Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 million people. Air pollution poses a serious threat to our nation’s health.

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Plug in America

JUNE 7, 2022

For many years, Plug In America has been giving consumers the opportunity to test drive and learn about electric vehicles through National Drive Electric Week, Drive Electric Earth Day, and EV ride and drive events throughout the year. With the advent of COVID-19, we quickly pivoted and successfully transitioned nearly all events online.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

ComEd’s service area covers most of northern Illinois, including the city of Chicago and […] The company was founded in 1907 and has been providing reliable energy services to customers for over a century.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

An auto conference kicking off in Toronto seems to be no different, with some early footage from the event showing the recently launched vehicle surrounded by dozens of people. and Canada over the last few months, with the first displays popping up just weeks before the official delivery event held on November 30.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, it’s starting to look like the company just isn’t interested in attending the big events anymore. Stellantis says dealers can decide if they want to make an appearance at subsequent trade events while corporate takes a pass. The] Jeep off-road exhibit drew 26,000 people at the 2023 event, he added. “It

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 12, 2024

It's not just NorCal -- I sometimes spot some pretty cool iron in my neighborhood, and while the part of Chicago I live in is nice enough, it's not exactly a moneyed part of the downtown or anything. At events like Cars and Coffee? In other words, you don't have to be in an exclusive ZIP code to see cool stuff. While traveling?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

JOIN US for premiere events at our new theaters the weekend of 11/11, including Q&A's with Director Chris Paine, Former GM Executive (and Revenge star) Bob Lutz and much more. Come out this weekend in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Minneapolis, Seattle, Chicago, San Diego, Houston and Sacramento! Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Eight commercial airlines used Gevo’s alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) derived from renewable isobutanol for Fly Green Day, sponsored last week by the O’Hare Fuel Committee, at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Commercial airlines participating in the event were: Lufthansa. United Airlines. Cathay Pacific Airways. Japan Airlines.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

News broke earlier this week that Stellantis would pull out of auto shows, including the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, for the foreseeable future. We reached out to the Chicago Auto Show folks about that, and have not yet heard back. There’s a new Ram truck, but we’re hearing the first drive won’t be in time for Chicago.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 6, 2023

Yet the Grant Park 220 that took place here in Chicago last weekend is still very much on my mind. Not so much the race itself, though I think the event generally went well , and it was cool seeing a NASCAR rookie win in his first start. I hope the event remains part of Chicago’s social calendar for years to come.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s that time of year again, time for events across the country to show off electric vehicles at Drive Electric Earth Month. It started as Drive Electric Earth Day , but since not every event can happen on the same day, they went ahead and extended it to encompass “Earth Month” events that happen across the month of April.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

Fifty-one cars from 41 teams survived the design judging phase and will start on-track performance events in the spring of 2010, with the support of a new partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) announced at the North American International Auto Show last week.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 3, 2023

Shane van Gisbergen may not have much NASCAR experience -- he was making his first-ever start on Sunday in Chicago at the Grant Park 220 -- but he has plenty of street-race experience. The race had been shortened from 100 laps/220 miles to 75 laps/165 miles due to extreme rain in Chicago, though a late caution forced overtime.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 7, 2023

All EVA local chapters are invited to these events, where they can bring their EVs and educate attendees and the press. We will also provide social media hashtags as the event gets closer, as the relay event will include charging station images and other fun pictures. contact us here. Specialist grantgerke@myeva.org.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The press day at the 2023 Detroit Auto Show was so quiet that I ended my day two states away – sleeping in my own bed in Chicago. I’ve said it before and I will say it again – I have no worries about the future of auto shows as public events. Even the looming potential of a UAW strike didn’t seem to bring in extra media.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The exciting new concepts didn’t disappear with the North American International Auto Show held in January: the Chicago Auto Show is proving to be a close match for its more prestigious rival. Kia chose the event to unveil two new vehicles: the Cross GT Concept (pictured top) and the 2014 Kia Forte Five-Door SX (pictured [.].

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Teslarati

AUGUST 5, 2021

“The scariest thing for me is going up the hill,” said one R1T reservation holder who attended Rivian’s small test drive event. For the program, the company plans to organize at-home drives or tour events. the tour events and at-home drives) due to anticipated demand.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2010

A Chicago Fire Department firefighter using a hydraulic. International in Chicago. The workshop included classroom training as well as a live extrication exercise in which Chicago firefighters practiced door and roof removal before an audience of several hundred firefighters. International in Chicago. by Jack Rosebro.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 29, 2024

Nissan, Infiniti, and Genesis all had events before I even touched down at LaGuardia. Regardless of whether an unveiling happened at Javits or not, the fact that five or six new vehicles were shown in New York sort of makes up for Chicago being so quiet that I didn't even write a recap. You simply get more attention that way.

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Cars That Think

JULY 27, 2022

Jack Dongarra ’s dream job growing up was to teach science at a public high school in Chicago. “I After he graduated high school, there was only one university he wanted to attend: Chicago State. Chicago State accepted his application, and he decided to major in mathematics. “I Entrepreneurial Spirit.

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Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Stretching 140 miles of the original iconic roadway from Seligman to Topoc, communities along the way plan to host local events for all participants. We’re hoping as many EVA members as possible from across the US will join us in the historic Fun Run,” said Elaine Borseth, EVA president.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

It will also “significantly restructure” its flights from other airports, most notably by reducing flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and Chicago O’Hare International Airports. They cause us to replan, they hurt us on the revenue front, they cause us to be inefficient, and we’re working all of that.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Midwest EVOLVE (Electric Vehicle Opportunities: Learning, eVents, Experience) is a partnership between the American Lung Association and eight Clean Cities coalitions throughout the Midwest to educate consumers about the clean-air and performance advantages of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2016

In partially automated driving mode, the trip will include stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, New York, Miami, San Antonio and San Diego. Using the collected data, the scanner creates a map of the environment allowing it to analyze and anticipate events around the vehicle.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

The New York and San Francisco-based company is developing and deploying EV charging projects in US cities like New York, Chicago, Detroit, and others this spring. Image: Voltpost EV charging company Voltpost ‘s “first-of-a-kind” lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Argonne National Laboratory ( ANL ) is hosting the Electrical Energy Storage Technologies and Applications Workshop at its campus outside of Chicago on 20-21 March. The event will address: Fundamentals of energy storage and its applications. The Workshop, sponsored by the Robert W. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2019

In November 2017, Gevo’s ATJ was used by eight commercial airlines for Fly Green Day, sponsored by the O’Hare Fuel Committee, at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Like the Fly Green Day at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in 2017, Gevo’s renewable jet fuel was supplied using the general fuel system at Brisbane Airport.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 10, 2024

As these incidents become increasingly prevalent, EV manufacturers and stakeholders must design resilient systems and frameworks to withstand such events, especially in disaster-prone areas. In Chicago, there have been reports of EV batteries not charging because of freezing weather.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 3, 2023

NASCAR's first foray into racing on the streets of downtown Chicago was met with criticism from the public and skepticism from the drivers before the race even took place. Fans, too, seemed pretty happy with the event. Take Nick Fornero, 30, from Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Another Chicagoan and first-timer, Chris G.,

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 26, 2024

The article, which can still be found here , is a feature story in which a journalist who describes herself as a socialist gets assigned to travel from Chicago to Austin, Texas to cover last year's Formula 1 event at the Circuit of the Americas. Despite the race occurring last fall, the article was published on March 1.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

For example, the Chicago area EV enthusiasts are gathering at the Christian Community Church parking lot,1635 Emerson Lane in Naperville, IL at 2pm to open the doors of dozens of electric cars and electric conversions to community members who want to talk to EV drivers and learn more about the cars.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2015

The technology was refined by repeatedly putting phones into crash-test cars and normal cars on roads, and testing and refining the models on both “accidents” (crash-test collisions) and non-accident events (such as hard brakes, phone drops, etc), until the software had a 100% accuracy rate. BMW is committed to safety on the roads.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. Richard Steiner (right) and his Waverley at the Hoosier EVA 2021 NDEW event. If we had known the Waverley would get that much attention, we would have used it to promote the event.” Hoosier EVA outreach event. This saved me the trip.”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The concept vehicle event stemmed from a Local Motor’s Design Challenge which resulted in the submission of over 200 entries from 30+ countries. IMTS, the largest and longest running manufacturing technology trade show in the United States, is held every other year at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. IMTS 2014 is runing 8-13 September.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Poles, wires, and substation transformers are being upgraded with advanced materials and new technology to better withstand extreme weather events, to allow easier frequency and voltage control during system emergencies, and to accommodate greater use of variable renewable generation (customer-sited wind and solar).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

At the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai introduced its new 2020 Sonata Hybrid, featuring up to 686 miles of driving range and an EPA-estimated 52 mpg combined fuel economy rating on the Blue trim. This is the first time the Sonata Hybrid has been shown in North America. The new Sonata Hybrid goes on sale this spring and is built in Asan, Korea.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Lightning Hybrids’ system installed on the Ford F59 is eligible for Drive Clean Chicago’s “Drive Clean Truck” voucher program, which provides incentives to help shift diesel fleets in the Chicago area to zero- and low-emission vehicles. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid'

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