Wed.Jun 17, 2020

article thumbnail

Tesla Model S Long Range Plus now EPA-rated for 402 miles

Green Car Congress

Tesla’s Model S Long Range Plus now carries an official EPA-rated range of 402 miles—a 20% increase compared to a 2019 Model S 100D with the same battery pack design. This is the first US EV to break the 400-mile range mark. The company said that the achievement is realized through several changes, both iterative and transformational, in core hardware and system architecture development by the Tesla engineering, design and production teams.

EPA 357
article thumbnail

Lyft aims to be all-electric by 2030, says it won't be easy

Green Car Reports

The ride-hailing company Lyft announced Wednesday that it intends to go all-electric by 2030—potentially avoiding 16 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and cutting gasoline consumption by more than a billion gallons from now until 2030. According to Lyft, its accelerated timeline will result in 60 billion electric vehicle miles.

article thumbnail

Toyota to offer free access to THUMS virtual human body model software

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation will make its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) software freely available from January 2021 as part of its efforts toward a safe mobility society. THUMS is a virtual human body model software program for computer analysis of human body injuries caused in vehicle collisions. Free access to THUMS, and subsequent use by a wider variety of users, is expected to enhance vehicle safety.

Toyota 324
article thumbnail

Lucid Air electric sedan: Debut September 9, deliveries early 2021

Green Car Reports

The luxurious, long-range Lucid Air electric sedan is due to go into production by the end of 2020. And the California company behind it revealed Wednesday when exactly it will show the full set of production-ready details. On September 9, the Air will be unveiled via an online event that will show final, production-level interior and exterior.

2020 135
article thumbnail

How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

article thumbnail

Audi opens Automated Driving Development R&D office in Silicon Valley; ADAS specifically for North America

Green Car Congress

Audi has opened its new Audi Automated Driving Development (A2D2) R&D office in San Jose to create Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) specifically for the North American market. A2D2 will have the flexibility to develop new software quickly and to collaborate with nearby startups for production-intent applications. Audi expects the US to continue its lead in terms of ADAS system capabilities based on artificial intelligence and its cloud-supported development processes in the push to more

article thumbnail

Want to help build a VW electric car?

Green Car Reports

If you like DIY projects, Volkswagen has an offer that might interest you. The automaker is letting visitors to its "glass house" factory in Dresden, Germany, help build e-Golf electric cars. As of now, visitors to the factory can get hands on at up to five stations on the e-Golf assembly line, VW said in a press release Tuesday. If you think.

Building 117

More Trending

article thumbnail

Lucid Air debut date, Rimac electric supercar, VW lets you build an EV: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The coronavirus slowdown has delayed the Rimac C_Two electric supercar and pushed the debut date of the Lucid Air electric sedan to a September 9 virtual session. The EPA confirms Tesla’s 402-mile result but again places an asterisk next to the narrative. And VW will let you build an EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 258-mph.

Building 110
article thumbnail

Auburn University building new autonomous vehicle research facility

Green Car Congress

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering is building a new autonomous vehicle research facility at Auburn’s National Center for Asphalt Technology test track, making it one of the few such facilities in the nation attached to a test track. The facility is expected to provide a garage with multiple bays and lifts for commercial trucks and passenger vehicles, office space for researchers, a conference room and an observation area overlooking NCAT’s 1.7-mile oval test track.

Universal 243
article thumbnail

Rimac C_Two electric supercar delivery delayed to 2021

Green Car Reports

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has impacted the plans of automakers large and small—even those planning to make all-electric supercars. The list of delayed launches now includes the 1,914-horsepower Rimac C_Two. On Tuesday the company said it would begin deliveries in 2021, not 2020, as originally planned. Rimac recently resumed normal.

2020 108
article thumbnail

Volkswagen to invest up to another $200M in solid-state-battery company QuantumScape

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group is increasing its stake in QuantumScape and making an additional investment of up to $200 million in the US battery specialist. ( Earlier post.) The goal is to drive forward the joint development of solid-state battery technology. In the future, solid-state batteries are expected to significantly increase range and shorten charging times further.

Batteries 262
article thumbnail

Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

article thumbnail

Green number plates for EVs get the go-ahead

Discover EV

After months of consultation the government has given the thumbs up to green number plates for all new EVs. As well as a new feature for EVs, the government has also announced £12 million in funding for research into the zero-emissions market in the UK, predominantly destined to promote innovation in domestically-produced EV technology.

Green 51
article thumbnail

Volkswagen’s E-Car Rollout Slips on Software

Cars That Think

The all-electric ID.3 is the first in a company-wide array of cars to use a new, unified electronic architecture.

Cars 69
article thumbnail

IIHS study suggests late-model SUVs are still more lethal to pedestrians than cars

Green Car Congress

Though their designs have changed considerably over the past two decades, late-model SUVs still appear to be more likely to kill pedestrians than cars, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found. Thanks to advances in safety, the number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in the US has fallen from more than 50,000 in 1980 to 36,560 in 2018.

SUV 349
article thumbnail

Fort Worth approves $68.9M incentive package for Linear Labs for electric motor manufacturing

Green Car Congress

The City of Fort Worth, Texas has approved a $68.9-million economic incentive package for electric-motor-manufacturer Linear Labs ( earlier post ) to further solidify the city as the next tech innovation hub. Linear Labs plans to secure a 500,000-square-foot facility for advanced, smart manufacturing to support thousands of new, skilled jobs over the next 10 years.

article thumbnail

ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil