Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

SAIC-GM, GM’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC, announced its Connectivity Strategy 2025, which lays out a roadmap for its connectivity development from 2017 through 2025. The strategy will take advantage of its extensive customer base and global resources with a focus on vehicle information, infotainment and intelligent driving.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

GM Defense will leverage GM’s Ultium Platform as it works to meet DIU’s requirement for a scalable design that can be used for tactical military vehicles. GM Defense delivers integrated vehicles, power and propulsion, and mobility and autonomy solutions to global defense, security and government markets.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The use cases were designed to address various aspects of V2X communication, such as Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to-Pedestrians (V2P) direct communications, as well as Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) operations. The companies have successfully conducted Japan’s first C-V2X testing in the country using 5.8

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The Prologue design features clean and simple "Neo-Rugged" exterior and interior styling and ample interior space. Prologue’s generous dimensions and roomy interior position the SUV alongside the Passport in Honda’s light truck lineup. inch audio/connectivity display. Prologue will have a wheelbase of 121.8-inches,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2024

What’s new with the updated Skoda Octavia The 2025 Skoda Octavia facelift introduces a revamped front design with a redesigned butterfly grille and reworked bumper. The new Matrix lights offer adaptive glare-free high beam and are standard on the RS version, with optional availability on lower trims.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2022

15 testing facilities are able to simulate more than 400 charging sessions per day, while integrated automation solutions connect the shopfloor to the automatic warehouse, ensuring optimized stock control, full traceability and efficient operations, supported by AGVs and handling vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

RN22e melds the all-new IONIQ 6 ( earlier post ) and the company’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E?GMP), RN22e offers racetrack-ready performance by refining and optimizing Hyundai’s market-leading E-GMP and packaging it in an IONIQ 6-based streamliner design. In addition, Parametric Pixel lighting provides a futuristic flourish.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2016

BMW Connected, a new personal mobility companion, made its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016, Microsoft’s developer conference, last week. The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2015

Ford Motor Company is expanding its global Ford Smart Mobility plan ( earlier post ) with a new experiment to study how connected electric bicycles can work seamlessly with cars and public transport to deliver faster and easier daily commutes and help businesses operating in urban centers. Click to enlarge. Handle on Mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

A focus on light-weighting will be fundamental to our industry for years to come, and we are investigating many advanced materials applications as possible solutions for weight reduction in our vehicles. —Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. Hollow steel crankshafts and forged aluminum connecting rods.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2021

Jacobs, Peachtree Corners and Qualcomm Technologies announced joint efforts to deploy end-to-end smart solutions in one of the US’ first smart city environments powered by real-world connected vehicle technology and infrastructure. C-V2X direct communication is designed to serve as a key feature for safety and mobility applications.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

in 2016), the company said it is expanding its scope to include vehicles and services—all designed around human-centered experiences. Specifically, Ford is: Accelerating the introduction of connected, smart vehicles and services customers want and value. By 2019, 100% of Ford’s new US vehicles will be built with connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2021

An important consideration of solar-electrolysis in the context of climate mitigation is the enormity of upscaling required—both at the global scale with respect to the investment, land area, materials, and embodied energy; and at the project scale with respect to the potential localised impacts of gigawatt scale plants. Palmer et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

Lordstown Motors, an OEM of electric light-duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market, has closed the sale of its Lordstown facility and signed a contract manufacturing agreement and joint venture agreement for product development with affiliates of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn). and Irvine, Calif.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Electrification is a key element of Kia’s European and global growth strategy, with one in eight Kia cars sold in Europe today featuring an electrified powertrain. Kia also introduced its new UVO CONNECT telematics technology in Geneva, available on the e-Soul and upgraded Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Nissan Motor Company is targeting becoming world’s leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles (LCV) by fiscal year (FY) 2016. Light Commercial Vehicles include several classes of vehicles that are designed and developed primarily for work use. Nissan offers one of the widest ranges of LCVs, from mini-LCVs up to 7.5-ton

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

The Mint Concept is a battery-electric luxury car for the city, with a new vehicle typology featuring organic design and an innovative interior user experience. As a brand, Genesis embraces progressive design values, and the Mint Concept reinforces this commitment from a previously undiscovered perspective.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Global automotive Tier 1 manufacturer Motherson Group is collaborating with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials. tons of CO 2- eq from polluting the environment, leading Life Cycle Assessment auditors Quantis to designate UBQ as “The Most Climate Positive Thermoplastic Material on the Market.”.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Close connection of battery production with vehicle production is part of our strategy. They will produce newly developed round lithium-ion battery cells, specifically designed for the sixth generation of BMW eDrive technology. We are working consistently to advance the transformation to electromobility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As an added value, all 2023 Corolla Hybrid models include Safety Connect and Service Connect up to 10-year trial subscriptions. Corolla’s diverse model variety is made possible by the Toyota New Global Architecture-C platform (TNGA-C). liter inline four-cylinder engine was designed specifically for a hybrid application.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

GE’s WattStation Connect for mobile device users. GE Energy’s Industrial Solutions business unveiled the new WattStation and WattStation Connect software at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit, Mich. WattStation Connect provides owners a user-friendly method to manage, monitor and maintain their EV charging ecosystem network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2021

NuScale Power and Prodigy Clean Energy , a Canadian company that designs and develops marine nuclear plants, announced a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support business development opportunities for a marine-deployed nuclear generating station powered by the NuScale Small Modular Reactor (SMR).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Like the recently introduced EV6 ( earlier post ), the Concept EV9 is a dedicated EV developed and optimized on the company’s advanced Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). Kia Corporation has revealed the Kia Concept EV9 at the AutoMobility LA. The all-electric SUV delivers driving range of up to 300 miles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

directional EV charging technology to partially power its North American headquarters in Franklin, TN, and its design center in San Diego, CA. Nissan Energy will establish new standards for connecting vehicles to energy systems through three key initiatives: Nissan Energy Supply, Nissan Energy Share, and Nissan Energy Storage.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

The US is the largest global market for pickups. Global market pickup truck volume, historical and projected. inches long due to a design that allows the pickup bed to extend into the cab. Alongside the Atlas, the Tarok concept is one of the largest MQB-based Volkswagen vehicles designed to date. Source: Statista.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 8, 2024

Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. Maria Oden , also a bioengineering professor, founded the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

This is going to be the next model in the lineup of the Japanese automaker that has been launching rebadged Maruti Suzuki cars in India over the last few years, as part of the OEM’s global partnership with Suzuki for platform and technology sharing. Also, it boasts a new design radiator grille.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This strategic partnership is the beginning of a long-term collaboration involving the co-design, co-development, production, marketing, and sales of integrated fuel cell-battery solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. More than 2.2

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The 2010 Ford Transit Connect. Ford is introducing the North American version of the 2010 Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show this week. Ford is collaborating with Smith Electric Vehicles to bring the electric Transit Connect to market in North America in 2010. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2019

million units) and Golf (35 million units), the Passat is one of the three most successful Volkswagen models, with global sales of more than 29 million vehicles since its introduction. Building on that model, the new Passat offers a bolder design, upgraded technology, and enhanced access to convenience and driver-assistance features.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

BrightDrop solutions are designed to help businesses lower costs, maximize productivity, improve employee safety and freight security, and support overall sustainability efforts. BrightDrop’s second product to market will be the EV600 electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Andalusia has world-class port infrastructure, connected to the main ports of Europe and the world. Establishing the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley will position Andalusian ports as global leaders in international green hydrogen corridors and in the supply of new sustainable fuels for maritime transport.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Project description.

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