Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

Under the deal, Maxwell will provide multi-cell ultracapacitor subsystems with power electronics that will be applied in Geely and Volvo mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The ultracapacitor systems are intended to work in conjunction the vehicle batteries, said Thibault Kassir, Maxwell’s VP & GM, Energy Storage.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The Oshkosh Extreme Racing team Light Concept Vehicle (LCV) M2. Oshkosh Corporation ran two Light Concept Vehicles (LCV) through the 43 rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race course in Mexico, 18-20 November; one crossed the finish line of the 1,061-mile desert course. Tags: Diesel Hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2013

Elements of the “Hybrid Air” hydraulic hybrid powertrain under development for B, C, and D vehicles. Following the introduction of the Bosch electric axle-split hybrid in PSA Peugeot Citroën diesel vehicles ( earlier post ), the two companies are now planning to develop a hydraulic hybrid powertrain for passenger cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Parker Hannifin is seeing growing acceptance in the market for its RunWise heavy-duty hydraulic series hybrid system ( earlier post ), currently only applied in Autocar refuse trucks. The brake energy recovery system converts the vehicle’s kinetic energy into stored energy by compressing nitrogen gas in a storage device called an accumulator.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

will unveil a Dodge Caliber-based range extended electric concept vehicle (ReEV) powered by a UQM propulsion system and generator at the 2009 SAE World Congress next week. The range extended electric vehicle with plug-in capability was developed by FEV to demonstrate the company’s full spectrum of capabilities in hybrid engineering.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

Drivetrain of the Audi A8 parallel hybrid. Audi presented the A8 parallel hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid previews that of the production Q5 hybrid, due to reach the market in late 2010/early 2011, Audi said. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. General Motors LLC. Washington State University. 2,500,000.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The Audi e-tron concept. a high-performance electric sports car featuring four drive motors—two each at the front and rear axles—making the concept car a true quattro. The energy storage unit is charged with household current (230 volts, 16 amperes) via a cable and a plug. Click to enlarge. Lightweight construction.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

Hybrid concept for the S 400 hybrid. At the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 in Long Beach, Dr. Uwe Wiedemann from Mercedes-Benz Cars/Development, Hybrid Systems & Components, presented an overview of the design of the system and components, with a particular emphasis on managing the small 0.8

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Work on a research project developing an actively coupled ultracapacitor-battery system targeted at plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications is attracting interest from a variety of OEMs both at a component and a system level, according to Argonne’s Ted Bohn, in his presentation at the Department of Energy Merit Review this week.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

The HUMMER H3 was commissioned by Raser ( earlier post ) as part of its lead role in the Plug-in Hybrid Development Consortium , formed in 2005. FEV performed the full vehicle integration of the concept. A liquid-cooled, 41 kWh lithium-ion battery pack operates at 700V and provides the energy storage. HUMMER H3 ReEV.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

and BRUSA Elektronik AG , a developer and supplier of high-efficient power electronics and electric motors, have formed a collaboration on electric and hybrid vehicle applications. Magna will provide the BEV electric traction motor, transmission, motor controller, Lithium-ion energy storage system, battery charger and related systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2009

Accordingly, it has been steadily increasing its capabilities with hybrid and electric vehicle technologies over the past several years. A key competitive advantage for the company, he said, is its “ ability to integrate these new technologies into the complete vehicle and to develop complete vehicle concepts for pure electric mobility.”.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The top awardee in this segment is Pinnacle Engines ( earlier post ), which is receiving $8 million for the design and demonstration of an electrification-enabled full-featured opposed piston 4-stroke engine for hybrid and range extender applications. A second opposed-piston engine project is led by Achates Power ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

At the ceremonial launching of Germany’s “National Electric Mobility Platform” (NEMP) in Berlin, Volkswagen presented the Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle concept to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. The Golf blue-e-motion concept is powered by an 85 kW, 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) electric motor integrated in the engine compartment in front.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

is developing a 21 kWh Li-ion battery pack utilizing cells from Korea-based Energy Innovation Group (EIG Ltd.) The battery pack is expected to be demonstrated in a ReEV concept Dodge Caliber that was shown by FEV at the 2009 SAE World Congress. kWh useable energy. (A Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

Two permanently excited synchronous motors (PSM), like those deployed in the Le Mans–winning 919 Hybrid, generate a permanent rotary motion that can be applied at any time without needing to be started—a technical feat achieved by having a permanently magnetized rotor forced into a rotary motion by the magnetic field of the stator.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Audi—collaborating with Bosch, RWTH Aachen University, and others— launched the e performance project at the Audi Electronics Venture GmbH (AEV) on 1 October 2009 with the objective of developing a scalable systems architecture for electric-powered cars that also included a plug-in hybrid drive. e performance battery system.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 19, 2007

N ot that long ago, the idea that the transportation sector might actually provide energy back into the stationary generation sector was pretty much on the outside of the bell curve of acceptable thinking. Today the VtoG concept is a respectable topic in respectable circles. clip) The keynote speaker, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.),

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). More than 540 initial concept papers were received in the three focus areas. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2009

The five vehicles included the Dodge Circuit EV, Jeep Wrangler EV, Jeep Patriot EV, Chrysler Town & Country EV and the Chrysler 200C EV concept. A proprietary battery management safety system helps create an efficient and flexible energy storage solution. GE will develop the dual battery energy storage system.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The first performance hybrid from Mercedes-AMG—AMG GT 63 S E PERFORMANCE—is entering series production for the European market, drawing upon technologies from Formula 1. The concept includes a distinctive drive layout with an electric motor and battery on the rear axle as well as a high-performance battery developed in-house.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

ARPA-E’s first solicitation, announced earlier this year, was highly competitive and resulted in awarding $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

It was braving through inheriting the loss-making Reva while Tata Motors just had a few R&D concepts of the Vista and Nano electric. The latter two have witnessed a much stronger traction in the industry due to the government’s FAME (Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) policy.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In this joint effort, GE Aerospace and Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences are working together to advance a hybrid-electric propulsion concept capable of powering a 150-to-180-seat, single-aisle airplane. Why Hybrid Electric? Hydrogen contains far more energy per unit of mass but far less per unit of volume.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

The project uses the Dearman Engine, a highly-efficient liquid nitrogen or air (LiN) engine ( earlier post ) that harvests low-grade heat sources and, in this configuration, is most effective in urban duty cycles, working with the internal combustion engine (ICE) as a hybrid powertrain. The project builds on an earlier TSB-funded project.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. Ptech Engines Ltd (lead), Tickford Powertrain Test Ltd, MUSI Engines Ltd, Concept Group International. Flexible Multiport Converter Technology. EDS TurboClaw.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. BMW 2 Series Active Tourer plug-in hybrid prototype. The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid was presented as a. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

It will not be enough to improve the efficiency of conventional engines or to launch alternative fuel concepts, Leohold said. However, he stressed that “ new forms of mobility cannot be separated from the question of where the energy is coming from ”—a reference to the need to widely deploy low-carbon sources of electricity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The objective of this area of interest is to conduct focused fundamental research and development on issues impeding the commercialization of the next-generation, high-performance energy storage device. kW, specific power of 14.1 kW/kg, power density of 13. 4 kW/l, and >94% efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

REEACH projects seek to create innovative, cost-effective, and high-performance energy storage and power generation sub-systems for electric aircraft, with a focus on fuel-to-electric power conversion technologies. Both programs work to decrease energy usage and associated carbon emissions for commercial aircraft propulsion systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

Heat hybrid. A cryogenic engine such as the Dearman engine could also be used as a heat hybrid in combination with an internal combustion engine or hydrogen fuel cell to convert waste heat into additional shaft power at high levels of efficiency, reducing both fuel consumption and emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Although the new diesel hybrid sports car appears like a continuous further development of the World Championship winning car and Le Mans winner of the past two years, due to the new LMP1 regulations that will come into effect in 2014, Audi Sport redeveloped every component. The same happens with the energy amounts of the hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

E-Thrust is a “series hybrid” electrical distributed propulsion system concept using one gas power unit providing the electrical power for six fans for lower fuel consumption, fewer emissions and less noise. The partners hope to build a proof of concept in 3 years and have Certification CS23 in 10 years. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

A research project that is working on developing an actively coupled ultracapacitor battery system for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle applications is attracting attention from a number of manufacturers. The project, which began in 2007, has already completed hardware proof of concept testing.

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