Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At the 21 st Supercharging Conference in Dresden next week, Torotrak Group will present results from engine testing that verify previous claims for V-Charge, a variable drive mechanical supercharger. In comparison with the incumbent fixed-ratio positive-displacement supercharger on a 1.0L GTDI engine, V-Charge achieved improved BSFC (brake specific fuel consumption), better transient performance and a maximum BMEP (brake mean effective pressure) of 31 bar.

Downsizing 163

Downsizing Engine Eaton Gasoline 163

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The 2017 Karma Revero (nee Fisker Karma) was formally unveiled to the public and to Fisker owners tonight at an event in the canyons of Laguna Beach, south of Los Angeles. Executives of the company formed from the bankrupt wreckage of Fisker Automotive pledged that they've fixed the car's 2012 problems, while maintaining the striking design that.

Karma 88

Karma Fisker 2017 Los Angeles 88

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of developing insulin resistance as a pre-diabetic state of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München, in collaboration with colleagues of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD). The researchers reported these results in the journal Diabetes. Whether diabetes becomes manifest and when this occurs is not only due to lifestyle or genetic factors, but also due to traffic-related air pollution, said Profes

Pollution 163

Pollution 2006 2008 2016 163

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

General Motors' European marketing people appear to be taking a different tack with the upcoming Opel Ampera-e electric car. Set to debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show later this month, the Ampera-e is essentially a Chevrolet Bolt EV with a nose job. Aside from some minor cosmetic changes, it will be identical to the 200-mile Chevy electric car.

Electric Cars 77

Electric Cars General Motors Chevrolet Cars 77

Advertisement

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

Norway

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

NSF has awarded (Award Nº 1545126 ) $4.6 million to a team led by UC Berkeley exploring human cyber-physical systems (h-CPS)—systems that operate in concert with human operators—with the aim of improving the interaction between humans, computers and the physical world. The research outcome of the project, called Verified Human Interfaces, Control, and Learning for Semi-Autonomous Systems, or VeHICaL , will have applications in emerging technologies such as semi-autonomous cars and au

North Carolina 150

North Carolina Cars Universal Illinois 150

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

What a shame. Diesel engines were just getting a foothold in the United States and Volkswagen had to go ruin it. At this point, it looks like diesel is dead for cars in the U.S., though it may hang on for SUVs and will certainly continue in heavy duty pickups. Yet in these uncertain times for oil burners, Jaguar has decided to stick with its plans.

Fuel Economy 74

Fuel Economy 2017 Economy United States 74

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Today, Samsung aims to become a big player in electric-car batteries, a new ad for the Opel Ampera-e emphasizes the electric car's "fun to drive" factor, and BMW introduces a plug-in hybrid version of the X1 crossover, but only for China. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new ad for the Opel Ampera-e debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.

Plug-in 73

Plug-in BMW Plug Hybrid 73

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Global sales of SUVs surged 22% in 2015, supporting an overall increase in global sales of light vehicles of 1.7% in 2014-2015, according to data released by global market research company Euromonitor International. SUVs overtook lower medium cars to become the largest automotive segment in 2015, accounting for 22.9% of light vehicle sales globally.

2015 150

2015 2014 SUV Portugal 150

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

BMW is making another addition to its growing roster of plug-in hybrids, but this one won't be sold in the U.S. Unveiled at the 2016 Chengdu Motor Show last week, the BMW X1 xDrive25Le i Performance is destined to China only. It's based on a long-wheelbase version of the second-generation BMW X1 crossover that debuted in the U.S. earlier this year.

North America 71

North America Plug-in BMW China 71

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Civil Maps, a software provider for crowdsourcing continental scale 3D maps for fully autonomous machines , unveiled a passenger-facing augmented reality (AR) experience that integrates the company’s localization technology with 3D dynamic maps. The Localization & AR Maps launch follows Civil Maps’ successful seed round in July 2016, funded in part by Ford ( earlier post ).

Cars 150

Cars Low Cost Kits Environment 150

Advertisement

Brief

Connect

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The market for lithium-ion battery cells for electric cars is currently dominated by a handful of companies. Korean electronics giant Samsung hopes to become one of those companies. Its Samsung SDI battery division already supplies cells to BMW, but the company is planning a major expansion of its battery business in order to challenge fellow.

Lithium Ion 71

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery BMW 71

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Ballard Power Systems has signed a purchase order from Shenzhen UpPower Technology Co., Ltd. (UpPowerTech), a leading fuel cell bus systems integrator in China, for the supply of 10 FCveloCity-MD 30 kW fuel cell power modules to be integrated by UpPowerTech into clean energy buses manufactured by Gaungxi Yuanzheng New Energy Co. Ltd. (Yuanzheng), a Chinese bus manufacturer, for deployment in the City of Nanning in the Province of Guangxi.

Fuel 150

Fuel Hydrogen China Installation 150

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Time to power up? Volkswagen certainly think so, with the announcement that the latest, all-electric e-Up city car is now available to order. It’ll jo.

All-Electric 32

All-Electric Available Electric Electrical 32

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd. is synthesizing ionic liquids for a range of applications, including its own aluminum-air battery, currently under development ( earlier post ); electrolytes for Li-ion batteries; and solvents for cellulose nanofibers. Ionic liquids are chemical compounds composed of organic cations such as imidazolium ions and pyridinium ions, and anions such as bromide, fluoride, and chloride.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Batteries Battery Recharge 150

Advertisement

Oil

Guyana

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

According to the Finance and Leasing Association, four out of five people opt out of the final ‘balloon’ payment at the end of Personal Contract Purch.

Personal 32

Personal Purchase Financing 32

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Ricardo has been selected by DongFeng Commercial Vehicles Ltd (DFCV) to supply a complete turnkey solution for an advanced single-cylinder diesel research engine and associated vital laboratory equipment, to support the firm—one of China’s biggest truck makers—in fundamental engine research. By the terms of the agreement, Ricardo will supply its latest advanced heavy-duty diesel single-cylinder unit—the Proteus 300 engine, which is capable of running to 240 bar combustion press

Supplies 150

Supplies Diesel Commercial Engine 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Researchers at the University of Kiel (Germany) have developed a new process—which they call “nanoscale-sculpturing”—for the surface preparation of metals. Nanoscale-sculpturing, which is based on knowledge from semiconductor etching, turns surfaces of everyday metals into their most stable configuration, but leaves the bulk properties unaffected.

Oil-Sands 150

Oil-Sands Polymer Connect Connected 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Jaguar, which last December announced its return to motorsport with a Formula E team ( earlier post ), unveiled its first all-electric Jaguar Racing car, the I-TYPE 1, in full race livery, with Panasonic as title partner. Panasonic Jaguar Racing set to make its debut in Hong Kong in the opening race of the third FIA Formula E season on Sunday 9 October 2016 following a successful test program.

2016 150

2016 Corporation Electric Electrical 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project (ECP) announced its first round of funding with the selection of 15 application development proposals for full funding and seven proposals for seed funding, representing teams from 45 research and academic organizations. The awards, totaling $39.8 million, target advanced modeling and simulation solutions to specific challenges supporting key DOE missions in science, clean energy and national security, as well as collaborations such as the Pr

Universal 150

Universal Colorado Iowa Connecticut 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. of Poland, a major supplier of city, intercity, and special purpose buses, which has delivered more than 14,000 vehicles across 30 countries, will now offer BAE Systems’ hybrid electric drive propulsion system on its vehicles. The company’s global fleet of series electric drive propulsion systems exceeds 6,000 today, and is operating in cities such as London, Paris, Boston, Seattle, and Hong Kong.

Poland 150

Poland Hybrid Seattle Vehicles 150