Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will supply the Government of Georgia with 45 Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid EVs and 51 i-MiEV all-electric vehicles. The supply of vehicles stems from an Overseas Development Agreement between the governments of Japan and Georgia. The vehicles are due to be delivered in January 2018.

i-MiEV 150

i-MiEV Georgia Mitsubishi PHEV 150

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

ATLANTA, GA — A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Georgia.

Georgia 102

Georgia Building Atlanta Clean 102

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The company has begun construction on green hydrogen production facilities in California, New York, Tennessee and Georgia that will ultimately supply 500 tons per day of liquid green hydrogen by 2025.

Plug-in 329

Plug-in Hydrogen Plug Industrial 329

Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2023

SK Group has several factories under construction in the United States, specifically in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. SK On partnered with Hyundai in Georgia on a 35 GWh battery facility. The South Korean company also plans to produce a glass substrate for high-performance computers in Georgia.

Carbon 76

Carbon Georgia Kentucky Tennessee 76

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 26, 2023

Blue Bird recently unveiled its new Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in Fort Valley, Georgia. The company repurposed an almost 40,000 sq.ft. facility to accommodate the growing need for electric, zero-emission school buses.

Georgia 136

Georgia Production Electric Electrical 136

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

UPS announced an update to 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric delivery trucks that improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however. A compact, quiet-running 650cc 2-cylinder engine replaces the previous 2.4L

Fuel Economy 150

Fuel Economy Economy Engine Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

million over three years as part of an $80-million Co-Optima funding round ( earlier post ) to conduct research and development for an advanced mixed-mode gasoline (spark/compression ignition) engine to attain significant improvements in both fuel economy and CO 2 emissions.

Hyundai 278

Hyundai Gasoline Engine Michigan 278

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2015

Results of a study by a team from Georgia Tech and their colleagues at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management show that national CO 2 emissions reductions strategies will play an important role in impacting air quality over the US. 2010 and 2048?2052.

Climate Change 150

Climate Change Georgia Climate Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2013

Monte Carlo simulation results for different drive cycles (as a proxy for fuel economy), operational ranges (64 or 80 km; 40 or 50 miles), EVSE Level 1 or 2, and battery replacement (0 or 1) scenarios. The relative TCO is most sensitive to the diesel truck’s fuel consumption (or fuel economy), VKT, and diesel fuel price scenario.

Diesel 361

Diesel Georgia Energy Li-ion 361

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). —Marilyn Brown, co-author and a professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy. Credit: ACS, Lee et al.

Georgia 268

Georgia Diesel Gas-Electric Electric 268

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) entered into an agreement with the State of Georgia to build its first dedicated full electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the US. The Group plans to produce wide range of full electric vehicles for US customers at the new Georgia EV plant.

Georgia 435

Georgia Hyundai Building Motor 435

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In addition to Plug Power’s new green hydrogen production facility in California, Plug Power maintains a network of plants in New York, Tennessee, and Georgia that will help the company realize its goal of producing more than 1,000 tons per day of green hydrogen by 2028.

Hydrogen 305

Hydrogen Plug Green Power 305

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

News reports out of South Korea indicate that Kia may move the start of production at its new factory in Georgia forward to 2024.

Kia 124

Kia South Korea Georgia Production 124

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

SK Battery America went through a long struggle to get its battery factory in the state of Georgia approved and under construction. That must have made more than a few people nervous, including automakers that were going to rely on those batteries to produce their electric vehicles. With work now well underway at the site […]

America 98

America Georgia Batteries Battery 98

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2021

British Airways has invested in LanzaJet’s first commercial scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia in the US and will acquire sustainable aviation fuel from the plant to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022.

Waste 210

Waste Georgia Commercial London 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2022

LanzaJet, a sustainable fuels technology company and renewable fuels producer, has secured financing for its Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Georgia ( earlier post ), through the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. In September of 2021, the White House announced a target of 3 billion gallons of SAF produced per year by 2030.

Climate 273

Climate Diesel Renewable Financing 273

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

West Virginia 305

West Virginia Wyoming Coal North Dakota 305

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While the Southeast lags behind national […]

South Carolina 111

South Carolina North Carolina Transportation Alabama 111

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 17, 2021

To solve this problem, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has developed an intelligent robot designed to handle the human-based tasks of thinning peach trees, which could result in significant cost savings for peach farms in Georgia. Georgia Tech Research Institute ] ROBO FIGHT is a Humanoid robot fighting sports.

Georgia 127

Georgia Philadelphia Maryland Virginia 127

Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Bobby Hollis, vice president of energy at Microsoft, said, “Our expanded agreement with Qcells is designed to drive large-scale domestic production of solar modules essential to advancing a resilient US supply chain and clean energy economy.” Qcells expects to bring its total solar panel production capacity in Georgia to 8.4

Solar 52

Solar Supplies Georgia Clean 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The record attempt was verified by Philip Robertson, Adjudicator at Guinness World Records, who also presented the drivers with their Guinness World Record certificate at an official handover ceremony at Kia Motors’ manufacturing facility in West Point, Georgia on 12 September.

Kia 294

Kia MPG Fuel Economy Hybrid 294

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2022

The funding opportunity sponsors fundamental research to accelerate scientific breakthroughs needed to strengthen the US energy economy. The EFRC program was established in 2009 by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences within DOE’s Office of Science.

Polymer 150

Polymer Energy Storage Energy Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Equipped with lithium ion batteries and a range-extender engine, these trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains, approximately four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle. The vehicles have the same 650cc 2-cylinder engine and E-GEN chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year.

Hybrid 150

Hybrid Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy Mississippi 150

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While the R1T pickup and R1S SUV are full-size trucks—or within a few inches of full-size, by any American assessment—the R2 lineup is expected to cover a middle ground that would also make it viable for Europe and many other regions of the world, giving Rivian traction toward economies of scale. This is it. Get ready to meet R2 on March 7th.

Illinois 98

Illinois Georgia Jeep Price 98

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The Alternative Aviation Fuel Workshop, which is being held in Macon, Georgia, will advance the understanding of current opportunities to increase the competitiveness of alternative jet fuels. More than 100 stakeholders from government, national laboratories, universities, and industry have registered to attend this event.

Fuel 150

Fuel Georgia Conversion Supplies 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2016

States that have been particularly hard hit since 2014, the start of the upward trend, are Florida (43% increase), Georgia (34%), Indiana (33%), California (31%), North Carolina (26%), Illinois (24%) and Kentucky (24%). Average gas prices for the first six months of this year were 16% lower than 2015 levels, helping to fuel a 3.3%

2016 150

2016 2007 North Carolina Motor 150

Plug in America

APRIL 15, 2022

Startup automakers such as Rivian, Lucid Motors, VinFast, and Karma Automotive are either currently building, or have plans to build vehicles in Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona. Legacy automakers such as Ford, GM, and Toyota are beginning to revamp and build factories in states across the nation.

North Carolina 98

North Carolina F-150 Karma United States 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2017

SPARC aims to provide a resilient advanced jet fuel and bioproducts supply chain solution to contribute to the US bio-economy and energy independence. These studies, supported by Agrisoma, have initiated large-scale commercial production of the crop in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. and Applied Research Associates Inc.),

Florida 150

Florida Fuel North Carolina Georgia 150

Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

Outgoing versions of the Santa Fe Hybrid were EPA rated at 34 mpg combined, but fuel-economy ratings for the new model haven’t been released yet. assembled Hyundai EVs —possible in this case at Kia’s Georgia plant, where the related EV9 is made. The hybrid powertrain is built around a 1.6-liter

Hyundai 52

Hyundai Hybrid Alabama EPA 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

A study by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that increasing a vehicle’s speed from 60 to 70 mph results in an average 14% decrease in fuel economy. Earlier post.). The new law lowers that threshold to 26 mph over the limit to increase safety on Illinois roads. The law is effective 1 January 2014.

Illinois 300

Illinois MPH South Dakota West Virginia 300

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

BorgWarner, is showcasing its range of combustion, hybrid and electric technologies at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta, Georgia. A forecast by Knibb, Gormezano and Partners (KGP), cited by BorgWarner, predicts the hybrid and electric commercial vehicle market will experience a 32.9% Christopher P.

Commercial 150

Commercial 2017 2020 Hybrid 150

Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In the Northern portion of Georgia, about 45 miles East of Atlanta, a 2,000-acre slice of land is covered in beautiful trees, hosting stunning landscapes of the rural sections of the Peach State. million square foot factory just miles away from the Georgia-Alabama border, to bring a sizeable manufacturing plant to Georgia.

Georgia 140

Georgia Kia Nebraska United States 140

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Hyundai Mobis will build a second electric vehicle plant in Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp announced on Wednesday. With more Georgians working than ever before, record jobs and investment coming to all parts of our state, and award-winning workforce development programs and infrastructure, the Peach State’s economy is reaching new heights.

Hyundai 68

Hyundai Georgia Manufacturer Electric Vehicles 68

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

The drivers will depart from Kia Motors’ manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, on 26 August and travel through the 48 adjoining states in a clockwise direction before finishing in South Carolina just 16 days later, on 10 September. seconds, a top speed of 195 km/h (121 mph), plus highly-competitive fuel economy equivalent to a 40.7%

Kia 225

Kia Hybrid South Carolina Fuel Economy 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2013

Green Button Gamer , based in Boston, Massachusetts, won the Safety Innovation award and Augusta, Georgia-based Fuel Economy Coach received the Fuel Efficiency Innovation award. DOE awarded New York City-based Dash the Judges’ Prize and MyCarma , headquartered in Troy, Michigan, the Popular Choice prize.

New York City 225

New York City Vehicles Boston Massachusetts 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

One such, CCT Stegelitz GmbH, says that every full truckload of recovered carbon black (rCB) sold prevents the consumption of 68 tons of oil, avoids emissions of 57 tons of CO 2 , and convert 7,500 post-consumer tires into a purposeful resource in the circular economy.

Standards 150

Standards Carbon International Li-ion 150

Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

The R2 rides on a platform that will leverage economies of scale in a way the R1 lineup hasn’t As the company has said at various times, the R2 is also sized the way it is to allow global market entrance for Rivian, as the R1S and R1T are simply too large for some markets such as Europe. Both the first and second row of seats fold flat.

SUV 52

SUV Miles Future Jeep 52