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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Ford Lightweight Concept. Ford Motor Company unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing CO 2 emissions. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. Click to enlarge.

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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. These can be shared.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2022

The heat required to drive this process is achieved by burning fossil fuels, making ammonia cracking extremely carbon-intensive. Through plasmonics, the larger nanoparticle transfers light energy to the tiny catalyst structures and in so doing makes or breaks chemical bonds to cause chemical reactions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

Oxygene concept tire with moss. Also at the Geneva show, Goodyear introduced the Oxygene concept tire. The concept has a unique structure that features living moss growing within the sidewall. million vehicles, this would mean generating nearly 3,000 tons of oxygen and absorbing more than 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

This will include infrastructure development and vehicle fleets to accelerate the expansion of hydrogen mobility for both light- and heavy-duty vehicles. Concept of hydrogen ecosystem. Initially the focus will be on buses, light commercial vehicles and cars, with a further aim to accelerate the heavy-duty truck segment.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Nissan has opened a window into its electric performance future, pulling the covers off a 1000kW monster it calls the Hyper Force concept at the Japan Mobility Show. And for those eagle-eyed among you, it might look a little familiar, especially around the rear lights.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 27, 2023

News: 2023 Pebble Beach Concept EV Debuts 6 Exotic EVs Announced at Monterey Car Week Another winged flyer-the Pininfarina Battista Edizione Nino Farina Electric cars to this point have pretty much been designed to replace the daily drivers we all use—everyday sedans, SUVs and pickup trucks. Story by John Faulkner.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The facility will filter 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air and mineralize it underground. With direct air capture technology, carbon dioxide is extracted from the ambient air and air free of CO 2 is returned to the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide is thus permanently removed from the atmosphere.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide levels in fossil-fuel power plant exhaust, one of the main sources of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

Genesis unveiled its Essentia Concept at the New York International Auto Show. The all-electric, high-performance concept elevates and reimagines the “Athletic Elegance” design paradigm, while providing a vision of future Genesis product performance and technology. Essentia is the brand’s initial concept for a true GT car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Genesis plans to become a 100% zero emission vehicle brand by 2030 and aims to become carbon-neutral by 2035. Along with the dual electrification strategy, Genesis announced their goal to pursue a carbon-neutral brand by 2035. To become carbon neutral, Genesis will establish itself as a 100 percent zero emission vehicle brand by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

Porterbrook and the University of Birmingham’s Center for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) announced that the UK’s first hydrogen train—HydroFLEX ( earlier post )— will be tested on the mainline railway following a successful proof-of-concept.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

California’s approach to transportation fuel policy—its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)—will become a global phenomenon, suggests Lux Research. This model will be a bridge to move future regulations and policies past the concept of fuel–based vehicles. Earlier post.). This model does not offer a ubiquitous solution.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

will showcase the MILA Blue vehicle concept at the Geneva Motor Show 2014. MILA Blue, the seventh concept vehicle in the MILA family , represents a new lightweight design approach. MILA Blue uses a compressed natural gas hybrid drive that achieves a carbon footprint of less than 49g CO 2 /km.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Citroën will unveil its new C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L concept at the Paris Motor Show. With the C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L concept, Citroën went further. The C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L concept goes even further by adopting the Hybrid Air drivetrain. Hybrid Air. l/100 km (76 mpg US). Body style optimized for aerodynamic performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

On display at the event are its electric powertrain solutions, including a new hydrogen fuel cell concept powertrain developed by FPT for IVECO. The core of the new FPT Industrial electromobility offering is the E-Powertrain Concept with new E-Axle. Hydrogen fuel cell powertrain concept. Diesel-hybrid and gas-hybrid powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Audi is showcasing an electric off-roader concept at IAA 2019: the Audi AI:TRAIL quattro. Light weight and maximum body stiffness are, of course, important technical objectives for off-roaders in particular. That is why the body of the Audi AI:TRAIL is made of a mixture of high-tech steel, aluminum and carbon fiber.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2023

The combination of sulfur (or lithium sulfide), a solid electrolyte and silicon should result in an innovative cell concept that combines low material costs and high energy density. Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH takes on the production of carbon additives or industrially relevant composite materials.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

Audi has unveiled a new electric urban concept—a 1+1-seat, ultra-light car for congested urban spaces. The cockpit consists of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, which integrates the undercarriage of both seats. Two e-tron electric motors provide the propulsion and a lithium-ion battery supplies the energy. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

Dodge introduced the Charger Daytona SRT as a “concept,” but by the looks of it, it is ready to go now. If the Charger Daytona SRT EV keeps this concept design of a 2-door hatchback, it will be a direct connection to the classic 1968 Charger. 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona SRT EV Concept. Will it look like the concept car?

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Dodge Concept Carbon Fiber All-Electric 93

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW Group and the SGL Group already operate a joint venture, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (B Earlier post.). BMW AG has secured a 15.16

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2013

consortium is developing a mobility concept for an efficient electric vehicle, making the design as light as possible while still delivering the best possible safety protection. The passenger compartment will be made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). A prototype vehicle on the track from the Visio.M Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2022

Previously, the DICP team proposed a new catalyst concept based on metal oxide-zeolite (OXZEO) bi-functional catalysts. This catalyst enabled the direct conversion of syngas to a variety of chemicals and fuels with high selectivity, such as light olefins, ethylene, gasoline, aromatics and oxygenates. Credit: Feng Jingyao.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The BMW Group and Boeing signed a collaboration agreement to participate in joint research for carbon fiber recycling as well as share carbon fiber manufacturing process simulations and ideas for manufacturing automation. Both the BMW Group and Boeing are pioneering the use of carbon fiber in their products.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan Motor unveiled a concept vehicle that embodies Nissan’s vision of the future of autonomous driving and EVs: the Nissan IDS Concept. In Manual Drive mode, although the driver has control, the Nissan IDS Concept continues to provide assistance. The interior is illuminated by soft light.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Automobili Lamborghini, a member of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled its new design concept for a future Lamborghini electric super sports car: the “Lamborghini of the Terzo Millennio”, developed in collaboration with two MIT laboratories. Now we are presenting an exciting and progressive concept car. Energy storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Altair ProductDesign is partnering with Edison2 to assist in the design of the new Very Light Car 4.0 (VLC VLC 4.0), the next generation version of the innovative, light-weight, fuel-efficient vehicle entered in the Progressive Automotive XPRIZE in 2010. g of carbon dioxide. Earlier post.). The VLC 4.0 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2020

The researchers have published their proof-of-concept in ACS Photonics and will now establish wider studies that demonstrate the scalability of the platform. Computerized tomography of a MOFC, showing buildup of TiO 2 (light blue particles) in the triangular channels. Zepler Institute, University of Southampton.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

Audi has developed a new e-scooter concept to respond to the urban trend towards multi-modal mobility. But the feeling of flow only comes when you start carving on asphalt—and that is surprisingly easy with our new concept. Furthermore, the designers work on decks either in wood or carbon and designs in gray and black.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2011

The automotive market is inevitably trending to LED lighting for reasons of reliability, appearance, functionality and efficiency, says OSRAM SYLVANIA. OSRAM SYLVANIA, together with OSRAM GmbH (owned by Siemens), is the world leader in automotive lighting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the aftermarket.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2023

The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019. The stack housing is manufactured in the light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut using a sand casting technique. The pressure plate forms a gas-tight and water-tight seal around the stack housing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Here we show that the charging rate of a cathode can be dramatically increased via interaction with white light. We find that a direct exposure of light to an operating LiMn 2 O 4 cathode during charging leads to a remarkable lowering of the battery charging time by a factor of two or more. —Lee et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

One of the highlights on the Audi stand at the 2012 Wörthersee Tour in Austria (an annual gathering of Audi VW, Seat and Skoda enthusiasts) is an electric bicycle technology concept: the Audi e-bike Wörthersee. LEDs are used for powerful lighting: the front light is integrated into the handlebar, the rear light into the seat.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2015

In a new report, Electric Vehicle Market Forecasts , Navigant research projects that under its base scenario, global sales of light duty electrified vehicles (i.e., It will also be due to the continued drive to reduce carbon emissions and improve vehicle fuel economy in the major developed vehicle markets. million in 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

presented the AERO-Y EV concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2013. With its ultra-light weight regardless of high strength and durability, the CFRP contributes to longer service life of the EV battery. With its ultra-light weight regardless of high strength and durability, the CFRP contributes to longer service life of the EV battery.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

Teijin Limited’s automotive composites specialty groups have developed a multi-material composite automotive door concept that maintains required crash specifications while reducing overall weight by 35% when compared to a conventional steel door.

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