Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is a central element of the digital transformation process at the BMW Group. The BMW Group already uses AI throughout the value chain to generate added value for customers, products, employees and processes. The BMW Group continues to follow global developments in terms of both technological innovations and regulatory and ethical issues.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Pushed by stricter European Union emissions standards, electric cars are set to triple their market share in Europe this year, according to a new report from advocacy group Transport & Environment (T&E). European EV sales have surged since this January 1, when new emissions standards kicked in, the group noted. Based on sales through the.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Now on sale nationwide in the US, the 2021 Audi Q5 TFSI e, A7 TFSI e and A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) combine Audi’s premium appointments and driving dynamics with integrated hybrid technology and smartphone app functionality. The 2021 Audi Q5 TFSI e, updated with sharpened design and Audi’s latest MIB 3 infotainment technologies, is powered by a 2.0-liter TFSI engine and electric motor that, when combined, produce a net 362 horsepower and 369 lb-ft (500 N·m) of torque.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Slovakia-based battery startup InoBat Auto announced Friday that it will introduce an electric-car battery with greater energy density than anything else currently on the market. The battery will allow for a 20% boost in range for "current best-in-class" electric vehicles by 2023, the startup said in a press release. InoBat plans to produce its.
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Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. This brief analysis examines the relative cost of the energy from milk and gasoline. The unifying approach involves the use of a common measure of energy—British thermal units (Btu). A cup of whole milk contains 150 Calories of energy. Thus, there are 2,400 Calories in a gallon of milk. This translates to 9,518 Btu per gallon of milk.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Europe’s market for EVs has surged in 2020. A battery startup has some ambitious targets—and aims for a Gigafactory. And will California’s ban on gas cars have an effect on ethanol farmers? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A new report from the advocacy group Transport & Environment finds that electric vehicles will.
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Discover EV
OCTOBER 13, 2020
It's fair to say that Jeep – as part of the FCA Group – is lagging somewhat when it comes to moving its model range towards a greener future. Announced earlier this year, the Renegade 4xe is its first electrified model to make it to the UK, but its spec makes it a very cautious entry into the PHEV game.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Verisk, a leading data analytics provider, announced that Ford Motor Company has joined the Verisk Data Exchange. Owners of eligible Ford and Lincoln vehicles will soon have easy access to usage-based insurance programs from the many US auto insurers that connect to the Exchange—including three of the ten largest US carriers. Usage-based insurance (UBI) programs typically offer personalized safe driving discounts that can help consumers save money and promote road safety.
EV Match
OCTOBER 13, 2020
We’re excited to announce one of our newest partners, NeoCharge , whose Smart Splitters are making it easier and cheaper for homeowners to add EV charging. Founded by two engineers out of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Spencer Harrison and Akhil Veluru, NeoCharge aims to reduce the financial barrier to installing home EV charging. NeoCharge Smart Splitter (Source: NeoCharge).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
With the support of a grant from the Department of Energy, Miao Yu, the Priti and Mukesh Chatter ’82 Career Development Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will develop a novel porous material capable of capturing even very small concentrations of CO 2 in the air and collecting the gas for further use. Yu and his team will use amine molecules to trap the CO 2 , but the bond formed during that chemical reaction must be broken so that the gas can be ga
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Farmers are reportedly worried about the effect an accelerated transition to electric vehicles—such as California’s recently announced ban on gas-vehicle sales by 2035—might have on an already fragile U.S. market for corn ethanol. The Trump administration funneled what the New York Times described Monday as “an.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Workhorse Group Inc., a provider of cost-effective drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, has entered into a note purchase agreement (NPA) under which it will sell $200 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.0% Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2024 to two institutional lenders. The proceeds of the offering before expenses are expected to be approximately $194.5 million and will be used to increase and accelerate production volume, advance new products to ma
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Daimler Insurance Services and Swiss Re have entered into a strategic partnership for automotive and mobility insurance and launched a new company called Movinx. Both shareholders of the 50/50 joint venture will leverage their complementary expertise to establish a new business model. The aim is to develop fully digital automotive and mobility insurance products that both fulfill changing customer needs and offer best-in-class service quality.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Every year, Netherland-based student company TU/ecomotive produces an electric car with a team of 21 BA students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, with the aim of showing the world that a hypothetical, sustainable car of the future can be a reality today. The design of the sixth TU/ecomotive car—Luca—was revealed 8 October 8. With this zero-waste car, the team wants to show that waste can be a valuable material with a multitude of applications.
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