Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026. Continued Production ICE and Hybrid-electric Vehicles. Transmission Plant – Georgia (TMP-G).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its Ingenium engine family with a new six-cylinder gasoline engine designed and engineered in-house, and manufactured at its £1-billion Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) in Wolverhampton, UK. The new Ingenium engine will be manufactured alongside the current four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is becoming a major participant in The EV Project and will install 24 Blink electric vehicle (EV) chargers, provided by ECOtality, Inc., The EV Project, designed to increase the adoption of electric vehicles by creating a solid charging infrastructure across the country, is managed by ECOtality.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

BMW unveiled the iX3 electric SUV ( earlier post ), offering full electric mobility in a BMW X model. Electric power consumption combined in the WLTP test cycle is 19.5 – 18.5 The BMW X3 is the first model to be available with a gasoline or diesel engine, plug-in hybrid drive system or all-electric drive system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

Standard production of the BMW core brand’s first pure electric model will get underway at the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) in China in late summer as planned: BBA Plant Dadong will produce the first Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) with a pure electric drive train for the global market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

The research project, called “H2 SilverSTARS,” will produce renewable hydrogen to fuel SunLine’s fleet of 17 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses and support further expansion. The goal is to produce emissions-free renewable hydrogen for fuel cell electric cars and other vehicles at a price competitive with gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Vitesco Technologies, the Powertrain business area of Continental, presented at the CTI Symposium in Berlin (9-12 December 2019) a cost-effective and compact dedicated hybrid transmission solution with integrated electric machines, designed for use in applications such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have demonstrated a 120-kilowatt wireless charging system for vehicles—providing six times the power of previous ORNL technology and a big step toward charging times that rival the speed and convenience of a gasoline station fill-up. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

The solar array, designed and installed by British Gas, can produce up to 3,475,000 kWh a year—enough electricity to build up to 22,500 engines. It took three months to install the panels, supplied by Tata Power Solar, which cover an area that’s the equivalent of almost eight soccer fields (football pitches).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Preparing for the 2015 introduction of the next Honda fuel cell-electric vehicle (FCEV), Honda R&D Americas has installed an advanced hydrogen refueling station on its Torrance, California campus to serve as a platform for demonstrating and validating its MC Fill hydrogen fueling protocol. Click to enlarge. —Steve Mathison.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Technology & Design Innovations to Maximize the Reduction Effect on DCFC Unit Cost Economics (Max-REDUCE). AOI 3: Reducing the Cost of DC Fast Charging Equipment.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2022

Another demonstration of Mazda’s Multi-Solution Approach, the new diesel is designed to meet the needs of customers who want an efficient, long-distance driving car with great towing capacity. The new diesel powertrain that will make its debut in the CX-60 is a Mazda first—a 3.3-liter An in-line straight-six 3.0-liter

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The United States Department of Justice has accused Cummins of installing emissions defeating devices on diesel motors and decided to fine the company $1.67 The Justice Department has alleged that Cummins installed devices that allowed the engines to pass emissions during testing. billion for violating the Clean Air Act.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2018

The plug-and-play oil cell is designed for flexible installation anywhere in a vehicle’s engine bay via a docking station. Nexcel offers a solution for engine designers aiming to reduce CO 2 emissions in both hybrids and pure internal combustion vehicles. liter gasoline, downsized 2.0-liter liter gasoline with GDi, and 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The new engine, standard across all gasoline grades, is also more environmentally conscious, with more than a 50% reduction in NO x and NMOG compared to the outgoing V6 engine. For even more control for the gasoline all-wheel drive iteration, Downhill Assist Control (DAC) is also available. liter V6 engine’s 263 lb-ft (357 N·m).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2019

With the current EVP40 model, the supplier is offering an electric option that operates on-demand and sets high standards in terms of robustness, temperature resistance and noise. The EVP40 can be used in hybrids and electric vehicles as well as in vehicles with conventional drivelines. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

At Volkswagen’s Wörthersee meeting this week, 13 apprentices from Volkswagen Wolfsburg and Sitech are presenting the first GTI that also features electric propulsion: the Golf GTI First Decade. The car can be operated conventionally (front-wheel drive), in purely electric mode (rear-wheel drive) and in combined mode (all-wheel drive.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2020

kWh/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions: 54 – 49 g/km) features a synchronous electric motor delivering a maximum power output of 80 kW/109 hp, which is combined with an efficient straight six-cylinder gasoline engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and 210 kW/286 hp, together generating an overall system output of 290 kW/394 hp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The battery-electric BMW iX3, the production of which will commence in 2020, will offer a range of more than 440 km (273 miles) (WLTP) with a net-battery size of 74 kWh. In 2020 the BMW X3 will become the brand’s first model available both with conventional gasoline and diesel engines as well as plug-in hybrid and purely electric drive.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2019

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced $15 million in funding to Evie Networks to roll out the largest ultra-fast battery electric vehicle (EV) charging network along Australia’s highways. The funding will support the first phase of the $50.2-million

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline. The version used in the fleet test has a 50-liter methanol tank as well as a 10-liter gasoline tank. It features a 1.8-liter,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

DiG-T gasoline engine equipped with mild hybrid technology, but also e-POWER, Nissan’s non-plug-in series-hybrid electric powertrain in its European debut. Electric vehicles have the highest satisfaction for driving sensations and customers love the instant torque and continuous acceleration they deliver.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2019

The future of mobility is electric and, as a visionary British company, we are committed to making our next generation of zero-emission vehicles in the UK. We are co-locating our electric vehicle manufacture, Electronic Drive Units and battery assembly to create a powerhouse of electrification in the Midlands. —Prof.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2014

A two-liter, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E gasoline engine powers the front wheels and an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor drives the rear wheels. The Volvo XC90 Twin Engine features a crankshaft-driven Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) between the high-performance gasoline engine and the 8-speed automatic gearbox.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Italian Flair Alfa drives into new territory Alfa Romeo, one of 16 Stellantis automobile brands sold throughout the world, is making its first foray into electric propulsion with the 2024 Tonale eAWD, which in Alfa speak means plug-in hybrid (PHEV). kilowatt battery to a full charge, the Tonale has an all-electric driving range of 33 miles.

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EV Life

JANUARY 1, 2020

Electric Car Charging. One of the biggest shifts from driving a gas car to an electric car is how the vehicle is refueled through electric car charging. Think about charging an electric car as similar to charging your smartphone, which like an electric car, is powered by lithium ion batteries. Types of Chargers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2019

Continental has been developing cost-effective 48-volt electrification, which can be used with both gasoline and diesel engines for number of years. The Continental 48-volt hybrid system that offers features similar to those of a high-voltage electric drive. 8-volt high-power electric motor with a peak output of 30?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2017

Ascend Energy, in collaboration with solid oxide fuel cell manufacturer Atrex Energy , released the results of a joint project to demonstrate a newly developed tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) in an electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Prototype vehicle with CNG tank installed. A hybrid electric-type vehicle would require $7.50

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

The engine features Toyota’s most advanced technologies, including Dual VVT-i with VVT-iE (Variable Valve Timing intelligent system by Electric motor) and laser-clad valve seats. liter Dynamic Force four-cylinder engine and an electric motor (MG1), while using that motor and a second motor (MG2) for hybrid battery charging.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Our groundbreaking activated-carbon-based filter represents a significant leap forward in environmental and economic efficiency,” the electrical engineering student added.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

Start-up Enogia and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) are forming a strategic partnership for the joint development and marketing of a range of Rankine technologies to convert heat into electricity. The innovation is based on the use of highly efficient micro-turbines capable of producing 5 to 100 kW of electricity.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2018

Secondary air systems are used to reduce gasoline engine emissions by accelerating catalytic converter heat-up. Through the secondary air pump, the new air blower not only accelerates catalytic converter heat-up, it also lowers electric energy consumption and emissions. Controlled regeneration of gasoline particle filters.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each trademark packages have been filed with the US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) August 14 masking “motor vehicles, namely gasoline and electric automobiles, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and their structural parts.”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2018

Improvements were made to the front dampers, front stabilizers and coil springs, and the G-Vectoring Control and electric power steering systems were carefully tuned to achieve even smoother changes in vehicle posture. liter gasoline engine adopts the same innovations as in the updated Mazda CX-5 ( earlier post ). The SKYACTIV-G 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

In December, the Patrick Administration awarded grants and announced new investments in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot. million in grants for eight electric school buses with vehicle-to-grid capability.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

TFSI gasoline engine and an electric motor, giving the compact automobile a system output of 150 kW (204 hp). An individual installation check, the “e-tron plus” special package and “green” power from Audi in partnership with LichtBlick ( earlier post ) complete the offering for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

One natural comparison that people will make, for example, is what it’s like to “fill up” your vehicle at a station (either with gasoline or using a charger). This massive gap between user experiences at EV charging stations and traditional gasoline/petroleum pumps is a fundamental problem facing the EV industry today.

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