Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2018

Shell has partnered with the Airflow Truck Company to collaborate on a hyper-aerodynamic, fuel-efficient Class 8 concept truck: Starship. This next-generation concept truck features a custom, aerodynamic design and aims to demonstrate improvements in fuel economy for Class 8 trucks. and ending in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

This will be followed by the series-produced versions of the sports car Audi e-tron GT concept, to be produced by Audi Sport GmbH, and the compact SUV Audi Q4 e-tron concept, which was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. The solar-energy park will produce more than 9.5 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Concept electric vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show. With a 230-Volt household outlet, maximum charge time is five hours. Energy is supplied via a high-power pulse-control inverter, which is combined with the 12-Volt electrical system DC/DC converter and the charger. is equipped with solar cells over an area measuring 1.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche presented the Mission E Cross Turismo, a concept study of an electrically-powered “Cross-Utility Vehicle.” The 800-volt architecture of the vehicle ensures that the lithium-ion battery can be charged for a range of around 250 miles (400 kilometers, according to the NEDC) in just over 15 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

Power output is 2 x 8 kW; voltage level is 48 volts; top speed is 60 km/h (37 mph). The battery can be loaded from an ordinary 220 volt household wall socket within 7 hours. Solar modules mounted on the roof of the aCar gather energy throughout the day. The car is characterized by an unembellished, clear and modern design.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2023

The Winnebago claims the eRV electric camper van is the world’s first electric RV concept vehicle. The eRV2 comes equipped with a 48-volt house battery, which is typically 12 volts in a standard RV, to power the indoor amenities. The roof features solar panels to boost the house battery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The 3008 HYbrid4 concept previews the production model that will appear in spring 2011. Peugeot used the Frankfurt Motor Show as the platform to show two concept versions of its HYbrid4 platform. In addition, Peugeot introduced the BB1 electric concept car. This operates over a voltage range of between 150 and 270 volts.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

As the technology improves, we see it enabling solar panels that work at night as well as day, powering remote sensors. In the case of the flow of heat from Earth to deep space, we’ve got a couple of promising concepts developed, although we’re still trying to figure out the best mechanism.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

However, these are both converted and new-concept electric vehicles, developed by individuals or small companies with a real passion for zero emissions technology. One of those vehicles is Bigfoot #20, the world’s first all-electric monster truck, which is powered by 30 separate batteries totalling 360 volts.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Chevrolet confirmed production of a next-generation battery-electric vehicle based on the Bolt EV concept introduced last month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Bolt EV concept makes its debut in Detroit. The message from consumers about the Bolt EV concept was clear and unequivocal: Build it.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

volts (V) of water-splitting voltage with its novel low-cost electrolysis technology. Each particle is a complete hydrogen generator that contains a novel high voltage solar cell bonded to chemical catalysts by a proprietary encapsulation coating. HyperSolar, Inc. announced that it had reached 1.25 V (at 25 °C at pH 0).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In 2014 and the coming years, automakers will deliver concept and production EVs with large batteries that have capacities of approximately 40 kWh, which equates to at least a 150-mile (241 km) range. Ford has presented its C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, which uses a solar panel on the roof of the car.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 8, 2023

BMW i Vision Dee Concept EV. Solar power on tap. Lightyear is a Dutch startup EV company that designs and manufacturers solar-powered cars. They just began production on the Lightyear 0, a limited production proof-of-concept that costs about $265,000. Ram 1500 Revolution EV Concept. These are the debuts.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2019

Ford has revealed the new Transit Smart Energy Concept—a one-of-a-kind 10-seater minibus that is helping the company explore solutions for maximizing the energy efficiency and driving range of electrified vehicles. —Kilian Vas, project leader, Vehicle Architecture, Ford of Europe.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The technology may prove most valuable when applied on a small scale, in situations where other renewable energy sources such as solar are not an option, said project leader Ryan Harne, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Ohio State, and director of the Laboratory of Sound and Vibration Research.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Local production of highly efficient battery systems plays a central role in the Mercedes-Benz strategy - coupled with a comprehensive sustainability concept that spans the entire life cycle of the battery all the way to recycling. The production network will have a total of six Mercedes-EQ car locations.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 31, 2009

I have to admit that for the first few hours of day one in PV101: Introduction to Photovoltaics I was dazed and confused by all the foreign concepts I was trying to grasp at once. Now my head was swimming with concepts of Joules, Coulombs and electrons all dancing about in the mysterious ways they create electricity. How cool is that?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The cell can withstand temperatures as high as 150°C and voltages of 10 volts without incident. The program provides money to small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts. These grants are capped at $95,000.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

GM and ABB partnered to produce a prototype back-up power storage unit that repackages five used Volt batteries into a modular unit that becomes an uninterruptible power supply and grid power balancing system. a community energy storage system—built from five used Chevrolet Volt batteries. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The hybrid concept of the A3 Sportback e-tron often does not activate the combustion engine until kickdown, even when cold. kWh battery pack ranges between 280 and 390 volts, depending upon level of charge. The 12-volt battery for the low-voltage consumers and the 40-liter (10.6 Battery pack. The voltage of the 8.8

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Whittingham published a paper in Science ; Exxon began manufacturing coin cell lithium batteries, and a Swiss watch manufacturer, Ebauches , used the cells in a solar-charging wristwatch. Moreover, company executives thought Whittingham’s concept was unlikely to ever be broadly successful.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This is the opposite of the approach taken by Toyota with its Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) and Honda with its new FCV Concept ( earlier post ). Volkswagen produces the hydrogen for the pressure tank station from renewable solar-generated electricity. The entire fuel cell operates in the voltage range of 230 to 360 volts.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s very similar to the infrastructure for electric cars because the idea, ultimately, for electric cars is that you also are revamping your grid to facilitate, whatchamacallit, intermittent renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, because having an electric car that runs off a coal-fired power plant is defeating the purpose, essentially.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

A team of researchers at MIT has described a framework for efficiently coupling the power output of a series-connected string of single-band-gap solar cells to an electrochemical process that produces storable fuels. This process would liberate solar energy for use when the sun isn’t shining, and open up a host of potential new applications.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Both smart and MINI are unveiling electric scooter concepts: the smart escooter and the MINI Scooter E Concept ; both will premiere at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show. The traction current is supplied by a 48-volt lithium-ion battery pack. MINI Scooter E Concept. MINI Scooter E Concept. The smart escooter.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 27, 2021

When our solar system was very young, there were no planets—only a diffuse disk of gas and dust circled the sun. Some of those planetesimals, as astronomers call them, grew to be hundreds of kilometers across as they swept up more dust and gas within the swirling solar nebula. The Dawn spacecraft used solar-electric propulsion.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Fisker Automotive , which unveiled the concept version of the Karma in January, recently raised $87 million to help put it into production. Power from optional solar cells on the roof will be used primarily to cool the car when its parked, but they could also partially recharge the battery. It takes the Volt about 9 seconds.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Solar panels on the top and sides of the roof provide electricity to the fan to keep temperatures in the iChange comfortably low on hot summer days. The large Sharp solar panels also provide additional charging of the batteries. The Airtronic, also designed specifically for the concept car, consumes about maximum of 0.43

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 Abengoa Solar Inc.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Pontiac Fiero : rechargedwith solar array. The2001 NESEA American Tour de Sol TheWinston Solar Challenge World Solar Challenge :solar cars across Australia {Returnto top of page} EV Manufacturersand Converters ACPropulsion Inc. Nuts& Volts Magazine : For the serious gadgeteer. Porsche911T : D.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

A roof panel with 117 solar cells lessens the burden by powering a conventional 12-volt system to run accessories, including lighting, an audio system, and the display screens worthy of Minority Report. the solar roof saved 43 kilometers of range. The Vision EQXX roof panel with 117 solar cells.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The privacy, solar and laminated acoustic glass and the panoramic fixed-glass solar sunroof completed the sleek look. Hyundai calls this the Smart Living Room concept. kW onboard charger can charge at 400 volts, but can also go up-to 800 volts, or 350 kW. Modern, Spartan Interior. The Ioniq 5’s 10.9

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The privacy, solar and laminated acoustic glass and the panoramic fixed-glass solar sunroof completed the sleek look. Hyundai calls this its Smart Living Room concept. kW onboard charger that can charge at 400 volts, but can also go up-to 800 volts and use a 350 kW fast charger. Modern, Spacious Interior.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

kWh net) and operates at a rated voltage of 396 volts. The wheel brakes, the innovative electrohydraulic activation concept of which allows them to respond with exceptional speed, come into play only at deceleration forces greater than 0.3 In total, the system is capable of varying the ride height by up to 76 millimeters (3.0

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