Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The electric vehicles—in van and truck configurations—are designed specifically for use by delivery and service businesses and use supercapacitor battery hybrid technology to achieve an all-electric range of 330 km (205 miles) for the IONA Van and 300 km (186 miles) for the IONA Truck—up to 40% more than comparable e-LCVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 40+ MPG Small SUV Starting Under $30,000 Another notch in Toyota’s hybrid belt The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling vehicles in the world and Toyota is the largest seller of hybrid vehicles in the world. To keep those lofty perches, sitting still will not do.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Thatcham Research was established by the motor insurance industry in 1969, with the specific aim of containing or reducing the cost of motor insurance claims while maintaining safety standards. The development of a successful hydrogen transport sector is an essential building block towards this goal.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. —Weis et al. 2013.10.017.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2012

Ford and suppliers are investing $220 million to transform Van Dyke Transmission into a modern operation capable of producing Ford’s new hybrid transmission—HF35—as well as other fuel-efficient transmissions. manufactured internally; previously, hybrid transmission production was handled by a supplier in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

NREL’s collaboration with GM dates back to 1993, when the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles was launched to accelerate development of hybrid-electric cars. This latest effort builds on a team project studying the effects of system contaminants on fuel cells that NREL and GM have been part of since 2009.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

MANs TGX hybrid concept at IAA. At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck. TGX Hybrid. The TGX hybrid uses this energy to increase torque for the diesel engine on gradients. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The project, titled “Optimized Hydrogen Powered Maritime Mobility” (OptHyMob), will improve operations of hydrogen-driven marine vessels in order to reduce costs and extend the lifetime of both the hydrogen fuel cells and the batteries in hybrid configurations. —Fionn Iversen, Chief Scientist at NORCE.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

The Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) aims to build on other early niche market successes in applications such as fuel cell-powered lift trucks by helping industry initiate another market in motive power applications and to enable a robust domestic supply base.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

The base MSRP for the Prius Plug-in Hybrid is $32,000. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid Advanced will have an MSRP of $39,525. The Ford C-MAX Energi is within financial reach for those who want a hybrid, but is also something customers will want to reach for because of its unique look and amazing value.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2012

Micro-hybrids will grow nearly eight-fold to 39 million vehicles in 2017 and create a $6.9 billion market for energy storage devices, according to a Lux Research report titled, “Every Last Drop: Micro- And Mild Hybrids Drive a Huge Market for Fuel-Efficient Vehicles.”. Simultaneously, mild hybrids will rise from near-zero to 1.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2021

The eFlyer 800 will have only one-fifth the operating costs of traditional twin turboprops and is geared for the air-taxi, air-cargo, regional and charter aircraft markets. The eFlyer 800 is the first all-electric propulsion technology airplane that achieves twin-turboprop performance and safety with no CO 2 and extremely low operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that the global market for all electric-drive buses—including hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell buses—grow steadily over the next. The Africa/Middle East countries will see very little uptake due to the high cost of electric buses and infrastructure, the report finds. from 2012 to 2018.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The five studies funded by the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) focus on improving the performance of hybrid cars, natural ventilation systems in buildings and programs that financially motivate utility customers to use electricity more efficiently. Improving Predictions of the Efficiency of Natural Ventilation in Buildings.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

THE UK GOVERNMENT will introduce legislation to include electric vehicle charging points on all new-build homes and offices in England, it has been confirmed. The government first proposed the potential world-first legislation that all new-build homes would get charging points back in 2019. Will it be compulsory on older homes?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Rendering of the Gen 2 series plug-in hybrid powertrain under development. A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Source: ALTe.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

Twenty-three percent of US car owners say that their interest in purchasing a hybrid vehicle has increased from a year ago, according to a new Harris Poll. The adoption curve for hybrid vehicles appears to wane with age. 32% say they are interested and that their interest has not changed over the past year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. Hybrids are expected to account for about half of global new-car sales by 2040. This unprecedented improvement in global fuel economy is expected to reflect a surge in hybrid vehicle sales.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Micro-mild hybrids. CPT argues that currently the most cost-effective solution for reducing CO 2 emissions is modular micro-mild (MM) hybrid technology, based on highly boosted and radically downsized gasoline and diesel powertrains. LC Super Hybrid technology demonstrator. —Guy Morris.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2021

Owners’ ability to recharge their vehicle’s battery is a key factor in the broader adoption of EVs, particularly among those who can’t install a private home charger or don’t have access to residential charging, such as city dwellers who reside in multiple-occupancy buildings. The study was fielded from January through June 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2013

DOE anticipates that the FOA will include the following topics: Demonstration and Deployment of Fuel Cell Hybrid-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks (up to $3M federal funding per award, 50% minimum cost share required). diesel or batteries). diesel or batteries).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2016

European ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies will join French firm Flying Whales’ program to build a 60-ton Large Capacity Airship (LCA60T, for the global transport market. Skeleton Technologies will join the program to help design and build hybrid propulsion for the LCA60T’s electric power systems.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“I believe now is the right time politically and environmentally for us to invest in building these new technologies in Brazil,” Li said during an interview while launching the two SUV models on Wednesday. The Song, a hybrid, and the all-electric Yuan will be imported until the new factories built in Baha begin operations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2021

The modules feature a very-high cycle life of up to 20,000 cycles (LTO) or up to 8,000 cycles (G/NMC), allowing for significant reductions in total cost of ownership and making them ideal for commercial applications. The company will move its corporate headquarters into the same building in Q4 of this year. New production line.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2015

Toyota’s 2015 Auris range in Europe features significant improvements in five key areas; design; sensory quality; the hybrid model; safety; and, improving the model’s segment coverage by some 40%, powertrains. Hybrid system. The hybrid system can operate under electric motor power alone from start up to 70 km/h (43.5

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Setec Powerr

APRIL 18, 2023

California has, by far, the largest number of electric vehicle owners in any state and has been a leader in electric and hybrid vehicles for many years. Moreover, the existing regulations can be complex and difficult to navigate, which can add to the time and cost of the maintenance process. A total of 22.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

to supply lithium-ion battery modules for incorporation into Proterra’s all-electric and hybrid-electric buses. The two companies will work closely together to drive down the overall costs of the end product to the customer and add near-term credibility to the promise of a greener, more energy independent nation in the mass-transit arena.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

The Nikkei reports that Blue Energy Co, the newly-formed joint venture between Honda and GS Yuasa ( earlier post ) will begin mass-producing high-performance lithium ion batteries for hybrid vehicles in the spring of 2011. The production is expected to begin at a level sufficient for 100,000 vehicles a year.

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Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2024

CATL’s growth in China is mainly impacted by the country’s NEV growth rate (including hybrids) and rival BYD’s growth. Source: CATL) The plans reportedly included a joint North American factory to build the batteries. billion investment to build an LFP battery plant with CATL in Michigan.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2024

The CFO did state that a number of factors would affect the profitability of GM’s EV business, such as lower costs of commodities and improvements in EV manufacturing, as noted in a Yahoo Finance report. “I would be shocked if they hit EV profitability this year,” Nelson said.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Faced with these realities, as all makers of leading-edge processors are now, Intel broke Clearwater Forest’s system down into its core functions, chose the best-fit technology to build each, and stitched them back together using a suite of new technical tricks. But with hybrid bonding, the danger is defects that lead to open connections.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 20, 2019

Which sports car company announced plans to build (in all-electric form) the most powerful production car? What new breakthrough is expected to bring down the cost of hybrids? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 19, 2019.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000772 ) for up to $20 million for the CSP [concentrating solar power] Heat Integration for Baseload Renewable Energy Development (CSP HIBRED) program to support advancement of the hybridization of CSP technologies with existing fossil fuel plants.

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Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2022

Initially, Toyota and Redwood will work together on testing and recycling the automaker’s batteries by creating end-of-life pathways for the company’s original hybrid electric vehicles. We’re excited to help build the future of electric vehicle manufacturing with the world’s top-selling automaker.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. Their hybrid technological and economic analysis is based on a detailed inventory of California’s power system. Gençer and Drake D. —Drake Hernandez.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2013

In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that US military spending on alternative drive vehicles (ADVs—including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), and ethanol-powered vehicles—for the non-tactical fleet will increase from more than $435 million in 2013 to $926 million by 2020, a CAGR of 11.4%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

Ricardo Strategic Consulting is collaborating with the California Fuel Cell Partnership to provide economic modeling tools that will enable the assessment of total cost of ownership (TCO) of future fuel cell trucks, and hydrogen stations necessary to support commercial operation.

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