Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. When developing our new E PERFORMANCE hybrid strategy, it was therefore immediately clear that we would pursue an independent concept for AMG.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2014

Kyocera’s “Solar Cycle Station” is a solar-powered recharging station—originally launched for electric-assisted bicycles in 2010—that uses the company’s high performance solar modules. In 2012, the company started supplying the Solar Cycle Station for EV, which is designed to power electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

FCA will build a new battery assembly complex in Turin as part of its overall e-mobility strategy. A journey passing through the recent partnerships on recharging infrastructure, Vehicle-to-Grid and services to support customers of hybrid and full electric cars, from Italy to the rest of the world.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2017

Kenworth is developing a prototype Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell tractor, using the Ballard Power Systems fuel cell to recharge the battery pack. The hydrogen fuel cell series hybrid T680 day cab tractor uses lithium-ion batteries to power a dual-rotor electric motor, driving the rear tandem axle through a 4-speed automated transmission.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Starting June 2016 a prototype for a new Scania plug-in hybrid bus (based on Scania Citywide Low Entry) will go into daily operation in Södertälje. Inductive charging is among the options the company is exploring and would enable vehicles wirelessly to recharge their batteries via electrified roads. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Sweden Plug Hybrid 338

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Siemens Drive Technologies Division supplied the integrated drive train for the first series-hybrid electric aircraft. Siemens, Diamond Aircraft and EADS have built an aircraft equipped with a series hybrid electric drive system. The aircraft was built to test the hybrid electric drive concept. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Alfa Romeo’s new Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4 is the first ever vehicle from the venerable Italian car maker with a charging port. Until the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4, Alfa Romeo produced zero electrified models. Until the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4, Alfa Romeo produced zero electrified models. Background check. With a turbo 1.3-litre

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

As the price of R134a refrigerant continues to rise, Delphi has introduced four air conditioning (A/C) recharging stations to its service portfolio that utilize an efficient method of recovering as much refrigerant from the car as possible to help garages lessen their refrigerant costs, while helping to protect the environment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE hybrid (combined fuel consumption, weighted: 6.9 The AMG-specific E PERFORMANCE hybrid drive. a P3 hybrid. l/100 km / 34 mpg US; combined CO 2 emissions, weighted: 156 g/km; combined electric energy consumption, weighted: 11.7 In the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE, the 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In addition to a purely electric solution, we are working to integrate a clean hybrid propulsion system that enables our aircraft to fly continuously without recharging. Spirit is actively developing new concepts, designs and solutions that will help build next-generation aircraft and solve challenges in the future.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2022

The deal builds momentum in the market for the world’s first 100%, battery-powered locomotive and supports the Australia-based natural resource company’s plan to decarbonize its rail network. The FLXdrives will join the diesel locomotives to form a hybrid consist, and recharge during the trip through regenerative braking.

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Batteries Battery Australia Recharge 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Demand for secondary (rechargeable) batteries in the North American market is expected to continue to grow, not only for use in hybrid and electric vehicles, but also for stationary power sources including housing, large facilities of various industries and grid scale storage applications.

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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. The recharging process can be viewed on a dash gauge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Electric accessories: Accessory Power System options can power all conventional electric loads, such as cooling fans and pumps, plus all hybrid cooling systems. Series-ER builds on that foundation, maximizing the efficiency of the energy storage system. The selection includes an initial order for 100 systems.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Army is looking for vehicles—battery-electric or series-hybrid—that can reduce reliance on fossil fuels both in the operational and garrison environments. Other specific vehicle requirements include: Recharge utilizing SAE-1772 combo connector or similar adaptor. 4 Wheel Drive or All Wheel Drive.

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Light Vehicles Electric Electrical 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

The Mobilize V2G service builds off four complementary components: A bidirectional on-board charger incorporating V2G technology, available on Renault’s future electric vehicles, starting with Renault 5. Mobilize V2G will also be available on future Renault electric vehicles. The Mobilize Powerbox.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2022

announced that building solutions company Holcim US has ordered 10 units backed by deposits to secure Hypertruck ERX production slots. Hyliion Holdings Corp. The trucks will replace existing diesel fuel vehicles supporting cement and concrete operations in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as for the transport of roofing materials.

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Oklahoma Gas-Electric Texas Recharge 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

BYD and Shell signed a strategic cooperation agreement to help accelerate the energy transition and improve charging experience for BYD’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) customers. A BYD Han EV at Shell Recharge site.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2014

Under that program, Leyden achieved progress on development of its technology for micro-hybrid (i.e., Building on the proprietary Li-imide platform, Leyden Energy developed an innovative LTO/LMO battery specifically designed for start/stop applications. Earlier post.) start-stop vehicles, SSVs) applications in the automotive market.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2014

gasoline engine as well as the hybrid drive system. Production of Pathfinder’s hybrid engine variant will make the St. Petersburg plant Russia’s first to produce a hybrid. The plant currently builds the Teana, Murano and X-Trail, and Qashqai will be added in 2015. For the hybrid version, Pathfinder’s standard 3.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2023

Once delivered, the FLXdrives will join the diesel locomotives to form Brazil’s first hybrid consist ( earlier post ) pulling the train uphill for 140 kilometers in Açailândia, in the state of Maranhão, where fuel consumption is the highest. Currently, the complex is responsible for 150 million tonnes of iron per year.

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Fuel Batteries Battery Clean Alternative 195

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

For Argentina, OptiFuel will build locomotive kits in the US that will be shipped for local assembly in Argentina, creating new jobs and enhancing business in both countries. Batteries are poor energy storage solutions for heavy horsepower use, and they require frequent recharging with traditional electricity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

MHI) has decided to build a commercial production verification plant in Nagasaki Prefecture and launch its operation by autumn 2010 in a move toward the company’s full-scale entry into the lithium-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery market. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

These allow Hyundai’s employees driving Ioniq Electric, Plug-in Hybrid and Sonata Plug-in Hybrid vehicles to recharge their vehicles at Hyundai Motor America’s new gold LEED-certified modern building in Southern California, minimizing local fossil-fuel-based emissions during their weekly commutes.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Volvo Cars’ new XC90 T8 plug-in 7-seater hybrid SUV delivers total system output of 400 hp (298 kW) and 640 N·m (472 lb-ft) of torque combined with ultra-low emissions (59 g/km) and high fuel efficiency (2.5 Hybrids Plug-ins' Click to enlarge. The fuel economy according to the US driving cycle is 59 MPGe. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Stationary fuel cell generators (FC generators) and rechargeable batteries will be introduced at stores, managed centrally by building energy management systems (BEMS), raising the proportion of renewable energy and electric power derived from hydrogen used. Boil-off hydrogen from the hydrogen station can also potentially be used.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids globally leapt by 69 per cent to an incredible 1.1 Originally GM said it would abandon plug-in hybrids for full EVs in North America but it is now reversing that strategy following the drop in demand and consumer complaints over high EV prices and poor recharging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

V-6 Direct Injection gasoline engine paired with a plug-in two-mode hybrid system. The XTS Platinum concept’s plug-in hybrid electric propulsion system (PHEV) builds on the experience Cadillac has gained with the Escalade Hybrid and Escalade Platinum Hybrid flagship models (which also feature the two-mode system).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Last year, electric vehicles started outselling ICE and hybrid vehicles in Norway, making up more than half of car sales by June 2021. The only outlier or non-electric vehicle was the Toyota RAV4, a hybrid car. A total of 271 Toyota RAV4 hybrid vehicles were registered in January 2022. Rechargeable hybrid vehicles made up 6.8%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

BMW X5 plug-in hybrid prototype at Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014. At BMW’s Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014 in Germany, the company provided the first opportunities for test-driving the BMW X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) prototype ( earlier post ). The plug-in hybrid system in the X5 prototype. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2018

Techrules, a China-based automotive R&D company which unveiled the final production design of its Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) Ren RS series-hybrid supercar at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show ( earlier post ), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CRRC Times Electric Co.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

BMW is developing a serial production plug-in hybrid electric sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. Earlier post.) seconds, with an average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle (KV01) of 3.76 liters/100 kilometers (62.6

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Plug-in BMW Concept Plug 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2009

within the Renault-Nissan Alliance, plans to build two plants for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe. Within this plan, the Alliance will supply its EVs from Spring 2011, and the Portuguese Government will leverage a network of 1,300 recharging stations that will be in place across Portugal over the next 2 years.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

“We will consider building factories, including one overseas, if demand becomes full blown,” Sony Senior Vice President Shigeki Ishizuka told reporters at a new factory for building battery devices in Motomiya, Fukushima Prefecture. Sony has developed 1.2 Earlier post.)

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