Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

South Korea-based electric vehicle maker CT&T outlined the company’s expansion efforts during a press briefing at the Tokyo Motor Show and announced $400-million, 38,000-units in sales and distribution agreements. kW motor and offers either a 72V, 165Ah lead-acid battery (base option) or a 72V, 140Ah (approx. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

General Motors Company Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre announced that GM has made its final payment of $5.8 billion to the US Treasury and Export Development Canada, paying back its government loans in full, ahead of schedule. billion to Export Development Canada) completes the payback of these loans. Tags: Brief.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Another debutant is on its way to the Paris Motor Show – with General Motors (GM) taking centre stage. It will introduce the five-door Chevrolet Aveo at the event ahead of it going on sale in the US and Canada in 2011. The new Aveo will be longer and wider than the current model and [.].

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Baua Electric

JULY 13, 2023

The usual powertrain is a three-motor setup (one motor entrance and two on the rear) rated at 1,000 hp. and Canada. In spite of the steep value tags, the automobiles have attracted 1000’s of orders. A brandnew Hummer EV SUV frame taste may be to be had for 2024. Each figures come with vacation spot.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 15, 2023

In another environment, disembodied skeletal legs used 80 muscles working through 16 joints to kick and flex, engaging in the kind of “ motor babbling ” that toddlers do as they work toward walking. It’s way more complicated than robots, which have one motor, one joint,” he says.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Some good news at last for the battered and bruised automotive industry in North America where the new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy yesterday. The new General Motors’ common stock is split as follows: US Department of the Treasury: 60.8%. Canada and Ontario governments: 11.7%. The old GM: 10%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) subsidiary Mitsubishi Motors Sales of Canada (MMSCAN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of British Colombia, the City of Vancouver, power company BC Hydro, and Mitsubishi Canada Limited for feasibility testing of the i MiEV electric vehicle.

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

The sale of substantially all of General Motors Corporation’s assets to NGMCO Inc, an entity funded by the US Department of the Treasury, has been approved by US Bankruptcy Court. Now, NGMCO Inc will change its name to General Motors Company and continue to operate under the company’s historic brands.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe. Two next-generation petrol hybrid-electric vehicles to be introduced in 2013.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

The technology recently made its debut on Tesla Motors’ 2010 all-electric Roadster Sport. Dana developed and is manufacturing the heat exchanger at its advanced engineering center in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Tags: Brief. Lithium-ion battery life is dependent on maintaining optimum operating temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

Toyota Motor announced it will end its Corolla and Tacoma production contract with New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. Corollas will be sourced from its Cambridge, Ontario, Canada plant, as well as Japan to meet near-term demand. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

General Motors will invest $893 million to produce a new generation of small block truck and car engines which will offer improved fuel efficiency through direct injection and an all-new advanced combustion system design. billion at 22 facilities in the US and Canada. Tags: Engines.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

Daimler’s A-Class F-CELL hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle will cap five years of road trials in the US with its participation in the California to Canada Hydrogen Road Tour 09 ( earlier post ). The electric motor develops a peak output of 100 kW (136 hp) and a maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb-ft). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2009

The first five tractors were delivered to various licensed motor carriers for utilization in drayage fleets in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. liter engine is supplied by Cummins Westport, a manufacturer of alternative-fuel engines based in Vancouver, Canada. Tags: Brief. Holly, North Carolina, in September.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

Working in collaboration with Ford Motor Company, Azure Dynamics developed the Balance parallel hybrid electric drive system for Ford’s E-450 Cutaway and Strip Chassis. The system combines a 100 kW AC induction traction motor, power electronics and 288 V NiMH battery pack with the conventional 5.4-liter Tags: Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The first station, which will supply hydrogen at a pressure of 350 bar, will be delivered in the first quarter of 2010 for the government demonstration project, led by the automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motors. This station will supply the new fuel cell vehicle developed by Hyundai Motors. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

General Motors Corp. reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a smaller, self-sustaining “New GM”. Tags: Market Background Policy Vehicle Manufacturers. GM’s primary bankruptcy counsel is Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The EcoCAR competition, along with its headline sponsors—the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)—challenges 17 universities across the US and Canada to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to further minimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2009

Canada-based international auto supplier and contract assembler Magna International, now with a Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of Opel from General Motors ( earlier post ), sees vehicle electrification as one of its key strategic initiatives. We have come a long way in a year’s time. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

Judge Robert Gerber of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the sale of substantially all of General Motors Corporation’s assets to NGMCO, Inc., will change its name to General Motors Company and continue to operate under GM’s historic corporate and sub brands. Canada and Ontario governments: 11.7%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Proton Power Systems is the parent company of Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, an independent fuel cell system developer, based in Germany. Prior to its acquisition by the company, Proton Motor had historically secured external funding from Volvo Technology Transfer AB and other German institutional and private investors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2009

With the addition of Turtle Top, Azure has now partnered with seven of the leading bus body manufacturers in the US and Canada. This method provides a way of sensing the rotor temperature of an AC induction motor without requiring any additional hardware in the motor or inverter. Tags: Brief.

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Green Authority

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I recommend following Ride1Up’s assembly video on YouTube, tagged at the bottom of the page, for assistance. And the 750W hub motor has little trouble cruising past that. The brakes are rigged with an automatic motor cutoff, so the moment you start to squeeze the levers, the power to the motor is shut off.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

GDF SUEZ : provides energy and environmental efficiency solutions through multi-technical services in Europe, Brazil, Canada, India, Middle East. PVI : a French company specialized in designing, manufacturing, and marketing industrial vehicles and motorized chassis on a small scale production. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). Tags: Conferences and other events Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

That day, Toyota issued repair procedures to their distributors in 31 European countries and Canada to address complaints of sticky accelerator pedals, sudden increases in engine RPM, and sudden vehicle acceleration. Tags: Brief. million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

GE’s new AC motors have fewer parts to maintain and eliminate the electrical problems that hamper DC motors. Evolution Series Locomotives currently are operating in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Mongolia, Australia, Kazakhstan and Egypt. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. AM General will manufacture the chassis and SEV US Corp will supply the electric drive train, including the motor, battery pack, electronics and ancillary systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Participating countries pledged to continue discussions through high-level roundtables organized by the IEA during the Paris Motor Show in Fall 2010 and the Shanghai Motor Show in Spring 2011. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Policy. EVI commenced at the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC. Other Initiatives.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2009

The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 Tags: Conferences and other events Fuel Efficiency. Some of the vehicles in the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Ford Motor Company, working with academic researchers in Canada and one of its suppliers, has developed a wheat straw-reinforced plastic; the natural fiber-based plastic contains 20% wheat straw bio-filler. Tags: Bio-polymers Materials Sustainability. Wheat Straw Bio-Filled Polypropylene. Click to enlarge. Duratec engine.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Ford Motor Company is extending its global electric vehicles plan to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges to be introduced in that market by 2013. Focus Electric will be introduced in the US and Canada in 2011, followed by Europe in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. Hydro-Québec, the largest electricity generator in Canada. Tags: Infrastructure Plug-ins. The Ford PHEV charge settings user interface.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

The new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy Friday morning. The new General Motors Company is primarily owned by the governments of the United States, Canada and Ontario, and by a trust fund providing medical benefits to UAW retirees. Canada and Ontario governments: 11.7%. Edward E.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

After months of speculation about its future, General Motors Corporation has reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a new smaller and self-sustaining GM. The New GM is expected to launch in 60-90 days as a separate and independent company from the existing General Motors.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Tesla Motors has confirmed that it will be attending the 2009 London Motorexpo which takes place within the marble lobby of the Canary Wharf Estate’s primary building at One Canada Square and is completely free to attend. The London Motorexpo takes place from June 8-14.

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