Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Designed by GM, the 180kW front-drive motor, 255kW rear- and front-drive motor and 62kW all-wheel drive assist motor are part of Ultium Drive. The motors were built as a scalable family, sharing design principles as well as similar tooling and manufacturing strategies. —Mark Reuss.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

AERO concept electric sedan in China as a foretaste of the brand’s first global fully-electric sedan. The future model will be positioned in the premium mid-size sedan segment. 4, this model will be our next global car for Europe, China and the US. Volkswagen revealed the ID. Following the ID.4, family, the ID.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

With immediate effect, responsibility for global battery business is to be held by the newly created company “PowerCo”. Future gigafactory for battery cells at the Salzgitter site: Salzgiga. It shows that we are bringing the leading-edge technology of the future to Germany! PowerCo will become a global battery player.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Kia Corporation has announced the appointment of new senior chief designers Oliver Samson and Seungmo Lim as respective heads of its Europe and China Design Centers, effective April 1. I’ve always admired Kia for its talented and forward-thinking global design team,” said Samson.

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Cars That Think

MAY 8, 2023

Automakers face pressure to develop energy-efficient and powerful electric vehicle (EV) batteries, electric drivetrains, and charging infrastructure as the global automotive market ramps up EV production to meet net zero emission goals. Download the whitepaper to find out more.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

In addition, the companies intend to design and develop jointly even more advanced next-generation battery cells and packs for truck-specific applications, with a focus on high modularity and scalability in order to support different truck applications and flexible compatibility with future e-truck models.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2023

More than 1GWh of batteries are now sailing on waters globally, reflecting 72% industry growth in 2022, according to a new report from IDTechEx. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044” Electric and hybrid vessels are also typically new-builds, specifically designed to be efficient with electric propulsion.

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

” Showcasing the brand’s next generation design language, a BZ3C small/medium coupe-styled crossover SUV and BZ3X five-seat medium/large SUV were unveiled – both based on Toyota’s BZ concepts shown at 2023’s Shanghai Motor Show. Sadly, no technical details were revealed either.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 19, 2023

Future mobility design house, Frank Stephenson Design, and global eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) pioneers, AutoFlight, have revealed the full interior design for the record-breaking eVTOL, Prosperity I, at Le Bourget Paris Air Show.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

At Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022) in Barcelona, Vietnam-based VinFast and Pininfarina illustrated the details of the interior and exterior design of their electric vehicles, VF 8 and VF 9. These two EV models are expected to be launched throughout the global market by the middle of 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk unveiled its concept InfinityMAX hybrid bulk carrier design for zero-carbon, multi-modal shipping. The ultra-flexible, zero-emissions design has been created in response to the huge challenges that the global shipping industry must overcome in the coming decades.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

Ford announced a new global battery center of excellence—called Ford Ion Park—to accelerate research and development of battery and battery cell technology, including future battery manufacturing. This 200,000 sq.-ft. Anand Sankaran will lead the Ford Ion Park team as its new director.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2020

UK-based electrified powertrain engineering consultancy Drive System Design (DSD) announced a strategic expansion of its test facilities, adding two further test cells for high-performance hybrid axles and e-machines.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

RINA, a global classification society, and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Joint Development Project Agreement to develop a ship design capable of being fueled by either ammonia or methanol. —Giosuè Vezzuto, Executive Vice President Marine at RINA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

Power management company Eaton announced its eMobility business secured a contract to supply power distribution units (PDUs) and Bussmann series fuses to a global vehicle manufacturer for use in a new battery electric (BEV) light-duty commercial vehicle—a rapidly growing segment for BEVs. —Kevin Calzada.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is transforming its Mercedes-Benz Drive Systems unit and its Stuttgart-Untertürkheim site for an “Electric First” future in the context of Ambition 2039—the company’s path toward carbon neutrality. The site will focus on research, development and production ramp-ups of drive systems.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2023

of global greenhouse gas emissions, or about as much carbon as the country of Argentina produces annually, according to the International Energy Agency. But if we get ahead of it, we could design more efficient autonomous vehicles that have a smaller carbon footprint from the start. kilowatts of power for computing.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 25, 2023

ATLAS E-MOBILITY GROUP (ATLAS), a new global Anglo-Moroccan technology company, has today announced its mission to launch the first African-designed and engineered BEV (battery electric vehicle) and revolutionise the future of affordable zero-emission mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

In support of General Motors’ vision of a zero-emissions, all-electric future, Buick will bring its first electric vehicle to market for North America in 2024. Buick’s future EV products will carry the Electra name, drawing inspiration from the brand’s history. —Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. Motors designed in-house will support front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and performance all-wheel drive applications. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors).

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nissan is inviting the public to experience the future of sustainable mobility and innovative design at Nissan Futures, an upcoming event taking place at the Nissan Global Headquarters Gallery from February 4th to March 1st. To kick off the event, Nissan unveiled a physical concept model of the Max-Out EV convertible.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Lexus unveiled details of the all-new 2023 RZ 450e, the brand’s first global Battery EV (BEV). The newly developed eAxle fully integrates the motor, transaxle and inverter within a compact unit to benefit cruise range, spacious interior and excellent design. The 2023 Lexus RZ 450e is expected to go on sale towards the end of 2022.

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Baua Electric

MAY 24, 2024

ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd has entered into a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM), to create the Bharat Multi-Modal Mobility Stack (BM3S), a first-of-its-kind digital infrastructure platform designed to advance sustainable and intelligent transportation globally.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2019

Daimler AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group , the German and Chinese automotive groups, have formed a 50-50 globally focused joint venture to own, operate and further develop smart, the pioneer of small urban vehicles, as a leader in premium-electrified vehicles. Future production will be located in China.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) tied to a License and Cooperation agreement with UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies for the future sales and servicing of Rotor Sail solutions to the shipping industry. Furthermore, it will add to Wärtsilä’s efforts to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2021

General Motors and Wolfspeed announced a strategic supplier agreement to develop and provide silicon carbide (SiC) power device solutions for GM’s future electric vehicle programs. Our agreement with Wolfspeed represents another step forward in our transition to an all-electric future.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2016

Cadillac revealed the Escala Concept, introducing the next evolution of Cadillac design and previewing the craftsmanship and technology being developed for many future models. The Escala Concept previews the design and technical ideas driving the next phase of Cadillac’s ongoing expansion. Escala uses a new 4.2-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2019

During its Capital Markets Day presentation, GM said that Cadillac will be GM’s lead electric vehicle brand and will introduce the first model from the company’s all-new global battery electric vehicle architecture (BEV3), GM’s foundation for an advanced family of profitable EVs.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Reagen, who is also a member of the NYU Center for Cybersecurity , focuses his research on designing specialized hardware accelerators for applications including privacy preserving computation. And now, he is proving that the future of computing can be privacy-forward while making huge advances in information processing and hardware design.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

The decision to expand our EV charging footprint required the selection and partnership of vendors that could support our efforts in the short term and provide flexibility so we can grow and expand organically in the future. Globally, EV Connect’s reach extends across Europe, Australia, and Asia.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The initiative aims to improve the country’s reliance on hardware infrastructure and to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design. Renesas’s efforts for the “Made in India” ecosystem reflects the company’s expertise in manufacturing, telecommunications, automotive, and advanced semiconductor design, Sharma says.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2021

This global ecosystem of the leading aluminum and technology partners expects to drive value for automakers and consumers by helping to fulfill the promise of a lighter, more efficient, more sustainable mobility future. Automakers continue to rely on lightweight, high-strength, sustainable aluminum to shape the future of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With a fail-operational system design, car manufacturers lift the safety of their highly automated vehicle to aviation standard in a cost-efficient manner. This system architecture takes the high safety and reliability requirements of global car manufacturers’ mass-production programs into account.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2023

Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a global high-power charging network across North America, Europe, China and other key markets. Mercedes-Benz intends for its high-power charging network to enhance customers’ charging experience, and create a global infrastructure asset with future value-creation potential.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2022

Cadillac unveiled the CELESTIQ show car, previewing the brand’s future handcrafted and all-electric flagship sedan. Designers drew further inspiration from classic architecture such as the mid-century masterpieces of architect Eero Saarinen, along with other iconic American designs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Other approaches, such as the best possible design of the interfaces between charging infrastructure, vehicle and grid, as well as the possibilities of controlling the grid load and thus ensuring the—as sustainable as possible—supply of electricity, are also addressed within the initiative.

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