 tailpipe emissions are less than 95 grams per km (153 g/mile) in gas mode. When the energy required to build the e-gas facility and wind power generators is included in a comprehensive analysis, CO 2 emissions under e-Gas operation are still less than 30 grams per km (48.28 The five-door car consumes on average less than 3.5

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Audi Gas CO2 Gas-Electric 296

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Applications to this AOI must address the following goals: Designing, building, and testing a complete driver’s side front door (“light door”) including all trim features, glazings, and other baseline features while weighing at least 42.5% less than a baseline structure. turbomachinery. turbomachinery.

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Fuel Hydrogen Vehicles Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $33 million in funding for 17 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-motors with iNtegrated Drives (ASCEND) and Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency (REEACH) programs.

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Carbon Hybrid Electric Electrical 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

They are made up of nodal points known as Structural Building Units (SBUs). research vehicle (the “125” marking 125 years of the automobile), a fuel-cell plug-in hybrid with a range of more than 1,000 km (621 miles) that anticipates more than two generations of vehicles to 2025 and beyond.

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