Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

UK-based Langford Performance Engineering has integrated a 30 kW Capstone C30 liquid fueled microturbine as a range extender into a series plug-in hybrid version of a Ford S-Max people carrier—a seven-seat crossover vehicle—in the United Kingdom. Tags: Brief. The Whisper Eco-Logic microturbine extended range electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2009

The ColognE-Mobil large-scale battery electric vehicle (BEV) field trial in Germany will launch on 4 January 2010, bringing together four partners—the Ford-Werke GmbH, RheinEnergie AG, the city of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)—in a project to test electrical mobility in all its aspects under everyday conditions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The 2010 Ford Focus ECOnetic. At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe introduced the new 2010 Focus ECOnetic. Thilo Seibert, Manager CO 2 Technologies for Ford of Europe. For the Ford Duratorq 1.6-litre Click to enlarge. 100km (62 mpg US) with CO 2 emissions as low as 99 g/km. Auto-Start-Stop. Low Tension FEAD.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

Using the E85 boosting concept requires two fuel tanks and vehicle owner acceptance of dual fueling. The MIT team spun off a startup— Ethanol Boosting Systems , LLC (EBS)—in 2006 to commercialize the concept. EBS has a collaborative R&D agreement with Ford, and participated in the study reported at the World Congress.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 7, 2007

Amidst the well-deserved hoopla about GM's plug-in serial hybrid Chevy Volt , Ford is touting its own equally ugly plug-in hybrid concept car. Ford makes no pretense of its intention not to produce its car. Classic concept car fare. There is one important point to note in Ford's prototype.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L 20 kWh pack in the proof-of-concept Crown Vic conversion. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. In its cavalcade of concepts, VW also recently showed an entry-level model that appeared to be an electric reincarnation of the Beetle, but without its iconic shape.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 2, 2007

VW's announced "Up Concept" city cars could have a Plug-in Hybrid version. nk City that Ford confiscated in 2004. Tags: volkswagen vw electric car up concept city car la autoshow. Autoblog and Left Lane News are reporting VW will be showing a PHEV UP at the LA Auto Show. Sure would make a sweet all-electric city car!

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The green innovations continue to come thick and fast from the leading car manufacturers with Ford announcing the second member of its turbocharged, petrol direct-injection EcoBoost family. While announcing the new EcoBoost at a media overview, Ford also unveiled its 2010 product line-up with 30 new powertrain actions globally.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company is displaying a series of exciting vehicles and leading technologies at the Shanghai Auto Show. Making its first Asia Pacific appearance, the iosis MAX concept car features Ford’s kinetic design language, EcoBoost engine technology and PowerShift transmission.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2010

Alternative Fuel Technology, LLC has been awarded a Phase 1 SBIR contract (W56HZV-10-C-0200) from the US Army to concept design and demonstrate an ultra-high pressure, intensified fuel injection system for use with jet propellant (JP-8) fuel. Tags: Brief. James McCandless, Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Fuel Technologies, Inc.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

American car giant Ford has finally come clean over its electric car plans with news of their developmental BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) car program announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Electrification is key element in the effective use of Ford’s global resources and talents,” John Fleming, Chairman & CEO Ford of Europe said.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2009

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.”. Shortly prior to the BRUSA announcement, Magna introduced the mila ev concept at the Geneva Motor Show 2009. Siegfried Wolf.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Pi Shurlok has a broad-ranging automotive customer base comprising many of the world’s leading automotive, transportation and related sector companies including BMW, Detroit Diesel, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Renault, Toyota, and VW, and their respective tier one suppliers. Tags: Engines Hybrids Vehicle Systems.

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EV Adoption

JUNE 29, 2021

When the Ford F-150 Lightning BEV reaches dealers in the spring or summer of 2022, it will wear the mantle as the most important electric vehicle introduced to date in America. Or the Model 3, which at around $40,000 made EVs in reach of a much larger market of buyers versus the $80,000+ price tag on the Model S. Image Source: Ford.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 5, 2010

Tags: The Green Piece concepts Ford Green cars green piece Honda Hyundai MINI new Tesla Toyota. Here we look at the top 10 green cars you can expect to hear a lot more about in the year ahead… TOP 10 GREEN CARS OF 2010 If 2009 was the year that green cars stopped [.].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 28, 2024

Its dynamic concept car-like design, peppy performance and agile handling redefined Maruti’s image, attracting a younger, more dynamic audience. However, the XL-7’s dated styling (even for the early 2000s), a thirsty petrol engine and an exorbitant price tag of Rs 16.08 A luxurious interior with three-row seating, a 2.7-litre,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Magna Steyr introduced the concept mila ev at the Geneva Motor show as a demonstration of its a fully integrated electric vehicle platform which could be used by an OEM as the basis for production-vehicle development of a full battery electric vehicle, or with natural gas, fuel cell or hybrid drive. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2009

DOE/VT is also jointly funding, with the California Energy Commission (CEC), competitively selected project teams headed by Ford and GM to develop automotive thermoelectric heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (TE HVAC) systems, using the zonal concept of cooling or heating only the occupants and not the whole cabin.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Founded in 2002, Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is an international cooperation that includes BMW Group; Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe BVG; Daimler; Ford; GM/Opel; Hamburger Hochbahn; Linde; Shell; StatoilHydro; TOTAL; Vattenfall Europe; and Volkswagen. Tags: Europe Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

The vehicle utilizes Azure Dynamics’ hybrid electric drive train on the Ford E-450 chassis. The AuraGen development started in 1994 with the first working proof of concept demonstration in 1996. Mounting kits were developed for most models of GM, Ford and Chrysler vehicles. Tags: Hybrids Motors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

The taskforce has taken recommendations from JARI and developed a draft concept of charging categories per power level, static charging (e.g., residential; public parking; on-site static such as stop lights or bus stops) but not on-road dynamic charging: Concept only types of charging, locations and efficiencies. Source: J2954.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The AVTA’s testing of PHEVs demonstrates PHEV concepts in real-world usage by using fleet and public drivers. Ford E85 Escape Johnson Controls/Saft. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. The 1 million test miles and more than 26,000 charging events have been accumulated in on-road operations across the United States and Canada.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Tags: Cars Green cars Latest news Audi BMW Chevrolet Chrysler Detroit Motor Show Doug Fox Ford GMC MINI NAIAS 2010 new car concepts new cars North American International Auto Show Toyota Volkswagen Volvo.

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Green Cars News

JULY 12, 2009

As long as the vehicles conform with the ADR81/01 rating they are eligible to compete in the challenge, which means the likes of Audi, BMW, Ford, Holden, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Suzuki, Toyota and Volvo are among those to have registered interest in entering the challenge.

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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. Ricardo UK Ltd (lead), Lontra, Ford Motor Company. Ptech Engines Ltd (lead), Tickford Powertrain Test Ltd, MUSI Engines Ltd, Concept Group International.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

With new green concepts and production vehicles from at least a dozen manufacturers, consumers have a greater selection of low-emission, high-mileage vehicles to choose from than ever before. Hybrids still represent the largest volume of “green” vehicles including the popular Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion hybrids.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Volkswagen e-up! GM hopes to build around 220,000 a year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

John Kirwan from Delphi presented a 3-cylinder turbocharged SIDI concept, “ a high value solution for meeting Euro 6 in smaller passenger cars ”. Differentiated Analysis of Downsizing Concepts”). Advanced boosting concepts. The Ford/AVL dual fuel E85-gasoline strategy. Tags: Diesel Engines Fuel Efficiency.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years. There is also the stunning Precept concept that is slated to appear sometime in the future. Flash Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E EV.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2007

Enough fooling around already with fuel cell fantasies such as the three profiled in AutoBlogGreen's recent post on Ford 's FC concept cars. The downsides of fuel cell technology is evident in this straight forward, sympathetic reporting on these concept cars. Just like my Ford Th!nk nk City confiscated in 2004!

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Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2009

He described the company as having a distinct advantage because of its ability to integrate new technologies into the complete vehicle “and to develop complete vehicle concepts for pure electric mobility&#. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Magna Magna International mila ev mila ev concept.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 23, 2007

Even he recognizes that the Volt will make historians forget about the (in my opinion) entirely forgettable Dodge Viper he concocted at Chrysler, as well as the 1000 horsepower Cadillac Sixteen concept car of a few years ago. Tags: manufacturers. Good, sexy cars and a great price. But the Volt could be in a class by itself.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle. With support from Scottish and Southern Energy, a fleet of prototype Ford Focus BEVs will be used by both the energy company and evaluation drivers based in Hillingdon, Middlesex. Tags: Fuel Cells Hybrids. London South East Bid.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Audi A6 e-Tron – concept car points to sleek large luxury sedan powered only by electricity. Think again… Audi A9 e-Tron – the A8 limousine is headed to the car grave and in its place is a new all-electric (and partially autonomous) grand tourer showcased as the Grandsphere concept. Soon, apparently.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The companies “strongly support the idea of building-up a hydrogen infrastructure in Europe and at the same time develop similar concepts for the market penetration of hydrogen infrastructure in other regions of the world, with the US market, Japan and Korea as further starting points.&#.

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