Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers. But we see a 6.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

million)—are part of the latest Technology Strategy Board competition. Evolution of REEV Technologies – Building a UK Supply Base (REEVolution). For vehicles to have minimal impact on air quality, catalytic converters have been fitted to modern engines. The UK Department of Transport has awarded £24 million (US$37.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2010

The contracts are part of the FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) program, designed to speed the introduction of “green” technology into aviation. eCore will be part of CFM International’s new LEAP-X engine for narrow body aircraft as well as the new core for GE’s next generation regional and business jet engines.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 11, 2008

E ven as the President of Honda says he doesn't think that Plug-ins make sense, a new car company in China announces their plans to build one and Hyundai says it is considering developing a plug-in hybrid car. Sandalow : I believe electric plug-in hybrids are the most important part of the solution , but they're only one part of the solution.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

In the past, when people have created flex fuel engines they have taken the gasoline engine and converted it to burn varying degrees of ethanol. The diesel premium is expected to grow to $9,500 by 2013 in order to comply with more stringent air pollution standards. Tags: Engines Ethanol Fuel Efficiency.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer. Related stories you might enjoy: How Long Will It Take To Convert The U.S.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 25, 2024

To fill a standard letter page that has 2.5-centimeter These include making DNA microarrays for genomics, creating electrical traces for printed circuit boards, and building 3D-printed structures. Each drop hitting the paper creates a dot, and moving the printhead back and forth builds up an image.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

It also integrates the DC converter that supplies the 12 V electrical system from the high-voltage system. The German Automobile Industry Association is working together with automotive manufacturers on uniform cell standards, Audi said. Audi distinguishes between standard charging, contactless charging and quick charging.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Hyundai is also only one of four global car manufacturers building their own unique six-speed automatic transmissions. It is considerably simpler, having 62 fewer parts, which is a key to increased durability, lighter weight and lower cost. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency. inches, while being 2.6 pounds (1.2 kg) lighter.

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Charged EVs

MAY 2, 2024

To reach the de facto standard of 48 V nominal (the actual voltage can go up to near 58 V, depending on battery chemistry) you can either wire four 12 V batteries in series, or the appropriate number of bare cells (typically 16 for LFP). They will also likely be able to communicate with other batteries (wired in parallel) and/or devices (e.g.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2024

To reach the de facto standard of 48 V nominal (the actual voltage can go up to near 58 V, depending on battery chemistry) you can either wire four 12 V batteries in series, or the appropriate number of bare cells (typically 16 for LFP). They will also likely be able to communicate with other batteries (wired in parallel) and/or devices (e.g.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 5, 2023

I’m part of a team testing Peregrine—a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with miniaturized ice-penetrating radar, which can image the glacial ice all the way down to the bedrock below. This data has come in large part from ICESat , launched in 2003, and its successor, ICESat-2 , launched in 2018.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 1, 2023

The computer, and the office, of the future Broadly speaking, the PARC researchers set out to explore possible technologies for use in what Xerox had tagged “the office of the future.” These two PARC researchers also wanted to build a small single-user computer. The two were disciples of J.C.R.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

turbo is standard on Eco ( earlier post ), LT and LTZ models and helps the Cruze Eco achieve up to an estimated 40 mpg on the highway (with a standard six-speed manual transmission), which is expected to be the best fuel economy in the compact car segment. Standard on Cruze LS models is the Ecotec 1.8L turbo and the Ecotec 1.8L.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

By combining several processes and companies under one roof, the Vertically-Integrated Facility for Electric Truck Manufacturing would combine the building of components like advanced converters or battery modules with their assembly into electric drive systems. Each of the commercial refineries could create an additional 20 jobs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Sign the petition Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge www.sierraclub.org/arctic/ American Lung Association call for better EPA air pollution standards. Tags: ev evdriven. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th! home | search | site map | contact.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Together with Electric Mobility Netherlands (Elmonet) Urgenda tries to stimulate large-scale introduction of (non-converted) EVs on the Dutch roads. With very few moving parts, there is little that can break, so maintenance is infrequent and cheap. Standard She adds: Whats most important: E-mobility must become the new standard.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

The committee that wrote the report focused on monetizing the damage of major air pollutants—sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, and particulate matter—on human health, grain crops and timber yields, buildings, and recreation. The production of heat for buildings or industrial processes accounts for about 30% of American energy demand.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2010

With optical communications embedded into the processor chips, the prospect of building power-efficient computer systems with performance at the Exaflop level is one step closer to reality. Chen, vice president, Science and Technology, IBM Research. Vlasov, Manager of the Silicon Nanophotonics Department at IBM Research.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. Building Efficiency (3 projects). Earlier post.) Biomass Energy (5 projects). Carbon Capture (5 projects).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

maker of the upright, self-balancing scooters, to build a new type of two-wheeled vehicle designed to move easily through congested urban streets. maker of the upright, self-balancing scooters, to build a new type of two-wheeled vehicle designed to move easily through congested urban streets. Tags: evdriven. GM ) 1.86 -0.08

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

3Prong Power converts existing Toyota Priuses into plug-in hybrids that can run entirely on electricity. They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly electric vehicles that get 100 to 150 miles per gallon. It takes 3Prong Power a little more than a day to convert a Prius to a plug-in, and costs customers about $6,700.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Sleeker Sportback model will also be part of the e-Tron S range. BYD – Chinese car maker (the name means Build Your Dreams) has huge plans for Australia, including a range of SUVs and a sports sedan. Genesis GV60 – first EV from aspirational Genesis, which says everything it builds by 2030 will be EV or FCEV.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Consensus is building on techniques to handle these first two complications, but one question that remains is how to adjust raw certification cycle test results to best predict a PHEV’s average real-world energy use. NREL Research Engineer Jeff Gonder. The adjusted values are then combined into a single fuel economy prediction.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Indeed, some of these technologies are already in use in current BMW models, others are approaching production standard or have already proven their functional benefits in practical tests and in prototypes. Tags: Diesel Hybrids Plug-ins. Objectives. Earlier post.).

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The best part was the road had very less non-human traffic. The interesting part about the Mughal era brick is that it is much thinner than the modern day brick. The building had Jain, Buddhist, Jewish and Persian motifs, reflecting Din-e-elahi - which translates to learnings from all religions. Reached the fort at 14:30 hours.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The Active Noise Control technologies are part of a steady stream of ground-breaking innovations that Lotus has brought to the automotive industry and we are committed to pursuing further developments in vehicle refinement and environmentally friendly transport solutions." You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. The US standard is 120V@60hz the UK standard is 240V@50Hz.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

Less fuel is required to generate a given amount of horsepower, particularly at part-throttle operation. The LAF pistons use a lightweight design, resulting in less reciprocating mass inside the engine, increasing efficiency, decreasing vibration and enhancing the feeling of performance as the engine builds revs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! Environmental Effects and Benefits to top Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Detroit News ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. Think has even shown a convertible prototype.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is thought that the cars that Renault is building to function with the Better Place model will have the ability to have its power supply swapped and the newly announced Tesla Model S is said to also incorporate this concept. Standardization of battery shape and chemistry is another consideration that gives one pause.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars. April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland. — Larry 4.

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