Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2011

GEM cars are used by local, state and national government agencies, resorts, master-planned communities, universities, medical and corporate campuses, as well as by sports teams, taxi-shuttle services and individual consumers. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Capstone Turbine Corporation is introducing a prototype range-extended electric supercar using one of its 30 kW C30 microturbines as the generator unit. The prototype hybrid electric supercar with microturbine technology, based on a Factory Five Racing GTM body, will accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.9 The CMT-380. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

ZAP’s design of the electric version of Jonway’s A380 5-door SUV, targeting the fleet market, would conform to Korean motor vehicle regulations and be capable of 70 mph (113 km/h) with a range of 100 miles (161 km) per charge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2017

Beginning last year, the French company partnered with Mcity, a public-private partnership led by the University of Michigan to accelerate advanced mobility vehicles and technologies, to bring the NAVYA ARMA, a 100% driverless, completely electric, Level 5 autonomous shuttle vehicle to Mcity. The NAVYA ARMA shuttle can reach speeds of 28 mph.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation are introducing a passenger wagon version of the Ford Transit Connect Electric. The wagon has a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h). The wagon is a logical next step for Azure and Ford which first introduced an electrified Transit Connect in December 2010. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

When running purely on electrical power, it is possible to travel for up to 75 kilometers (47 miles) at a constant speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). The electrical motor draws its energy from a high-voltage battery pack, housed in the luggage compartment, which can be charged via the grid. This also applies to field testing of the BMW ActiveE.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

The demonstration project will entail a one-year study that will be conducted by the University of Waterloo with funding from Transport Canada. The REV ACX features a 160-kilometer range (99-mile), and a top speed of 144 km/h (89 mph). The REV ACX drive train uses a 125 kW AC permanent magnet motor and single speed eGearDrive system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

Take-off speed is 110 km/h (68 mph); cruise speed is 160 km/h (99 mph); and maximum speed is 220 km/h (137 mph). The aft main wheel is driven by a 6 kW electric motor providing power for taxiing and acceleration up to 60 km/h (37 mph) during take-off, reducing overall electrical power consumption in day-to-day operation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Building on the solid foundation of SuperTruck I, Cummins will develop and demonstrate 55% or greater engine Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) at a 65 mph cruise condition and the full team will demonstrate a greater than 100% improvement in vehicle Freight-Ton Economy (FTE) over the 2009 baseline vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

It has a top speed of 35 mph (56 kph). CT&T works in four battery platforms by co-operatively manufacturing with Korean partners SK Energy, Sebang, EIG Corporation, LG Chemical Corporation, FCP, and Samsung. Vehicles will range in price from US$8,000 to $16,000 fully equipped. The e-Zone uses a 72V, 5.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

In 6 th gear, which is taller even than the gearing in the baseline vehicle, the 80 to 120 km/h (50 to 75 mph) top gear acceleration is reduced by 3.5 Similarly, the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time is reduced by 2.5 The SR technology is licensed from Nidec Corporation of Japan, one of the world’s leading suppliers of electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2016

The team is led by the University of Virginia and includes Sandia and researchers from the University of Illinois, the University of Colorado, the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Corporate advisory partners include Dominion Resources, General Electric Co.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Researchers at Purdue University have determined precisely how fluid boils in microchannels, and as a result have created formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers, and other applications. Garimella 2009. Click to enlarge. Eugene and Susie E.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

When fully charged, the vehicle is targeted to achieve a maximum electric-only range of about 13 miles and capable of achieving highway speeds of more than 60 mph in electric-only mode. A total of 20 first generation fuel cell hybrid vehicles (FCHV) are in service in California with universities, corporations and government agencies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

is equipped with a lithium-ion battery pack produced by AESC (Automotive Electric Supply Corporation), a Nissan-NEC joint venture which was founded in April 2007. is capped at 130 km/h (81 mph). Kangoo be bop Z.E. AESC is currently producing laminated lithium-ion cells using a manganese spinel cathode material (LiMn 2 O 4 ).

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 22, 2007

Corporate and public-sector fleets will get to lease 100 test cars for a pilot period of four years. The first cars will utilize NiMH batteries, as do the Toyota test platform Plug-in Priuses at the University of California. Mitsubishi could be the first with cars for sale if the UK distributor has its way.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

Safety standards have required the implementation of systems that often won’t fit into older/smaller designs and loopholes in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards have resulted in manufacturers sizing up models to exploit regulatory blind spots. Here’s an example from The Washington Post.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2025

Meanwhile, 60 mph is supposed to be achievable in roughly six seconds with a maximum of 198 bhp available from the single all-electric motor mounted to the front axle. Designed to be as lightweight as possible, the car boasts only three wheels with a body composed largely of carbon fiber and has a drag coefficient of just 0.13.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

Dodge was most recently the performance division of the old Chrysler Corporation. In our search for performance, selecting the Sport mode delivered 0-60 mph times of 5.6 inch instrument panel with integrated turn-by-turn navigation and a large 160-mph speedometer gauge. DC Fast charging is not compatible. Expectations Met?

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Lightning’s accolades include a first place finish at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the LS-218 , an e-motorcycle that had formerly set a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats when it hit 218 mph. Once held on the Stanford University campus, “The chapter had a rally course in downtown Palo Alto,” Pohorsky recalled. “It

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

seconds and delivers a passing time of 3 seconds from 25–40 mph. —Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corporation President/CEO. —Satoshi Ogiso, Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation. —Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of Board, Toyota Motor Corporation. The system accelerates Mirai from 0–60 in 9.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Car and Driver s 2008 review of Teslas first car, the Roadster, sums it up this way: Even more impressive is the instant acceleration at real-world speeds of 30 to 100 mph. A Clandestine Ford Escape Engine Upgrade Yeung graduated from Purdue University in 1991, in the teeth of a recession. Yeung isnt anti-EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

WestVirginia University : Formula Lightning Solar Cars Clarkson University :Solar Knights Kansas State University :Apollo Universityof Quebec : Eclipse II University ofToronto : Blue Sky QueensUniversity : Dawn Treader Street Cars CentralShenandoah Valley Regional Governors School : Datsun 240Z conversion.

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