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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) showcased the utility’s first extended-range electric truck with manufacturer VIA Motors at three Bay Area National Plug-In Day events—in San Francisco, San Rafael and Cupertino—on Sunday. PG&E joined with VIA Motors in 2008 to develop the extended-range electric vehicle, or eREV.
With the RangeExtender, the electric car has its effective range increased by a thousand kilometers, yet with carbon dioxide emissions below or way below 50 g/km. —Derek Crabb, Vice President Powertrain Engineering at the Volvo Car Corporation. Technical concept I: Volvo C30 with series-connected rangeextender.
In addition to CNG, AT&T has deployed hybrid electric, all electric and extended-range electric vehicles, achieving a total AFV fleet of more than 10,000 vehicles located in 43 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Louis, Missouri, and will be used to provide entertainment and communications services in the St.
We’ve been building our motors for corporate clients to fit their custom needs for 10 months, and now it’s time to make our technology available to everyone. Its high torque and high efficiency extendsrange, battery life, and increases performance. The motors can be made using rare-earth or ferrite magnets.
General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer future electric vehicles, expanding a relationship built on LG’s work as the battery cell supplier for the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera extended-range EVs.
This contract to upgrade six extendedrange yard tractors to POLA’s demonstration fleet will allow us to showcase our current technologies to local marine terminals, warehouses and rail yards. —Balwinder Samra, CEO of Balqon Corporation.
Ltd., , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong’s Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation (HKMC), are forming a 50:50 joint venture for the production of new energy vehicles. Anhui JAC Automotive Co., and Tianjin Ching Equity Investment Management Co., Initial investment will be not less than 2 billion yuan (US$295 million).
entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Balqon Corporation to build its zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell /electric hybrid terminal tractor, the Zero-TT. This agreement combines the Cargotec USA Kalmar chassis with Balqon’s electric drivetrain ( earlier post ) and Vision’s hydrogen fuel cell range-extender. Earlier post.)
Sample layout of an extendedrange EV powertrain with FPLG modules. To accomplish this, DLR has concluded a technology transfer contract with Universal Motor Corporation GmbH and will provide scientific support during further work. These springs decelerate the piston movement and push it back. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
The AZETEC project is scheduled to run until mid-2022 and will involve the design and manufacture of two heavy duty, extendedrange, hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid trucks that will move freight year-round between the cities of Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is contributing more than C$7.3
The production version of the extendedrange electric vehicle Opel Ampera—the Chevy Volt’s European cousin—will make its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. Around 1,000 people across Europe have reserved an Ampera to date, with half of those being corporate customers.
One licensee, Cabot Corporation, recently introduced their first battery additive based on XGS technology. Last fall, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded XGS a contract to develop low-cost, high-energy Si/graphene anodes for Li-ion batteries for use in extendedrange electric vehicle applications. Earlier post.).
—Lee Broughton, head of corporate sustainability for Enterprise Holdings. Enterprise currently offers Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt extended-range EV rentals, and does not charge for vehicles returned without a full charge. So, it’s important to invest in and integrate alternatives into our fleet.
Axeon , Europe’s largest independent lithium-ion battery systems supplier, will develop a new high-capacity battery system for the electric Citroën C1 ev’ie, manufactured by the UK-based Electric Car Corporation ( earlier post ), with a view to supplying between 300 and 500 units in the 12 months following a successful trial.
According to the agreement, GE will also purchase GM’s Chevrolet Volt, an electric vehicle with extended-range capability, for use at its China headquarters campus in Shanghai. General Motors plans to begin selling Volts in China before the end of this year. —GE China’s Chief Commercial Officer Albert Wong.
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—Niklas Gustavsson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Sustainability & Public Affairs of the Volvo Group. Three Volvo plug-in-hybrid buses are already in operation in Gothenburg (project Hyper Bus—Hybrid and Plug-in ExtendedRange Bus), which charge their batteries at the end stations of line 60.
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and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support. With an optional extended-range battery pack, the Model S will travel over 300 miles per charge. Tesla Motors, Inc.
In 2022, TAE announced it had exceeded its fusion reactor performance goals and had closed a $250-million financing round from investors Google, Chevron, and Sumitomo Corporation, among others, bringing its total raised to date to $1.2 billion.
The Karma—an extended-range electric vehicle—is scheduled to be launched in late 2010. A123 Systems has entered a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive to supply battery systems for the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. KEMET Corporation. Develop, analyze, and demonstrate hundreds of Chevrolet Volt ExtendedRange Electric Vehicles (EREVs) --125 Volt PHEVs for electric utilities and 500 Volt PHEVs to consumers. Brownstown, MI. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd. Technology.
Wärtsilä Corporation has completed the conversion of the 25,000 dwt product tanker Bit Viking from heavy fuel oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) operation. The storage tanks provide the vessel with 12 days of autonomous operation at 80% load, with the option to switch to marine gas oil if an extendedrange is required.
Balqon Corporation, an emerging developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, is now offering lithium-ion batteries as an extendedrange alternative to lead-acid traction batteries for its entire product line of Class 8 yard tractors and drayage vehicles. Earlier post.).
Today, Consumers Union busts myths about Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, an MIT study indicates electric-car range anxiety is overblown, and a BMW i3 REx owner assesses the pros and cons of the extended-range electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Check out.
and Sumitomo Corporation are planning to initiate a business venture to “Reuse, Resell, Refabricate and Recycle” (4R) lithium-ion batteries previously used in electric cars, giving them a second-life as energy-storage solutions in markets worldwide. Nissan Motor Co., Leveling of energy from both photovoltaic solar and wind power.
Employers (3 major corporations) provide work-place charging (25 park/charge spots) and employee vehicle purchase incentives (add’l $2,500/vehicle); Commit/fund corporate fleet purchases (25 vehicles). Large local employers (as early adopters). Local Universities. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Earlier post.).
It's official, the Cadillac Converj is to be the second extended-range electric vehicle after the Volt. Almost 2000 were delivered to corporate customers in Japan last year. I may be most interested affordable electric cars, but this makes sense to me. Source: Detroit News ] Volvo might be getting serious about EVs.
Scalable Ultra Power-Dense ExtendedRange (SUPER) Inverter. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Cummins High Power Density Inverter. BorgWarner, Inc. AOI 4: Integrated Simulation of Combustion and Aftertreatment ? Optimizing for Near?Zero Zero Emissions (ISCA?ONE). 2,500,000.
Delaware Transit Corporation. Delaware Transit Corporation will receive funding to purchase Proterra 35' Catalyst E2 battery electric Buses, serving Wilmington and Sussex County. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. DTC will also deploy on-route chargers and depot chargers. Capital Area Transit System (CATS).
I can't help thinking the electric boom we saw in Detroit last month was the result of plans laid half a year earlier, when even millionaire OEM executives were aware of, if not afflicted by, $100 fill-ups (when they weren't flying around in the corporate jets.) We decided we need to be ready the next time this comes around."
GM is set to deliver its 2011 Chevrolet Volt to its first batch of owners, but it's just booked a big order sure to keep the extended-range electric car in short supply for the near future. Corporate giant GE said today it would purchase 25,000 electric cars over the next five years.
With regard to Saturn, GM is currently evaluating opportunities regarding a potential sale of the Saturn Distribution Corporation, and expects to make a decision regarding a sale or phase out by the end of 2009. billion in 2009, and investments ranging from $5.3 billion from 2010 to 2014.
Capstone Turbine Corporation, producer of ultra low emissions micro-turbines, has embedded their micro turbine technology in a hybrid electric supercar, the CMT-380, which was designed by Electronic Arts Chief Creative Director Richard Hilleman. In the description below, it sounds very much like a series electric hybrid, or extended-range.
Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions.
Going forward, GM plans to spend proportionally less of its marketing budget on the corporate identity and more on the vehicle brands. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. Establishing four core brands. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands. Click to enlarge.
After months of speculation about its future, General Motors Corporation has reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a new smaller and self-sustaining GM. The New GM is expected to launch in 60-90 days as a separate and independent company from the existing General Motors.
In line with the corporate, the industrially produced model that may crash the marketplace in 2025 will do business in an extended-range possibility. If extra motors fail, a integrated parachute (confidently now not an not obligatory too much) will support cushion the autumn. Xpegn X2 aviation continuity is 25 mins.
A major driver of this trend will be the next stage of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy ( CAF )standard. Among the available PHEVs meeting the Ministry of Transportations 5P and 5N standards , more models now feature longer electric ranges. The Hungarian new-car market can be expected to see prices rise this year.
The extendedrange and lifetime benefit passenger vehicle and commercial fleet vehicle owners alike and expedite electric vehicle adoption. Vito Giallorenzo, SVP Corporate Development & Chief Operating Officer, IoT at BlackBerry.
At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extendedrange vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!
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Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010. It would then be offered for public use in 2012, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan North America Inc.
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