Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2018

billion in the third quarter of 2018, down 6% from the same period last year, according to the latest Clean Energy Investment Trends report from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). We’re seeing more companies raising funds as they look to make the jump from concept cars to high-volume manufacturing. —Colin McKerracher.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. Several companies have said they are a couple of years into what they think will be a five-year certification process.

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JUNE 9, 2024

This is the problem that Mercedes-Benz faced in India — a notoriously value conscious market. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including new, demo, and used car financing, ensuring a seamless experience for customers from purchase to ownership. One out of two cars are now sold through the Agility Programme.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2022

Aemetis announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India, owner and operator of a biodiesel plant located near the Port of Kakinada on India’s east coast, was selected by the three government-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) and a major oil refiner to supply approximately 8,000,000 gallons of biodiesel over the next two months.

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MAY 6, 2014

2012 and 2013 market share vs. per-vehicle incentive for battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric PHEV (where applicable, only company car market incentives shown here). Market share of new EVs in select markets, 2013 and 2014. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2020

The report provides a detailed ten-year outlook for the uptake of electric light commercial vehicles across key regions (China, Europe, North America and the rest of the world) outlining, eLCV production, penetration, market revenue and battery requirements. Forecast eLCV share of total global LCV market revenue.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work with the South Korean government as well as logistics, battery and mobility companies to demonstrate the electric vehicle (EV) battery leasing business. As a result, KST Mobility is able to have lower initial investment for EV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units (TRUs) to its fleet located at the company’s Riverside, Calif. UNFI will lease the TRUs through PLM Trailer Leasing for five years while the company continues to explore how they integrate into its operations. United Natural Foods, Inc. distribution center.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

Honda plans to introduce these models to the North American market as model year 2024 vehicles, one from Honda brand and the other from the Acura brand. These EV models will first be introduced to the North American market, and then to other regions of the world.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

Australia-based hydrogen fuel cell vehicle company H2X Global recently secured a US$57-million deal with US-based firm, Verde Mobility Inc., We anticipate this will crank up our vehicle production to 25,000 units a year, and provide a sturdy financial foundation for the company. million investment into H2X.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Amyris, Inc., , a company which converts plant-sourced sugars into renewable hydrocarbons, reports achieving a record low manufacturing cost of $1.75 The company has also accelerated its sales activity relating to high-performance polymer-grade farnesene for the polymers market and Myralene as a replacement for higher-priced limonene.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Under the auto boom, a smaller industry is also growing: the used or pre-owned car market, where for every two new cars, three used cars are sold. Fuelled by rising disposable incomes, an influx of new sport-utility vehicles, and attractive loan rates, India’s car market is racing ahead. As per industry estimates, about 4.1

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alstom and MOL, Hungary’s leading oil and gas company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to structure cooperation in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation. Alstom is a pioneer of hydrogen technology, having introduced the Coradia iLint to the German market in September 2018 ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This is the highest CARB dynamometer-certified efficiency rating for any Class 3 vehicle currently in the market. Lightning eMotors offers comprehensive leasing plans, which allow fleets to see total-cost-of-ownership savings from lower energy and maintenance costs, starting on day one of the lease.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

The company leverages its advanced pretreatment technology to deliver clean, high-quality RD and SAF feedstocks, which enable partners to produce premium renewable fuels. The purity of the feed reduces the revamp cost of converting existing conventional refining units to process renewable feedstock, while also lowering carbon intensity.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

fleet operator of EVs, has blamed the sale on high repair costs and weak demand for the vehicles it offers on rent. Analysts and industry experts believe the move will affect the second-hand market for EVs and dissuade buyers who are already rethinking big purchases due to higher borrowing costs. Hertz, the largest U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

The pilot phase of the program aims to demonstrate the credibility of the book-and-claim model, using blockchain technology to ensure secured allocation of SAF’s environmental attributes to companies and airlines after the fuel has been delivered into the fuel network.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2023

The Bollinger B4 will be eligible nationwide for a federal purchasing incentive of 30% of the cost of the vehicle, up to a total $40,000, through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. is a US-based company headquartered in Oak Park, Michigan. Deliveries of the Bollinger B4 are expected to begin in July 2024.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. Other companies, including Apple and Tandy Corp. And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. With that, the preeminent U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. A lower total cost of ownership—factoring in both direct and indirect costs and savings over the life of the vehicle—is the second biggest driver, cited by 64% of respondents.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2019

For Bosch, the complete acquisition of EM-motive is the next logical step on the path to becoming the market leader for electromobility. It’s a chance to establish an even broader presence in the market. With this move, Bosch above all intends to acquire new customers in the rapidly growing global market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

Todd Markusic, Vice President of Mobility at Ipsos, said the Ipsos Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study discovered there are three main barriers towards BEV ownership for consumers: overall cost, range and charging location stations. The average new car buyer believes it will be a minimum of 4.6

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Teslarati

MAY 30, 2024

BYD and other Chinese automakers have studied the European auto market for years. Now, it’s time to put their knowledge to the test and go all-in on the European auto market. They have studied European car owners to understand the details they look for when purchasing a vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2021

SINANODE seamlessly integrates into existing manufacturing processes to fuse silicon nanowires onto commercial graphite powders, tripling the energy density of the anode while halving its cost per kWh, according to the company. The higher energy density increases battery range while nanowires shorten charging time.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

SCE has been offering a $1,000 rebate through its Pre-Owned EV Rebate program to residential customers who purchase or lease a used EV. Earlier this year, the utility extended its program for used EVs to lend a hand to more cost-conscious customers seeking to go electric.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In a recent press release, diesel engine giant Cummins announced that it was acquiring Meritor, a company that makes drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket, and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. Even EV leaders like Tesla are seeing challenges in entering the trucking market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In a new study, IHS Markit forecasts that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) will by 2040 grow to an all-time high of around 11 billion miles per year (a 65% increase since 2017) in China, Europe, India and the United States—the key markets examined for the study—and will keep growing. IHS Markit, “Reinventing the Wheel.”

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Teslarati

JUNE 6, 2023

The Tesla Model 3 just became less expensive than the price of the Toyota Camry in California thanks to the company’s confirmation that each of the all-electric sedan’s trim levels qualifies for the full $7,500 tax credit. ALSO READ: Tesla Model Y price cuts have brought costs below U.S. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. Honda is making progress on its all-solid-state battery technology which the company sees as the core element of future EVs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

FREYR Battery announced the selection and purchase of a site in Coweta County, Georgia for its planned Giga America battery plant. The company is also evaluating value accretive upstream and downstream modules as well as additional cell production lines that are expected to bring total capital investments to more than $2.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

Purchase and installation of the wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. If the total costs of the project fall below the grant amount, no funding will be granted. So far, around 385,000 applications for around 470,000 charging points have been received. The grant is a flat rate of €900 per charging point.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

It will also be more economical than conventional turbine engines, or even the battery-based systems, on the total cost basis. He previously founded and was the CEO of eMotorWerks, a smart grid electric vehicle charging company acquired in 2017. The company is already flight-testing its powertrain prototype in a Piper M-Class airframe.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The initial focus of the collaboration will be on creating a North America- and Europe-based supply chain of vertically integrated magnet manufacturing that both companies, their respective suppliers, and other co-sourcing partners will use in the future. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president for Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2013

The Power Max, which offers Level 2 240V charging in 16 or 30 amp models, will retail for roughly half the cost of current EV charging stations. Bosch also offers professional guidance for customers purchasing a Power Max or other EV charging station. Power Max 16A / 12’ cord entry level model. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

ë-Berlingo Van is targeted in particular at SMEs, delivery companies, craftsmen and tradesmen who make a lot of short-distance trips and need free access to their loading area in regulated zones. 41% are tradesmen or companies in the construction or delivery sector often operating in urban environments.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2019

HollyFrontier Corporation, an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products, plans to construct a new renewable diesel unit (RDU) at its Artesia, New Mexico refinery (Navajo Refinery).

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