Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

VIA Motors, a electric vehicle development and manufacturing company, signed a contract worth $20 million to build and to deliver extended-range electric pick-up trucks and vans to more than 50 participating fleets. VIA Motors’ extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) powertrain. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Li-ion developer and manufacturer A123 Systems will supply complete lithium-ion battery packs to VIA Motors, an electric vehicle company building next-generation electrified trucks, vans and SUVs. —Kraig Higginson, CEO of VIA Motors.

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Li-ion Extended Range Lithium Ion Motor 218

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.

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F-150 Ford Extended Range Electric 526

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Twenty units of the Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle ( earlier post ) are on the roads of the Munich pilot region in a fleet trial by partners Audi, E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke München (SwM), and Technische Universität München (TUM). The Audi A1 e-tron is an electric car with a range extender.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 10, 2023

Li Auto is aiming to build about 300 super-fast charging stations this year, and NIO also plans to add 10,000 new charging piles this year, according to local media. HK (Image credit: Li Auto) Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) is starting to build out its charging infrastructure as its first all-electric model is set to be launched this year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The system will be an on-board power source with scalable power offerings and will complement the Rolls-Royce Electrical propulsion portfolio, enabling extended range on sustainable aviation fuels and later as it comes available through hydrogen combustion.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2022

For F-150 Lightning customers with the standard-range battery, the 250 kilowatt-hours of fast- charging energy is equal to nearly three “fill-ups,” or near-full charging sessions, or up to 575 miles of electric driving. Reservations for the truck quickly reached nearly 200,000 ahead of order banks opening at the start of the year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2017

The ECORUN A-A is exclusively made from ultra-refined natural pure rubber; the compound cuts heat build-up and rolling resistance, and thus significantly extends tire life. The product is recommended for use with hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center is scheduled to build more than 70,000 F-150 Lightning trucks in calendar year 2023 with production for US customers expected to ramp in the fall. The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center now utilizes equipment to measure and validate automatically exterior body fit for margin and flushness precision.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2009

The SOLO is an extended range electric vehicle equipped with a combination of supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries for energy storage and a multi-fuel micro-turbine for the range-extending genset. Regenerative braking will capture kinetic energy when slowing the vehicles improving its range. ETV Motors Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles are teaming up to develop, convert, and deliver battery-powered and range-extended electric buses, trucks, and specialty vehicles with industry-leading performance, efficiency, and total cost of ownership. The powertrains will be manufactured in Wrightspeed’s 110,000 sq.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

LiquidPiston announced a $9-million award from the US Army to design, build and demonstrate an advanced, heavy-fueled combustion engine that uses up to 30% less fuel than comparable gasoline-powered engines in the same power class and reduces size and weight by up to 10x over diesel engines with comparable power output.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Ballard is focused on Heavy- and Medium-Duty Motive applications, particularly where requirements include heavy payload, extended range and rapid refueling. Global efforts to decarbonize include commercial maritime activities, where Ballard intends to build on our leading position in zero-emission fuel cell solutions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Initial testing has demonstrated the hydrogen views have a range of more than 300 miles, representing an increase by almost a factor of 10 compared to standard electric cart vehicles. The team was selected to build, test and demonstrate the vehicles under Phase II of the program. Based on the results, the team selected an 8.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2021

million US Department of Energy (DOE) Award for the development of a Scalable Ultra Power-dense Extended Range (SUPER) inverter. BorgWarner is the recipient of a $4.97 Earlier post.). Viper was originally developed by Delphi Technologies; BorgWarner acquired Delphi Technologies in October 2020.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

Karma Automotive introduced the Karma E-Flex Platform a highly versatile chassis that will offer new electric vehicle mobility solutions ranging from autonomously-driven utility vans, to daily-driver vehicles, to high-performance supercars. We can deliver a wide range of configurations dependent on the builder’s priority.

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Karma Extended Range Electric Vehicles Manufacturer 286

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

GM is using five used battery packs from Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric cars to help power the new General Motors Enterprise Data Center at the Milford Proving Ground. This secondary use application extends its life, while delivering waste reduction and economic benefits on an industrial scale.

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Volt Chevrolet Building Power 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The final stage of work on the new EV technology demonstration platform within the LCVTP will see the vehicle developed into a range-extended electric vehicle (RE-EV) architecture incorporating an advanced auxiliary power unit (a gasoline engine integrated with a generator) developed within the project, for on-board battery recharging.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

Ford is cutting the prices on its entire F150 Lightning electric pickup truck lineup, with reductions ranging from $9,979 for the Pro to $6,079 for the top-of-the-line Platinum Extended Range. In addition, Ford Credit is offering eligible buyers interest rates as low as 1.9% APR for 36-months.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

Together with Karma’s new Silicon Carbide (SiC) high-density inverter ( earlier post ), the platform features a flat-floor battery for optimal weight distribution that could provide up to 400 miles of pure-electric range. Earlier post.).

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Karma Extended Range Manufacturer Building 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Building on its previously seen XIV and KEV design concepts, SsangYong Motor Company is showcasing the e-XIV (electric - eXciting user Interface Vehicle) ‘range extended EV concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. e-XIV concept extended range electric vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

General Motors will bring all its electric vehicle battery pack building capabilities in-house with production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its expanded battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Mich. Range will remain at an EPA-rated 82 miles (132 km) and MPGe will remain at 119 (equivalent to 2.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2020

We’ve been building our motors for corporate clients to fit their custom needs for 10 months, and now it’s time to make our technology available to everyone. Its high torque and high efficiency extends range, battery life, and increases performance. The motors can be made using rare-earth or ferrite magnets.

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Motor Motors Motoring Golf Cart 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Balqon Corporation to build its zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell /electric hybrid terminal tractor, the Zero-TT. This agreement combines the Cargotec USA Kalmar chassis with Balqon’s electric drivetrain ( earlier post ) and Vision’s hydrogen fuel cell range-extender. Earlier post.)

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Electrek

MAY 17, 2022

Building off its 2019 investment in battery materials company Sila, Mercedes-Benz announced a supply agreement to incorporate the former’s silicon anode chemistry into batteries to offer extended range to the upcoming G-Class which includes an electric G-Wagon.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 6, 2023

Li Auto will let two technology lines develop in parallel, including optimizing the range extender for greater efficiency and making pure electric vehicle technology better, its CEO said last month. Here's a map of its booth location at the Shanghai auto show, as announced by Li Auto. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Institute of Vehicle Concepts in Stuttgart have developed a demonstrator multi-fuel free-piston linear generator (FPLG, or Freikolbenlineargenerator, FKLG in German) as a range extender for electric vehicles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

JULY 17, 2023

Ford is also offering a bonus $1,000 off for retail customers who build an XLT, Lariat, or Platinum F-150 Lightning through their dealer or Ford.com. We’ve continued to work in the background to improve accessibility and affordability to help to lower prices for our customers and shorten the wait times for their new F-150 Lightning.”

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F-150 Ford Price Extended Range 85

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 25, 2022

Climbing up the hills the hairs on the back of my neck started to stand straight up as the range dropped like a stone as our elevation increased. I don’t think it even estimated enough range to get home! I was much relieved as we descended back to the flat lands and I-280 as the range came back. Loaded Up for the trip.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

The Endurance, with a starting price of $52,500, features four in-wheel hub motors and a 109 kWh battery pack for an expected range of more than 250 miles (EPA cycle). To-date, the company has completed construction of 48 out of 57 prototypes and will begin pre-production vehicle (PPV) builds in July.

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Motor Motors Motoring Production 221

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Key changes include: Range: BEVs are overwhelmingly more efficient than ICE vehicles due to regenerative braking and more efficient motors. BEVs’ main weakness is range; most midprice BEVs have a limited range of 200 km to 400 km. Much of the drive to lightweight BEVs comes from a desire to extend range.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 30, 2023

“Our customers are at the center of everything we do – as we continue to build thrilling and exciting electric vehicles, we will continue to push the boundaries to make EVs more accessible for everybody.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

The investment is the largest to date at both facilities and includes $384 million at Detroit-Hamtramck for new body shop tooling, equipment, and additional plant upgrades to build the next generation Chevrolet Volt and two future products. This includes more than $2.8 billion invested in Michigan-based facilities alone.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2023

TAE is addressing the manufacturing and supply challenges inherent in building any new technology ecosystem in part by commercializing spinoff technologies derived from the beams and power management components in the fusion device. billion.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

This skateboard is both the base for the upcoming Atlis XT pickup and a stand-alone product intended for vehicle builders such as RV manufacturers, step van manufacturers, box truck manufacturers, or anyone looking for a medium- to heavy-duty electric platform from which to build.

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Motor Motors Motoring Vehicles 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Karma Automotive announced its newest flexible and modular E-Flex platform with two motor all-wheel drive (AWD) and extended range electric vehicle (EREV) architecture (e.g., earlier post ). Additional components also available include Karma’s new SiC inverters.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2019

million (C$15-million) Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project, which involves the design and manufacture of heavy-duty, extended-range, hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid trucks. The trucks are part of a three-year, $11.2-million Earlier post.).

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