Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 Google and IEEE are emphasizing size reduction in their challenge, without targeting a specific application area such as automotive.

Google 255

Google Downsizing Prius 2010 255

Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C., A number of startups showed off their porposals to retrofit the existing fleets of petroleum-fueled vehicles, giving some hope to Andy Grove’s ambitoious desire to create millions of plug-in conversions before the automakers deliver.

Plug-in 100

Plug-in Al Gore Plug Gore 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

In the large Sharan the downsized engine consumes on average 6.4 This conversion is done using synthetically produced AdBlue, which is stored in a 17-liter tank and in the Sharan only has to be topped up every 10,000 kilometers. The Sharan 1.4 l/100 km (148 g/km CO 2 ); with the optional six-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) it is 6.6

Standards 150

Standards Fuel MPG Batteries 150