Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s eMobility business has been awarded a contract to supply a 24-to-12-volt DC-DC converter for use in a commercial heavy-duty battery electric vehicle (BEV) that will power accessories, such as antilock brakes and lighting. That capability makes the converter unique among product offerings in this space.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 29, 2024

BYD plans to convert a former Ford plant into an electric vehicle (EV) facility in Brazil. The ex-fossil fuel car manufacturing factory will be BYD’s first EV production plant outside Asia. The converted BYD EV plant is located in Camaçari, Bahia. The Asian car manufacturer isn’t wasting any time on converting the facility.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Transform Materials has developed a novel and sustainable microwave plasma reactor process to convert natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene, thereby opening up a new pathway for green chemical manufacturing. Acetylene can be then converted into many derivative chemicals, all possessing high value.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2021

Renewable hydrogen systems manufacturer Ways2H Inc. announced the completion of a facility in Tokyo that will convert sewage sludge into renewable hydrogen fuel for fuel cell mobility and power generation. A new facility in Tokyo that will convert sewage sludge into renewable hydrogen gas for fuel-cell vehicles is nearing completion.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $89 million to support innovative, advanced manufacturing research and development projects. This Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001980 ) addresses priorities such as domestic manufacturing for energy storage. The manufacturing sector also uses 25% of the nation’s energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2020

Vitesco Technologies, formerly (until September 2019) the Continental Powertrain Division, has won a major contract from an European vehicle manufacturer for the supply of innovative electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters. —Rolf Brück, head of Catalytic Converters and Filters at Vitesco Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Audi will make its manufacturing processes even more flexible. To this end, the plants in Brussels and Győr as well as the Böllinger Höfe in Neckarsulm have already been converted. In 2018, Audi México became the world’s first premium manufacturer to produce cars completely wastewater-free.

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The Driven EV News

APRIL 16, 2024

Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer unveils an all-electric drop-top convertible boasting three drive motors and a 92.5kWh battery able to deliver around 750 horsepower. The post Maserati unveils GranCabrio Folgore electric convertible as it transitions to all EV range appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2021

They were able to convert amorphous polypropylene and everyday bags and bottles effectively to lubricants with yields up to 80+%. Conventional plastics recycling uses mechanical processes in which post-consumer plastics are collected, processed, and reintroduced into a plastics manufacturing stream. —Kots et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2022

Nikola Corporation announced that an institutional investor has agreed to make a $200-million investment in Nikola through the purchase of Convertible Senior Notes. Funds advised by Antara Capital LP have agreed to purchase $200 million aggregate amount of 8.00% / 11.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

Ricardo won a contract with LS Automotive Technologies to develop a high voltage DC-DC converter to power the low voltage network in electric vehicles. LS Automotive Technologies is a manufacturer of automotive electronic components.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Volkswagen plans to use the highly-standardized unified cell manufactured at the Group’s own cell factory in Salzgitter (start of production in 2025) in the system. Customers will benefit from the MEB+ in many respects. The platform will enable faster charging speeds and longer ranges.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles are teaming up to develop, convert, and deliver battery-powered and range-extended electric buses, trucks, and specialty vehicles with industry-leading performance, efficiency, and total cost of ownership. The powertrains will be manufactured in Wrightspeed’s 110,000 sq.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, General Motors plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600 ( earlier post ), to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Widely known as a skilled individual in the manufacturing field of global data science, Pyun brings more than 20 years of expertise in machine learning and extensive global experience. Dr. Pyun has gained global perspective and experience in operating and developing solutions for AI-based monitoring in smart manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2021

million funding opportunity ( DOE-FOA-0002553 ) to support manufacturing innovations for high performance clean energy technologies to drive economy-wide reductions in carbon emissions, including: Topic area 1: Manufacturing Process Innovation. Topic Area 1c: Sustainable Chemistry Practices in Manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2023

The Guben converter will have a capacity of 24,000tpa—enough to support about 500,000 EVs. The battery cells will be manufactured at three locations in Europe: Douvrain, Kaiserslautern and Termoli (Link). Lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LiOH⋅H 2 O) is a crucial precursor for the production of lithium-ion battery cathode material.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 19, 2023

Great Wall Motor, an automobile manufacturer based in the province of Hebei, China, intends to construct electric vehicle batteries in Thailand and may conduct research and development for battery electric pickup trucks.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company, plans to enter into a joint venture with BWT FUMATECH Mobility GmbH, an established player in multiple hydrogen markets, focused on fuel cell membrane manufacturing. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. The joint venture—THE Mobility F.C.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced $89 million to support innovative, advanced manufacturing research and development projects ( DE-FOA-0001980 ). This Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) tackles key priorities such as domestic manufacturing for energy storage. Thermal Process Intensification.

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Green Car Congress

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. 2011.11.009.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

At SEMA360, Chevrolet will showcase a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric propulsion. To convert the 1977 K5 Blazer, the team first removed from the Blazer the original 175-horsepower, 400 cubic-inch (6.55-liter) DC-to-DC power converter to power low-voltage systems. 200-horsepower electric motor.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Read more The one-off Volkswagen Virtus Convertible was built to mark Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s visit to the Sao Bernardo do Campo (SP) manufacturing facility The Volkswagen Virtus Cabrio has been revealed in Brazil as a special one-off project by Volkswagen Brazil. The model draws power from the 1.4-litre

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

Eaton also produces 48-volt DC/DC converters that step power down from 48-volt vehicle architectures to power 12- and 24-volt systems. Collectively, new emissions regulations will reduce tailpipe NO x limits by up to 90%, accelerating the need for global engine manufacturers to employ additional emissions reduction strategies.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 9, 2022

That’s exactly what Canadian manufacturer Daymak did when it rolled out the Daymak Combat. The post Canadian company launches electric motorcycle that converts into a snowmobile appeared first on Electrek. So it makes sense to want to combine the two to get the most bang for your buck.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 4, 2022

LG Energy Solution (LGES)—the company’s dedicated cell subsidiary—plans to use 100% renewable energy in all its battery manufacturing plants worldwide by 2025. LGES stated in an ESG Report 2021 that it is working on converting all its manufacturing sites to RE100, including those located in South Korea, North America, Europe, China, etc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2019

Adamas Intelligence reports that according to the Association of China Rare Earth Industry (ACREI), China’s domestic manufacturers produced approximately 7.6 million liters of vehicle exhaust gas catalyst in the first half of 2019—a decrease of 13% year-over-year on weak passenger vehicle production.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

With more than $32 million in pending orders from commercial and government fleets, commercial electric vehicle supplier Lightning Systems is more than tripling the size of its manufacturing, research and development facility in Loveland, Colorado. Unlike most of the industry, we’re shipping vehicles now and rapidly expanding.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 18, 2023

one of the leading independent bus manufacturers in the world, has announced intentions to convert its current Larbert headquarters located in Scotland into a future manufacturing plant. Alexander Dennis, a division of NFI Group Inc.,

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Electrek

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Audi is preparing to convert its entire network of global production factories to manufacture electric vehicles as it gears up to compete in the auto industry’s future. The post Audi is converting all factories to produce EVs as it phases out gas cars appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2021

In remarks made at the signing of his Executive Order on Strengthening American Manufacturing, President Biden said that he would replace the federal government’s fleet of vehicles with electric vehicles made in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2019

million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. With our new concept, we will convert directly natural gas into materials made of carbon nanotubes.

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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 converted R 9400 can be connected to a constant power source for energy, either directly to the grid or to a large scale BESS. Far too many to list here, in fact.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

Battery Resourcers offers a new approach to lithium-ion battery manufacturing, starting with a mixed stream of used lithium-ion batteries and ending with the production of finished, battery-ready cathode active materials. Battery Resourcers was founded in 2015 in Worcester, Mass. as a spinout from the lab of Prof.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 18, 2021

Indonesia converted 10 motorcycles to electric under pilot project . Indonesia has launched a pilot project to convert combustion engine motorcycles into electric vehicles as part of its national drive to make the transportation more eco-friendly said the energy ministry. million electric cars on the roads by 2030.

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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. Resale Value While EVs are gaining popularity, the resale market for converted EVs is still uncertain.

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