Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Costs of manufacturing batteries and electric powertrains can be halved by 2018, if the gaps in the innovation chain can be closed, according to researchers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). KIT plans to build a close-to-industry “research factory” on its premises. —project head Andreas Gutsch.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2017

BUZZ microbus concept into production. Volkswagen presented the concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January. BUZZ, which is built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). Just like the concept car that was shown in Detroit, the production model will also have its batteries mounted in the vehicle floor. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

LIBinfinity focuses on a holistic concept for recycling materials of lithium-ion batteries using a mechanico-hydrometallurgical process without energy-intensive process steps. Mercedes-Benz is building a pilot recycling plant with an annual capacity of 2,500 tons on its site in Kuppenheim.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Kia PBV Concepts EVs that look beyond the skateboard platform? Shipment in component kit form would help allow different layouts depending on the region or purpose—which could relate to goods, personal mobility, or logistics. In the PV5, a pillarless door opening and low loading height aid access for a cargo and passengers alike.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Researchers from the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) have developed and demonstrated secondary (i.e., In the search for new concepts to build batteries with high. Setup of the fluoride-ion battery: A fluoride-containing electrolyte separates the metal anode from the metal fluoride cathode. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2019

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from CO 2 and water from the ambient air. The team presents this “crowd oil” concept in Nature Communications. kilograms per hour.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The K5 Blazer-E is a functional proof of concept of the upcoming Electric Connect and Cruise package Chevrolet Performance plans to sell in the second half of 2021. During the virtual event, Chevrolet Performance will survey SEMA members interested in building their own electric projects to help finalize Chevrolet’s initial eCrate offering.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The agreement builds on Rheinmetall’s longstanding relationship with DST in the area of simulation and augmented reality. The partnership also includes R&D around novel concepts and technologies that support the new Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle capability Rheinmetall is delivering to the Australian Defense Force under the $5.2-billion

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

For the Hydrogen HQ, Toyota has started building a flexible microgrid that will incorporate a 230-kw solar system, a 1-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel-cell generator, a 325-kw solid oxide fuel-cell system, and a 500-kwh battery storage system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The designers have rigorously transferred the styling of the 2017 concept car to the 2022 full-production version. The new model line is based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). The electric motor builds up its maximum torque of 310 N·m (229 lb-ft) from a standing start. in) wider than the T6.1.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

The proof-of-concept Aviat Husky CNG, which flew more than 1,000 miles from Aviat’s headquarters in Afton, Wy., Greg Herrick, president of the Aviation Foundation of America approached Aviat’s president in early 2013 with the idea of building an aircraft to demonstrate the advantages natural gas can offer general aviation aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

The vehicles are near production concept cars and have not gone on sale yet. A car, the likes of which only Volkswagen can build. Buzz will also be used for future autonomous mobility concepts such as ridepooling – an e-shuttle service of Group subsidiary MOIA that can be booked via an app. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo in Hamburg.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

labor), the Board of Management announced that the Volkswagen brand’s German plants will develop and produce electric vehicles and components based on the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). In addition, the plant will be building the pilot facility for battery cells and cell modules. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2017

In-vehicle app testing is the next step for app developers who have already created a proof of concept using GM’s next-generation infotainment software development kit (NGI SDK). By introducing GM Dev Client, we’re giving developers the missing link they need to finalize their applications.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2019

When Volkswagen introduced the ID Buggy concept at the Geneva auto show earlier this month, it also presented an interesting proposition: The company suggested that it would like to sell the Buggy's modular electric underpinnings to other automakers to build their own electric models.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

The Heliostat Prize builds on the DOE roadmap to expand production and deployment of heliostats in the United States. Competitors are encouraged to form diverse, multidisciplinary teams while developing their concepts. Phase 3 “Assess” – Build prototypes, perform initial testing of the components from Phase 2, and finalize design.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Both smart and MINI are unveiling electric scooter concepts: the smart escooter and the MINI Scooter E Concept ; both will premiere at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show. The new, further developed smart drive kit app allows the rider to use online services when making stops on the road. MINI Scooter E Concept.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The 2024 Renault 5 hatch has been previewed for the first time following the French car-maker releasing multiple images that give us a glimpse of how it will evolve the 2021 concept-car fantasy into production-car reality. It all ensures the R5 is up to 30 per cent cheaper to build compared to the outgoing Renault ZOE.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

To achieve this, the Group is transitioning everything into a software-defined approach, from vehicle development to building the entire mobility ecosystem. They will also provide software development kits (SDKs) for developers to create killer apps. Tenstorrent is building a silicon future that you can own.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Although the tires weigh slightly more than standard air-filled tires, vehicles don’t need to be equipped with spares, jacks, repair kits, or tire-pressure sensors. Hankook and Bridgestone are among the several others that have presented airless tire concepts, and Goodyear has a prototype.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 10, 2023

If you’ve been an automotive enthusiast since childhood, there’s an extremely good chance that a portion of your early life was dedicated to building Tamiya models. For many, Tamiya kits served as a precursor to full-size vehicle projects that would be attempted in adulthood. The vehicle would have had a smaller 5.5-hp

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Cars That Think

APRIL 8, 2022

We demonstrate a novel interface concept in which interactive systems directly manipulate the user’s head orientation. PneuBots is a modular soft robotics construction kit consisting of seven types of self-foldable segments with high tensile strength, three types of pneumatic connectors and splitters, and a custom-designed box.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This is the opposite of the approach taken by Toyota with its Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) and Honda with its new FCV Concept ( earlier post ). The h-tron concept car shows that we have also mastered fuel cell technology. Fuel cell technology is running in comepetition with long-range battery electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Post-compression of syngas with high CO contents is technically not an easy task, notes Linde development partner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). To address that particular issue, KIT has focused on developing and designing new catalyst and process options for dry reforming at elevated pressure. Milanov, A., Schunk, S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L 20 kWh pack in the proof-of-concept Crown Vic conversion. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

Building on its unveiling at January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the Volkswagen BUDD-e electric vehicle concept is making its US auto show debut at the New York International Auto Show. Another benefit of the new MEB is entirely new packaging opportunities, highlighted throughout the BUDD-e concept.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2016

Equipped with a 101 kWh battery pack supporting a range of up to 373 miles (600 km) on the NEDC, the BUDD-e concept is the first vehicle based on Volkswagen’s new Modular Electric Platform (MEB) designed specifically for plug-in vehicles. Another benefit of the MEB is new packaging opportunities, highlighted throughout the BUDD-e concept.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

While that fleet interest is a reassuring affirmation of the validity of the Roev concept, which we explain in detail here , it has a more immediate and critical upside: funding. The goal is to build 1000 in the first 12 months. Roev is designing its EV conversion kit to be easily transferrable between different ladder frame vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

earlier post ) recently launched its Ensemble Module System; a “kit” of standard components that provides OEMs and pack assemblers with a simple, cost-effective way to assemble large format battery pack solutions for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) applications. Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2021

But when one adds a rogue Tesla mechanic into the mix, even the most unlikely concepts can start making sense. This was certainly the case when Rich Benoit of the Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel was tapped for help in creating a legitimate “Mad Max” build on a Tesla Model 3. This is not just a Model 3 with a lift kit.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 14, 2022

It solicited early-stage projects that have already been piloted but not yet widely deployed, plus theoretical concepts that have potential. Wakoma “There aren’t a lot of resources out there that show people how to build a network without spending a ton of money,” says the startup’s founder, Eric Nitschke.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2020

Low-Cost Retrofit Kit for Integral Reciprocating Compressors to Reduce Emissions and Enhance Efficiency. The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) plans to develop, build, and validate a low-cost, field-installable, remotely-controlled natural gas compressor retrofit kit. Gas to Carbon Fiber Crystals (G2-CFX).

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Teslarati

MARCH 9, 2022

It will be built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, using VW’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) platform and featuring the latest generation ID. A car, the likes of which only Volkswagen can build. Credit: Volkswagen AG). “The ID. Buzz is a genuine icon for the electric era. “The ID. “The ID.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

The Consortium will focus on two core areas based on respective domain expertise: to identify protocols and standards for the adoption of AVs in real-world scenarios; and to develop niche AV technologies such as automotive cyber security, advanced autonomy and platform-agnostic AV kits through a build-test-deploy spiral approach.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Audi A6 e-Tron – concept car points to sleek large luxury sedan powered only by electricity. Think again… Audi A9 e-Tron – the A8 limousine is headed to the car grave and in its place is a new all-electric (and partially autonomous) grand tourer showcased as the Grandsphere concept. Soon, apparently. Arriving 2022.

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