Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2019
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the US was seven times higher in 2017 than in 1950, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). The number of vehicles in operation was more than six times higher in that same period, while the resident population doubled. Growth of VMT and vehicles slowed from 2008 to 2011 but continued the upward trend thereafter.
Green Car Reports
MAY 29, 2019
Volkswagen, with its plan to build 22 million new electric cars across 70 models by 2030, is ground-zero for concerns over battery supplies. As more automakers get serious about building lots of electric cars, there are indications that supplies of batteries to power all those cars aren't ramping up as quickly, leading to shortages of batteries.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2019
Honda has confirmed that the Side Camera Mirror System seen on the prototype version of the new Honda e urban electric vehicle will be standard when the car enters production. The technology, a first in the compact segment, brings significant benefits for styling, safety, aerodynamics and refinement. The Side Camera Mirror System replaces conventional side view mirrors with compact cameras providing live images to two six-inch screens inside the vehicle.
Green Car Reports
MAY 29, 2019
Regulators, carmakers, and everyone still reeling from the ramifications of the Volkswagen diesel scandal have to face the future—and that means, for some of the companies involved, putting the scandal behind them and moving on with a variety platter of new technologies. Last week, the German supplier Robert Bosch confirmed a settlement with.
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Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2019
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has committed itself for a 10-year period to the development and purchase of 75,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel a year. KLM is the first airline in the world to invest in sustainable aviation fuel on this scale. SkyNRG, global market leader for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), will develop Europe’s first dedicated plant for the production of SAF in Delfzijl.
Green Car Reports
MAY 29, 2019
Last week, we looked at how Norway went from subsidizing the sale of a few electric cars to making it normal to buy an electric car, and wondered how they did it. It took not only tax abatements and incentives for electric cars, but also longstanding, onerous Norwegian taxes on gasoline and diesel vehicles. We wondered, from the perspective of our.
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Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
Hyundai and cutting-edge fuel cell technology aren't likely to be associated with one another. However, the Korean brand has been very much at the forefront of the development of fuel cell power for cars for two decades.
Green Cars News
MAY 29, 2019
The BMW X1 has been updated for 2019, with the refreshed crossover boasting styling tweaks, additional in-car tech and a plug-in drivetrain option
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
Honda and General Motors are helping to conduct a study which will examine the possibility of EVs helping to balance the supply of electricity through smart grids of the future, and lining EV owners' pockets at the same time.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2019
In Seoul, Hyundai Motor unveiled an electric double-decker bus—a first of its kind for Hyundai, and part of the company’s effort to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. The all-new electric double-decker bus is being shown at the ‘Land, Infrastructure and Transport Technology Fair’ held in Korea, co-hosted by Hyundai and the national Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, lasting from 29 to 31 May.
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
Drilling down into the more focused types of hybrid car reveals technology that started to be seen in greater UK numbers from around 2010; the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, or PHEV
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2019
North America-based bus manufacturer NFI Group Inc. has acquired UK-based bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) for a total transaction value of £320 million (US$405 million) on a cash-free, debt-free basis, subject to certain adjustments. The combined business creates an independent global bus OEM with market-leading positions in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, North America and a growing footprint in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe.
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
Polish adventurer Marek Kami?ski raises awareness of the electric car by driving the new Nissan LEAF through Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Russia and Siberia, Mongolia, China, and South Korea on his way to Japan.
Green Car Reports
MAY 29, 2019
The Trump administration takes aim at the government reports that justify climate action. Volkswagen struggles to secure enough batteries for its mass-market EVs. German diesel supplier Bosch plans to start supplying electric motors. And our readers weigh in on EV purchase incentives. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new report shows that.
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
In the wake of the recent launch of its first ever PHEV, the Grandland X Hybrid 4, Vauxhall has now revealed the Corsa-e – the brand's first pure-electric Corsa.
Green Car Reports
MAY 29, 2019
As the Trump administration works to reverse efforts across the government to reduce climate change, the biggest thorn in its side has perhaps been the quadrennial National Climate Assessment, a report last published in November, which the administration buried by releasing on Black Friday, as Americans hit shopping malls in record numbers. The.
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
Škoda has laid out its commitment to the burgeoning electromobility sector with the launch of its all-new iV sub-brand.
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
While the appetite for used petrol and diesel cars is stagnating, alternatively fuelled vehicles are proving to be the stars of the show according to the latest Auto Trader Retail Price Index figures.
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
We know that BMW will be making some key decisions on the replacement for the i8 before the end of the year and according to Autocar 'sources' within the manufacturer have indicated that an all-electric powertrain is being favoured.
Discover EV
MAY 29, 2019
Driving an EV across Europe just got easier – and greener – thanks to the recent launch of a network of 350kW fast chargers across the continent.
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