Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

MAHLE Powertrain is working with White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) to develop a fully electric three-wheeled motorcycle suited to the requirements of police, emergency first responders and last-mile delivery fleets. Existing electric motorcycles have been designed with the retail market in mind, and can be both expensive and slow to charge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2022

At bauma—the world’s leading construction machinery trade fair—in Munich, Bosch placed particular emphasis on the potential for hydrogen engines and electrification to make the sector significantly more sustainable. Bosch basic system overview of the hydrogen engine. eLION electrification platform.

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Hydrogen Engine DC Alternative Fuels 395

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2023

At a press conference of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) at Circuit de la Sarthe in western France, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the hydrogen engine vehicle prototype “GR H2 Racing Concept”. Toyota is also racing a liquid hydrogen-fueled version. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Toyota Concept Hydrogen France 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) opened its Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga, to test and optimize batteries for all electric vehicles in the American marketplace. They can replicate every climatic environment in the world and scale between extreme settings well beyond what a typical customer would put a vehicle through.

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Engine Czech Republic Batteries Battery 259

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

Startup ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced a partnership with Alto Ingredients, a leading producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients, to conduct pilot demonstrations of ClearFlame’s solution for diesel engines using low-cost ethanol in Class 8 trucks. In fact, it increases power by 25%.

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Diesel Engine Emissions Fuel 397

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

A key element in achieving these goals is the certification of the most important mtu engine products, which will run on sustainable fuels from as early as 2023 and then be successively brought into use. The aim is to reach a CO 2 net-zero operation of combustion engines. This is not yet relevant for Rolls-Royce applications.

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2019 Engine Climate Power 418

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. Ergonomically contoured seats offer a cocoon-like environment for passengers. —Jaiwon Shin.

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Hyundai Concept International Motor 221

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

The goal is to create a unique concept that can be standardized and implemented worldwide, allowing for large-scale hydrogen production. TechnipFMC brings its extended history in subsea engineering, expertise developed on its Deep Purple green hydrogen project, and essential system integration abilities.

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Wind Hydrogen Green Concept 221

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Since January 2021, the two companies have been jointly developing electric medium-sized hydraulic excavators, and have been conducting PoC (Proof of Concept) tests on advance research machines at customers' construction sites. The zero engine vibration will also help reduce operator fatigue. 20-ton class electric hydraulic excavator.

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Lithium Ion Power Powered Electric 448

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To explore and demonstrate the possibilities, Volvo Trucks has developed electric concept trucks for construction operations and regional distribution. With our concept trucks, we aim to explore and demonstrate different solutions for the future while evaluating the level of interest in the market and in society.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In a world of dramatically varying customer needs and market environments, Toyota’s approach to carbon neutrality is to develop and offer multiple technologies to support customers on their individual journeys to zero emissions.

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Concept Environment Plug-in Hybrid 104

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Mcity at the University of Michigan has outlined a test track-based concept for evaluating the safety of highly automated vehicles before they’re tested on public roads that could emerge as a model for a voluntary standard for safety testing. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering at U-M.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

The proof-of-concept Aviat Husky CNG, which flew more than 1,000 miles from Aviat’s headquarters in Afton, Wy., The only modification made to the engine, a Lycoming IO-360-A1 D6, was the installation of new pistons to increase the compression ratio from 8.50:1 Airplane manufacturer Aviat Aircraft, Inc. 29 July through 4 August).

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Engine Concept Fuel Cleaner 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

Honda unveiled its Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem concept at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, connecting artificial intelligence, robotics and big data to transform the mobility experience of the future. The company also introduced Honda Riding Assist, a concept motorcycle that applies Honda’s robotics technology to maintain balance.

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Honda Concept 2017 Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2023

With significant expertise in manufacturing, tooling, and engineering top-quality production truck bodies for electric commercial vehicles, EAVX understands the importance of integrating the truck bodies precisely to the unique frame design, keeping the batteries safe and accessible, but not adding additional weight.

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Fleet Commercial All-Electric Design 284

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

At the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show (7-19 March), Toyota will host the world premiere of the i-TRIL Concept. liter engine that will produce more than 210 DIN hp. liter engine that will produce more than 210 DIN hp.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Ramo served as a presidential chair and professor of electrical engineering at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering from 2008 until he died in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

The revamped R&D organization will be led by its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), with each Total Vehicle Development (TVD) Division, Vehicle SW Tech Unit, and Mobility Engineering and Tech Acceleration (META) Tech Unit, as well as new business and Design Centers being reorganized to have their own development systems.

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Kia Hyundai Motor Motors 417

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Headlining this was the debut of the Lexus LF-30 Electrified Concept, which made its world premiere at the 46 th Tokyo Motor Show 2019. Based on the latest autonomous driving technology concept of ‘Lexus Teammate’, the LF-30 Electrified features advanced driving support functions in the form of a Chauffeur mode and a Guardian mode.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

Building on a legacy of diesel engine partnership across a wide variety of mining and construction equipment, Cummins and Komatsu will initially focus on zero emissions power technologies including hydrogen fuel cell solutions for large mining haul truck applications.

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Emissions Hydrogen Gas-Electric Diesel 397

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

At the International Engine Congress in Baden-Baden (Germany), Liebherr-Components AG and US-based Tula Technology presented the results of their joint study on heavy machinery. For this study, Liebherr Machines Bulle SA provided its D966 engine that operates in a variety of applications, such as mobile or maritime cranes and wheel loaders.

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Diesel CO2 Congress Engine 259

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

First introduced as a concept at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, the Honda AWV combines the company’s rugged and durable off-road side-by-side platform with emerging advanced autonomous technology. The result is a new category of capable work vehicle that can be deployed in a variety of dynamic work environments.

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Honda Las Vegas Vehicles Environment 418

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2022

We have taken the first step towards transforming our vision for robotics and the concept of Metamobility into reality. With no air, extreme temperatures and countless craters and coatings of lunar dust composed of sharp and abrasive particles, the moon’s surface is an exceptionally harsh environment.

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Kia Hyundai Motor Motors 273

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2023

HAGIT MESSER-YARON Tel Aviv University “For contributions to sensing of the environment using wireless communication networks.” IEEE MEDAL FOR INNOVATIONS IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY Sponsor: IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Co-Recipients: GRAEME CLARK University of Melbourne Australia BLAKE WILSON Duke University Durham, N.C.

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Engine Universal Arlington California 79

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Phoenix Drives PD550-dual inverter is the main power electronics module used in the MAN Metropolis, a plug-in hybrid concept truck that will be on display at the eCarTec International Fair for Electric- and Hybrid-Mobility held 23-25 October 2012 in Munich. Earlier post.).

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Phoenix Concept Hybrid Lithium Ion 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2023

In March, Toyota’s GR Corolla H2 Concept (liquid hydrogen-powered Corolla) suffered a fire during a tet run and withdrew from the opening of the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2023 Powered by Hankook Round 1 Suzuka. Given a spark, gasoline will burn in any environment. Earlier post.) It can also be turned into electricity.

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Hydrogen Toyota Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 468

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has announced the formation of a consortium for joint research into new technologies to evaluate engine bearings for internal combustion engines. However, simulating the actual operating conditions inside an internal combustion engine is far more difficult.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.).

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Engine Downsizing Lead Acid Automobile 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Group also unveiled the “Trailer Drone” concept, a hydrogen-powered container transportation system capable of operating fully autonomously, with a double e-Bogie configuration. Through ongoing R&D gains, engineering teams for the Group have been able to reduce fuel cell costs significantly over the last 20 years.

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Hydrogen Commercial Hyundai Vehicles 434

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2013

At the upcoming 2013 CIMAC World Congress on Combustion Engine Technology in Shanghai, Ricardo will showcase a demonstration model of the next generation Atlas-II, the latest high-speed version of Ricardo’s range of large, single-cylinder research and development engines. The Ricardo Atlas-II engine. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Design Gas Mariner 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

At CES 2017, Fiat Chrysler will unveil the Chrysler Portal concept—a battery-electric, semi-autonomous vehicle with a customizable interior seating up to 6 people. The driver must keep monitoring the road and driving environment; a camera mounted on the instrument panel uses facial-recognition software to monitor the driver.

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Chrysler Concept Li-ion Electric 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2014

Peugeot will unveil the EXALT concept at the Beijing Motor Show. liter THP 270 bhp (201 kW) engine developed by PEUGEOT Sport coupled to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. liter THP 270 bhp (201 kW) engine developed by PEUGEOT Sport coupled to a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The system features a 1.6-liter The system features a 1.6-liter

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Plug-in Concept Plug Hybrid 207

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

MANs TGX hybrid concept at IAA. At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck. The MAN TGX concept hybrid will be driven by a parallel hybrid system, supplied by a 440 hp (328 kW) diesel engine and an electric motor with 130 kW drive power.

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Diesel Concept Hybrid Gas-Electric 322

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November. Continuing to race using hydrogen engines. MAZDA SPIRIT RACING Bio concept DEMIO.

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Mazda Hydrogen Toyota Transportation 387

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

In collaboration with the farming community of the Indian Creek Watershed in central Illinois, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) are finding ways to meet three agrarian land management objectives simultaneously: maximizing a farmer’s production; growing feedstock for bioenergy; and protecting the environment.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 6, 2022

If you’ve been napping the past couple months and missed these concepts, you may have missed a glimpse of the future of electric vehicles. As with all concepts, there is no guarantee they will be built or will look much like the concept once it arrives at your local dealership. Polestar 02. Sony Vision-S. Lexus Sports Car.

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Concept Future Jeep Lexus 99

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Mercedes-Benz introduced a new advanced design concept at the Tokyo Motor Show: the Vision Tokyo. The concept is powered by a fuel cell electric drive system based on the F-CELL PLUG-IN HYBRID of the self-driving F 015 Luxury in Motion concept introduced at CES in January. Earlier post.)

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