Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. DOE analysts flagged only 35 recently retired and 96 operating coal sites that could house a large light-water reactor within half a mile. On 13 September, the U.S.

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Coal Convert Power Powered 145

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JUNE 15, 2023

Powered by General Motors’ (GM) Ultium Platform, the AWD Zevo 600 is designed for last-mile deliveries, with an estimated range of up to 400 kilometers (249 miles) on a full charge. GM invested nearly CAN$1 billion to convert CAMI into Canada’s first large-scale EV factory. Earlier post.)

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Canada All-Electric Electric Vehicles Vehicles 369

Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 29, 2023

converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. You may make use of electric power without buying a new automobile by converting your current vehicle to an electric one. It might not match that of purpose-built EVs, which are designed for optimal efficiency. #2.

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Kits Conversion Convert Electric Cars 98

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AUGUST 2, 2023

The RX 450h+ has a manufacturer-estimated 35-mile driving range rating on electric power only. A high-output, high-efficiency system designed to reduce power loss when converting from AC power to DC power results in faster charging times.

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Lexus Plug-in Plug Hybrid 370

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MAY 3, 2018

The first demonstration vehicle will be on the road this summer and will give the bus more than 200 miles of all-electric range. This project will be the first step for the City of Boulder and Via in realizing their combined goal of converting the HOP fleet of 35-foot transit buses to all-electric vehicles.

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Convert Diesel Batteries Battery 320

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AUGUST 16, 2023

This allows for full operation in Zero Emission Zones and bus depots, with geofencing capability up to 10 miles of electric range. Vanner began serial production in 2023 of its new 600 ampere Liquid-Cooled DC to DC Converter, incorporating silicon-carbide solid-state devices (SiC).

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Hybrid Production Convert DC 195

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JULY 28, 2023

CPKC moves essential goods across a 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the US and Mexico. As an initial step in the collaboration, CSX plans to convert one of its diesel locomotives using a hydrogen conversion kit developed by CPKC.

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Hydrogen Kansas City West Virginia Fuel 370

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota introduced its new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) RAV4 performance model with an estimated 302-horsepower, advanced all-wheel drive, sport-tuned suspension and exclusive design features. In addition to an ability to do 0-60 mph in a projected 5.8 The RAV4 Prime also has a manufacturer-estimated 90 combined MPGe.

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Plug-in Miles Hybrid SUV 220

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

According to Saudi Projects , a media firm dedicated to ongoing developments in the Kingdom, Lucid is expected to reveal specially designed police vehicles at the World Defense Show next week. The Lucid Gravity packs over 800 hp with over 440 miles projected range. It looks like some of the Lucid models will be used as police vehicles.

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Saudi Arabia Convert Vehicles Arizona 52

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

UPS and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that new technology will be developed to convert UPS package delivery vehicles from diesel to electric. UPS and Unique Electric Solutions LLC (UES LLC) will design, build, test and make the conversions.

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Convert New York City Motor Motors 170

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JANUARY 28, 2014

A new ceramic hollow fiber substrate for catalytic converters designed by Dr. Benjamin Kingsbury and colleagues at Imperial College London could cut the size and precious metal loading of the devices in automobiles while reducing fuel consumption and and manufacturing costs. Kingsbury has founded MicroTech Ceramics Ltd.

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Convert Manufacturer Fuel Exhaust 246

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JANUARY 18, 2023

The new E-Ray—available in removeable roof coupe and hardtop convertible models—is the only sports car pairing two separate propulsion systems to provide naturally aspirated V-8 power with electrified responsiveness powered by eAWD. second 0-60 mph time before breezing through the quarter-mile in 10.5 liter (235.5

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Chevrolet Hybrid MPH New York City 413

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MAY 14, 2015

ConocoPhillips will convert 30 trucks to propane autogas this year and replace more than 300 more trucks over the next five years with vehicles powered by propane fuel technology. ConocoPhillips has been testing ROUSH CleanTech propane vehicles in the field since 2011, logging thousands of miles in northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado.

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Convert New Mexico Colorado Mexico 150

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MARCH 31, 2014

a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, reports that its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles has surpassed 20 million miles (32 million km). Ryder System, Inc.,

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Fleet Gas Miles Brazil 268

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AUGUST 11, 2009

Start-up Bright Automotive, which in May unveiled its IDEA concept series plug-in hybrid light commercial van ( earlier post ), will convert VW Transporter vans with the series hybrid Bright powertrain as a bridge between the concept and the production version of the IDEA. Fuel economy, 50-mile cycle. EV range (miles).

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Bright Automotive Convert Plug-in Transportation 210

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JULY 8, 2021

The partnership will see the two companies convert the Dornier 328 aircraft for hydrogen flight, with the demonstrator aircraft expected to take to the skies in 2025. With its range of up to 750 km (466 miles), regional markets can be developed. The project is designed to complement the German Federal Government’s Aviation Strategy.

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Hydrogen Commercial Fuel Germany 397

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk released the preliminary design study for what he call “The Hyperloop”—a new high-speed electric transportation system targeted for the the specific case of high-traffic city pairs (e.g., San Francisco and Los Angeles) that are less than about 1500 km or 900 miles apart. miles (4.0

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Design Los Angeles San Francisco MPH 255

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JUNE 22, 2023

ZeroAvia analysis suggests it could support up to 60 passengers with a range of up to 560 nautical miles, covering in excess of 80% of current flights. ​ There are more than 1,400 CRJ Series aircraft that could potentially be converted to fly with the ZA2000 engine. ZeroAvia has already demonstrated 2.5

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Hydrogen Electric Electrical Fuel 356

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JANUARY 28, 2015

Ryder System’s fleet of natural gas vehicles has surpassed 30 million miles. In addition to making natural gas vehicles available for rent or lease, Ryder’s “Flex-to-Green Lease” solution is designed to ease the transition to a greener fleet. Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 4.6

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Fleet Gas Miles Alternative Fuels 150

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MARCH 17, 2023

Mercedes-Benz introduced the NMC3 21700 cylindrical cells in the eCitaro in 2022, replacing the prismatic design of the earlier generation. The vehicles cover around 34 million kilometers (21 million miles) in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein every year, carrying around 62 million passengers.

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Mercedes Electric Electrical Fleet 448

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JANUARY 6, 2023

The Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept features four-wheel steering with up to 15 degrees of articulation and is designed to offer greater vehicle maneuverability while parking at low speed, on tight off-road trails, and increases the vehicle’s steering response at high speeds. long with the tailgate closed.

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Concept Electric Vehicles Batteries Battery 452

The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

Back in February, I purchased an old Z4, one of the prior decade’s smattering of folding hardtop convertibles. The Z’s simple interior design helps it age well, as do the circular climate controls that are unique to the model. Once the weather warmed to an almost acceptable level in the low 50s, it was convertible time.

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Convert 2010 BMW Cars 71

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MARCH 20, 2020

To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions. In this case it can be charged up to 80% in 40 minutes.

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Commercial Vehicles Conversion Lithium Ion 467

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

billion miles of heavy truck and cargo transportation. The 90-million gallon per year Aemetis Carbon Zero sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel plant under development in two phases in Riverbank, California ( earlier post ) is designed to produce below zero carbon intensity renewable fuels. Combined with $2.1

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Renewable Diesel Supplies Industrial 321

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APRIL 7, 2021

Palermo participated in PG&E’s EV Fleet program, which helps customers convert their medium-duty, heavy-duty and off-road fleets to clean electric vehicles. PG&E helped the school district by designing, paying for and building out a large portion of the electrical infrastructure for their EV charging stations.

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Power Powered Sacramento Fleet 327

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The partner in the project is ABT eLine GmbH, which designed and converted the vehicles together with Bosch Engineering GmbH. Bosch designed the fuel cell system, integrated it into the vehicle together with the hydrogen storage system, and developed the associated control system.

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Fuel Hydrogen Lithium Ion Kits 195

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Air Products has announced plans to convert its global fleet of approximately 2,000 trucks to hydrogen fuel cell zero-emission vehicles. More than half a mile long, the dam and related structures are a cooperative project between the US and Canada: each country operates half of the plant’s 32 turbines.

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New York Hydrogen Production Green 221

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

BP and Johnson Matthey (JM) have signed an agreement with Fulcrum BioEnergy to license their Fischer Tropsch (FT) technology to support Fulcrum’s drive to convert municipal solid waste into biojet fuel. The novel reactor system combines an optimized catalyst with a unique fixed-bed tubular reactor geometry.

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Waste Sierra Convert Nevada 236

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide variety of OEM truck makers, the new fuel cell electric system in the latest prototypes has been adapted to a Kenworth T680 chassis. In this configuration, the second-generation fuel cell system delivers more than 300 miles of range at a full load weight of 80,000 lbs.,

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Los Angeles Kenworth Long Beach Toyota 546

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MARCH 4, 2013

In electric mode, the A3 Sportback e-tron has a range of about 50 km (31 miles). liters of fuel per 100 km (157 mpg US), which corresponds to CO 2 emissions of 35 grams per km (56 g/mile). In purely electric mode, the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron achieves a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) with a range of up to 50 km (31 miles).

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Audi Plug-in MPG Miles 301

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JUNE 22, 2020

The CTVs will serve Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, which will be located approximately 55 miles off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea when it enters operation in 2022. The Editron system comprises components designed in-house. The systems will also include DC-DC converters for the vessels’ batteries.

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Hybrid Power Powered Mariner 259

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APRIL 18, 2023

This type of design makes it possible to completely avoid the use of rare earth metals (required for magnetic components) in the manufacture of the rotor. The drive unit has a six-phase design with a dual inverter. This gives the BMW i7 M70 xDrive a range of 488 – 560 kilometers (303 – 348 miles, WLTP cycle).

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BMW Electric Electrical MPH 273

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

N Vision 74 pays homage to the Hyundai Pony Coupe concept from 1974, developed by legendary car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro. The 85kW fuel cell converts hydrogen to electricity to charge the 62kWh battery. 373+ miles. N Vision 74 features dual-charging capability, and the rear-mounted 9.3 800V Fast-charging capability.

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Hydrogen Hyundai Concept Hybrid 283

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MARCH 27, 2018

A five-seat version of the 7-seat Atlas that went on sale in the US in 2017, the near-production concept car features a coupe-like profile, an even sportier stance, and a plug-in hybrid drivetrain with 355 horsepower and an anticipated 26 miles (42 km) of all-electric range. The all-electric driving range is up to 26 miles.

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Concept Plug-in Hybrid Plug 170

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APRIL 19, 2021

Based on the NEDC standard, the estimated maximum range per charge is more than 500 km (311 miles) (Based on the Korean EV certification system, the company estimated number is 427 km (265 miles). With this, customers can use a 800V rapid charging system with no need for an additional converter, and also a 400V charger.

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Automobile Industry Charging United States Canada 243

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JANUARY 12, 2015

kWh lithium polymer battery pack—roughly five times larger than the Sonata Hybrid’s battery—and is expected to travel up to 22 miles (35 km) on electric power alone. Sonata PHEV uses the same functional design changes as the Sonata Hybrid to improve its drag coefficient to a class-leading 0.24 The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8

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PHEV Hyundai Miles Range 150

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Under the FOCUS program, projects will develop advanced solar converters that turn sunlight into electricity for immediate use, while also producing heat that can be stored at low cost for later use as well as innovative storage systems that accept both heat and electricity from variable solar sources. Earlier post.). Source: ARPA-E.

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Solar Conversion Hybrid Molten Salt 300