Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Kia on Wednesday revealed the EV9 Concept, which both hints at an upcoming mid-sized electric SUV and sets a new sustainability-focused design theme for the brand. The very boxy, upright look of the EV9 reinterprets Kia's Tiger Face facade in front, with a "BEV-focused grille" that hides a star pattern.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 13, 2021

A one-off Mini Concept that made its debut on Thursday explores an idea that cars, especially small urban electric cars like the Cooper SE, could be a lot simpler and thus more sustainable.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

At the Geneva Motor Show, the Volkswagen Group is introducing Sedric (self-driving car)—an SAE Level 5 autonomous battery-electric vehicle concept. Sedric is the first concept car from the Volkswagen Group (as opposed to being a concept car developed by one of the Group brands). That is something our brands excel in.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The researchers describe their proof of concept for electroaerodynamic (EAD) airplane propulsion in a paper in the journal Nature. Here we demonstrate that a solid-state propulsion system can sustain powered flight, by designing and flying an electroaerodynamically propelled heavier-than-air aeroplane. EAD airplane design.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

To conclude the celebrations for the 60 th anniversary of Renault 4, the car maker teamed up with motion design hub TheArsenale to create a futuristic showcar, reinterpreting this iconic model. Design wise, AIR4 has resulted in a reinterpretation of the retro icon by TheArsenale, far from the modern car design language.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

President and CEO, Takahiro Hachigo unveiled Honda’s new electric vehicle, the Urban EV Concept, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Urban EV Concept is built on a completely new platform, and sets the direction for the technology and design that will appear on a future battery electric Honda production model. Honda Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2018

GM is using new generative design software technology from Autodesk to support its vehicle lightweighting efforts. Generative design mimics nature’s evolutionary approach to design. GM is utilizing the innovative technology on future product designs. Proof of concept seat bracket.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2017

BUZZ microbus concept into production. Volkswagen presented the concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Just like the concept car that was shown in Detroit, the production model will also have its batteries mounted in the vehicle floor. Volkswagen announced it will put the battery-electric I.D. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A new Citroën concept car takes that idea a little further. The Citroën Skate concept is a modular EV consisting of a basic skateboard platform that can be equipped with different themed pods. Designed for autonomous driving in dedicated traffic.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2022

Epiroc scored high on safety, design and testing of the entire battery system. Epiroc also offers large capacity batteries, uses a standard CCS charging protocol, has a battery swap system, and the designs are universal and compatible. Also, the batteries have integrated cooling systems and safety systems built into the design.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Nissan unveiled the Ariya Concept, a crossover EV with twin electric motors, powerful acceleration, award-winning driver assistance technology and a look that signals a complete reinvention of the brand’s design. The Ariya Concept features the latest version of Nissan’s award-winning driver assistance system, ProPILOT 2.0.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2021

Just under a year after the initial concept idea, Audi Sport has started testing the new Audi RS Q e-tron series hybrid, with which Audi will tackle the Dakar Rally in January 2022. Because there are no charging opportunities in the desert, Audi has chosen a series-hybrid design. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The paper explores four aircraft concepts: air taxis; 20-passenger commuter aircrafts; 50-passenger regional jets; and 150-passenger, single-aisle 737-class aircraft. For each concept, the paper describes a research area where DOE and NASA could help spur innovation in electric aviation batteries.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Toyota has launched two new fuel cell vehicle concepts: the Sora fuel cell bus and the Fine Comfort Ride fuel cell car. Toyota developed the Sora concept model guided by two ideas: to make best use of the characteristics of the FC unit; and to enhance the comfort of passengers traveling on bus routes.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2019

Fiat is 120 years old, and for the Geneva Motor Show the Italian automaker is presenting an electric concept car that celebrates the brand’s “democratic mobility” charge while providing a glimpse of what that idea could mean in the future.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Led by physicist John Nuckolls, who later served as LLNL director from 1988 to 1994, this idea became inertial confinement fusion, kicking off more than 60 years of research and development in lasers, optics, diagnostics, target fabrication, computer modeling and simulation and experimental design.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

One of our first sustainable mobility solutions was a dual-mode Autorail à Grande Capacité (AGC) train, designed and developed by its Crespin site in France; the AGC was the world’s first hybrid train when it entered service in 2007. With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

BMW has released several electric motorcycle and electric scooter concepts over the last few years. To the company’s credit, they’ve actually brought some of their wild ideas to production. Now BMW has a new electric motorcycle concept known as the CE 02 that could actually make it to the streets.

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Teslarati

JULY 6, 2021

Tesla is, by all definitions, a perfect example of how moonshot ideas could eventually turn into something tangible and disruptive. Elon Musk is thus prone to entertaining ideas that some might consider downright insane, such as the next-generation Tesla Roadster’s cold gas thrusters.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2015

The winning design: “WaterBone”. The design challenge served to accelerate innovative ideas by using novel material technologies, structural designs, energy absorbing materials and unique methods of manufacturing to reduce vehicle curb weight while maintaining current US automotive safety standards. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

Tesla's AI Day , Elon Musk introduced a concept for "Tesla Bot," a 125 lb, 5'8" tall electromechanically actuated autonomous bipedal "general purpose" humanoid robot. By "concept," I mean that Musk showed some illustrations and talked about his vision for the robot, which struck me as, let's say, somewhat naïve. Not impossible, no.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

DLR researchers are organising a spin-off project to deploy the technology alongside an innovative logistics concept that is faster and more flexible than a car or van, while also ensuring quiet and emissions-free operation. The modular structure of the Fuel Cell Power Pack means it can be easily integrated in current bicycle concepts.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 14, 2021

It’s pretty weird looking—not like something you or I would design if someone were to tell us to design a social robot, right? And that’s because YOLO is a robot that was designed by, and for, children. Getting children to design a robot was not easy. But it took input from 142 children to get to this point.

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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. EADS is also cooperating with Rolls-Royce on a future distributed propulsion system concept (DEAP) for full-size passenger aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

With our design and development, testing and validation, and operation and maintenance experience, Ricardo can help architect the application of digital twins, aligning with Consortium partners to make this technology real for the market. Most definitions of digital twin are complicated, but it’s not a complicated idea.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Advanced Reactor Development Projects pathway, which allows a broad scope of proposed concepts and ideas that are best suited to improving the capabilities and commercialization potential of advanced reactor designs and technologies. Total Award Value: $13,769,630.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 15, 2024

So as Zipline nears the official launch of Platform 2, we spoke with Zipline cofounder and CTO Keenan Wyrobek , Platform 2 lead Zoltan Laszlo , and industrial designer Gregoire Vandenbussche to understand exactly why they think this is the best way of solving precision urban drone delivery. First, a quick refresher.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

Therefore, it is of great importance to design new lithium ion conductors having not only high Li conductivity but also being stable during battery operation. The new concept was developed by a team led by MIT W.M. The new design principle has been about five years in the making, Shao-Horn says. —Sokseiha Muy, lead author.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The procedure in this project is fundamentally different from the established battery production and design. The basic idea is to always optimally adapt a battery system to the respective application and the available space. (Graphic: wbk, KIT). —Professor Jürgen Fleischer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2023

HEFT plans 8 work packages (WPs) to implement these concepts, where 5 research partners will be essential for developing innovative ideas around the design-to-x approach, while strong companies (GKN, MAGNETI, VYNCOLIT) will ensure that HEFT results have a clear market orientation and fulfil the industry needs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The Manufacturing Innovator Challenge consists of individual challenges across multiple technologies to find ideas that will enhance manufacturing in the United States. Many new engine concepts include a turbocharger to help increase thermal efficiency and increase power density (horsepower/liter displacement).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

At Auto Shanghai, Toyota unveiled a concept version of the Toyota bZ4X, which will be the first model in the bZ series. Toyota bZ4X concept. In its development of BEVs, Toyota has taken two distinct approaches based on the idea of utilizing the advantages of BEVs, considering CO 2 reductions from LCA.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

FRACTAL is an ideas incubator that also explores new design and manufacturing processes. The anechoic materials were made through generative design—an incremental, stochastic process used to achieve the perfect component. This is the first time that a concept car design has incorporated sound to such an extent.

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Cars That Think

MAY 14, 2025

Theres a mathematical concept called the kissing number. But it represents a novel mathematical discovery by an AI agent, and challenges the idea that large language models are not capable of original scientific contributions. They develop these higher-level ideas and hypotheses, Balog says.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2020

Advanced Reactor Development Projects pathway, which allows a broad scope of proposed concepts and ideas that are best suited to improving the capabilities and commercialization potential of advanced reactor designs and technologies. million to the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. Successfully demonstrate a 10-foot (3.05-meter)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The 8-month project will provide an overview of existing solutions for battery casings, evaluate the advantages of multi-material approaches, derive component design and production concepts and evaluate them in terms of performance and cost. A component concept will be elaborated in detail. © AZL Aachen GmbH.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

Hub is a space that connects UAM and PBV, a new concept solution in which people can come together to interact. Hyundai’s future mobility vision stems from the idea that mobility is closely related to city infrastructure. Concept PAV S-A1. Hyundai also unveiled its first concept Personal Air Vehicle today, named ‘S-A1’.

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