Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 27, 2023

News: 2023 Pebble Beach Concept EV Debuts 6 Exotic EVs Announced at Monterey Car Week Another winged flyer-the Pininfarina Battista Edizione Nino Farina Electric cars to this point have pretty much been designed to replace the daily drivers we all use—everyday sedans, SUVs and pickup trucks. Now for something a bit different!

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Concept Pininfarina All-Electric Gasoline-Electric 84

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. Paradigm breaker’ plug-in hybrid to come. It’s reportedly close in exterior design to the production model we’ll see within months.

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Concept F-150 Silverado Volt 124

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. TGX Hybrid. The TGX hybrid uses this energy to increase torque for the diesel engine on gradients. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Concept Hybrid Gas-Electric 322

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2020

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are developing a new dynamic aircraft simulation tool—named Aeronomie —that will allow engineers to simulate entire flights and test how all kinds of aircraft perform—including electric and hybrid airplanes, vehicles for urban air mobility, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Hybrid Future Taxi Electric 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Toyota will stage the world premiere of three hybrid concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show: the Auris HSD full hybrid, the Prius plug-in hybrid concept, and the Lexus LF-Ch premium compact full hybrid concept. The new Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept will also make its world premiere in Frankfurt.

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Concept Lexus Prius Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Of the $71 million, Achates Power will receive $5 million for work on an opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid commercial vehicle system, and Cummins will receive $4 million for its work on an ultra-low emissions heavy-duty 10L natural gas engine. AOI 7: Integrated Hybrid System with Opposed Piston 2-Stroke. John Deere. Achates Power Inc.

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Emissions Eaton Minnesota Hybrid 304

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

To support these sustainability goals, Volvo Penta is accelerating its efforts to reach zero emissions through fossil-free, renewable fuels, hybrid, and electric technology. The success and speed of this project can be attributed to several key factors.

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Volvo Building Maintenance Electric 412

Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

The 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid gets a price hike—and more of a price bump versus non-hybrid Elantra models, although the Elantra Hybrid does now get the larger 10.3-inch Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating. Honda says hybrids made up more than a quarter of its total U.S.

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Affordable Honda Hyundai Toyota 96

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 7, 2022

Both of these are important in their separate ways, reinforced by Toyota North America president and CEO Tetsuo “Ted” Ogawa saying our concept is “Mobility for All.”. Each have a Toyota Sienna Hybrid with Autono-MaaS embedded into the minivan’s center console. Cabin Awareness Concept. headquarters in Plano, Texas.

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Toyota Connect Connected Concept 86

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 101

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 2, 2022

Buick has become the last of GM’s four brands has finally laid out some of its electrification plans , showing off a concept car, a new logo and pledging to be all-electric by the end of the decade. The Buick Wildcat EV concept (using another historic brand name ) showcases the design language that will be used in the Electra line.

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Buick Concept Hummer GM 85

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

The second-generation concept machine is part of an electric site research project that aims to transform the quarry and aggregates industry, reducing carbon emissions by up to 95% and total cost of ownership by up to 25%. The HX1 was proof of concept. Since then, Volvo CE’s engineers have been further developing the machine.

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Volvo Concept Sweden Electric 150

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2022

EV Fleets Will Change the Face of Trucking Forever. The industry will never be the same once EV fleets are adopted. Even hybrid models with a gas engine backup system will spend less on gas with each trip, calling on the reserve only when necessary. Perhaps the biggest advantage of electric fleets is fewer emissions.

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Fleet Gas-Electric Pennsylvania Commercial 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

The Auris HSD Full Hybrid concept. Toyota has provided more detail on the new Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) concept, to be unveiled next week at the Frankfurt motor show. The Auris hybrid will be Toyota’s first full hybrid mainstream model in Europe. Tags: Europe Hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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Prius Concept Toyota Hybrid 239

Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2018

Ford has confirmed the upcoming Explorer Hybrid for police fleets. Chinese electric-car startup Byton revealed the K-Byte sedan concept in China. Tesla announced it will cut 9 percent of its salaried workforce to cut costs. Automakers make the case to nine state governors to help boost electric-car sales.

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Concept Ford Hybrid Tesla 61

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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Kits Plug-in Plug Motor 338

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

A plug-in hybrid vehicle has gone into series production with technology provided by FEV. In addition to using an innovative transmission concept based on a FEV patent, the PHEV also uses an FEV-developed battery pack. FEV has been operating its own electric vehicle fleet since 2010. Stapelbroek.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Batteries 150

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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Light Diesel Concept Hybrid 246

Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2024

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 20 May 2024, 06:05 AM Ford’s iconic muscle car Mustang is likely to receive a four door layout and a hybrid electric powertrain technology soon, hinted Ford CEO Jim Farley. Additionally, they are open to incorporating hybrid technology into the Mustang lineup.

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Ford Hybrid Convert Fully Electric 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

A pair of researchers at the University of Michigan have used “big data” mining techniques to evaluate the impact of adopting plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in the Beijing taxi fleet on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions based on the characterized individual travel patterns. China Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Policy'

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Taxi Plug-in Fleet PHEV 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). He said the Group already had the broadest plug-in fleet in the automobile world. Total output is 320 kW.

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Concept Audi Porsche Plug-in 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 1, 2024

The Concept 20-23 Nissan’s Ambition 2030 , that includes the Arc Plan, should do just that for the company’s employees. Concepts The Hyper Punk Nissan has teased several concepts, with some possibly entering production as part of the 30 new models by 2026, including the seven slated for the United States and Canada.

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Nissan Future North America Concept 57

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. One of the goals of Volkswagen AG is to launch numerous plug-in hybrid cars on the market in the years 2013/2014. Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Fleet Plug Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2014

HYDIVU is a 48V mild-hybrid diesel solution to bring down consumption and emissions in LCVs. Developed on the base of the Renault Master, this prototype is fitted with a powertrain that integrates an electric motor (mild hybridization), Twin-turbo technology and a downspeeding design. 48V mild-hybrid diesel LCV Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Hybrid Engine Light 341

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Our BMW iX5 Hydrogen test fleet will allow us to gain new and valuable insights, enabling us to present customers with an attractive product range once the hydrogen economy becomes a widespread reality. Around 900 people work there in the body shop, assembly, model engineering, concept vehicle construction and additive manufacturing.

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BMW Hydrogen Production Power 542

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Rendering of the Gen 2 series plug-in hybrid powertrain under development. A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. 20 kWh pack in the proof-of-concept Crown Vic conversion.

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Conversion Plug-in Plug Hybrid 301

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

At the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover in 2016, Mercedes-Benz displayed its concept for a heavy-duty electric distribution truck for urban areas: the Urban eTruck ( earlier post ). The feedback to the technical feasibility of building such a vehicle was positive across the board – from the general public, politicians and customers.

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Mercedes Fleet Switzerland Electric 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2022

has introduced its 6 th generation autonomous driving (AD) system, with leading-edge sensors, NVIDIA DRIVE computing platform solutions, and styling and design features for L4 automotive-grade mass production fleets. Autonomous driving technology company Pony.ai In the S-AM model, Pony.ai

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Design Toyota Light Fusion 395

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

With one dual-fuel harbor tug running on LNG already in service, and another joining the PSA Marine fleet by the end of this year, PSA Marine and Wärtsilä have pledged to design and develop more solutions for smart and low-emissions harbor craft. The concept is undergoing testing aboard PSA Marine’s PSA Polaris tug.

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Mariner Clean Cleaning Singapore 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Hybrid and electric drivertrain provider Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. EDI), in partnership with Greenkraft, CALSTART and the California Energy Commission, has designed and optimized a compressed natural gas and plug-in hybrid electric Class-4 logistics truck.

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Plug-in Gas Plug Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

kg capacity, 700 bar), fuel cell stacks, electric motor (224 kW peak, 192 kW steady) and transmission, and offers a viable alternative to traditional diesel powertrains used in commercial goods transportation as companies look to transition their fleets to zero-emission vehicles.

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Kits Los Angeles Emissions Kenworth 221

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

The project will aim to deliver retrofit solutions at scale across commercial, professional, and governmental fleets. Hybrid Marine Power will act as a consultant, providing legislative impact analysis alongside their experience of marine safety standards and the wider industry.

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Mariner Hydrogen Clean Cleaning 221

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Route flexibility and ranges of more than 5,000 nautical miles are basic requirements of the world’s maritime fleet. The fuel cell system can be flexibly combined with a maritime battery systems to create particularly efficient hybrid solutions. This will make fuel cells economically and practically viable for ocean-going shipping.

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Power Powered Fuel Hydrogen 259

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Redesigned Top Selling Sedan Goes All Hybrid Toyota made a splash at the 116th Los Angeles Auto Show this week with the debut of the redesigned, ninth generation 2025 Camry, which will now only be offered as a hybrid. liter gasoline engine and twin electric motors. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by John Faulkner and Toyota.

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Toyota Camry Hybrid Hybrid Los Angeles 78

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 hydraulic hybrid system consists of: Two high-pressure hydraulic pump/motors. CNG concept. FedEx, UPS, etc. Earlier post.)

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Hybrid MPH Diesel Oil 246

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). The fleet of Passat HyMotion vehicles is currently being tested on the streets of California. The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 Passat HyMotion in LA.

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Hydrogen Fuel Hybrid Li-ion 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

and Duke Energy last week announced a 10-year commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles. A 10-year commitment gives us time to adopt, test and integrate new technology into fleets as a wider range of vehicles are developed. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. FPL Group, Inc.

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Fleet PHEV Energy South Carolina 231