Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Volkswagen Group Logistics is the first to use two car freighters powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) in overseas traffic. The two charter ships of Siem Car Carriers were launched last Friday in Xiamen, China. Both ships are the first overseas car freighters in the world to be LNG-powered. million new cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Only three North America-focused studies exist as of 2017.

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

The solar EV charging tech company launched its product in February 2023 at Intersolar North America in Long Beach, California, and now it’s ready to take pre-orders. EV owners usually plug their cars into home chargers that are powered by an alternating current (AC) flow of energy generated from the electric grid.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

The assistant will be rolled out in vehicles including the new concept CLA class, an all-electric take on the carmaker’s smaller four-door model, premiering in North America at the trade show. “The car is your dialogue partner. “The car is your dialogue partner.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. The car is no longer limited to 34 miles per hour, all-electric. Andrew Ewert.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Based on conversations with car buyers all over North America, we''re convinced that most people have no idea what these brands are, what they.' Pretty much every carmaker wants to brand itself green--or at least fuel-efficient.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2024

RBC Capital has a conservative outlook for Tesla’s car business. million vehicles per year in North America, ~800,000 in Western Europe, and ~1.7 We value Cars at $78B using a 2.5x “I really think lots of car companies should be asking for FSD licenses. million in China.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Tesla is now allowing free FSD beta transfers on Model S, X, 3 or Y purchases in North America when buyers take delivery before March 31 (via Sawyer Merritt ). Tesla FSD Licensing update from Elon Musk: ‘We’ve had some tentative conversations, but ‘they don’t believe it’s real’ What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Following Japan, the new Prius will be launched in North America, Europe, and other countries around the world. It offers satisfying acceleration and responsive driving in a car that reacts as expected while maintaining the same level of fuel efficiency as the previous model. The Prius was first launched in 1997.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

The partnership focuses on the integration of state-of-the-art ultracapacitors and advanced power conversion electronics into Geely’s global automotive vehicle lineup in support of their fleet electrification strategy. Maxwell’s latest partnership with Geely represents the next stage of evolution with a multi-cell subsystem.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 26, 2017

Such vehicles are available in other markets, but so far, not on sale from major makers in North America. When an automaker doesn't offer a vehicle for a specific market segment, sometimes the aftermarket will fill in the gap. In the U.S., all-electric commercial vans are one of those gaps.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Conversely, the relevant earnings call does seem to have directly influenced the UAW to call for a walkout at GM's Arlington Assembly plant. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. And then also.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Enterprise Holdings plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5% biodiesel (B5).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Worldwide Prius sales have been buoyed since 2009 by the introduction in Japan of a government subsidy for green cars that propelled Prius to be the top-selling car in Japan for 17 months in a row. A surge in Prius sales in Japan offset declines in the North American market since 2009. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2019

A new study from the Capgemini Research Institute has found that consumer preference for riding in self-driving cars is set to double within the next five years. These findings are part of Capgemini Research Institute’s report “The Autonomous Car: A Consumer Perspective.” The findings also point to a changing perception of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

The vehicles will initially be available in North America and Europe. The Maxwell ultracapacitor subsystem has proven to provide significant support for our hybrid cars and will be able to economically handle the challenging peak power demands in a way that batteries alone cannot.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

Starting in March, Tesla offered a month of free trial of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to all its owners in North America. However, only about 50 of these trials converted into FSD subscriptions or purchases, translating to a conversion rate of just under 2% as of May 5th.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

This development shows very clearly that the lightweight construction trend is becoming increasingly significant for the US market as well and that polyamide components have finally arrived in mid-size cars too. —Scott Bykowski, head of Development for North America at ContiTech Vibration Control.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Knorr-Bremse will offer the complete system to commercial vehicle manufacturers in Europe, North America and Asia. At the driving planning and decision making level, Continental supplies the basic functions used in the passenger car market, including the high-performance control unit for automated driving functions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

In a step-by-step demonstration, CES attendees will see how a meal order can be verbally placed through the infotainment system, paid for from the car and timed for more precise pickup while still driving to the restaurant. —David Miller, General Manager, Global Industrial Sector.

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Cars That Think

MAY 3, 2024

Global expansion resulted from the merger of North America–based HKN with IEEE in 2010. IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu There’s also the HKN Career Conversations podcast , hosted by society alumni. There are now more than 270 IEEE-HKN chapters at universities around the world. The society has changed significantly over the years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Some aftermarket CNG-conversion kit manufacturers conduct only a barrier test. The Bi-fuel Impala—a 2015 “Green Car of the Year” finalist—is the auto-industry’s only manufacturer-produced full-size sedan in North America that runs on both CNG and gasoline. —Nichole Kraatz, Impala chief engineer.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.) —John Thomas.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 1, 2023

AI-generated content—such as a ChatGPT conversation or a DALL-E 2–generated image—can stall out from time to time as overburdened servers struggle to keep up. Spring seemed likely to benefit from the creative, humanlike conversational abilities of modern LLMs. Even so, AI models accessed remotely can of course be slow to respond.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Volkswagen’s e-mobility offensive—which is to result in selling one million electric cars per year by 2025—is to be financed by a number of measures including the discontinuation of certain low-volume, low-earnings conventional models and model variants. Earlier post.). the new MEB-based vehicles such as the ID, earlier post ).

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Securing Greater Public Trust in Health Through Risk Mitigation: A North America Perspective. Uncovering the Great Risk in Security and Privacy of Health Data in Latin America and Beyond. Kane , a cybersecurity, privacy, and forensics partner at PwC , explains how to strategize and how to respond to vulnerabilities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2011

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a collaboration between Stanford University, the University of South Florida and Bosch Research and Technology Center North America a $1.2-million, In 1999, Bosch established the Research and Technology Center (RTC) North America with offices in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Mazda announced it will offer the SKYACTIV-D diesel in North America from the second half of 2017. This will be Mazda’s first diesel engine model in the North American market. It has won around 90 awards worldwide, including 2012-2013 Japan Car of the Year. The global powertrain lineup comprises the SKYACTIV-G 2.0

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. Natural gas to fuel conversion processes.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ford has revealed a new generation Transit Connect Taxi in North America, which will be the first vehicle of its kind to be offered with a compressed natural gas/liquefied petroleum gas engine prep package for an easy conversion to lower emission fuels. The new model, expected to prove a rival fo[.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Batteries Hybrids'

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

At its unveiling at CES in Las Vegas, bosses confirmed that the final car is designed, and testing of the production car is now under way at Honda’s US headquarters, ahead of an expected reveal in 2025. It will be the first in Honda’s new 0 Series electric car line-up. The Space Hub.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2014

Power savings in plug-in vehicles versus total savings per car. million project led by APEI , in collaboration with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Source: Lux. Click to enlarge. Applied in an EV, WBG materials could cut electricity losses by 66% during vehicle battery recharging, the DOE says.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

That van, launched in 2014 as the Fiat Ducato, is sold under multiple brands in Europe and elsewhere—but in North America, the company’s truck brand is Ram (no, not Dodge). After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The new battery-electric compact SUV—which will offer the interior room and the price point of a midsize SUV, according to Hinrich Woebcken, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America—is expected to precede the electric revival of the iconic Volkswagen Bus in 2022, with a vehicle based on the I.D. CROZZ and I.D.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. What would be the mix of commercial trucks versus light passenger cars and trucks? GM Stock Chart: Yahoo Finance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. metric ton reduction in green house gases per vehicle conversion, this has the potential to reduce more than 125,000 metric tons of greenhouse gasses over this ten year period. FPL Group, Inc.

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