Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Lexus display at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering at Monterey Car Week 2023 (17-20 August), will highlight the Lexus RZ Sport Concept—most recently seen at Tokyo Auto Salon—and the 2024 Lexus LC 500 Inspiration Series. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2023

The hydrogen-powered Corolla, mobile liquid hydrogen stations, and carbon neutral fuel have evolved in the two months since the Round 2 NAPAC Fuji SUPER TEC 24 Hours Race from 26-28 May. Carbon-neutral fuel. This reduces engine oil dilution and improves reliability and exhaust performance by reducing the burden on the engine.

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Hydrogen Carbon Fuel Power 367

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Nissan revealed its new Nissan Ariya Single Seater Concept—a high-performance exploration, development and demonstration project of how the all-electric Nissan Ariya crossover ( earlier post ) powertrain could be used in a bespoke single-seat racing car chassis. —Juan Hoyos.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2023

Porsche unveiled its latest concept study, the two-seat Mission X. The wheels of the concept study feature elaborate details: the rear axle is fitted with almost transparent aeroblades, which are designed like turbines for better cooling of the brakes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

Porsche AG and Norsk Hydro ASA will work together to further reduce the carbon footprint of Porsche’s car models by using low-carbon aluminum and extrusions from Hydro. In addition, the two companies will collaborate on an innovative value chain concept for battery materials and its recycling.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Lexus revealed a new ROV (Recreational Off-highway Vehicle) Concept, a hydrogen-engined vehicle offering near zero-emissions driving combined with extreme off-road capability. It reflects a commitment by Lexus to ensure exhilarating driving can co-exist with a carbon-free society centered on responsible mobility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2023

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are proposing burying salted biomass in a dry environment within an engineered biolandfill as a solution to sequester carbon that has been photosynthetically fixed by cultivated plants. A simplified version of the bio-landfill technology. It is essential to keep the biomass dry.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and George Washington University in the US report in a new paper in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research that a range of important carbon nanomaterials can be produced at high yield by molten carbonate electrolysis.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Toyota engineers have created a prototype hydrogen engine road car—the Corolla Cross H2 Concept. By adapting existing technologies and further leveraging existing investments, hydrogen combustion could lead to widespread, accessible carbon-reduction solutions faster, Toyota says. By equipping the 1.6l

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Hydrogen Toyota Concept Engine 370

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2022

Additionally, worldwide transportation and handling of liquid ammonia has been around for many years, making ammonia as a carbon-free fuel even more appealing. Once the test flight is successful in the middle of 2023, Aviation H2 will have a patentable method for modifying aircraft so they operate on carbon-free fuel.

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Carbon Fuel Hydrogen Store 395

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

MAHLE Powertrain is working with White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) to develop a fully electric three-wheeled motorcycle suited to the requirements of police, emergency first responders and last-mile delivery fleets. WMC 250EV bike in testing at MIRA, with the V-Duct visible.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Porsche is presenting the Mission R concept electric car that combines advanced technologies and sustainable materials, such as natural fibre-reinforced plastics, with a passion for racing. Porsche engineers and designers have named the newly developed carbon roof structure the “exoskeleton”.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2023

The global market for ammonia is poised to triple in the coming decades with nearly all of the growth coming from low-carbon ammonia, according to a new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The transition from concept to reality is already happening.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Boundary Layer Technologies, a California-based marine technology startup, revealed its concept design for a fully electric hydrofoiling ferry: ELECTRA. We think Electra is an exciting development of ferry technology and shows promise for decarbonizing ferry operations and adding to the customer’s experience.

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Concept All-Electric Mariner Fuel Alternative 418

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2023

Concept of CO 2 sorption by polyamine-Cu(II) complex. In addition, similar to other amine-based sorbents, this hybrid sorbent is regenerable with waste heat or thermal energy at The desorbed CO 2 is simultaneously sequestered as innocuous baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 ).

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Carbon Sodium Waste Hybrid 195

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

a Finnish energy company, have signed an agreement on a joint concept feasibility study for a Power-to-Gas facility at Vantaa Energy’s waste-to-energy plant in the city of Vantaa in the capital region. The technology group Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy Ltd., The co-development agreement was signed in May and is valid for 12 months.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

The technology converts carbon emissions from steel mills or gasified waste biomass directly into MEG. The carbon capture technology uses a proprietary engineered bacterium to convert carbon emissions directly into MEG through fermentation, bypassing the need for an ethanol intermediate, and simplifying the MEG supply chain.

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Convert Carbon Emissions Building 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This was a feature previously seen in Elevate, Hyundai Motor Group’s first-ever UMV concept with moveable legs, which debuted at the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show (CES). New Horizons Studio has been focused on developing technologies to enable concept vehicles such as TIGER.

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Hyundai Concept Motor Motors 418

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

The concept is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Within the Netherlands transport sector, inland navigation accounts for 5% of carbon dioxide emissions. The concept is based on the use of replaceable battery containers, to be known as “ZESPacks”.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As part of a larger £90 million (US$117 million) package of awards to cut carbon emissions in industry and homes, the UK is awarding £28 million (US$36.5 million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. HyNet – low carbon hydrogen plant. Contract value: £3.12 million (US$4.1 Contract value: £7.48

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2023

At a press conference of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) at Circuit de la Sarthe in western France, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the hydrogen engine vehicle prototype “GR H2 Racing Concept”. 100 years ago, the ACO created the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a real technological laboratory for a car in full development.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2021

The Toyota bZ4X Concept made its North American debut at Toyota Motor North America’s headquarters. The Toyota bZ4X Concept is the company’s vision for the first of a global series of battery-electric vehicles to be introduced under the “Toyota bZ” brand umbrella. —Lisa Materazzo, group vice president of Toyota Marketing.

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Toyota Concept SUV Alternative Fuels 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The exterior of the all-electric limousine has a host of sporty features—both the front splitter and rear diffuser are made of carbon. At the rear, a carbon wing ensures the necessary downforce. In the vehicle interior, occupants sit on carbon bucket seats, which provide optimum support even with a dynamic driving style.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The aim is to have a scalable and sustainable solution that will exceed the IMO 2050 target for a 70% reduction in carbon intensity without the need for an extensive infrastructure investment. This offers the shipping industry a pathway to low-carbon operations within a reasonable time frame. © Wärtsilä Corporation.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 25, 2024

For ages, Jeep has been using the fan-directed Easter Jeep Safari in Moab as an opportunity to show off working concepts to brand faithful. First up is the Jeep Low Down, a callback to the Wrangler Lower 40 concept of fifteen years ago. Those are custom carbon fender flares and eagle eyes will note the bumpers have been shortened.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. —Jaiwon Shin, President of Hyundai Motor Group and CEO of Supernal. —Jaiwon Shin.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk unveiled its concept InfinityMAX hybrid bulk carrier design for zero-carbon, multi-modal shipping. The InfinityMAX concept will use hydrogen as a marine fuel and wind turbines to generate further energy. —Erik Hånell, President & CEO, Stena Bulk.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November. Participating in races using carbon-neutral fuels. MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

In the project, Bosch Engineering oversaw the overall vehicle design and played the key role in developing the concept for engine and tank system, and a comprehensive multistage hydrogen safety system. The vehicle features a V6 hydrogen engine and a carbon monocoque that integrates three 700-bar type IV hydrogen cylinders from Hexagon Purus.

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Engine Hydrogen Concept Carbon 459

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

With its latest design concept, the BMW Vision Neue Klasse, the BMW Group is showcasing what the next generation of vehicles from its core BMW brand will look like. The Vision Vehicle will be unveiled for the first time in public at the IAA Mobility 2023 International Motor Show in Munich.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2023

Komatsu has developed a concept machine for a medium-sized hydraulic excavator that combines a hydrogen fuel cell and Komatsu-developed key components. For the concept machine, Komatsu applied a hydrogen fuel cell system and hydrogen tank produced by Toyota Motor Corporation to Komatsu's medium-sized hydraulic excavator.

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Hydrogen Toyota Fuel Concept 418

InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It's a nice addition to Toyota's hydrogen-burning GR Corolla concept, but it can only capture a minuscule amount of carbon.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 21, 2023

At daybreak, the cranks pull the ring back up to the surface to soak up sunlight and carbon dioxide. The extra kelp can be turned into food, fertilizer, and fuel , or it can be committed to the deep, locking away countless tonnes of carbon for centuries. But his concept has evolved.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E’s) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. Synergistic Heat Pumped Thermal Storage and Flexible Carbon Capture System - $1,000,000. The US Department of Energy announced $11.5 Colorado State University.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Press releases are, across the board, buzzword-heavy, and that's never more true than when it comes to concept cars. It makes sense -- concept cars have less in the way of concrete specs to discuss than production cars do. And it certainly applies to the Chrysler Halcyon Concept.

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Chrysler Concept Lithium Sulfur Personal 101

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has fine-tuned its carbon fiber RTM (resin transfer molding) (CF-RTM) process to the point that a premium automaker will be using the technology for closures on future vehicle platforms. We have been targeting a 3-minute cycle time using 100 percent recycled carbon fiber.

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Electrek

APRIL 5, 2024

One of the beautiful things about the state of the electric bicycle industry currently being in the equivalent of the 1920s car market is that you’ve got around a hundred different e-bike companies all trying new and crazy things with sometimes wildly divergent design concepts.

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