Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2010

UK-based Aeristech Ltd, recently secured £500,000 (US$760,000) with help from Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), to further the development of its Hybrid Turbocharger Technology (HTT), a electromechanical turbocharging system designed to provide superior transient response—i.e., The separate components are connected electrically.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

The investment includes a grant received from the Department of Energy to help create green technology jobs in the US. Ford is adding more than 50 engineers to work on electrification as it brings these technologies in-house. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Vehicle Systems.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2009

During his talk, he suggested that migrating to some battery commonality would be a huge win for the industry simply because it would support a more rapid achievement of the higher production volumes required to bring prices down. The biggest issue with batteries now is not necessarily the technology, it’s the volume. Mike Tinskey.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

Scientific breakthroughs can come from some very unintuitive connections.” million as one of 21 DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy grants through the Geothermal Technologies Program. Additionally, the performance of both is improving much more per dollar of R&D invested in them than solar technologies.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

With this solar energy system, we will be able to gain vital understanding about the integration of renewable power, smart-grid technologies and energy storage at an industrial facility. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Sustainability Vehicle Manufacturers. Installation of the system begins later this year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Coulomb Technologies will expand the ChargePoint Network through partnership agreements with Leviton, Siemens and Aker Wade. Coulomb’s industry partners products include: Leviton: Level I and II residential and public charging stations for the US and Canada EV market. Better Place. The company recently received a $1.25-million

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. On 8 July, the US Treasury provided guidance on the grants while timing is still unclear on when the first block of loan guarantees will be awarded. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. The grants will go to projects in 17 states. UC Berkeley, Logos Technologies). per gallon.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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PARC, now in its fifteenth year, originated or nurtured technologies that led to these developments, among others: The Macintosh computer, with its mouse and overlapping windows. A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. Colorful weather maps on TV news programs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation in partnership with the US Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Program has issued a solicitation for proposals for thermoelectric waste heat recovery devices for automotive applications. The agencies anticipate that six or more continuing grants will be made in FY 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). you see that?

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