Mon.May 18, 2020

article thumbnail

Groupe Renault working on ~20 blockchain projects

Green Car Congress

Groupe Renault has identified some 20 projects to deploy blockchain technology. These projects concern, in particular, the traceability of financial transactions and communication with equipment manufacturers and the sales network. Some of these will be deployed soon. For Groupe Renault, blockchain has to be used as a collaborative, multi-company digital tool within the automotive sector, thereby becoming a source of increased productivity and collective intelligence.

Financing 476
article thumbnail

Very fast electric-car charging will require a new generation of cables?and cable cooling

Green Car Reports

As onboard chargers and DC fast-charging stations get more powerful, cables could become the limiting factor in electric-car charging speed. Supplier Huber+Suhner has developed a next-generation cable that should enable faster charging. The new cable is the first to allow continuous charging at 500 amps, according to the company, which currently.

article thumbnail

Osaka researchers find formate dehydrogenase reduces CO2 directly to formic acid

Green Car Congress

Professor Yutaka Amao of the Osaka City University Artificial Photosynthesis Research Center and Ryohei Sato, a 1 st year Ph.D. student of the Graduate School of Science, have shown that the catalyst formate dehydrogenase reduces carbon dioxide directly to formic acid. Their work, published in a paper in the RSC’s New Journal of Chemistry , points to a catalyst in developing and designing an artificial photosynthesis system that efficiently converts carbon dioxide into organic molecules.

CO2 435
article thumbnail

Lightyear inks deal for production of long-range EV's solar roof

Green Car Reports

Dutch startup Lightyear has secured a supplier for its long-range electric car's solar roof. Royal DSM will partner with Lightyear to scale up production of the roof system. The two companies will also look into solar-roof applications for other cars, as well as vans and buses, Lightyear said in a press release Thursday. The roof consists of 53.

Solar 164
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

Researchers show coordination polymer glass membranes can produce as much energy as liquid-based counterparts in fuel cells

Green Car Congress

Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) have developed a new coordination polymer glass membrane for hydrogen fuel cells that works just as well as its liquid counterparts with added strength and flexibility. A paper on the work is published in the journal Chemical Science. PEM hydrogen fuel cells are fed hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, with water as their only by-product.

Polymer 332
article thumbnail

2021 Toyota Sienna minivan goes all-hybrid

Green Car Reports

The idea of minivans at the center of American suburban life is as obsolete as video-rental stores or answering machines. That said, the idea of sliding side doors, easy access for kids, and space, space, and more space is all fresh again to a new generation of families and active types, albeit with more of a niche approach. With the 2021 Sienna.

Minivan 157

More Trending

article thumbnail

2021 Toyota Venza is hybrid-only, and an urbane alternative to the RAV4

Green Car Reports

Toyota was going to do it eventually. The carmaker announced in 2017 that, by 2025, every one of its vehicles will have an “electrified” option—almost inevitably a hybrid version, in Toyota’s EV-resistant parlance. Given that, it seemed inevitable there would be a niche model other than the Prius where Toyota wouldn’t.

Toyota 137
article thumbnail

Guidehouse Insights: blockchain-based EV charging & grid integration market to show 78% CAGR from 2020-2029

Green Car Congress

A new report from Guidehouse Insights provides forecasts for blockchain-enabled charging hardware deployment, electricity demand from blockchain-based platforms, and revenue from electric vehicle (EV) charging and integration applications through 2029. Traditional energy stakeholders increasingly are experimenting with blockchain technology. Whether in house or in partnership with an industry consortium or energy blockchain startup, EV charging and integration use cases have emerged as technolog

Insight 236
article thumbnail

All-hybrid Toyotas, Lightyear One solar roof, cooler charging cables: Today?s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota has introduced new versions of the Venza utility vehicle and Sienna minivan, and they’re hybrid exclusive this time. The Lightyear One is one step closer with a production deal for its solar roof. And new high-power charging cables can handle more miles per minute and keep cool. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Netherlands.

Solar 124
article thumbnail

US DOE launches $230M Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) within the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). ARDP is designed to help domestic private industry demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the United States. For the Fiscal Year 2020 budget, Congress appropriated $230 million to start a new demonstration program for advanced reactors.

Congress 186
article thumbnail

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

Brief

article thumbnail

New ‘faster’ Volkswagen Golf GTI roaring its way here

Green Cars News

Volkswagen has promised the new Golf GTI will be faster and more digitally focused than its predecessor.

78
article thumbnail

Charge cycles and battery degradation

Supercharged EV

Very informative chart I gathered from youtuber Like Tesla. In a summary, even with the worst charging habits, ( 100-20% ) it gets 300000 miles to see a 10 % capacity loss. Quite good actually. Happy about this article ? want to get free superchaging miles ?

article thumbnail

Dyson electric car – the £500m stillborn

Discover EV

Dyson announced that it was developing EVs way back in 2017, but by late 2019, and after huge investment from James Dyson's personal £16.2bn fortune, the project was canned. Commercially unviable, it has been relegated to a footnote in EV history, but now Dyson has finally spoken about the project to the Sunday Times, and it sounds like a missed opportunity.

article thumbnail

Track mode with overlay Telemetry infos

Supercharged EV

TheReviewCrew Reddit user created this awsome video explaining how to import and overlay the data recorded by your Tesla in track mode. Want to make a cool video ?

Tesla 40
article thumbnail

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

Oil

article thumbnail

Driving after lockdown: It’s probably time you learned the ‘Dutch Reach’?

Green Cars News

Ever heard of the ‘Dutch Reach’?

56
article thumbnail

HydroWing, Tocardo partner on production of hydrogen from tidal power

Green Car Congress

HydroWing, in partnership with Tocardo, introduced the THyPSO (Tidal Hydrogen production, Storage and Offtake), a concept that creates green hydrogen from the sea, contributing to the wider global decarbonization of energy systems. THyPSO is a floating platform, housing 1 – 6 conventional bi-directional tidal turbines that convert tidal flows into electrical energy, which is then directed through an integrated hydrogen production unit, converting the unlimited supply of surrounding seawater into

Hydrogen 459