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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Improved tractor aerodynamics, low-rolling resistance tires, powertrain improvements and energy management with advanced technologies were identified as areas for technology innovation that could potentially enter production for customers in the future. SuperTruck III designs are planned to be revealed by 2027.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Audi’s Neckarsulm site is the first automotive plant in the Volkswagen Group to use RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology for vehicle identification throughout the entire production process, thereby laying another cornerstone for fully connected production. —Peter Kössler, Board Member for Production and Logistics.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2023

The cell-to-body integrated design makes the vehicle’s torsional rigidity exceed 40,000 N·m/° and contributes to upgrading the safety standard for the whole vehicle further, so that the upper limit for the fuel-engined vehicles becomes the lower limit of the electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A SpaceX executive has revealed the first concrete Starlink user terminal (dish) production figures and plans for imminent upgrades. When Q4 new dish production comes on line, should be able to fill backorder. spacex #starlink CFO at #satshow – We are producing around 5000 dishes per week.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

With the additional investment, Michigan Assembly will be the production site of next-generation hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles, all of which will be built off the company’s new global C-car platform. “We —Bill Ford In addition, Ford said it is bringing battery system design and development in-house.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The diesel-electric full-hybrid vehicle, weighing just 380 kilograms (838 lbs), offers an initial glimpse at how a future production version might appear. The “one-liter” designation refers to the design target of fuel consumption of 1 liter per 100 kilometers (235 mpg US). Tags: Diesel Engines Fuel Efficiency Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the first Mercedes-Benz model to be launched under the new product and technology brand EQ, the EQC features an all-new drive system development with compact electric drivetrains at each axle. The high-safety design begins with the installation position of the high-voltage battery beneath the vehicle floor.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2010

A collaboration between Lotus Engineering and Fagor Ederlan will develop the 3-cylinder Lotus Range Extender Engine ( earlier post ) for series production. The study has culminated with an agreement for Lotus Engineering to develop the engine for series production and sale by Fagor Ederlan for the global automotive market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

General Motors developed its Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain control system using Model-Based Design software from The Mathworks. Using math and simulation-based tools, GM designed the powertrain prototype within 9 months, shaving 24 months off the expected development time. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2023

second 0-60 MPH acceleration rate for the Model S , white-knuckle speed that routinely was noted as the fastest production car on Earth. The Model S and Model X are Tesla’s premium offerings and account for less than 5 percent of the company’s production and delivery figures during any given quarter.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

The Opel Ampera—the Chevy Volt’s European cousin— passed an important milestone on 23 April when the first pre-production Model Year 2012 Ampera rolled off the line at GM’s Pre-Production Operations assembly line in Warren, Michigan. Assembly workers will build more pre-production Amperas in the coming months.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

revealed the design for the first version of its Hyperion Power Module (HPM), a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) that it intends to have licensed and manufactured at facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Advanced SMR (<350 MWe) Vendor Designs & Concepts. Company Product Power rating.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

The effort is designed to help OEMs in response to the wide variety of cell-level Li-ion chemistries, with different cost, reliability, life, safety and availability factors. Overall, the BMS is designed to be universal—suitable for other energy storage systems such as NiMH or ultracapacitors as well as Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Joule, the EV from South African company Optimal Energy ( earlier post ), has completed the prototype phase recently and is nearing the start of volume production, according to the company. The information received from Spot will be implemented in the production of the marketing fleet, which is currently underway.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2010

and Sturman Industries have entered into a joint product development agreement to cooperate on designing a new generation of high performing ride control products. Tenneco is an industry leader in designing and developing innovative damping technologies to enhance a vehicle’s ride comfort, stability and handling.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

BMW is developing a serial production plug-in hybrid electric sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. The design of the BMW ActiveHybrid technology allows performance figures at the level of a sports car, with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

APRIL 13, 2023

The Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted at the Giga Texas wind tunnel ahead of its production launch later this year. The Cybertruck may be Tesla’s most highly anticipated vehicle of 2023, especially considering the long production hiatus that has kept it out of the hands of consumers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Continental has begun production of the first prototypes for electric motors that will soon be going into volume production at its plant in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony. Continental has produced lithium ion batteries since 2008 for the production Mercedes S 400 HYBRID. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2009

wants to expand the production capacity for the NiMH battery packs it uses in hybrids by 10%. Its plans for 2010 include installing an additional line designed to produce 100,000 packs at its Omori Factory and building a plant in Miyagi Prefecture that can make 200,000 packs. Tags: Brief. Toyota Motor Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2009

The all-electric vehicle slated for launch in 2010 will have a unique design and body. Nissan plans to unveil the design of the production EV at its new Global Headquarters Opening in Yokohama on 2 August. Tags: Electric (Battery). A Nissan Zero-emission Website will also go live then.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2010

a Canadian biofuel company that is commercializing an advanced biomass-to-gasoline production process ( earlier post ), has engaged RECAT Technologies to complete a pilot of gasoline production reactors. Tags: Brief. CORE BioFuel Inc., Founded in 2003, RECAT Technologies Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It will be fielded by the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from the 2023 season. The aerodynamics and design have also undergone modifications. This should reduce the carbon footprint of production by more than ten percent. While the battery has shrunk in size, it is more powerful.

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CN EV Post

JULY 5, 2022

The HiPhi Z features a futuristic design and a price tag of up to 800,000 yuan ($119,280). The post Human Horizons officially unveils HiPhi Z, its 2nd premium model under HiPhi brand appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Reaction Design one of seven awards for a project intended to support the full-scale implementation and operation of highly efficient coal-based power generation technologies with near-zero emissions. Reaction Design also leads the Model Fuels Consortium. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

The new funding will be deployed in the following key areas: Expansion of the electric vehicle (EV) technology development centres in Europe; Early-stage planning of production capacity in North America; Growth of the existing power tool and mobile product business. Tags: Brief. —Lawrence Berns, CEO.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Reaction Design is bundling the latest release of its ENERGICO software with detailed kinetic mechanisms for both gaseous and liquid fuels, enabling substantially more accurate predictions of engine stability and emissions performance. Bernie Rosenthal, Reaction Design’s CEO. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The new 5,000 square foot facility will be used to advance the design and development of CleanFUEL USA’s Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) systems for OEM and aftermarket fleet vehicles. Tags: Brief. The company also named Thomas E. Tucker” Perkins Jr. as president and chief operating officer (COO).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

Antonov, the UK-based automatic transmission specialist, reports significant progress being made to bring its TX-6 gearbox into production in China. Antonov TX-6 transmission in its final production form. All key suppliers for the final development build and production components have been selected. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

JULY 23, 2022

von Holzhausen, the plant-based leather design company founded by Vicki von Holzhausen, the wife of Tesla’s Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen is having a special giveaway for Tesla fans. The company also listed some of the impacts its products have on the environment. Tag a friend you want to take on a road trip.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

gas-cooled reactor with commercial manufacturing, hydrogen production, and. Announcement (FOA) for up to $40 million to support cost-shared design and. production through the provision of hydrogen and/or the provision of. By integrating energy generation and production operations, NGNP technologies. Source: INL.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

and Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. ( The end product is an all-electric vehicle with a range of up to 150 miles per charge. AMP will purchase standard Remy HVH250 components and design and develop their own motor housing and interface components to fit the needs of the specific vehicle being converted to electric.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The recently announced Saab 9-3 ePower battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) is using Boston Power’s Swing cells ( earlier post ) already in mass production, according to Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud. Tags: Brief. Boston-Power uses cobalt and manganese on the cathode with graphite on the anode.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

Due to a flexible modular design, the 8HP supports various drive configurations, all hybrid functionalities, a stop/start function, and different all-wheel drive designs. ZF has begun volume production of its new ZF 8-speed automatic transmission, the 8HP. Initial production start-ups in summer 2009. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The GDiesel product was recently designated as an alternative fuel by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) due to the reduction in criteria emissions stemming from GDiesel use. We’re moving the [alkane] concentration to the lower molecular weight product. Tags: Diesel Fuels. That’s theory.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2009

In cooperation with eight partners, scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are working on the development of highly efficient methods for hydrogen production from microalgae. The KIT’s microalgae research group will be responsible for developing an optically structured photobioreactor for the production of hydrogen.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

We outline here a new process for H 2 production and/or power generation from natural gas, with inherent CO 2 capture combining the known benefits in terms of energy efficiencies of sorption enhanced reforming processes and chemical looping processes. Tags: Brief. —Abanades et al. Resources. Abanades, R. Murillo, J. Fernandez, G.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

Concept vehicles don’t often make it to production unchanged, but the new Infiniti QX80 looks an awful lot like the QX Monograph concept the automaker showed late last year. The new SUV was recently revealed with boxier styling, more interior space, and an updated interior design with more tech and high-end materials.

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