Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

SoCalGas) will convert 200 new Ford F-250 service pickup trucks to run on renewable natural gas (RNG). The service trucks will be outfitted with the newest Landi Renzo Eco Ready equipment, a California Air Resource Board (CARB)-certified ultra-low emissions vehicle system. Southern California Gas Co.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Hyzon Motors, a leading supplier of heavy-duty hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles, announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Transform Materials, a provider of renewable hydrogen through its proprietary microwave reactor technology ( earlier post ). —Parker Meeks, Hyzon’s Chief Strategy Officer.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

VWCV partner eClassics is planning to offer T1 conversions and T1 complete vehicles in the style of the new e-BULLI. As the basis for the future e-BULLI the team chose a T1 Samba Bus produced in Hannover in 1966, which prior to its conversion spent half a century on the roads of California.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The powertrain is in a configuration that closely resembles the company’s first product—a conversion kit for ATR 72-600 regional airliners—which is expected to be certified and in commercial passenger service starting in 2025. Air New Zealand.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. That makes the locally-converted utes cheaper than the LDV eT60 that has just gone on sale priced from $92,990 drive-away.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2023

The introduction of BrightDrop’s electric vans into the FedEx fleet in Canada is an important step in the company’s goal to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles by 2040. GM invested nearly CAN$1 billion to convert CAMI into Canada’s first large-scale EV factory.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

For the first time in the company’s 40-year history, Liebherr have converted one of their R 9400 excavators from a conventional diesel to an electric powertrain. The fact that we can ease the transition from traditional to decarbonized mining fleets for our customers is one of the key strategies of the Liebherr Zero Emission Mining Program.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The University of Bath and SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre are collaborating on a project to identify the most efficient conditions for the optimum performance of gasoline particulate filters (GPFs), to help minimize vehicle impact on the environment.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

Continental will present an innovative close-coupled annular catalytic converter that supports near-complete NO x conversion in downsized turbocharged gasoline engines at the 37 th Vienna Motor Symposium next week. High-performance 3-way catalytic converters of today already achieve a NO x reduction rate of 99%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2014

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Powering Imagination LLC have agreed to create an electric flight program focused on reducing aircraft emissions and noise through the development of electric propulsion systems. Electric motor test stand.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2020

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved various retrofit systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. Vehicle owners who have their vehicles converted can do so not only contributes to improving air quality, they maintain their mobility in particularly polluted regions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

Our mission is to provide commercial fleets with the world-class battery-electric and fuel-cell electric vehicle solutions they need to meet the new Zero Emissions Zone regulations that are being quickly implemented throughout the world. Unlike most of the industry, we’re shipping vehicles now and rapidly expanding.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Together with Lightning eMotors, formerly known as Lightning Systems, the partners have created a five-step process for identifying, assessing and converting a wide range of “donor” diesel coach models that fit the criteria for fast-track battery electric conversion.

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car Watch, we will talk about the challenges facing electric car conversions and what the industry and agencies can do better to make it easier. One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. Sounds utopian, right?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Canadian Pacific will significantly expand the scope of its hydrogen locomotive program ( earlier post ) with a $15-million grant announced by Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). The grant enables CP to increase the number of hydrogen locomotive conversions in the project from one to three and add hydrogen production and fueling facilities.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2023

ZeroAvia announced that it has identified clear applications for hydrogen-electric, zero-emission propulsion for regional jet aircraft. There are more than 1,400 CRJ Series aircraft that could potentially be converted to fly with the ZA2000 engine. Before the end of the decade airlines could be flying zero-emission jets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

a developer of hybrid electric powertrain conversion technology for commercial and municipal fleets, announced that fleet customers employing the XL3 hybrid electric system ( earlier post ) in their service, delivery and cargo fleets have driven a combined total of one million miles within the first six months of commercial production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

Vertimass LLC, a California-based start-up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) technology that directly converts ethanol under moderate conditions at one atmosphere without the use of hydrogen into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels. Catalytic conversion of to hydrocarbons (2012).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The Ford Motor Company Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering on the US’ first conversion of a traditional school bus to a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools (APS) donated the bus for the project. —Michael Leamy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2011

has launched a new line of hybrid vehicles—converted plug-in hybrid versions of the Ford F-150 pickup, the highest volume selling vehicle in the US. The conversions are based on the F-150 4 X 4 Extended Cab with 145” W.B. 100 kW traction motor with 450 N·m (332 lb-ft) continuous, 650 N·m (479 lb-ft) peak torque.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Moog subsidiary ZQuip says it can convert diesel-powered heavy equipment to EVs at a lower cost than buying all-new machines. The company sells a conversion kit that includes a battery harness, electric motor and thermal management, along with 70 and 140 kWh Energy Modules (battery packs), which are interchangeable across machines.

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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. —Friedrich Eichler, Head of Volkswagen Powertrain Development. The compact 1.0

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The manufacturing of new cars, even electric ones, generates heavy emissions, contributing to pollution. Large automotive conglomerates like Stellantis (parent company of well-known brands like Ram, Maserati, Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge) are now focusing on extending car lifetimes and reusing parts to reduce carbon emissions.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 3, 2023

A new or used EV might be an easier choice If you’re undeterred and want to proceed with a conversion anyway, keep in mind that certain types of cars lend themselves to the process better than others. For starters, older cars that rely on mechanics more than computers are often easier to convert.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Many countries propose to impose more stringent regulation of automobile exhaust emissions in 2020 and after, in an effort to prevent air pollution and global warming. TDK offers a lineup of products, such as DC-DC converters, on board chargers and wireless power transfer systems that are currently being developed.

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Setec Powerr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With the development of zero-emission technologies, hydrogen has been recognized as a potential power source for long-distance vehicle fleets because of its high energy density and low weight. Due to its widespread availability and cost-effectiveness, electricity has become the fuel of choice for zero-emission fleets.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2022

Rice University chemists working with researchers at the Ford Motor Company are turning plastic parts from end-of-life vehicles into graphene via the university’s flash Joule heating process ( earlier post ). The Rice lab of chemist James Tour introduced flash Joule heating in 2020 to convert coal, petroleum coke and trash into graphene.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

What are the key advantages of the conversion? First one was with a government think-tank ISGF (India Smart Grip Foundation) in which we drove our converted electric truck from Farrukh Nagar to Chandigarh travelling almost 320 km one-way. Only a few components are imported like motors and controllers. billion by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Hyundai Motor unveiled the RN30 high-perfromance concept at the Paris Motor Show in September. The RN30, jointly developed by BASF and Hyundai Motor Company, combines key solutions from the chemical industry with purposeful aerodynamic design and specialized high-performance technologies. The new i30.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Global warming due to the emission of gases (Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, etc.) Since fuel weighs less than a kilogram per litre, it is interesting to see how the weight of emissions is multiplied by the addition of oxygen. Petroleum fuels are common in the automotive industry. Let’s see a quick statistic.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Mazda Motor Corporation will exhibit freshened CX-7 SUVs with European specifications at the 63 rd Frankfurt Motor Show, which will be held from 15-27 September. SCR systems substantially reduce NO x emissions, which helps the diesel CX-7 to comply with Euro5 emissions regulations. Tags: Diesel Emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

US Hybrid Corporation, a global supplier of medium- and heavy-duty electric and hybrid powertrain power conversion components, executed a global licensing agreement with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) in January of this year to commercialize UTC’s proven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 25, 2023

With a growing emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and dependency on fossil fuels, two promising technologies have emerged as potential alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICE): Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). Read more on How FCEVs work?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

These products not only will help reduce carbon emissions, but also advance the department’s work to enable the production of drop-in biofuel at $3 per gallon by 2022. million to develop a conversion process demonstrating the production of muconic acid from biogas. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2009

We found that converting biomass to electricity rather than ethanol makes the most sense for two policy-relevant issues, transportation and climate.” This is largely due to fact that the small SUV BEV has an electric motor that is 3.1 A paper on the work appeared in the 8 May issue of the journal Science. Elliott Campbell.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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