Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Geely Emgrand 7 is a mid-sized 4-door sedan similar in size to a Škoda Octavia or Toyota Corolla. liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline. The car starts with fuel from the gasoline tank and automatically switches to methanol once a preset temperature has been reached in the engine.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 20, 2006

Toyota Motor Company J ust last month, there seemed to be good evidence that Toyota was looking at producing a plug- in. Now, Toyota is making it official. Toyota moves to corner the 'plug-in' market Reversing course, the Japanese automaker reveals it will make hybrid cars that can go even farther on electricity.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

There are proven and matured technologies to extract energy from fossil fuels and IC engines have been used in vehicles for a long. Diesel engines can use biodiesel alone or blended with petroleum fuels. #2 It is less expensive to produce for IC engine vehicles. Lets’ check out. Then, why do we need alternative fuels?

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2010

Autobloggreen.com's report continues: Toyota's director of environmental technology, Tom Stricker, was shocked by what Friedman said. In addition, because an EV can drive as easily on renewable electricity as coal, electric points the way toward a true zero emission future that includes electricity generation and mobility.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells had been promoted in some sectors as the best alternative to the internal combustion engine. It is important to realize that a fuel cell car is actually an electric car.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2016

Toyota Prius PHV PHEV (blended). Toyota Prius HEV. The Northern Midwest has a combination of a coal-heavy electricity grid, rural counties (with an assumed highway driving cycle), and cold weather that all contribute to higher relative emissions for the BEV. Yuksel et al. Click to enlarge. Chevy Volt PHEV (EREV).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 6, 2024

And Bob Charette , our longtime contributing editor, who is actually the father of lean software, back in the early ‘90s took the Toyota Total Quality Management program and applied it to software development. I think Toyota had one a few months ago. So the real engineering is just beginning for this. Recalls are pretty common.

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Charged EVs

MAY 3, 2023

SAE, the oldest and largest technical society for engineers in the automotive field, is working to develop standards for EV charging error codes, and helping to build a curriculum to train the technicians to repair and maintain equipment. It’s no longer enough just to engineer the battery. A Tesla technician repairing a supercharger.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

SCET—co-chaired by Tina Vujovich (formerly of Cummins Engine, Inc.) SCET—co-chaired by Tina Vujovich (formerly of Cummins Engine, Inc.) Also, as we begin to reduce dependence on oil as the chief energy source, the century-old domination of the conventional internal combustion engine is also expected to change substantially.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 23, 2007

At that point, the internal combustion engine kicks in and recharges the battery while you are driving. But I can’t help thinking that this technology will make the current crop of hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape look like Ford Excursions. The Volt is the plug-in hybrid car GM showed at last January’s Detroit Auto Show.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In the end, the laws of thermodynamics will win. Hype doesn’t stand a chance against reality in the long term. The $39 trillion in annual profits is up for grabs, and the fossil fuel industry is fighting hard to keep as much of it as possible, or at least delay its loss as long as possible.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Toyota keeps talking about making a plug-in but don’t hold your breath till they bring it to market. That’s right those are solar panels that all electric Toyota RAV4 is towing. He is none other than Paul Carosa, AC’s VP of Engineering, part owner, and one of the company principals.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

That's the reason why there's all this tribalism in alternative fuels. There’s $39 trillion in annual profits in the industry up for grabs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

All promising low-carbon non-petroleum transportation options, including hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, battery electric vehicles, and advanced liquid biofuels in combustion engines, face significant technical, resource, and market challenges. million miles in real-world testing, ARB staff noted. gallon of gasoline in today’s vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Some of the automakers include in that agreement are Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota and Mitsubishi. Caroline Reichert, a spokeswoman for the Germany energy company RWE , said leading automotive and energy companies have reached an agreement for a standardized plug for electric cars. by RSS or sign up by email.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Focus, Renault Megane, Toyota Corolla and Opel Astra—in their analysis, and compared EV configurations to a regular gasoline car, diesel car, parallel hybrid car and series HEV (SHEV). All reference car configurations except the diesel use gasoline engines, because the. and cheaper engines and battery packs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. People routinely pay more for such options as sunroofs, automatic transmissions, V8 engines and leather seats.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. If the power plants are going to be fueled by coal we’re going to be worse off than if we fuel them by gas,&# said Zupan.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Other detail changes from 6th April 2011 include: Drivers of Euro IV diesel cars registered before the 1st January 2006 are currently taxed at the same percentage rate as drivers of cars fitted with a petrol engine. Models anticipated for 2011 include a plug-in Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Ampera. Greening the Grid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

High-end engineering and computer software and systems jobs at auto suppliers are also at risk , as auto manufacturers are moving to shift those jobs in-house. There are also concerns in Japan, or at least by Toyota, over the potential for job losses from the transition to EVs. million jobs” in the Japanese auto industry.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This can be accomplished by building upon the above EV and ICE vehicle policy recommendations, coupled with 100 percent methane capture, retiring all coal-fired electric generation as well as converting the US electric grid with 80 percent clean energy by 2030.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

and International Consortium of automobile companies and associated supply companies which includes Green Star Products as an engineering and technology provider. Green Star Products is not in competition with Toyota or any other major automobile manufacturer because it is targeting a different market. Global Green Cars is a U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Retail versions will use a system similar to that of the Volt, with a small gasoline engine used strictly to run a generator to recharge the onboard battery pack. declares public health emergency for swine flu Top Jobs Top Cars 2007 Toyota Prius. 16,000 miles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. Or maybe just snap up the engineers. So, Nimrod, didnt you realize that FCVs would cause CO2 emissions as well?

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Creative Greenius

JULY 2, 2009

And the brilliance of Elon Musk and the brainiacs he’s put together on his Tesla team is that they’re savvy enough to have made the Roadster a sexy, California, hardbody piece of eye candy in addition to making it 400% more efficient than any internal combustion engine vehicle ever. He’s the former President of SCE.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

One of the engineers explained to me how the car works. While a series hybrid is good, the Toyota Prius gets 100 miles per gallon because after the 20 miles of pure EV mode, it kicks into a hybrid-electric car. Toyota is basically 100 miles per gallon. How Does It Work? It is basically a 40 mile per hour / 40 mile electric car.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In October a BYD sedan called the F3 became the bestselling sedan in China, topping well-known brands like the Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota ( TM ) Corolla. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. On a trip to the U.S.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Toyotas Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries are considered "non-hazardous waste" [See "high voltage electrical systems" ]. Engineers note: hybrids need "power batteries," PHEVs need "energy batteries.")

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. and Chrysler. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. — Goodbye 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. ► January (13) What Goes Down, Must Go Up? 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. BYD’s engineering prowess.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Current batteries in new Toyota hybridsare ~$3000 if they need to be replaced. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Sorry the market killed the EV1. you see that?

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