Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Lamborghini’s first production parts using Carbon’s technology are a new textured fuel cap with the Urus label and a clip component for an air duct. Both parts are on Lamborghini’s Super SUV, the Urus model, which was first introduced in 2018. CLIP projects light through an oxygen-permeable window into a reservoir of UV-curable resin.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2022

Umicore will build a large-scale fuel-cell catalyst plant in Changshu in China to capture the fast emerging growth in fuel-cell technology. Umicore, as part of its circular business model, also recycles fuel-cell catalysts to re-use their metals such as platinum, for fresh fuel cell catalyst production, reducing their Scope 3 CO 2 footprint.

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China Building Fuel Hydrogen 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell will build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery. Shell will use bio-naphtha and light hydrocarbon gasses created during the formation process to create hydrogen. The project aims to capture up to 2.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

As part of the agreement, Chevron plans to fund construction of the sites, which are expected to be located at Chevron-branded retail locations across the state. The stations will initially fuel light-duty vehicles while retaining the flexibility to service heavy-duty vehicles over the long term.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2023

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone, Australia as part of a A$111.1-million The Yarwun Hydrogen Calcination Pilot Demonstration Program received the green light after a A$32.1-million million (US$74.3-million) million (US$21.5-million)

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Teslarati

AUGUST 23, 2021

Rivian’s status charging light bar was seen in action while an R1T pickup truck was charging in an Electrify America station in Glendale, CA. A clear picture of Rivian’s status charging light bar was shared on the Rivian forums. Rivian plans to build out its own charging infrastructure over the next few years.

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Light Charging DC Installation 135

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The project, part of Cepsa’s 2030 strategy Positive Motion, will contribute to Europe’s energy security and independence, in line with the objectives of the European Union’s REPowerEU strategy. The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen.

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Teslarati

JULY 31, 2023

Following a weekend of complaints and criticism, Elon Musk’s social media company, X, formerly known as Twitter, has removed the massive lighted logo on top of its San Francisco headquarters. The installation of the lighted X logo received polarizing reactions. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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San Francisco Light Installation Building 80

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2023

The cell method is a process layout strategy that groups together machines or workstations that are used to produce similar products or parts. One of the manufacturing processes to be implemented at the new PBV plant is known as the cellular (or cell) method, which allows vehicle production based on diverse customer demands.

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Kia Production Building Vehicles 195

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2017

ReachNow, the mobility services division of the BMW Group, Woodland Park Zoo, and the City of Seattle celebrated the successful installation of the first of 20 Light & Charge electric vehicle (EV) charging locations that will more than double the number of Fast Chargers publicly available in Seattle. million investment by the BMW Group.

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Seattle Light Installation Charging 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors (GM) announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), the next generation small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from both companies will be built in the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. They will be developed on PSA’s latest LCV architecture.

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GM Light Commercial Spain 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to launch a 50-50 joint-venture based in France by the end of the first half of 2021, targeting more than 30% share of the fuel cell-powered light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in Europe. Groupe Renault and Plug Power Inc.

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Plug-in Hydrogen Light Commercial 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2022

The new press is made up of six individual stations which can produce up to 18 parts per minute—more than twice the capacity of the previous press line. The building has numerous environmental features including water harvesting from the roof to provide water to all non-drinking water supplies.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The end product is a transportation fuel suited for aircraft, ships as well as heavy and light road vehicles. VTT and Neste have agreed to build a technology demonstration facility at VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo. Neste is actively building technology solutions and business to realize commercial production of sustainable e-fuels.

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Building Power Powered Fuel 186

Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds. That video followed a separate post from Aptera offering a look at the forthcoming build process of its production-intent solar EVs.

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2023

Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is expected to take longer to build because the company is working on a new production line for its $25k compact car. Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda recently announced that Tesla Gigafactory Mexico would take around 12 to 15 months to build–longer than it took Tesla China to build Giga Shanghai.

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Mexico Building Tesla Production 127

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2023

Flint will continue building the 3.0L diesel is used in a variety of light-duty truck applications. GM will invest $216 million to prepare the facility to build camshafts, connecting rods and block/head machining supporting future V-8 production at Flint Engine Operations. $55 Work at the facility will begin immediately.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2021

Tesla may be shunning numerous conventions when it builds its electric cars, but it appears that the company does know what it’s doing. This is, at least, according to auto parts giant Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., which referenced Tesla in a positive light during a recent earnings call. .

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Parts Auto North America BMW 145

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The zero-emission truck will transport local parts between the TEC Equipment dealerships in Fontana and La Mirada. Over the past year, the Volvo LIGHTS team worked with Southern California Edison (the local utility) and San Bernardino County (Authority Having Jurisdiction, or AHJ) to install the high-power infrastructure.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics. Ten years later, 11 TEVA of NC members, representing 1 out of every 10 people in the chapter, had followed Gerhardt into becoming Certified Light EV Technical instructors.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 19, 2024

There were a bevy of new interior details in 1957, with a padded instrument cover, new knobs, courtesy lights, steering wheel, and revised placement of window switches. All parts worked together to reinforce the car structurally and make it safer, with no frame rails needed. Regulation didn’t change until the NHTSA Safety Act of 1966.

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Cadillac Parts GM Legal 83

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars will build a battery factory at the site in Jawor, Poland, and thus extend its global battery production network to nine factories. In Jawor, approximately 100 km away from the German border, Mercedes-Benz is currently building a state-of-the-art engine factory. This includes more than ten pure electric vehicles.

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Poland Mercedes Global Building 249

Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

This new state-of-the-art facility will help us to address the demand for steering and suspension components in the North American region and position us to capitalise on the emerging trend of localization of parts by the customers in this region driven by USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

operations, including $1 billion to prepare Plant Spartanburg for the production of fully electric vehicles and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly plant. Close connection of battery production with vehicle production is part of our strategy. In October 2022, BMW Group announced a new $1.7

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Developed in partnership with the City of Marysville as part of the 33 Smart Mobility Corridor project, the pilot project seeks to address the limitations of on-board vehicle sensors in addressing traffic collisions at roadway intersections.

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EV Central

MARCH 1, 2023

Instead, Tesla laid out the building blocks for a new family of more advanced and affordable models that will form the foundations for the brand as it strives to build 20 million cars annually by 2030 – in turn surging past traditional brands such as Toyota and Volkswagen.

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Affordable Parts Tesla Vehicles 95

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

The US Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal announced that GM Defense LLC , a subsidiary of General Motors, has been awarded the production contract to build, field and sustain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). These parts include the Multimatic dual spool-valve dampers and Chevrolet Performance suspension components.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

The storage battery market is expected to continue growing in light of the spread of renewable energy and electrified vehicles, as well as the global trend toward carbon neutrality.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

Liberty Electric Cars, the European subsidiary of Green Automotive Company, has completed the build of the first fully functioning example of “DELIVER”—an electric light commercial delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions’ 7 th Framework Programme.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

Due to aluminum’s superior properties in pliability, light weight and strength, the ratio of aluminum in Porsche cars has been increasing steadily. As part of the ambitious decarbonization plans of both companies, Hydro aims to supply Porsche and Porsche’s component suppliers with aluminum targeting CO₂-neutrality in 2030.

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Porsche Carbon Batteries Battery 284

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 19, 2023

Say what you like about Tesla (and we often do) but their original tack of building out a huge charging network& ahead & of dumping millions of EVs on America’s roads was the right call. It is estimated Rivian has about 30 of its own chargers in public spots right now, and the new ones could see the light of day as early as 2024.

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Building Charging Store Tesla 79

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. Greatly reduce proliferation of parts combinations used in today’s internal combustion lineups, helping enhance EV profitability.

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Hummer GMC GM Silverado 459

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Light-duty vehicles (4+ wheels) by 2035. The signatories and their commitments: Province of British Columbia: 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicles (4+ wheels vehicles) by 2035; 100% zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2040. UK Government: 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicles (4+ wheels vehicles) by 2027.

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Fleet New York Washington Vehicles 305

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. The Notice of Intent for heavy-duty vehicles and engines would build on existing regulations for 2014-18 model years.

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Canada Light Vehicles Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

NFI started its electromobility journey with Volvo Trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project that began in 2019. Our experience with the Volvo LIGHTS project was a major factor in NFI’s decision to purchase VNR Electric trucks for our drayage operations. Earlier post.).

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Volvo Industry Industrial Los Angeles 273

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2018

Eni’s proprietary Eni Slurry Technology (EST) is able to convert refining residues entirely into high-quality light products, eliminating both liquid and solid refining residues with significant environmental benefits. The elimination of pet-coke production is part of global efforts to contain CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

With this new A range, the company is building on the knowledge and experience it has gained in the area of eco-friendly buses for public urban and regional transport. Upgrading/updating, any subsequent modifications and replacement with other parts will be easier as a result, therefore guaranteeing a long life of the vehicle.

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