Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2016

Tesla Motors continues to battle Virginia car dealers over the opening of a second company-owned retail store in the Old Dominion State.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 13, 2023

The purchase builds off Lithia’s tiny footprint within the Mid-Atlantic environment and provides the automobile store a large presence right through Virginia. The purchase additionally incorporated two buy-here, pay-here dealerships, two car purchasing facilities and an authorized used-vehicle pack, all in Virginia.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Alpha Motors shows us how retro-cute EVs can be styled for America. Virginia signs on with California standards. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Karma prices the GS-6 plug-in hybrid. And the Toyota Mirai has us thinking about the brand’s upcoming EVs.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: CEO Elon Musk says China may become Tesla Motors'' biggest market, Virginia scraps its hybrid-vehicle tax, and a New Jersey Honda dealer achieves electric-grid neutrality. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

NHTSA reported in its most recent data 846 bicycle fatalities from motor-vehicle-related accidents in 2019—a 36% increase since 2010. Year-over-year, NHTSA reported on-road cycling injuries increased 4.3% to 49,000 in the US in 2019. In Alpharetta, Georgia, Audi collaborated with Applied Information and the Fulton Co.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 20, 2023

He or she says it was never raced, but there is one yellow flag -- the dealer replaced the "bottom half" of the motor after the crank warped. Football fans, take note -- the original Monroney apparently says the car was built for ex-NFL wide receiver Santana Moss. That happened almost 100,000 miles ago at 56K.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2023

IperionX Limited has agreed a Scope of Work (SoW) for the supply of titanium metal components for Ford Motor Company using IperionX’s 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium metal. This Ford SoW follows a detailed program of quality and strength testing of IperionX’s low-carbon, circular titanium metal.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2024

However, General Motors announced a move earlier this week and it seems like it's been met with a shrug. It's not like Boeing bouncing from Seattle to Chicago to Virginia, or even United Airlines decamping Chicago for its suburbs (or McDonald's, which moved from Chicago's suburbs to the city proper). Sound off below.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2018

The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. West Virginia University and University of Alabama teams finished second and third place, respectively. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2019

Rounding out the top three are Virginia Tech in second place and the University of Alabama in third place. Teams have four years (2018-2022) to transform their vehicles from design concept into reality, building an energy efficient, connected and semi-automated vehicle for the car sharing market. Year One is for the big thinkers.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Today, Tesla Motors experiences a setback in its plan to open a second retail store in Virginia, a General Motors executive says the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car proves the automaker can compete with Silicon Valley, and U.S. All this and more on.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 12, 2022

Curious about driving an electric car in very cold weather and bad/snowy road conditions? Dual motors (four-wheel drive) and all-season tires were no match for this situation. […]. Let me provide some answers and perspective. Note: From the time I arrived at 7:00 a.m. until leaving at 11:00 a.m.,

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2016

Today, Virginia car dealers continue their attack on Tesla Motors and its direct-sales practices, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finds that small crossover SUVs may stint front passengers on safety, and several countries plan to end sales of internal-combustion cars. After filing a lawsuit.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Tesla Motors recently had another setback in its fight with Virginia's franchised car dealers over direct sales of its luxury electric cars. Now, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is recommending against.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Peter Mertens, previously Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Car Corporation in Göteborg, Sweden, as the new Board of Management Member for Technical Development at Audi. In 1985, he gained a master of science degree in industrial engineering and operations research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the United States.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The Virginia department of motor vehicles ruled yesterday that Tesla is eligible to open a second retail store in Virginia, in the state capitol of Richmond.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

million tire performance test equipment, known as Flat-Trac LTRe, is unique in its use of electric motor technology and can run a tire up to 200 mph. The Flat-Trac LTRe is capable of replicating all driving maneuvers of a passenger car or light truck on the road. The center’s $11.2-million

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Named the Motor Trend 2017 Car of the Year, the Bolt EV offers an EPA-estimated 238 miles of range on a full charge, enabling owners to go beyond average daily driving needs with range to spare. In the San Francisco Bay area, Chevrolet delivered the first three Bolt EVs to customers.

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Teslarati

MAY 17, 2023

And with Tesla now producing over a million vehicles per year, the company needs to attract as many customers as possible, including those that are completely unaware of the advantages of electric cars. billion, and General Motors (GM) spent about $1.35 “Is he an effective ambassador? . billion on US ads.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 18, 2016

The state-by-state battles between electric-car maker Tesla Motors and lobbyists for state auto-dealer interests often take unusual twists and turns. But the situation in the state of Virginia may be among the odder episodes in Tesla's eight years of selling cars online directly to buyers.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 21, 2023

Lithia Motors Inc. has bought metro-Atlanta dealership Wade Ford, only a tiny over a day next including 14 dealerships in Virginia from Precedence Auto Workforce to its solid and proceeding an competitive acquisition technique that objectives achieving $50 billion in income through the top of 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The Edison2 Very Light Car on the track. The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. Credit: Edison2. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $60 million to 24 research and development projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks. (DE-FOA-0002420) General Motors. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Federal share. SUNY University @ Stony Brook.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Later, in graduate school at Virginia Tech, he became part of a group of engineers who visited local schools to help enhance the STEM curriculum with hands-on building of solar electric and small motor project activities. “We His presentation won him an engineering scholarship to Duke University.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2013

A 2009 SAE paper by a team from Virginia Tech and Argonne National Laboratory found that a simulated PnG driving strategy in a Ford Focus delivered 33-77% fuel economy improvement depending on different speed ranges and acceleration times. NASA says that it is seeking a patent on the technology. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

Virginia Tech earned second place with an ethanol EREV design and Penn State came in third place building a biodiesel EREV. Mississippi State University competed against 15 other universities to win first place in Year Two Finals of the three-year competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy and General Motors (GM).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

Nissan Motor Co., The technology being demonstrated at Nissan 360 means the car could drive autonomously on a highway—sticking to or changing lanes and avoiding collisions—without a map. It can also be integrated with a standard in-car navigation system so the vehicle knows which turns to take to reach its destination.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The X Prize winners are Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corporation of Mooresville, North Carolina. Tags: Green cars Latest news E85 Edison2 Li-ion Motors Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Very Light Car X prize X-Tracer.

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Cars That Think

MAY 1, 2024

The projectors within the planet cage were organized in tiers with complex gearing that allowed a motorized drive to move them around one axis to simulate the annual rotations of these celestial objects against the backdrop of the stars. opened its first planetarium in April 1983 at the Science Museum of Virginia.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Researchers led by Ashley Weaver, assistant professor at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics, have developed a method to compute crash injury metrics and risks as functions of precrash occupant position. Weaver , Bharath Koya , Joel D. sup2 doi: 10.1080/15389588.2015.1061666.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Toyota also announced an expansion of its joint venture plant, Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Once Corolla production begins in Mexico in 2019, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. By 2019, the Cambridge, Ontario plants will all be producing higher-value mid-sized vehicles, along with Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Hydraulic pumps/motors and an accumulator (power storage unit) are added to gasoline, diesel, propane or CNG engines to store braking energy and use the captured energy to accelerate the vehicle, significantly saving fuel and brakes and cutting emissions. Artemis: Developed by 15 EU nations tasked with emissions study for cars.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In this time Genesis went from being a model in the Hyundai line-up to becoming a car company on its own. The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors named The Ohio State University this year’s winner of the EcoCAR 3 – Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition during an awards ceremony at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. Virginia Tech and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University took second and third place respectively.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 20, 2011

General Motors today announced that it is ramping up sales of its plug-in hybrid electric car, the Chevy Volt, in two new states: North Carolina and South Carolina. Like other new electric cars, the Volt is only available in a few states.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

General Motors and its research partners recently studied how non-driving activities influence driver behavior in self-steering, semi-autonomous vehicles. The studies took place in a driving simulator at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis and with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) on a GM test track in Michigan.

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