Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Cooperation between Ford and NYPA also involves working with the state and local governments on the most efficient ways to bring EVs to New York. For all of these reasons, we’re teaming with automobile manufacturers, local and state governments and others to promote wider use of these vehicles, beginning with government vehicle fleets.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 22, 2022

If you don’t have the infrastructure in place, you may not get many cars to sell in the first place. When you install EV charging stations in your dealership and connect to a charging network, you can quickly gain visibility with this growing swath of eco-conscious consumers. The writing is on the wall for gas-powered cars.

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EV Central

MARCH 9, 2024

There are some key differences with the near-identical Toyota: the Solterra does without remote connectivity that allows for over-the-air software updates. The more relevant WLTP figure is nowhere to be seen, but wearing a Toyota badge the same car (they drive identically) has 411km of range. Subaru Solterra has some off-road cred.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Specifically, Ford will launch two zero-emission full battery-electric vehicles including the Transit Connect Electric light commercial vehicle in 2011 followed by the Ford Focus Electric in 2012. Ford is aiming to make the Transit Connect Electric available for European customers from 2011.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The Dutch energy company Eneco has signed contracts for the purchase of 50 Smith Ampere electric commercial vans, the electric version of the Ford Transit Connect, to be delivered in 2009 and 2010. Tags: Brief. The agreement is worth €2.3 million (US$3.4 The contract for the 50 Smith Amperes comes on top of this. A hat-tip to John!).

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2007

An Agence France Presse report has produced a small flurry of articles this past week, here and here , for example, that has a German company developing Lithium batteries that would be suitable for electric cars. Of late, the French, Irish and Finns are creating feebate structures that could push electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2009

is its preferred bidder in the ongoing discussions concerning the possible sale of Volvo Car Corporation. Any sale also would need to take into account the significant connections between Ford and Volvo in terms of continuing component supply, engineering and manufacturing. John Fleming, chairman of Ford of Europe and Volvo Cars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

GAC Group) signed a Framework Agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture for the production of cars and engines for the Chinese market. The models produced will be equipped with the latest in engine and transmission technology in response to the Chinese government’s requirement to develop fuel-efficient, low-emission vehicles.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

Plug-in cars are inevitable. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. Veteran automakers, oil companies, and federal and state governments have been both the prime movers and obstacles to plug-in cars in the past and they remain so today. Here's my June column.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

A road embedded with underground recharging strips is divided into several segments so that, when a car drives on a certain segment, a sensor in the segment is turned on, and the car above the segment picks up electricity. Comprising one engine and three passenger cars, the OLEV travels along a total length of 2.2km.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2009

The municipal government of Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture plans to build 21 such stations at 11 locations such as the municipal office and branch offices. The station is grid connected, and also captures power generated by the 1.9 Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Plug-ins Vehicle Systems. kW solar panel in an 8.4

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You roust your family and run to the car. In our always-on, sensor-laden, Internet-connected world, shouldn't technology have done better? government, and PurpleAir , created via crowd-sourcing of commercial sensors. An RFID tag can be a passive electronic device, with no power source of its own.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy. Adapted from ICCT.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

US car maker Ford has some hard work ahead if it is to meet new CAFE regulations and still sell the SUVs and pick-up trucks that are so popular across its home country. The Federal Government now requires a fleet average of 35.5mpg by the 2016 model year - this is an increase from today’s average of 25.3mpg.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The German government is also developing a plan to provide financial incentives starting in 2012 to support the production and sale of 100,000 electric cars annually. The plan envisages around one million electric cars on German roads by 2020. Tags: Europe Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2015

According to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard , travel delays due to traffic congestion caused drivers to waste more than 3 billion gallons of fuel and kept travelers stuck in their cars for nearly 7 billion extra hours—42 hours per rush-hour commuter. The total nationwide price tag: $160 billion, or $960 per commuter.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

While significant research efforts have been made to date in studies sponsored by the US Department of Energy and other government and industry bodies evaluating the potential impact of E15 on 2001 model year and newer vehicles, minimal engineering analysis has previously been focused on earlier model year vehicles.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The country is reeling from a shrinking population and a rapid exodus from the countryside to the cities where owning a car is often considered a hassle due to the expensive car parks and congested roads. In Tokyo itself, car ownership stands at under 0.5 per household – less than half of the national average.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Such potential applications range from small, price-sensitive mass-market passenger cars to large luxury SUVs, buses and trucks. The KinerStor project is supported by an investment from the UK Government-backed Technology Strategy Board with balancing resources provided by the project partners. Tags: Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Eaton Corporation displayed its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and Eaton-branded Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle (iMiEV) car. the largest privately held global provider of electrical wiring devices, data connectivity solutions, and lighting energy management systems, has developed the evr-green Home Charging Station line.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

allow[ing] consumers to choose day to day whether to power their cars with oil or with the sources their utilities use." Plug-in cars aren't a stop-gap on the road to some prayed for price-stable liquid fuel. Truly there is no better way than to use a fuel that comes with a different set of governing rules. Think bigger.

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Volvo Car USA has teamed up with The Harris Poll to deepen insights into the American opinion across four core themes: design, safety, technology and environment. We encourage you to use these statistics freely, properly sourcing Volvo Car USA/The Harris Poll. 3 Government financial incentives (41%). Base: Non-EV drivers.

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Green Cars News

MAY 22, 2009

A transport pressure group has slammed the government scheme to widen the infamous M25 motorway. The M25 Design Build Finance and Operate (DBFO) contract for the future development, operation and maintenance of the M25 motorway was awarded to private sector consortium, Connect Plus. billion on Wednesday.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

But the key problem remains the lack of cars in the showroom. Here is the announcement I read from the Rocky Mountain Institute: Imagine driving a car that can be plugged in and connect to the grid while you shop for groceries, while it sits in your office parking lot, or even in your own driveway!

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Renewable energy is the fastest-growing source of world electricity generation in the IEO 2009 reference case, supported by high prices for fossil fuels and by government incentives for the development of alternative energy sources. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Market Background. percent per year. International Energy Outlook 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

That will enable us in just ten years for $100 billion, much of which the federal government will get back, to cut US oil use in half, by seven million barrels a day. We’re happy we’re well on our way with plug-in cars. And the first plug-in cars mass-produced in the USA in a century will go on sale this fall.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

The nightmare scenario Darbee has is that on a very hot day, after businesses have been running operations, lights and air conditioning all day, people go home, turn the AC on or up, and plug their car in. The plug-ins would create a peak on top of the current peak, Darbee said. PG&E will start with timers and dynamic pricing.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

2,500 on a car with a base of $25,000) for a vehicle with green technology—all other things being equal. The role of emotion in buying cars. Edwards believes that while consumers move up the tree into areas like freedom and esteem they always maintain a strong connection to the security foundation.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

The visit marks the start of a campaign in support of CfIT’s recent report calling for Government to announce and fund a large-scale shared taxi project, ‘TaxiPlus’. According to CRC, these communities often have little choice but to own a car when bus services are infrequent, stop early in the day, and don’t run at all at weekends.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Although the interest in EVs has been growing steadily in the last decade, many prospective car buyers still have misconceptions that prevent them from making the leap to electric. Are EVs as affordable as gasoline cars? This makes a lot of EVs cheaper than currently available fuel cars. Are EVs as fast as fuel cars?

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2009

A new £1.1bn plans to electrify the rail network on the London to Swansea and Liverpool to Manchester lines has been unveiled by the Government. It will improve connections between London, Cardiff and Swansea and make a rail journey between London and Swansea almost 20 minutes shorter.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Audi introduced the e-tron Spyder, a study of an open sports car with plug-in hybrid drive, at the Paris Motor Show. seconds; top speed is electronically governed at 250 km/h (155 mph). Similar to with a pure mid-engine sports car, roughly 75% of the torque goes to the rear and 25% to the front. Audi e-tron Spyder.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Those who think they are the natural successor for full hybrids as we continue the movement towards lower emission driving will be thrilled with Volvo’s plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article ). Tags: Hybrid cars The Green Piece Toyota Volvo hybrid plug-in. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). On the debt side, lenders are worried about who has priority, lenders or the government, if a project defaults. by Bill Cooke.

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EV Life

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The federal tax credit has MSRP limits of $55,000 for cars and $80,000 for SUVs and trucks. Previously, the Model X’s price tag exceeded those limits, but with the drop in price, potential buyers can now save even more money on the purchase of a new Tesla Model X. Clean Cars 4 All. Available EV Incentives · Federal Tax Credit.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. Confirming the recently announced support for ultra low carbon Cars and infrastructure. This is intended to provide a greater incentive for drivers to choose a lower-carbon car within the class of vehicle they prefer.

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Drive Electric

JULY 7, 2022

With increasing numbers of car manufacturers introducing electric models and the launch of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, EVs are now a common sight on our roads. Unlike petrol cars where filling up requires a trip to the petrol station, you can recharge at home or anywhere with access to electricity. Long-range EV trips.

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