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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My million cars and light trucks sold in the United States in 2019 accounted for only 6.7% of all registered cars and light trucks in 2019.). vehicle fuel economy.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. million cars and light trucks sold in the United States in 2017 accounted for only 6.9% Concerning the latter: Even if all 755,000 plug-in cars and light trucks that were sold in the U.S.

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Groupe Renault changes China strategy: light commercial vehicles and electric passenger cars

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2020

Groupe Renault is setting a new strategy for China, based on Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV). Chinese ICE passenger car market. The Groupe Renault EV business will be developed through two existing joint ventures: eGT New Energy Automotive Co., JMEV was created in 2015.

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Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

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MAY 3, 2020

A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline. Their paper is published in the journal Energy Policy. light-duty vehicles over the past 15 years.

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Light speed: Honda next-gen 0 Series electric cars preview F1 tech that will give it the edge over its cheaper Chinese rivals

EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

Honda says it will apply know-how accrued from competing in top-flight F1 to help create its next-generation of advanced electric cars. As well as being light, future Honda 0 Series will use less energy on the move compared to other rivals, and even the cheapest model with the smallest battery will be capable of covering at least 480km.

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TeraWatt Infrastructure breaks ground on EV charging site for light-duty fleets near LAX

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AUGUST 10, 2023

TeraWatt Infrastructure hosted a groundbreaking event in Inglewood, California for a new charging site for light-duty fleets in the LA area. million California Energy Commission (CEC) Charging Access for Reliable On-Demand Transportation Services (CARTS) grant in support of ride-hail electrification in the LAX region.

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EIA: EVs and hybrids accounted for 11% of US light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2021

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In the fourth quarter of 2021, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles collectively accounted for 11% of light-duty vehicle sales in the United States, according to data from Wards Intelligence, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported. Energy Information Administration, based on data from Wards Intelligence.

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Insect-inspired night-time collision detector based on atomically thin and light-sensitive memtransistors

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Despite only about 25% of car travel happening after dark, almost half of fatal accidents occur at night. Some operate by analyzing an image of the space around the car, but in conditions such as heavy rain or low light, the image isn’t as clear. Resources Darsith Jayachandran, Andrew Pannone, Mayukh Das, Thomas F.

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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2019

Audi is introducing the vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) service “Traffic Light Information” in Europe. From July, Audi will network new models with the traffic lights in Ingolstadt/Germany; further European cities will follow from 2020 onwards. With the Traffic Light Information function, drivers are more in control.

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EIA projects light-duty vehicle energy use to drop 12% by 2025

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2017

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) Reference case projects a decline in light-duty vehicle energy use between 2018 and 2040 as improvements in fuel economy more than offset increases in light-duty vehicle (LDV) miles. quadrillion Btu in 2017 to 14.2

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Chart: New Light-Duty Plugin Vehicle Sales Topped 1 Million for First Time in 2023

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 29, 2024

Department of Energy on plugin vehicle sales growth in the. continued] The post Chart: New Light-Duty Plugin Vehicle Sales Topped 1 Million for First Time in 2023 appeared first on CleanTechnica. Editor’s note: The following is an update from the U.S.

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. Examples from the ORNL Overhead Vehicle Dataset, generated with images captured by GRIDSMART cameras. Image: Thomas Karnowski/ORNL.

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Tesla Sweden sheds light on impact of IF Metall strike

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Tesla Sweden sent letters directly to owners in the country, shedding some light on the impact of IF Metall’s strike on its operations. It also reminded owners of its mission to accelerate Sweden’s transition to sustainable energy through its local partners, Tesla customers, and employees.

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San Francisco orders 175 light rail cars from Siemens for $648M; option for 85 more

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has awarded Siemens a contract to deliver an initial 175 light rail cars for its Muni transit system at a value of US$648 million. Siemens, which beat CAF for the contract, will deliver a newly-developed light rail car based on its Model S200 for the San Francisco order.

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EPA reconsiders withdrawal of California’s waiver to enforce greenhouse gas standards for cars and light trucks

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2021

The SAFE-1 action withdrew the 2013 Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver that had allowed California to enforce its greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for cars and light-duty trucks and its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate. EPA plans to propose this rule in July 2021. Background.

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Stellantis takes 8% stake in Vulcan Energy, extends lithium hydroxide offtake agreement to 2035

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

Stellantis has made a €50-million equity investment in lithium producer Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. Vulcan is already producing geothermal energy from its URVBF and plans to produce lithium hydroxide with zero fossil fuels and net zero carbon footprint as part of the Zero Carbon Lithium Project. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

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Loop Energy partnering with METTEM-M on hydrogen electric powertrains for commercial vehicles in Russia; GAZ bus first project

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Loop Energy, a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-based solutions, is partnering with METTEM-M Ltd. , The hydrogen electric transit bus, currently showcased by its OEM at COMTRANS 2021, marks the first commercial achievement between Loop Energy and METTEM.

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California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $2.9-billion This transformative investment will deploy charging and refueling infrastructure swiftly and equitably to make sure drivers of zero-emission cars and trucks feel confident they can refuel wherever they go. 900 million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure.

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Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

Estimates of annual fuel costs for model year 2022 light-duty vehicles show that electric vehicles can save consumers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles. According to the data released by the Department of Energy (DOE), All EV models had annual fuel costs less than $1,000.

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Joint Office of Energy and Transportation establishes new EV working group

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Department of Transportation (DOT) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) announced the members of the Electric Vehicle Working Group (EVWG), a collection of EV industry experts and leaders who will help guide the widespread adoption of EVs across the country.

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DOE: in 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles in US had fuel economies > 30 mpg

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2019

In 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US had fuel economies of more than 30 miles per gallon (783 l/100 km), according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). By contrast, none of the light-duty vehicles produced in 1975 had fuel economy greater than 30 miles per gallon (mpg). In 1995, 4.4% In 2018, 2.4%

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Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation; implications for green energy and tech industries

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in increasingly high demand across the globe for its use in the green energy and tech industries. electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars). electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars). Image: NASA.

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Prototype light metro electric trainset with supercapacitor energy storage

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2012

CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive introduced a prototype light metro electric trainset which uses banks of supercapacitors for energy storage. Energy regenerated during braking is recovered for reuse. Railway Gazette International. Charging takes 30 sec and can power the train for 2 km.

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FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete first “Tri-gen” production system

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

FuelCell Energy and Toyota Motor North America announced the completion of the first-of-its-kind “Tri-gen system” at Toyota’s Port of Long Beach operations. The Tri-gen system, owned and operated by FuelCell Energy, produces renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and water from directed biogas. Tri-gen produces 2.3-megawatts

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IHS Markit: GM announcement latest sign that peak gasoline demand from light vehicles has already come and gone

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It demonstrates growing acceptance of tighter vehicle emission standards and of the energy transition beginning to move at a faster pace. When it comes to oil demand from light vehicles, it’s the latest sign that the 2019 peak is permanent. —Jim Burkhard, vice president, oil markets and mobility and energy future, IHS Markit.

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Average price of new light vehicles in US hit high in 2016; driven up by trucks; cars moving in opposite direction

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2017

The average price of a new light vehicle (including both cars and light trucks) was up to a record $31,790 in 2016, up from the most recent low of $28,243 in 2008. Twenty years ago, prices for cars and light trucks were similar, but car prices have steadily decreased while truck prices have increased.

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Volvo Cars Torslanda becomes company’s first climate-neutral car plant, second in overall network

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2021

Volvo Cars announced that its Torslanda site in Sweden is its first car manufacturing plant to reach fully climate-neutral status. Establishing Torslanda as our first climate neutral car plant is a significant milestone. —Javier Varela, head of industrial operations and quality at Volvo Cars. Torslanda plant.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Wearable devices, like nearly every other piece of tech, need energy. Fortunately, though, at wearables’ modest power budgets, energy is effectively everywhere. And today, technology is maturing to the point that meaningful amounts of these energy giveaways can be harvested to liberate wearables from ever needing a battery.

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Xcel Energy wants 1.5M EVs in its service areas by 2030; 30x increase from today

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Utility holding company Xcel Energy wants 1.5 Electric vehicles are the next frontier in the clean energy transition, and we are committed to making charging EVs easy, convenient and affordable for customers. —Ben Fowke, chairman and CEO, Xcel Energy. million electric vehicles in its service areas by 2030. Powering 1.5

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Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

The report says that reordering the US transportation system through policy and spending shifts to prioritize public and active transit while reducing car dependency can also ensure transit equity, protect ecosystems, respect Indigenous rights, and meet the demands of global justice. 2°C of warming.

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Navy researchers produce high energy density jet fuels from sustainable cellulosic feedstocks

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Although ground vehicles, including cars and light trucks, can be easily powered by renewable electricity or hydrogen, the immense power requirements of commercial and military jet aircraft are currently dependent on hydrocarbon fuels. Hexanedione: A Sustainable Route to High Energy Density Jet Fuels.” Woodroffe, J. ChemSusChem.

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Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) research project gets green light; tying in renewables

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The research project will run for three years under the aegis of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Testing of the first 50 BMW i3 cars equipped with bidirectional charging technology is expected to start under real-world everyday conditions in early 2021.

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Nissan LEAF helps power company’s NA facilities with V2G; Nissan Energy

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative which leverages bi?directional Leading the industry, Nissan has also received certification for second-life LEAF batteries to be used in stationary energy storage.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. The REVA NXR. Click to enlarge.

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ExxonMobil predicts peak in light-duty vehicle liquid fuels ~2030, but ongoing role for oil in the mix

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

ExxonMobil’s newly released Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 anticipates that global energy needs will rise about 25% over the period to 2040, led by non-OECD countries. While the mix shifts toward lower-carbon-intensive fuels, the world will need to pursue all economic energy sources, the report says. l/100 km) in 2040.

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California Energy Commission approves $384M plan to accelerate zero-emission transportation; 50% of funds to benefit disadvantaged communities

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $384 million plan for critical clean transportation investments to boost the adoption of zero-emission cars and trucks and help the state reach its climate, clean energy and public health goals. million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure.

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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

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Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to invest > $5B CAD in JV for 45 GWh gigafactory in Canada

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2022

and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have executed binding, definitive agreements to establish the first large-scale, domestic, electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Canada. Stellantis N.V. million high-performance electric vehicles.

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Making driving less energy-intensive than flying

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2014

Energy intensities of flying (blue) and driving (green), 1970-2010. Currently, the energy intensity (BTU per person mile) of driving is 57% greater than that of flying, according to a new analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States, AEO2013 and AEO2014, 1995-2040 (quadrillion Btu). LDV energy consumption declines in AEO2014 Reference case from 16.0 Delivered energy demand for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) in AEO2014 increases from 5.3 HDV energy demand is tempered somewhat by an average 0.5%

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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Euro Parliament committee backs revised CO2 standards for cars and vans; zero-emission road mobility by 2035

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2022

The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted this week, with 46 votes in favor, 40 against and two abstentions, a position on proposed rules to revise the CO 2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans in line with the EU’s increased climate ambition.

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DELIVER electric light commercial vehicle demonstrator to make its debut at FISITA

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

Liberty Electric Cars, the European subsidiary of Green Automotive Company, has completed the build of the first fully functioning example of “DELIVER”—an electric light commercial delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions’ 7 th Framework Programme. Click to enlarge. The DELIVER project ends in October 2014.

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ABB technology improves energy efficiency in Renault-Nissan and Daimler’s new Mexican car factory by up to 20%

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2016

ABB will supply ly state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, low-voltage power distribution solutions to COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes), the new car manufacturing facilities of Renault-Nissan and Daimler’s strategic joint venture located in Aguascalientes, Mexico. increase from 2014 to 2015, with the production of 3.4

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

Groupe Renault changes China strategy: light commercial vehicles and electric passenger cars

Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

Light speed: Honda next-gen 0 Series electric cars preview F1 tech that will give it the edge over its cheaper Chinese rivals

TeraWatt Infrastructure breaks ground on EV charging site for light-duty fleets near LAX

EIA: EVs and hybrids accounted for 11% of US light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2021

Insect-inspired night-time collision detector based on atomically thin and light-sensitive memtransistors

Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

EIA projects light-duty vehicle energy use to drop 12% by 2025

Chart: New Light-Duty Plugin Vehicle Sales Topped 1 Million for First Time in 2023

ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

Tesla Sweden sheds light on impact of IF Metall strike

San Francisco orders 175 light rail cars from Siemens for $648M; option for 85 more

EPA reconsiders withdrawal of California’s waiver to enforce greenhouse gas standards for cars and light trucks

Stellantis takes 8% stake in Vulcan Energy, extends lithium hydroxide offtake agreement to 2035

Loop Energy partnering with METTEM-M on hydrogen electric powertrains for commercial vehicles in Russia; GAZ bus first project

California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

Joint Office of Energy and Transportation establishes new EV working group

DOE: in 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles in US had fuel economies > 30 mpg

Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation; implications for green energy and tech industries

Prototype light metro electric trainset with supercapacitor energy storage

FuelCell Energy and Toyota complete first “Tri-gen” production system

IHS Markit: GM announcement latest sign that peak gasoline demand from light vehicles has already come and gone

Average price of new light vehicles in US hit high in 2016; driven up by trucks; cars moving in opposite direction

Volvo Cars Torslanda becomes company’s first climate-neutral car plant, second in overall network

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Xcel Energy wants 1.5M EVs in its service areas by 2030; 30x increase from today

Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

Navy researchers produce high energy density jet fuels from sustainable cellulosic feedstocks

Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) research project gets green light; tying in renewables

Nissan LEAF helps power company’s NA facilities with V2G; Nissan Energy

Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

ExxonMobil predicts peak in light-duty vehicle liquid fuels ~2030, but ongoing role for oil in the mix

California Energy Commission approves $384M plan to accelerate zero-emission transportation; 50% of funds to benefit disadvantaged communities

EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to invest > $5B CAD in JV for 45 GWh gigafactory in Canada

Making driving less energy-intensive than flying

EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

Euro Parliament committee backs revised CO2 standards for cars and vans; zero-emission road mobility by 2035

DELIVER electric light commercial vehicle demonstrator to make its debut at FISITA

ABB technology improves energy efficiency in Renault-Nissan and Daimler’s new Mexican car factory by up to 20%

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