Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, are presenting a framework for comparing how different micromobility vehicles, such as e-scooters, and bicycles move in cities, a methodology that can benefit companies and local authorities alike, and contribute to improving traffic safety. —Marco Dozza.

Transportation 418

Transportation Universal Sweden Wind 418

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The twelve Member States will provide up to €2.9 billion (US$3.5 billion) in funding in the coming years. billion in public support.

Batteries 482

Batteries Battery Croatia Slovakia 482

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

The BATTERY 2030+ research initiative is coordinated by Kristina Edström, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Uppsala University in Sweden. We will design smart functions of the complete system down to the battery cell level and pay particular attention to sustainability. —Professor Edström. Manufacturability.

Batteries 281

Batteries Battery Slovenia Universal 281

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

With the current raw material production levels there will not be enough of these metals in future—not even if recycling increases, according to the findings of a major survey led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, on behalf of the European Commission. Earlier post.) But that’s not the current reality.

Europe 231

Europe South Africa 2006 Sweden 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2020

The construction sector accounts for a quarter of CO 2 emissions, in Sweden and globally. Material efficiency and design optimization. We could be better at transport logistics in Sweden. Recycling and reuse of excavation masses, asphalt and steel. Replacement of cement clinker as a binder in concrete.

Emissions 243

Emissions Sweden Climate Waste 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2019

As a first move towards securing a European ecosystem for lithium-ion battery recycling, Northvolt will establish a pilot recycling plant in Västerås, Sweden, adjacent to Northvolt Labs manufacturing plant. What we learn at the pilot plant will be key to optimizing the design, build?and plant which will be established at Northvolt Ett.

Li-ion 186

Li-ion Lithium Ion Sweden Batteries 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2019

The partnership is directed towards a target of deploying the first large-scale RoboTaxi pilots in Europe by the end of 2020, demonstrating and evaluating technology and design of a new vehicle type that will shape mobility for a more sustainable future. Robotaxi vehicle concept. —Stefan Tilk, CEO of NEVS.

Europe 356

Europe San Jose MIT Sweden 356

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

Once we knew it was feasible we updated the design requirements for the HX2 to incorporate shared technologies and components from the Volvo Group, such as electric motors, batteries and power electronics. Skanska Sweden is providing logistical solutions, application relevance and job site knowledge. The HX1 was proof of concept.

Volvo 150

Volvo Concept Sweden Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2022

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a unique method for further developing hydrofoils that can significantly increase the range of electric vessels and reduce the fuel consumption of fossil-powered ships by 80%. Longitudinal balance of forces on a NACRA 17 foiling catamaran. Giovannetti et al.

San Francisco 221

San Francisco Mariner Water Electric 221

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2019

Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), with a colleague in Sweden, have used a power management strategy greatly to extend the durability of onboard fuel cells in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: an increase of 1.8, The three fuel cell stacks have equal design power rating. —Zhang et al.

PHEV 252

PHEV Fuel Power Powered 252

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2019

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a free-standing reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) aerogel for use as a supporting electrode for the electrochemical redox reaction of sulfur in a catholyte-based lithium-sulfur battery. An illustration of the Chalmers design for a lithium sulfur battery.

Lithium Sulfur 281

Lithium Sulfur Li-ion Batteries Battery 281

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a nanometric graphite-like anode for sodium ion (Na + storage), formed by stacked graphene sheets functionalized only on one side, termed Janus graphene. The estimated sodium storage up to C 6.9 Na is comparable to graphite for standard lithium ion batteries.

Sodium 493

Sodium Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries 493

Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Indiana’s Department of Transportation is teaming up with Purdue University and legendary equipment brand Cummins to test in-road, in-motion charging for electric vehicles. The machine behind them is designed to imitate those loads by repeatedly passing half a loaded semi-truck axle across the concrete slab.

Indiana 52

Indiana Charging Kenworth Mississippi 52

Cars That Think

APRIL 18, 2024

Impressive,” says Duc Minh Nguyen , a research associate in the Communication Theory Lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( KAUST ) in Saudi Arabia. Nguyen is the lead author of several of papers on dynamic wireless charging, including some published when he was working toward his PhD at KAUST.

Charging 102

Charging Saudi Arabia Taxi Installation 102

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2019

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) with colleagues at Gyeongsang National University (Korea) have used an ionic liquid (Py 1,4 TFSI) as an electrolyte additive to enable longer cycle-life of Li/S batteries. 2019) “Designing a safe electrolyte enabling long?life higher safety of the battery. . …

Batteries 207

Batteries Battery Lithium Sulfur Sweden 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact.

Concept 310

Concept Slovenia Lithium Ion Batteries 310

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In order to improve vessel propulsion, Centrale Nantes and Naval Group are using additive manufacturing to design large parts (propellers of 6 meters in diameter), which could not be produced thus far using traditional manufacturing technologies. Design example of a hollow propeller.

2016 199

2016 Netherlands Sweden Manufacturer 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Now, researchers led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have linked the carbon fiber (CF) microstructure to the lithium insertion mechanism and the resulting electrochemical capacity. —Leif Asp, Professor of Material and Computational Mechanics at Chalmers University of Technology. —Fredi et al.

Carbon Fiber 286

Carbon Fiber Carbon Batteries Battery 286

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The Port of Frederikshavn, Steeper Energy and Aalborg University are partnering to establish a biomass biorefinery in Denmark to produce a sustainable drop-in sulfur-free marine fuel that will serve more than 100,000 vessels passing through the port annually.

Mariner 210

Mariner Denmark Fuel Finland 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2014

AstaZero is the first full-scale proving ground for future traffic safety solutions, opened in Sweden. AstaZero’s industry partners consist of Volvo Car Group, Volvo Group, Scania, Autoliv and Test Site Sweden. The name Asta (Active Safety Test Area) relates to the facility’s connection to a vision of zero traffic fatalities.

Sweden 210

Sweden Volvo Environment Connect 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

General Motors, which has a long history of crash test dummy design, is leading current research on the potential for global auto industry use of a test dummy that would help automakers and safety experts better understand how crash victims are hurt in rear impacts. BioRid Final Report , Chalmers University, 1999.

GM 236

GM Industrial Industry Chrysler 236

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2023

And engineers have much to gain from experimenting with them and incorporating them into their design process. For Aston Martin’s DBR22 concept car, designers relied on AI that’s integrated into Divergent Technologies ’ digital 3D software to optimize the shape and layout of the rear subframe components. I decided to give it a try.

Aston Martin 126

Aston Martin Design Engine Concept 126

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

The DELIVER (Design of Electric LIght Vans for Environment-impact Reduction) project started in November 2011 with the goal of reducing the environmental impact in urban areas by 40%, along with delivering optimized ergonomics and loading space at affordable costs. The DELIVER project ends in October 2014. Electric (Battery) Motors'

Light 311

Light Commercial Vehicles 2014 311

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2018

The facility will be built in Västerås, outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Northvolt’s cell design team delivered the first test cell earlier this year. Northvolt has also initiated a recycling program has been initiated with Chalmers University with the aim to industrialize the recycling process of lithium-ion batteries.

Batteries 207

Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Sweden 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

Producing a design capable of mass production. The consortium then designed and developed a suitable battery housing system. Overall, the program demonstrated that intelligent engineering, i.e. lightweight design and system integration, can lead to significantly higher energy densities at a system level. Minimizing costs.

Sweden 186

Sweden Energy Storage Batteries Battery 186

Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

Sweden-based road safety researcher Astrid Linder works at VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute. Linder has received the WOW (Woman of Worth) award for her work on the development of a female dummy from Mia Liström, one of the judges of the Women’s World Car of the Year in Sweden.

Sweden 40

Sweden Volvo Parts Universal 40

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

With open rotor, the potential reduction is up to 15%, while the geared turbofan could provide reductions of up to 4%, according to Linda Larsson at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Models of this type already exist in the industry but only for specific designs, which means they are not generally accessible.

Engine 210

Engine Fuel Concept Sweden 210

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Sara talks to the actors about research happening at the university and how this might impact society, and how it hopes the students might consider coming to study with us. The robot, from Furhat Robotics , was stylized as female, with a female anime-character face, female voice, and orange wig, and was named Sara.

Sweden 145

Sweden IDEA Design Building 145

Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2022

million EVs sold worldwide in 2021, according to Sweden-based analysts EV Volumes , Europe also showed strong growth. In the online-only feature story (coming soon), technology historian Matthew Eisler of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow points out that V2G technology was originally conceived as vehicle-to-home, not vehicle-to-grid.

Grid 94

Grid Netherlands Sweden Cleaner 94

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation.

Cheap 199

Cheap Fuel Production Renewable 199

Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

The plant, known as “Northvolt Drei,” will be the company’s third production facility of at least 60 gigawatts of annual capacity and its first outside of Sweden. ” In December, Northvolt became the first European company to design, develop, and build a lithium-ion battery cell entirely in Europe. .

Germany 134

Germany Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 134

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Researchers from South Korea, the UK and Sweden have identified and prepared a new family of zeolites—crystalline aluminosilicates with frameworks that contain windows and cavities the size of small molecules—that can separate out carbon dioxide more effectively from fuel gases than those previously known.

South Korea 150

South Korea Gas CO2 Grant 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2015

million) project include: Cargill Haubourdin, France; University of Kaiserslautern, Germany; Imperial College London, Great Britain; Alfa Laval, Sweden; GEA Messo PT, the Netherlands; Xendo, the Netherlands; UPM, Finland; and Enviplan, Germany. Under the consortial leadership of BASF, the partners in the €14-million (US$14.8

Renewable 150

Renewable Production Netherlands Finland 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

A number of groups have recently or are currently investigating the use of free piston engine power generation applications with a focus on automotive, including work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), and Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Waste 150

Waste Power Powered West Virginia 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The University of Leeds (UK) is leading a £13-million (US$20.6-million), The best designs will then be subjected to real-world tests with a variety of drivers. At the end of the project the best designs will be incorporated into vehicles for a project showcase. The overall aim is to reduce fuel consumption by up to 20%.

Fuel 236

Fuel Belgium Universal Spain 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

The project team, coordinated by Chalmers University of Technology, includes four of the largest engine manufacturers in Europe: Rolls-Royce (UK), MTU Aero Engines (Germany), Safran Aircraft Engines (France) and GKN Aerospace (Sweden), four universities: Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), Cranfield University (UK), Aristotle University of (..)

Engine 150

Engine Exhaust Concept France 150

Cars That Think

MARCH 17, 2023

And then, out of nowhere, came an absolute bombshell: “We have designed our next drive unit, which uses a permanent-magnet motor, to not use any rare-earth elements at all,” declared Colin Campbell , Tesla’s director of power train engineering. It was a stunning disclosure, which left most experts in permanent magnetism wary and perplexed.

Motor 104

Motor Motors Motoring Minneapolis 104