Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Boundary Layer Technologies, a California-based marine technology startup, revealed its concept design for a fully electric hydrofoiling ferry: ELECTRA. —Ed Kearney, CEO of Boundary Layer Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

TECO 2030 has launched a new product concept for its containerized fuel cells, the TECO 2030 Power Barge. The concept forms a scalable multimegawatt solution for electricity production for shore power from hydrogen. Fuel Cells can be used for almost any application and infrastructure solutions where power generation is needed.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Renault unveiled its new Scénic Vision concept-car at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris. It is two times lighter, smaller and costs less than a battery for a similar electric vehicle. Its hybrid electric and hydrogen powertrain aims to reduce downtime related to energy recharging while reducing the carbon footprint, including the battery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Porsche is presenting the Mission R concept electric car that combines advanced technologies and sustainable materials, such as natural fibre-reinforced plastics, with a passion for racing. The Mission R is pre-equipped for over-the-air technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Ricardo has developed and demonstrated an advanced and cost-effective motorcycle Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) concept that offers the comfort and convenience of automatic and semi-automatic operation with better-than-manual fuel efficiency.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 26, 2024

In recent years, auto shows haven’t been the exciting showcases of new vehicles they once were, but this year’s New York International Auto Show has already seen a few compelling concept vehicles. Genesis unveiled the Neolun electric SUV concept and the GV60 Magma Concept.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2023

A new €4-million research project funded by the EU is seeking to develop a lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense permanent magnet eMotor for electric vehicles (EVs). The consortium of eight European partners in the HEFT project is led by Mondragan University and includes GKN Automotive.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Siemens unveiled a new sustainable, EV charging concept structure designed for electrifying fleets and high demand charging applications at scale. This product is the industry’s first EV charging system to house all necessary electrical infrastructure components that power EV chargers in an above-ground, enclosed, and low carbon structure.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2022

The traction motor can run indefinitely with high performance due to its new cooling concept. At the same time, the extremely compact design results in an advantage in the costs of materials and weight—a lighter motor requires less material during manufacture and increases the possible net load in commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Ballard Power Systems and MAHLE Group, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, are progressing the development of a new fuel cell system concept for long-haul trucks, with MAHLE taking delivery of a 120kW module at the company’s hydrogen test center in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

An entry-level Toyota EV is unlikely in the near future due to high battery costs, an executive said in a recently published interview with Autocar. Among the planned models, however, is a small electric SUV for Europe , based on the Urban SUV Concept shown in late 2023. Toyota has launched a C-HR plug-in hybrid in Europe, too.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

IAV and Louisenthal, a technology leader in the production of security foils and papers for banknotes, have developed an energy-efficient heating concept for electric vehicles that requires considerably less energy while increasing comfort for drivers and passengers. This increases cruising range by up to 6%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

These fleet truck concepts are powered by Panasonic’s proprietary software and cloud services platform OneConnect and represent a more accessible and a more agile fleet approach conceived to keep business flowing in tight or last mile spaces. These trucks have a footprint that fit on the width of a typical cart path.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

DOE also released two companion ESGC reports: the 2020 Grid Energy Storage Technology Cost and Performance Assessment and the Energy Storage Market Report 2020. The Roadmap outlines a DOE-wide strategy to accelerate innovation across a range of storage technologies based on three concepts: Innovate Here; Make Here; and Deploy Everywhere.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The team has not yet produced a working demo for their concept. The team projects that the high-efficiency vehicle will have a a minimum unit cost of only $1,400 to produce—the price of an average mountain bike—once the funding goal is reached.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

Audi is working on a concept for quick charging for premium-level electromobility: the Audi charging hub. The concept calls for high-power charging (HPC) stations that can be reserved in advance to provide a high level of planning security. In addition, the modular concept provides maximum flexibility and scalability.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

Concept vehicles don’t often make it to production unchanged, but the new Infiniti QX80 looks an awful lot like the QX Monograph concept the automaker showed late last year. The Luxe RWD trim starts at $91,545, and adding four-wheel drive to either trim costs $3,100. The top two trims come standard with four-wheel drive.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2020

Tritec Marine and Stena LNG have collaborated to create the innovative SAFE Bunker concept. The ability to configure ships in alternative (often unconventional) ways and confidently predict their performance has led investors and traders to explore new markets and seek solutions which are fit-for-purpose, versatile and cost-effective.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2015

Driveline engineering specialist Drive System Design (DSD) will introduce a new 48V e-drive systems concept for mild hybrid vehicles at the 9 th International CTI Symposium later this month. There is a natural limit with 48V of ~15kW per machine so a modular concept makes the lower voltage system more attractive. —John Reeve.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2024

BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao brand unveiled its new Super 3 electric SUV concept Tuesday, which has a rugged “interstellar chariot” design. Complete with a landing pad for your drone, the new EV is expected to cost less than $28,000 (200,000 yuan). Once the concept goes into production, it’s expected to go by the name Bao 3.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The design is fairly close to the 2021 concept version, and Renault claims a projected base price of 25,000. The cult-classic Renault 5 hatchback has returned as an EV—at a lower price than any electric car currently available in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

With to this new modular approach, MAHLE is able to significantly reduce development times and costs, with developers now having direct access to a fully developed off-the-shelf component instead of having to design individual solutions for each vehicle. The focus here is on lower systems costs coupled with higher operational safety.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Battery costs have been falling for years, but the rising cost of raw materials is pushing them upward now. At least one CEO doesn’t see how EVs’ cost premium can be passed along to consumers. A big, 2-door Maybach electric concept goes rugged-posh.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

Vietnamese EV startup VinFast has revealed its VF Wild mid-sized ute concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. At the reveal no details were shared about battery size, powertrain, range, cost or potential production timing. We can assume it’d be a dual motor all-wheel-drive to live up to its muscular exterior.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

Hydrogen researchers at Graz University of Technology (Austria), together with the Graz-based start-up Rouge H2 Engineering , have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen using chemical looping. This process also makes the system interesting for smaller applications. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

The advanced Ingenium family, which includes a range of diesel, gasoline and electrified engines, are built to maximise performance while at the same time reducing the environmental impact and running costs for customers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2020

A new study by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) concludes that a high-pressure, scalable, intra-city hydrogen pipeline system could improve the economics and logistics of hydrogen delivery, making it potentially cost-competitive with gasoline. kg—approximately equivalent to a gasoline cost of $2.7/gal

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2020

Reaction Engines recently completed a joint Proof-of-Concept study with the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to determine whether the company’s innovative thermal management technology could be combined with STFC’s catalysts to create an aviation system based on ammonia fuel.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2023

Ram Trucks, the US truck arm of global automaker Stellantis , took the wraps off what it called the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept truck on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It’s reportedly close in exterior design to the production model we’ll see within months. Paradigm breaker’ plug-in hybrid to come.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Nissan will unveil a new Micra EV as its newest low-cost electric car. Nissan unveiled its own business update last month as it looks to cut costs and introduce affordable EVs. Nissan’s new “Arc” business plan aims for “significant next-generation EV cost reduction” through its partnerships and technology.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Toyota FT-Se Concept that debuted at the Japan Mobility Show recently probably isn’t going to be the MR2 successor everyone has been hoping it would be. Still, it’s always smart to remain cautious when dealing with concept vehicles. Mazda has been doing this for years with would-be RX successors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2020

DMP ) will partner to build a proof-of-concept (PoC) applying the technologies of both companies starting April 2020. Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development, Inc. TRI-AD) and Dynamic Map Platform Co.,

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 29, 2022

Most EV drivers know that during these times of economic crisis, EV running costs are considerably less than those with gas-guzzling internal combustion engines. But did you know, it’s relatively easy to reduce EV charging costs even further? This will undoubtedly cover the costs of any energy used, plus some extra.

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Electrek

JANUARY 26, 2024

Th electronic controls experts at Moog Construction have launched the ZQuip Modular Battery System as a lower cost electrification option that enables fleets to convert their diesel-powered heavy equipment into zero-emissions vehicles at a lower cost than buying all-new machines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The Honda FCV Concept, Honda’s latest fuel-cell vehicle concept, made its world debut today in Japan. The Honda FCV Concept showcases the styling evolution of Honda’s fuel-cell vehicle anticipated to launch in Japan by March of 2016, followed by the US and Europe. Honda FCV Concept. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

At CES in Las Vegas, the Honda Saloon and Space-Hub concepts provided a head-turning first look at the automaker’s 0 Series (Zero Series) EVs set to launch starting in 2026. And Kia revealed a new global family of PBV concept electric vans that will provide a modular basis for last-mile delivery, cargo operations, and even robotaxis.

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