Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2018

As part of its contribution to a recently completed major European research initiative to achieve more efficient and cost-effective hybrid powertrains for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, Ricardo developed a new 48V e-motor offering up to a 50% increase in power density compared with current production machines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 15, 2023

It wasn’t surprising to see them sue the automaker in 2016 over claims that a new software update limited their driving range, though it’s a little surprising to see it happening again in 2023.& & Electrek reported that the lawsuit includes claims that some owners saw their range drop by as much as 20 percent.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2023

The UK-based project will establish if hydrogen fuel cell technology can help to deliver enhanced zero-emission-driving range for E-Transit customers with energy-intensive use cases. A Ford-led consortium is testing hydrogen fuel cell technology on the E-Transit in a small UK-based prototype fleet developed by Ford Pro.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced $4 million in federal funding for national laboratories to collaborate with international partners on seven projects out of the 12 that were selected as a part of the Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies (ACT) Initiative.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The first vehicle now serves routes in Fresno with the balance of the vehicles to be deployed in Fresno and Stockton as part of a year-long program. Motiv’s electric step vans have a range of up to 90 miles with a top speed of 60 mph; battery packs are available in 106 kWh or 127 kWh configurations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2012

A recent study from Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) commissioned by the Greens/European Free Allianace (EFA) in the European Parliament concluded that the cars used within the EU-27 externalize up to about €373 billion (US$493 billion) per year (high estimate) of costs on to other people, other regions and other generations.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 5, 2021

Tesla has increased the price of its Model S and Model X Long Range variants in Germany by €5,000, bringing their total price from €91,990 to €96,990 for the Model S and from €100,990 to €105,990 for the Model X. The Tesla Model S Long Range now starts at $89,990, while the Model X long Range starts at $99,990.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The new, longer-range Lightning Electric Transit Van is the fourth generation of its battery-electric and fuel cell electric platform, based on the Ford Transit 350HD chassis. This new battery technology and other upgrades give them the range, power and features at the price they need to scale up their electric fleets.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 18, 2021

In part 1 of this series we provided a high-level summary and handy table of the 9 key proposed changes to the federal EV tax credit. In this part 2 article, we’ll dive deeply into the elimination of the per manufacturer 200,000 EVs sold phaseout.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The company also announced it would buy installed Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) RSUs from roadway operators, which were made obsolete by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of any upgrade to C-V2X. The buyback of installed DSRC units is to help offset the costs of converting to C-V2X.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By reducing manufacturers’ development and project costs, our powerpack solutions will also help to lower the Total Cost of Ownership. This corresponds to ZF’s already announced fuel cell partnership for the development of a coach prototype as part of the HyFleet project. We are investing heavily in the mobility of the future.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Bombardier Transportation (now part of Alstom) introduced a variety of green innovations to reduce CO 2 emissions and pollution in the railway sector. The effort is part of France’s strategy to eventually phase diesel power out of its national rail fleet. The range in battery mode will be at least 80 kilometers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2023

The versatile Lightning ZEV4 model comes equipped with 120 kWh batteries located within the frame rails, delivering 241 horsepower, 790 lb-ft of torque and up to 130 miles of range as well as improved weight distribution for better handling and improved safety. The Lightning ZEV4 is capable of Level 2 AC and 80kW DC fast charging.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2023

An economic study by research group Steer, and commissioned by T&E, looked at future operating costs of hydrogen planes on intra-European flights and found that they could be an efficient, cost competitive technology to decarbonize the sector, provided kerosene is taxed adequately. (If GJ—approximately €0.37/L.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

Special features of the facility include hazardous material and gas handling capabilities and the infrastructure required to support a wide range of appropriate test conditions including integrated electrical, thermal, and hydrogen systems. The effort includes staff collaboration and the exchange of equipment, knowledge, and materials.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range Making the Case To Be Your Only Car Clean Fleet Report recently ventured on a 1,796-mile, four-state road trip in an all-electric 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD Extended. The Mach-E has a 91 kilowatt-hour (kWh) extended range battery, and a 10.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2021

They have 86 kWh of battery capacity with a range of 120 miles. The voucher program reduces the upfront cost of advanced zero-emission fleet vehicles and requires manufacturers to have CARB and HVIP certification to participate. The new electric vans will be a part of that service beginning in May. —Tim Reeser.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2022

The move will increase efficiency, reliability and lower the cost of moving manufacturing materials and components in a critical segment of the company’s supply chain. The trucks have a range of 200 miles per charge and will cover an estimated 125,000 miles annually – eliminating 210 tons of CO 2 emissions within the first year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2021

LAB7 aims to integrate Aramco’s composite materials into Gaussin’s existing range of products to reduce the weight, energy consumption and cost of these vehicles. As a part of this agreement, Aramco also has the option to subscribe for up to 20% of the common stock of Gaussin shares. Gaussin hydrogen-powered Dakar racer.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Real weighted average cost of capital is 7.5% Source: IRENA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2021

Performance estimates for the eFlyer 800 include up to 320 knot cruise speed, 35,000 feet ceiling and 500 nm range with 45-minute IFR reserves at normal cruise speed of 280 knots. The ENGINeUS product line will eventually include a range of electric motors with a power output of up to 500kW.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2017

A report authored by Sandia National Laboratories on the project found that the project showed that it is possible to increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load and reduce emissions to zero through the use of hydrogen fuel cells. Its net energy efficiency ranged from 36% to 54% over the load range of 16% to 62%.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2022

That Polestar will be part of future projects with Candela by supplying an essential part for the innovative propulsion of their boats, is awesome. The second hurdle has been the prohibitively high cost of marine batteries for electric boats. —Candela CEO Gustav Hasselskog.

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Teslarati

JUNE 14, 2021

The demand for the Tesla Model Y Long Range variant is skyrocketing as the company now outlines the soonest possible date to take delivery in September, meaning the vehicle is nearly sold out in Q3, even though it is still Q2. The post Tesla Model Y demand skyrockets, Long Range variant nearly sold out for Q3 appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2021

SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. All told, SpaceX appears to be preparing foundations for seven 9m-wide (30ft), 27.5m-tall

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2022

The Hydrogen Knowledge Center , part of CSIRO’s Hydrogen Industry Mission, has been designed to foster collaboration between the growing Australian hydrogen industry, government and research and development (R&D) ecosystems, by providing regularly updated information on policies, projects, research and resources.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). —Steve Christensen, Executive Director of RBC. Projections of future gasoline and electricity prices.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2013

As part of the continuing assessment of the HGas stack platform, ITM Power has applied a suite of aggressive on/off cycles. Fueling cost comparison. The Hyundai ix35 FCEV has a hydrogen storage tank of 5.64kg with a driving range of 594 km, representing hydrogen consumption of 0.95 liter CRDi 4WD) costs 7.9 kg per 100 km.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Counties where measured ozone is above proposed range of standards, based on 2011-2013 monitoring data. Earlier this year, EPA staff had recommended the further reduction of this primary ozone standard from the current 75 ppb (parts per billion) to a revised level within the range of 70 ppb to 60 ppb—and preferably below 70 ppb.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2022

As a flexible power solution, the Blue World Technologies methanol fuel cell system can be used for auxiliary power, for smaller gensets or larger power units in the megawatt range, or for propulsion depending on ship type and customer needs. —Carmichael Roberts of Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2018

However, the cost of the two powertrains will converge quickly, and by 2040, FCEVs will be less expensive than BEVs per mile in approximately 71-88% of the LDV fleet, according to the analysis. This results in a nonlinear relationship between vehicle purchase cost and vehicle range. Morrison et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Symbio ALP-5 range extender. The Franche-Comté region and La Poste (the French postal service) are testing hydrogen fuel cell range extender kits from Symbio FCell in three Renault Kangoo Z.E. This system is expected to double the range of the electric cars used for postal delivery. Click to enlarge. The three Kangoos Z.E.s

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

The EU Commission’s proposal for an EU battery regulation provides for a gradual increase in recycling targets for certain raw materials in lithium-ion batteries by 2030 as part of minimum ecological requirements. The design is such that robots can take over large parts of the work. The IAV battery concept replaces aluminum with steel.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The new concept system is a part of the ongoing development of Ballard’s future product platform—which will feature power outputs from 180kW to 360kW—specifically to address the requirements of heavy-duty and long-haul trucks on global markets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

Now offered on 44 individual models across a wide range of size and body types, Toyota’s hybrid electric technology has reduced CO 2 emissions by more than 120 million tonnes worldwide. Of course, we must work hard on improving battery performance and lowering costs (of BEVs), which we are doing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

Ford is cutting the prices on its entire F150 Lightning electric pickup truck lineup, with reductions ranging from $9,979 for the Pro to $6,079 for the top-of-the-line Platinum Extended Range. Customers will now have greater availability of their built-to-order truck as early as October at an MSRP closer to initial Lightning pricing.

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