Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2020

Stanford University scientists have proposed a design strategy for electrolytes that enable anode-free Li metal batteries with single-solvent single-salt formations at standard concentrations. In our study, we use organic chemistry to rationally design and create new, stable electrolytes for these batteries. Battery500.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2022

In its Q2 letter to shareholders, solid-state battery company QuantumScape reported successfully building and testing ts first prototype 24-layer cells. Doing so requires that we make cells with sufficient performance and quality to meet our standards, and in sufficient quantities to complete our validation process and ship to a customer.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

In building our first in-house cell factory, we are consistently implementing our technology roadmap. Standard factory. Standardization will not only cover equipment, buildings and infrastructure but also products, processes and IT. PowerCo will become a global battery player. —PowerCo CEO Frank Blome. Unified cell.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2021

The FLITE (Fuel via Low Carbon Integrated Technology from Ethanol) consortium, led by SkyNRG and with LanzaTech as the technology provider, will build the first-of-its-kind LanzaJet Alcohol to Jet (AtJ) facility. The SAF will be certified through the standards of RSB.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2023

Despite their crucial role in both AVs and ADAS, however, lidars currently lack a standardized measure for describing their performance. This is likely to lead to marked variations in performance that would be impossible to quantify without standardized tests. The tests during the first year were led by Dr Jeremy P. —Jeremy Bos.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2023

developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, has teamed with Collins Aerospace to design, develop and build the Lilium Jet’s inceptors—the sidestick system used by the pilot to control the aircraft. Lilium N.V., The target cruise speed at sea level will be up to: 155 mph / 250 km/h.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. The facility is designed to produce up to 250,000 cars per year and is expected to provide several thousand new jobs in the region.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2021

to industrialize globally-standard 70 MPa hydrogen heavy-duty vehicle high-flow (H70HF) fueling hardware components. Other goals include testing and evaluating the hardware’s performance and standardizing the connector design to ensure adoptability throughout the world. H70HF fueling nozzle and components. Source: Nikola.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2022

million in Series A funds to build autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles that move freight. The funds will be used to build a fleet of rail vehicles, execute advanced testing programs and grow the team. Parallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to reimagine the railroad system, has raised $49.55

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2021

As a unique integration of a two-seat aircraft and an automobile, the Transition is designed to meet safety standards from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Terrafugia, Inc. —Kevin Colburn, Vice President and General Manager of Terrafugia.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

BrightDrop, GM’s new business focused on electric last-mile deliveries ( earlier post ), has completed the first production builds of the EV600, a key milestone to deliver its first electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) to FedEx Express in time for the holiday season. Available at a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

The second-generation KONA offers a wide range of powertrains, including EV (standard or long range), hybrid electric (HEV) and internal combustion engine (ICE) variants as well as sporty N Line versions of each. kWh) 2WD Power 160 kW Torque 255 N·m Standard Range (48.4 kWh) 2WD Power 114.6 kWh) 2WD Power 114.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Volkswagen has begun expanding its Chattanooga factory to build a North American center for electric vehicles—not only for assembly, but for engineering the EVs of the future. Most automotive labs have MASTs, but almost none were designed for electric vehicle batteries. —Jason Swager, the Director of Electrical Development.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2022

The company is building on its nearly century-long expertise of school bus manufacturing to expand its zero-emission transportation solutions to the commercial vehicle market. Blue Bird offers several safety features on its EV chassis not standard on comparable electric vehicles to enhance driver protection and familiarity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Military, passenger and commercial vehicles use the standard Controller Area Network (CAN) bus protocol to enable communications across various nodes or electronic control units (ECUs). Since 1986, CAN has been a standard automotive protocol, providing a reliable and flexible platform to transmit information.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2023

Seven major global automakers—BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, and Stellantis NV—will create a joint venture to build a new charging network that will significantly expand access to high-powered charging in North America. Each site will be equipped with multiple high-powered DC chargers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Earlier this month, Stadler signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the design and delivery of four zero emission hydrogen FLIRT trains for California. Stadler has sold 2,000 units in 21 countries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2022

Norway-based TECO2030, a provider of specifically designed modular fuel cell system for heavy-duty marine applications, and AVL List GmbH have signed a collaboration agreement under which TECO2030s fuel cell stacks will be deployed in AVL’s DemoTruck which is powered by the HyTruck Fuel Cell System.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Buick also unveiled the Wildcat EV concept—an expressive vision of the brand’s new design direction as it transitions to an all-electric future. Buick’s new logo, use of the Electra naming series and a new design look for our future products will transform the brand. —Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC.

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Charged EVs

MARCH 6, 2025

Taking the EV skateboard chassis to another level The so-called skateboard chassis is a staple of modern EV design. To a large extent, vehicles are designed around their propulsion systems. When a certain American startup designed its second-generation vehicle, it put the battery pack on the bottom, in a flat platform.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

Maverick comes as a standard five-passenger, four-door pickup, with a full-hybrid powertrain and a projected EPA-estimated rating of 40 mpg city fuel economy and 500 miles of range on a single tank of gas. The standard full-hybrid powertrain features a four-cyinder 2.5-liter Ford unveiled the 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup truck.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2020

The new C+pod is a two-seater BEV designed as a mobility option that improves per-person energy efficiency. To drive further popularization of BEVs, Toyota is expanding its product lineup and forming open collaborations as it works to build new business models.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Gelsinger reminded the audience in Munich that Intel has plans to build at least two new semiconductor factories in Europe with plans for future investments that could reach €80 billion over the next decade. Gelsinger described the situation as both a massive challenge and enormous opportunity. In March, Gelsinger introduced “IDM 2.0”.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2020

FEV has developed simulation techniques in combination with a cascaded testing approach to optimize automotive battery pack design to prevent thermal propagation and the risk of thermal runaway, which is a key safety aspect for hybrid and electric vehicles. From there, the complete battery pack design can be tested and validated.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

earlier post ) announced a technical collaboration to complete a design study to incorporate Universal Hydrogen’s modular capsule technology into the Dornier 328 program. The D328eco Flight Deck is designed for future single pilot operation, with latest generation avionics suite. Seating 40 passengers as a standard configuration.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Introduced in the strengthened climate plan, A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, and reaffirmed in Budget 2021, the fund grows the domestic clean fuels market, supports the implementation of the Clean Fuels Standard and delivers on early actions outlined in the Hydrogen Strategy for Canada.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

Building on the all-new redesign of its RX crossover vehicle last year, Lexus is adding the anticipated plug-in hybrid to the electrified lineup: the 2024 Lexus RX 450h+. A high-output, high-efficiency system designed to reduce power loss when converting from AC power to DC power results in faster charging times. kW Onboard Charger.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

F-150 Lightning offers a standard-range battery targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range and an extended-range battery targeting 300 miles of EPA-estimated range. We’re not here to make an electric truck for the few—Ford is committed to building one that solves real problems for real people. Standard on base trims is 2.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2021

Volkswagen gave a first design preview of Project Trinity. The electrically powered sedan is to be built in Wolfsburg from 2026 and is intended to set new standards in terms of range, charging speed and digitization—as well as being able of delivering Level 4 automated driving. —Ralf Brandstätter.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The implementation of ADI’s wBMS eliminates the traditional wired harness, saving up to 90% of the wiring and up to 15% of the volume in the battery pack, as well as improving design flexibility and manufacturability, without compromising range and accuracy over the life of the battery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. —Proposed Rule: Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles GHG emissions standards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Vantis , North Dakota’s Statewide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Network, will partner with Thales as the long-term systems integrator to build out the UAS (drone) infrastructure across the state. We’re building the blueprint for commercial BVLOS flights across the country. —Trevor Woods, interim executive director of NPUASTS.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways: Trucks wont all be electric immediately, so dont build charging for 100% electric Design charging microgrids for standardized increments of capacity Analyze all sites and design increments that are good enough Gaining the benefits of electric trucks, including significantly reduced maintenance and operations costs and increasing market (..)

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 13, 2024

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the standardization of three post-quantum cryptography encryption schemes. With these standards in hand, NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to post-quantum security as soon as possible. “Now Today, the U.S. Renes says.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

We do not operate with dealerships, our business model is based on pre-sales contracts B2B, with trucks or buses produced under BTO (Build To Order) and with an “open spreadsheet”, which reveals all of our costs and profit margins to our clients. The FNM company is anything but normal. —Zeca Martins.

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EV Central

APRIL 12, 2025

Sometimes though, the sincerity, the goodness, gets in the way of building truly characterful cars. Not that Im advocating Volvo start building inefficient tanks with enormous V8 engines. With only 4233mm of length to work with, Volvos designers have done a really good job carving out a chiselled little block of a car.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2020

The tender, which runs from 2018 to 2021, aims to build and put into operation 15 electric vehicles for the collection of waste in Europe. The modular system design of the HyRange allows OEM partners to integrate the system into a variety of different orientations. Proton Motor HyRange range extender.

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