Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

Detroit Edison (DTE) President and Chief Operating Officer, Steven Kurmas, presented two out of four recently-purchased Ford Transit Connect Electric vehicles ( earlier post ) at DTE Energy headquarters in downtown Detroit. The vehicles were purchased from Suburban Ford of Sterling Heights, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2021

Now, researchers from the University of Michigan and Ford report in an open-access paper in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology that automating residential package transport doesn’t influence the greenhouse gas footprint as much as the delivery van’s size and type. —Li et al. Luyao Li, Xiaoyi He, Gregory A. 0c08213.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

The Clean Miles Standard (CMS) ( earlier post ) sets electrification and greenhouse gas emission targets for transportation network companies (TNCs)—e.g., Reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). billion miles—was associated with TNCS in 2018. pooling and deadhead mile reduction). Uber and Lyft.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

inch display with cloud-connected SYNC 4 Technology and new advanced driver-assistance system technologies. Every model in the 2023 Ford Escape SUV lineup, whether powered by one of two available EcoBoost engines or hybrid powertrains, targets an EPA-estimated range of at least 400 miles per tank*. New available amenities include a 13.2-inch

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EV Connect

AUGUST 3, 2022

Through our collaboration with EV Connect as a network service provider, we quickly found the path we needed to take and how to ensure that this endeavor would bring value to the community.” The EV Connect software platform employs remote management and analytics innovations to ensure consistent and dependably operating charging sites. "It

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2016

UK-based CNG Fuels, in partnership with National Grid, has unveiled a new state-of-the-art filling station in Leyland, Lancashire, allowing vehicles to fill up on compressed natural gas (CNG) directly from the high-pressure local transmission system. The Leyland CNG station will be accessible 24X7, 365 days a year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 27 Ford Transit Connect Electric van sales, including a five-unit sale to returning customer FedEx Express, a four-unit sale to the City of Toronto, a three-unit sale to DTE Energy, one of Michigan’s largest energy suppliers, and 15 unit sales to various Ford commercial truck dealers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Magna’s new all-electric connected powertrain, the EtelligentReach, will debut on a new entrant vehicle in 2022. The complete system comprises two electric motors, inverters and gearboxes, and leverages advanced software to maximize vehicle range and driving dynamics.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

The Record of Decision (ROD) reduces the size of the project by denying two of the original five drill sites proposed by ConocoPhillips, which is seeking to develop oil and gas leases it acquired beginning in the late 1990s. million acres in the Arctic Ocean nearshore the NPR-A as indefinitely off limits for future oil and gas leasing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

Magna unveiled its all-new connected plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) drivetrain and next-gen battery electric (BEV) drive systems. The Magna EtelligentEco offers a driving range of 62 miles. Both systems were on full display at the company’s Winter Test driving location in northern Sweden. Magna EtelligentEco PHEV.

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

Southern California’s largest heavy-duty electric truck charging depot, powered by the US’s largest electric truck microgrid, is now online and fueled by natural gas. Performance Team will charge its fleet of Volvo VNR Electric trucks there – the e-trucks have a range of 240 miles and can charge up to 80% in 90 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2023

The 2023 Corolla Cross Hybrid, along with the gas model launched in 2021, will be assembled in the US at the new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama. second 0-60 time, the Corolla Cross Hybrid has an impressive EPA-estimated 42 combined miles per gallon for all grades. With 196 horsepower and an 8.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

New Flyer of America announced that a test demonstration with a New Flyer 40', heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) achieved 350-miles (563 km) of zero-emission range. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

E-Transit offers the same interior cargo dimensions and standard mounting points for continued integration with hundreds of upfitters and vehicle modifiers worldwide who provide compatible racks, bins and accessories on gas-powered Transit. E-Transit features optional Pro Power Onboard, which provides up to 2.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans. The zero-emission E-Transit was designed with insight from 30 million miles of customer telematics data showing that the average commercial van drives 74 miles per day. —Ted Cannis, general manager, North American commercial business.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2017

Southern California Gas Co. SoCalGas) and waste management company CR&R Environmental announced that renewable natural gas from CR&R’s anaerobic digestion facility in Perris, California is now being used to fuel CR&R’s waste-hauling trucks. The trucks are being fueled from special storage trailers while SoCalGas completes a 1.4-mile

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2024

This evaluation focused on the fast-charging capabilities of various electric vehicles, assessing how many miles of range can be added within a six-minute charging period, akin to a typical gas station stop. The 'Highland' model achieved a rapid charging pace, reaching a rate of 174 kW within just the first minute of connection.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

Designed to meet increased demand for retail e-bikes globally, a market projected to reach $23 billion by 2023 (source: Deloitte) and that grew 157% year over year in sales in the US in 2020 (source: QYResearch), the Bird Bike provides consumers with an electric vehicle to reduce reliance on gas-powered vehicles. Bafang rear hub motor.

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Purchase Gas-Electric Miles Light 243

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Koodaideri will deliver a new production hub for Rio Tinto’s world-class iron ore business in the Pilbara, incorporating a processing plant and infrastructure including a 166-kilometer rail line connecting the mine to the existing network. square miles).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2012

Alaska Governor Sean Parnell announced that two major milestones have been met in the state’s effort to bring Alaska’s North Slope natural gas to Alaskans and markets beyond. The North Slope holds more than 35 trillion cubic feet of discovered natural gas. Positioning North Slope gas for a large-scale gas pipeline project.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

Howard’s Javelina facility is strategically positioned in the Port of Corpus Christi with pipeline connectivity to all six of the local refineries. Methane (CH 4 ) is in abundance at the Port of Corpus Christi due to direct connections to the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale production fields.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Galp Energia (10%), has opened up the Lula-Mexilhão gas pipeline. The system connects the Lula field to the Mexilhão platform, located in shallow Santos Basin waters. With a capacity to take off up to 10 million m 3 gas per day, the pipeline will transport gas produced in the Pre-Salt Cluster. Lula-Mexilhão pipeline.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative , a study commissioned by a collaboration among nine electric utilities and two agencies representing more than two dozen municipal utilities, recommends adding electric vehicle charging for freight haulers and delivery trucks at 50-mile intervals along Interstate 5 and adjoining highways.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2012

There, under the “Audi connect” banner, it is presenting current and future solutions for mobile IT applications at the world’s biggest trade fair for information technology. Audi connect links the vehicle with the driver, the Internet, the infrastructure and with other vehicles. The model with the 1.6 TDI engine consumes 3.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2020

Ntaural gas transmission pipelines in the US typically operate at pressures of 200–1500 psi—10–75 times lower than the maximum HyLine operating pressure. 200 psi, in natural gas distribution pipelines. The smallest modeled system connects eight existing stations. The authors assumed a total pipeline length of 38 miles (4.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Components of the e-gas plant. Audi is celebrating progress on its e-gas plant under construction in Werlte, Germany with a topping-out ceremony. End products from the plant will be hydrogen and synthetic methane (Audi e-gas), to be used as fuel for vehicles such as the new Audi A3 Sportback TCNG. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. High-voltage battery system of the new Volkswagen e-Golf. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity. and Evasive Steering Assist. Active Park Assist 2.0

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

The effort is one of 10 regional initiatives established under California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) which provides incentive funds for new charging stations at local businesses, shopping centers, gas stations, public facilities, multifamily housing and other community locations throughout the state.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

Ford will offer the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer in the US with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. liter V6 F-150 is equipped with a CNG/LPG engine package, it is capable of achieving more than 750 miles on one tank of gas, depending on the tank size selected.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The addition of these long-range, zero-emission Xcelsior CHARGE NG buses to the SamTrans fleet will support the transit agency’s pledge to provide sustainable mobility options, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption, and ultimately contribute to cleaner air in California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. Force Drive components have previously been deployed in more than 40 vehicle integrations and have more than 25 million miles of on-the-road experience.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Ram is touting a total system horsepower of 663 with 615 lb-ft of torque and a range of 690 miles. There is apparently no mechanical connection between the V6 and the wheels. A power inverter module connects to a junction box. Still, there will be features available on the Ramcharger that come from the gas trucks.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The transport and environment report ‘ The first and last mile — the key to sustainable urban transport ’ assesses how green and sustainable ‘first and last mile’ transport options such as bicycles, scooters or other means of short-distance travel can transform mobility systems in cities. —“The first and last mile”.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

Estimated range is 250 miles (402 km). Kona Electric estimated range is a segment-leading 250 miles (402 km), meeting the varying needs of owner lifestyles. The MacPherson strut design uses gas-filled shock absorbers and a hollow stabilizer bar for lower weight and enhanced responsiveness. Advanced infotainment and connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2015

Renault Trucks is now launching the D Wide CNG Euro 6, which operates equally well on natural gas or bio-methane fuel (biogas). Renault Trucks has been developing and selling vehicles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its Distribution range since 2004. Operating range is up to 400 km (249 miles) in urban environments.

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