Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h (31 mph), will be ready for production in 2014. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Volvo 2014 Los Angeles Production 308

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

BMW says it has made a series of detailed refinements to its plug-in hybrid concept X5 eDrive in preparation for its appearance at the New York International Auto Show. BMW first unveiled the concept plug-in hybrid at the 2013 Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) ( earlier post , earlier post ).

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New York BMW Concept Plug-in 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept. i3 Concept. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

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BMW Concept San Francisco Carbon Fiber 273

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

FEV performed the full vehicle integration of the concept. Propulsion comes from a 200 kW Raser Symetron traction motor mated to a 4–speed automatic transmission. Acceleration from 0-60 mph takes less than 9 seconds. A UQM PP125EX traction motor powers the wheels. The Caliber ReEv accelerates from 0-60 mph in 8.3

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Congress International Hybrid Hummer 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

The BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York and Boston as well as the state of Connecticut beginning in Fall 2011 for $499 per month for 24 months with a down payment $2,250. Top speed is electronically limited at around 90 mph.

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BMW 2011 Available Mini E 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The electric motor and transmission unit are located in direct proximity to the driven rear axle. The motor’s average power consumption of around 0.13

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BMW New York London Production 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

Building on its unveiling at January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the Volkswagen BUDD-e electric vehicle concept is making its US auto show debut at the New York International Auto Show. It powers two electric motors, one to drive each axle. The concept van is 181 inches long, 76.3

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Connect Connected Concept Miles 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW has introduced the Concept ActiveE, the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impacts while preserving the kinetic driving experience for which BMW has long been known—the i Megacity Vehicle initiative.

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BMW Concept Detroit 2010 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Kia Motors America (KMA) introduced the 2015 Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show. Kia also highlighted its Niro hybrid concept along with the 2014 Optima hybrid at the event. kW, 109-hp electric motor, producing 210 lb-ft (285 N·m) of torque. Click to enlarge. The front-wheel drive Soul EV is powered by an 81.4

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Chicago Kia Auto Li-ion 246

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Jeep’s electric motor is rated at 100 kilowatts (134 horsepower) and 181 foot-pounds of torque. The e-motor also provides regenerative braking to recharge the battery, and there’s an integrated 33 kW (44 hp) starter-generator as well. In part, that’s because this is a remarkably heavy vehicle for a 100 kW motor to move.

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Jeep Plug-in Plug Hybrid 112

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The FT-CH concept. Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. However, at the time, the market, the consumer and consumer’s environmental mind-set were not ready to buy-in to the whole battery-electric concept.

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Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid 218

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2022

The BZ4X will be sold throughout the world, but in America it will be first offered (April 2022) in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The 2023 BZ4X has either one or two electric motors powered by a 355-volt lithium-ion battery.

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Toyota SUV All-Electric DC 96

Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Per BMW’s press release the MINI E will be motivated by a 150kW electric drive system with a range of 150 miles per charge and a top speed of 95 mph. This would be wonderful news as AC Propulsion is the gold standard when it comes to electric drive technology. Top speed is electronically limited to 152 km/h (95 mph).

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Mini E BMW Power Powered 100

Cars That Think

JUNE 2, 2023

Experiments with a customized Toyota Supra show that scarce amounts of driving data – less than three minutes – is sufficient to achieve high-performance autonomous drifting on various trajectories with speeds up to 45 mph. This paper presents a quadrotor prototype of this concept and the design details and realization in practice.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

A car like the Circuit does not like to be stuck on roads with 25 mph speed limits, but those roads made up most of the prescribed route. The car is noisy, with the hum of the electric motor omnipresent when youre not at a standstill. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels! Luckily, the sound is kind of cool.

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