Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2013

The DesignLine range-extended electric buses are 45 feet long, and feature an all-electric drivetrain using Li-ion batteries for energy storage. The batteries are used to power the electric motors, which drive the bus, and all accessories such as air conditioning, power steering and lighting.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2010

Proterra Inc, a designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty drive systems, energy storage systems, vehicle control systems and complete transit buses, announced $20 million in funding from cleantech investor, MK Energy and Infrastructure, LLC (MK E+I). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2015

While conventional diesel buses average 3.86 Nearly six times more efficient than a diesel or CNG bus, the Catalyst is also ~15% more energy efficient per mile than its closest competitor’s electric bus on the same test (BYD, which averaged 1.988 kWh/mile), which translates to a lower lifetime energy consumption of 15%.

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Lithium Titanate San Francisco Carbon Fiber Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2017

The hydrogen gas can also be used as a chemical energy storage and can later be reconverted into electricity in a fuel cell, albeit with an additional penalty in terms of losses in conversion. In larger refineries light olefins—ethylene, propylene and butenes—are separated from this fraction.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Deutsche Bahn and Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH (MTU) have converted a diesel-mechanical powered car from the VT 642 series into a hybrid vehicle as part of a joint research project. million) for the development of the hybrid drive in light rail vehicles. The partners unveiled the vehicle to the public at InnoTrans 2012.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The drive to fleet electrification includes all classifications of vehicles, from passenger EVs and light commercial vehicles to municipal and school buses to medium- and heavy-duty trucks. McKinsey asserts that on a TCO basis, light commercial vehicles are at parity now with ICE alternatives in the U.S.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

Also, considering the community is in the line of fire of dangerous weather, like hurricanes, residents will no longer have to depend on generators, which are often noisy and powered by natural gas or diesel fuel. Credit: Panther National.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

Utilized for a mass transportation application, EDI PowerDrive 6000, certified by the China government, delivered full OEM performance with more than 40% improvement in fuel economy and emissions reductions as the system was deployed in the field to perform standard bus routes in place of its conventional diesel fuel counterpart.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2013

Following the introduction of the Bosch electric axle-split hybrid in PSA Peugeot Citroën diesel vehicles ( earlier post ), the two companies are now planning to develop a hydraulic hybrid powertrain for passenger cars. PSA says the technology—called “Hybrid Air”—will be fitted on B-segment models starting in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

These two discrete modules have been designed, tested and validated for transit bus and light rail applications. feet) long and is equipped with a battery (energy storage is an option on the Trollino 18 model). Sub-system includes coolant pump, piping, control valve. meters (61.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2010

The articulated Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid ( earlier post ) can travel for stretches solely on electric power provided by the Li-ion battery pack without using its diesel engine. The Hamburger Hochbahn Transit Company is running two Mercedes-Benz series hybrid Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid buses in a field test. The combustion engine has only 4.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Composite body electric buses: Replace conventional diesel transit buses with 35-ft composite body electric transit buses.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2014

Potential for reductions in manufacturing cost, weight, and volume of the electric drivetrain by reducing the size of the battery and offsetting with the PEM fuel cell and energy storage. Diesel ICEV. low downtime for refueling), or vehicle torque. FCEV, SMR H 2. BEV w/FC, SMR H 2. Gasoline PHEV40. Gasoline HEV. Gasoline ICEV.

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Commercial Electric Vehicles Range Fuel 257

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 The objective of this area of interest is to conduct focused fundamental research and development on issues impeding the commercialization of the next-generation, high-performance energy storage device. mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

The system will be integrated with a 750 kW energy storage facility that can store 2 MWh of energy using batteries—enough to power 100 average Michigan homes for a year. Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas, is supplying its Dynamic Power Resource on-site energy storage and power management system.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2012

Odyne’s hybrid technology combines electric power conversion, power control and energy storage technology with Remy electric propulsion motors, modular Johnson Controls lithium-ion battery systems and other automotive-quality components. Manufactured by DUECO, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2010

In Europe, track electrification will eliminate the need for either diesel or battery storage in many areas. In 2001, Railpower launched the first hybrid electric switching locomotive in North America, using battery energy storage, called the Green Goat. Several Green Goats caught fire and were destroyed.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

The gasoline hybrid system uses the light weight Ford V10 gasoline engine and is the only commercially available hybrid-electric drive system for transit buses using gasoline fuel. The gasoline hybrid system produces lower emissions than any competing diesel hybrid drive system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2011

This approach is necessitated by the problems associated with petrol and diesel powered vehicles, such as environmental impact, rising fuel prices, the looming shortage of oil and the limitations of batteries available for electric vehicles. —Claire Fullarton, a researcher from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Leicester.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Cummins has successfully demonstrated a tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) in a hybrid-configured auxiliary power unit (APU) configured to power a Class 7/8 truck’s hotel loads while running on commercial ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

The projects include light- and heavy-duty applications, and hybrid or electric powertrains. Aixam, the ECA and INRETS, are demonstrating light electric vehicles. QUAT’ODE: Véléance and CAR&D will construct a light quadricycle electric vehicle for urban deliveries.

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Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

Delivery vans, commercial-use vans, and pickup trucks are considered light-duty vehicles. Electric tractor trailers are selling for $300,000 to $500,000, depending on the manufacturer, compared to $130,000 to $160,000 for a diesel version. However, private enterprises are investing in public charging for trucks.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will optimize fuel-based control of novel combustion strategies in light- and heavy-duty vehicles to enable diesel-like efficiencies with ultra-low engine-out emissions. Light-weighting materials. These projects are being undertaken as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada. GMZ Energy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

The FOA will give equal consideration to all proposals submitted, including submissions that address the following Areas of Interest: Energy Storage R&D. Temperature Combustion (LTC), (2) Dilute Gasoline Combustion, and (3) Clean Diesel Combustion. A typical example would be a light?duty in electric vehicles (PEVs).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

billion over the 2010-2014 period for the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support a broad range of research activities for advanced technology vehicles. 3246 , the “Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009” covers research on light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as infrastructure and pilot programs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

Liquid air offers significant potential benefits as a future energy vector, both for use in light duty propulsion and as an enabler for other promising low carbon powertrain innovations, particularly waste heat harvesting. Liquid Air in the energy and transport systems: Opportunities for industry and innovation in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Example of a recuperated diesel cycle with high compression ratio and isothermal compression. There might also be consideration of the capability for kinetic energy storage and release. High compression ratios reduce this temperature difference with less scope for recuperation. Source: Neville Jackson. Click to enlarge.

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My Energi

AUGUST 12, 2021

Solar cells can reduce the import of diesel in Greenland. Mass solar fields would work well in Greenland where the lighting conditions are good for a large part of the year. Paamiut – relatively east to adapt a PV system to the grid, but solar cells can force the diesel plant to run less efficiently which will affect the economy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

The entire unit is relatively light and compact. Next year, Volkswagen will be testing the drivetrain and energy storage modules of the future Golf blue-e-motion with a fleet of 500 test cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

The three winning companies are: Umpqua Energy , a startup company based in Medford, Oregon, is using an Argonne National Laboratory technology to develop a system that allows a gasoline engine to operate in an extreme lean burn mode in order to increase gasoline mileage.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

SEC 132 Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program Grants to auto makers, suppliers, component manufacturers to encourage PHEVs, EVs, and advanced diesels. Clearly, this bill will accelerate the development of Plug Ins and energy storage in general. T here has been a lot of news too!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Positioned at the rear under the luggage compartment, the lithium‑ion battery with an energy storage capacity of 0.9 It therefore opens up delay-free acceleration to the V6 gasoline engine—something previously only known to diesel engines and electric motors. The result is sporty acceleration from any speed and rev range.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The objective of this AOI is to develop and demonstrate the capability of multi-material joining techniques for aluminum to advanced steel for light-duty vehicle body-in-white (BIW) joints. for high-energy batteries for use in PHEV40 (PHEVs with a 40 mile all electric range) and EV light-duty vehicles. Characteristics.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

A Low Carbon Emission Bus (LCEB) is a bus that is able to achieve the LCEB target for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, which is equivalent to a 30% reduction in its Greenhouse Gas Emissions compared to a current Euro 3 diesel bus of the same total passenger capacity. The fund is not intended to pay the full cost of a low carbon bus.

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London GM Carbon Nickel Metal Hydride 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Awardees will have access to technology developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and must design and fabricate a QC device that is ready for implementation in a roll-to-roll production line to produce one or more MEA component materials. Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries. Reciprocating internal combustion (e.g.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Each microgrid includes generation, loads, transformers, distribution lines, protective devices, and, typically, energy storage. During prolonged outages, they can provide a cleaner and less expensive alternative to emergency diesel generators. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2020

However, these were models based on conventional diesel and on CNG engines. The decision to build a new bus was triggered not only by market interests, but also by the technical progress with regard to electric buses, and in terms of energy storage in particular.

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