Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), MTI, and Elomatic Oy , a Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm, have completed the development of a concept design for an ammonia-fuel ready LNG-fueled vessel (ARLFV) for the transition to a future marine fuel. ARLFV concepts. During Phase 1.5,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

EV conversion specialist Everrati announced reshuffling its business-to-business (B2B) strategy, rebranding the division as “Powered by Everrati.” It specializes in EV conversions of timeless classics like Porsche 911s and Land Rovers. Everrati Automotive Ltd. is a UK-based restoration company that has expanded its business to the US.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2020

successfully completed the start-to-finish proof of concept of its lithium processing technology. The culmination of the proof-of-concept was to convert and crystallize the LiCl solution produced by the company’s Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) demonstration plant. Canada-based Standard Lithium Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2023

A demonstrator, operational since summer 2022, is the subject of numerous patents and marks a major break from electrical energy conversion systems currently used. The project has made it possible to validate many new technical concepts and master their control and operation in preparation for automotive or stationary applications.

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Teslarati

JULY 6, 2021

The Tesla Owners’ group shared a concept of the transforming Cyberlandr camper , which Elon Musk described as “Cool.” The Cyberlandr team, in a previous conversation with Teslarati , admitted that the idea of a transforming, compact camper is a very difficult project. Cool — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 4, 2021.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most EV-converted classics roll out of home workshops, but when manufacturers join the party it’s recognition of how a brand’s heritage can blend with very modern propulsion. Enter Jeep’s CJ Surge 4×4 electromod concept. Electromodding is cool. The CJ Surge’s electric off-road abilities.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2019

The improvement in energy conversion efficiency compared to previous e-drives extends the driving range for each battery charge. Every percent of improvement in energy conversion efficiency translates into two percent more range. The 2-speed concept also offers benefits for OEMs pursuing performance. —Bert Hellwig.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

GM’s demonstrated proof-of-concept electric conversion vehicles include the E-10 pickup, K-5 Blazer-E, eCOPO Camaro, and Project X built in collaboration with Cagnazzi Racing’s eCrate Solutions Group. Proof of concept vehicle shown. Proof of concept vehicle shown. Production vehicles may vary.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

—Jordi Caus, SEAT’s Head of New Urban Mobility Concepts. Currently under development and designed to run as a mobile app on 4G/5G networks, Mobility Advisor uses IBM Watson Assistant to provide users with a conversational interface to plan and optimise routes and suggest the most suitable transportation options.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The new eSprinter is based on a new concept consisting of three modules. These allow the greatest possible freedom in the development and design of various conversions and superstructures previously only known from the conventionally powered Sprinter. The electric range, based on a simulation using the WLTP cycle, will be up to 400 km.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2018

These include an operator concept, the standardization of interfaces, a plug & play solution for fleet conversion, the validation of service life and the proof of efficiency in fleet operation. Other focal points include the service and training concept for the operation of the hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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Hydrogen BMW Concept Fleet 384

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2017

The solar-to-chemical energy conversion efficiency is 0.02%, which is the highest efficiency among the early reported photocatalytic systems. Traditionally, NH 3 has been manufactured by the Haber−Bosch process using H 2 and N 2 for over 100 years. wt %) and low liquefying pressure (∼8 atm). —Hirakawa et al. 7b06634.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Before the demo vehicle—a DAF CF 340 front loader with a Millennium XXL 40 body from Terberg HS—could be used to collect commercial waste, a conversion from standard diesel propulsion to hydrogen was required. Only an Allison 3200 fully automatic transmission was retained as an integral part of the drive concept.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

First shown as a proof-of-concept model built on a Caterpillar CAT 308 8-ton excavator, the ZQuip battery-electric conversion turned the conventional machine into a quiet, 140 kW, zero-emissions excavator ready to go to work on urban projects with strict noise regulation challenges or on environmentally sensitive zero drip job sites. “The

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million for 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing. manufacturers that could improve their competitiveness and enhance their energy efficiency. Advanced Manufacturing Awards. Organization. DOE Funding. 2,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

The implementation of this project, the first industrial-scale power-to-X-to-power demonstrator with an advanced hydrogen turbine, will be launched at Smurfit Kappa PRF’s site—a company specialized in manufacturing recycled paper—in Saillat-sur-Vienne, France. In this case, the “X” will be hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

NSD will work in close cooperation with MAN on a roadmap regarding which steps are necessary to use ammonia engines with all necessary ancillary systems in new ships and conversions. WTZ is a specialist within the field of energy conversion and will utilise a high-speed test engine to develop a combustion concept for the new engine.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2022

4’s start-up is on schedule, despite the global challenges during the two-year conversion phase. Six new production halls and five new conveyor bridges and logistics buildings over a total area of some 125,000 square meters have been created as part of the plant’s conversion.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2014

Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed new battery technology for the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity in cases where temperature differences are less than 100 degrees Celsius. These features lead to a high heat-to-electricity energy conversion efficiency of 5.7% Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2021

million) in Innovate UK funding to advance development of its range-extender concept for heavy-duty applications. While the FPE concept is not new, Libertine’s control and manufacturing know-how has unlocked its potential as a vehicle range-extender. million (US$3.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

The 80kW production unit is smaller and lighter than the concept, making it suited for sports, recreation and light commercial applications as well as classic car conversions. Enquiries to date have come from OEMs, low-volume manufacturers, classic car enthusiasts through to sports car and ATV recreational vehicle owners.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2022

The concept testing focuses on a four-wheel drive system comprising four electric motors and an integrated driving dynamics control system. The front end of the vehicle features an adapted body strut concept taken from the BMW M3/ M4 series for particularly high torsional rigidity in extremely dynamic driving situations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The first area, carried out in collaboration with DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), focuses on increasing the production volume of advanced components, stacks, sub-systems, and systems for multi-MW-scale high-temperature electrolyzers to lower hydrogen production costs. This would be coordinated with the H2NEW consortium.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 in Las Vegas, Hyundai Motor revealed its Mobility Vision concept that, in the future, will connect autonomous cars to living and working environments. The Smart House concept shown at CES places connected car technologies at the center of the home. Health + Mobility cockpit. Connection.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The K5 Blazer-E is a functional proof of concept of the upcoming Electric Connect and Cruise package Chevrolet Performance plans to sell in the second half of 2021. Chevrolet first previewed the eCrate conversion concept with the Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro in 2018 ( earlier post ), followed by the Chevrolet E-10 in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The EMBER program will leverage the diversity, specificity, and customizability of environmental microbiology to enable new biomining methods for the separation, purification, and conversion of REEs into manufacturing-ready forms. The EMBER program will aim to fill a critical DoD supply chain gap. —Linda Chrisey.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Volkswagen Group Components, with its partner eClassics, is presenting a holistic concept for the subsequent electrification of the historic Volkswagen Beetle. The conversion exclusively uses new parts they have mutually agreed on from the series production of Volkswagen Group Components. earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2019

The goal is to save energy and stem carbon dioxide emissions from metal manufacturing while concurrently generating clean hydrogen and fixing fossil-sourced carbon in solid materials. Pasquali said more than 10 percent the world’s annual energy use and carbon dioxide emissions are associated with the mining and manufacturing of metals.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2017

Qoros Automotive will reveal Qoros Model K-EV, its newest high-performance electric concept car, at Shanghai Auto 2017. Aside from providing extreme responsiveness, these electric motors also allow for torque vectoring, regenerative braking and energy conversion. Qoros plans to put Model K-EV into mass production in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at Arizona State University have shown that paper-folding concepts can be applied to Li-ion batteries in order to realize a device with higher areal energy densities. As a proof-of-concept, we have chosen to apply simple paper folding as well as the more complicated Miura-ori pattern to paper-based Li-ion battery electrodes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2020

The researchers have published their proof-of-concept in ACS Photonics and will now establish wider studies that demonstrate the scalability of the platform. Alongside hydrogen generation from water, the multi-disciplinary research team is investigating photochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into synthetic fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Ford is also moving forward with a $2-billion conversion of its Cologne, Germany, operations to begin producing electric passenger vehicles starting in 2023. Ford’s plant in Saarlouis will continue to produce the Ford Focus passenger car, while the company is also evaluating options for future site concepts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

This will be followed by the series-produced versions of the sports car Audi e-tron GT concept, to be produced by Audi Sport GmbH, and the compact SUV Audi Q4 e-tron concept, which was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. Audi is also focusing on the manufacture of its products. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2020

As the tractional battery is the only source of energy in the vehicle, any losses caused by power conversion need to be minimized. Vitesco Technologies is already developing and testing SiC technology in an 800-volt inverter concept to confirm the efficiency potential of the technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2021

This has presented the Fresson consortium, which includes Britten-Norman and Cranfield University, with an opportunity to deliver an enhanced technology programme that surpasses the original demonstrator concept.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2021

The Outotec lithium hydroxide process concept is based on a two-stage alkaline leach process. In the second stage lithium carbonate is solubilized in a conversion reaction, producing lithium hydroxide solution and solid calcium carbonate, which will report together with other mineral residues.

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