Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2023

Airbus recently announced that it’s planning to design, build, and demonstrate a “megawatt-class propulsion system” intended for a large-scale passenger aircraft, featuring hydrogen fuel-cell tech with cryogenic hydrogen storage, in less than four years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

UMVs are designed to assist in natural resource management, disaster management, all-urban and rural logistics, construction, mining and space resource development. Located inside Montana State University’s (MSU) Innovation Campus, New Horizons Studio’s all-new Bozeman facility will focus on: Product design and development.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2022

Teams also gave five scored presentations to more than 65 judges from government and industry, detailing vehicle designs and subsystems, team management and communications activities, and demonstrating the multidisciplinary aspect of their EcoCAR team.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 9, 2025

In Georgia Techs design, supercritical carbon dioxide quenches the arc. Led by Lukas Graber , head of Georgia Techs plasma and dielectrics lab, the research group will run its 72-kV prototype AC breaker through a synthetic test circuit at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee beginning in late April.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The round was led by deep tech venture capital firm Innovation Industries and joined by Brabant-focused startup fund Brabantse Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij (Brabant Development Agency, BOM) and investor Sake Bosch. The LionVolt battery will power technology in several industries, including wearable devices, electric vehicles (EVs) and aviation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

Vietnam-based electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast and China-based Gotion High-Tech will jointly carry out R&D and production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. Gotion High-Tech is a leading developer and manufacturer of LFP batteries for electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and other applications in China and across the world.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Atlis Motor Vehicles, an electric vehicle technology startup designing an electric pickup truck (Atlis XT pickup), announced the first Atlis Battery Day event, where it will showcase early prototypes of its proprietary ultra-fast charging battery technology and 100% electric XP Platform.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2018

To transition successfully to an all zero-emission bus fleet by 2040, each transit agency will submit a rollout plan under the regulation demonstrating how it plans to purchase clean buses, build out necessary infrastructure and train the required workforce.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Designed by LMG Marin (Norway), part of the Sembcorp Marine group, to deliver 65T Bollard Pull (BP) with ABS Class, the LNG-hybrid tug is estimated to be completed in the later part of 2021. The new engines are part of Rolls-Royce’s Green and High-Tech program. This is the first LNG-hybrid tug to be powered by mtu gas engines.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Volvo Cars is opening a new Tech Hub in Singapore, a global hotspot for advanced technology and manufacturing excellence. The new Tech Hub will be a key center for data and analytics, software and advanced manufacturing development in line with Volvo Cars’ ambition to be a leader in new technology and a fully electric car maker by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2021

The Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Volta Energy Technologies join existing investors Anzu Partners and the University of Minnesota. Niron will use the funding to build its pilot production facility in Minnesota and accelerate the development of its Clean Earth Magnet technology. million in new financing. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

A unique cell design and process architecture offers an opportunity to reduce electricity consumption and increase hydrogen output, significantly lowering the cost of green hydrogen production from PEM electrolysis. —Kevin Eggers, Partner, AP Ventures. Hystar’s technology makes it possible to have a very much thinner membrane.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2021

China-based battery maker CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) and its subsidiary Shenzhen Dynanonic signed an agreement with Jiang’an county government (located in south-west China’s Sichuan province) to build a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials plant with a production capacity of 80 tpy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

EcoCAR is a collegiate automotive competition aimed at developing a highly skilled, domestic workforce by providing hands-on experience designing and building next-generation mobility solutions to meet our nation’s future energy and mobility challenges. Georgia Tech. Virginia Tech. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2021

the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Virginia Tech as partners to bring the SUPER inverter to fruition. In the second year, the team will make all critical components that make up the inverter, including the power module and capacitor, and finalize the inverter’s design. PolyCharge America, Inc., Wolfspeed, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2018

These high-tech vehicles will be built in the Van Hool factory in Koningshooikt. The bus is designed for 29 seats and 46 (Cologne) and 49 (Wuppertal) standing passengers, with space for two wheelchair users and a stroller. The first buses will be delivered in the spring of 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2021

“Revolution” from 2025 and onwards, will pivot the business model to tech, energy and mobility. This boosted efficiency will fuel our future line-up: tech-infused, electrified and competitive. The brand will embody modernity and innovation within and beyond the automotive industry in energy, tech and mobility services.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

Rock Tech, which plans to supply lithium hydroxide to manufacturers of batteries for electric cars from 2024, plans to build the first European lithium hydroxide factory (converter) in Brandenburg, Germany. Based on the work of Fraunhofer and Circulor, Rock Tech will create a material passport for its product. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 10, 2024

When Meta announced last week that its looking for a nuclear energy developer to power its future AI operations, it joined a growing cadre of tech companies all suddenly repeating the same refrain: We need more powerpreferably carbon-freeand lots of it. Tech companies are watching the precedent-setting situation closely.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2023

Today, more than 3,200 designers and engineers, NEV and software specialists are creating leading-edge innovations in close collaboration with Chinese tech players, start-ups, local partners as well as academia. The usability research team consists of designers, software engineers, cognitive psychologists, and more.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

The new technology could enable advances in battery materials science, flexible battery charging rates, thermal and electrical engineering of new battery materials/technology and has the potential to help the design of energy storage systems for high performance applications. 2018.01.076.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

This dedicated EV architecture and propulsion system is the foundation for GM’s all-electric future, giving the company the capability not only to build an entire retail and commercial portfolio, but also leverage the technology to expand its business to non-automotive applications. BrightDrop EV600.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 13, 2025

Design, security, compliance, data visualization, marketing, finance? If you must 10x something, build 10x engineering teams. Anyone can build an org where the most experienced, brilliant engineers in the world can create products and make progress. Which version, libraries, and frameworks? What stage of development?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Daimler plans to build the Research and Development Tech Center China with a total investment of more than 1.1 BBAC), the R&D Tech Center will allow Daimler to accelerate the localization of new Mercedes-Benz products in China. billion RMB (approximately €145 million).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. Motors designed in-house will support front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and performance all-wheel drive applications.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 9, 2025

One of the greatest climate -related engineering challenges right now is the design and construction of a large, zero-emission, passenger airliner. At the Airbus Summit , a symposium for journalists on 24 and 25 March, top executives sketched out a bold, tech-forward vision for the companys next couple of generations of aircraft.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener has confessed that massive screens arent much of a luxury now that practically every vehicle offers them as standard equipment. The design chief also went into discussing how the consumer perception of EVs has been the real problem in his purview. From the hardware side it's very good.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

The BMW Group is building on its experience with fifth-generation e-drives to develop this vehicle. These complex components are specifically designed to withstand prolonged contact with hydrogen. I am convinced hydrogen technology will gain traction – and I am committed to making Bavaria a high-tech location for hydrogen technology.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Another week another Chinese electric SUV designed to tackle the Tesla Model Y. 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design. There are two models in the range, the $45,888 Style and the $49,888 Design (prices are exclusive of on-road costs). 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design. 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design. 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2022

billion to build a battery component plant in Big Rapids, Michigan. Once completed, the facility in Big Rapids is expected to produce 150,000 tons of cathode material per year, covering an area estimated to span 260 acres with plans to build two 550,000 square foot production plants along with other supporting facilities.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles. Ford transformed its historic plant in Niehl, Cologne—first founded in 1930—as part of a $2-billion investment.

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Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2025

The Cybertruck brought out the company’s first-ever pickup design , and while it is unorthodox, it is certainly functional. Not an undersized egg-shaped one with a 3rd row that can only fit contortionists, and design-limiting gimmicks like falcon wing doors that just add cost/complexity for a customer set that doesn’t want them.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

Both the Fisker and Foxconn teams are fully engaged and expect to build a minimum of 250,000 Fisker PEAR units a year at the plant after a ramp-up period. The exterior design will feature new lighting technology and a wraparound front windscreen inspired by a glider plane glass canopy, enhancing frontal vision.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2025

GUANGZHOU XPENG, a leading high-tech smart mobility company, has announced the global rollout of its latest over-the-air (OTA) software update, XOS 5.6. This latest upgrade builds on XPENGs legacy of intelligent driving innovation, delivering enhanced safety, personalized experiences, and critical optimizations for global users.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

The project was selected for funding by the California Energy Commission, which awarded Sierra Northern Railway and GTI nearly $4 million in March to fund the design and demonstration of the train in Sacramento, with the goal of creating a clean alternative to diesel locomotives.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The project will see Ford and Baidu cooperating to develop and test autonomous vehicles that are designed to meet the Level 4 (L4) driving automation standard as defined by SAE International. The new project builds on the existing collaborative partnership between the two companies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). The challenge will span four years and after each year, teams will be evaluated on their vehicle design and process. The EcoCAR EV Challenge, managed by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, builds on a 34-year history of DOE Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions.

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