Sat.Dec 05, 2020 - Fri.Dec 11, 2020

article thumbnail

Toyota moves closer to production with next-generation fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks; new Mirai system

Green Car Congress

Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Using the same fuel cell system as the all-new 2021 Mirai sedan that goes on sale this month, the engineers at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development have developed a set of production-intent prototype trucks that are being prepared to run drayage routes at the ports of LA and Long Beach to validate their performance, efficiency and drivability.

article thumbnail

Georgia gets first solar roadway in the US

Green Car Reports

The city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, has unveiled what it calls the first solar roadway within a city in the United States. Located in the Atlanta metropolitan area, Peachtree Corners installed solar panels in a section of its Technology Parkway, which also functions as an autonomous-vehicle testing lane, according to a press release from the.

Georgia 217
article thumbnail

Ford adds high performance Mustang Mach-E to range

Discover EV

Ford has announced that it is adding a range-topping GT Performance version of its Mustang Mach-E to the line-up. Boasting 21bhp more than the regular GT, the Performance Edition takes the car's dynamic abilities up a level whilst still offering a respectable driving range.

Ford 98
article thumbnail

EVmatch Installs EV Chargers At Multi-Family Properties, And They Could Be Available To You

EV Match

This article was updated March 12th, 2021. At current growth rates, there will be more than 30 million electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads within a decade, and that was projected before California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts called to ban gas car sales by 2035. So, the question is — where will they all charge? There are a number of efforts underway to increase public charging, especially fast-charging along major highway corridors by companies like Electrify America, EVgo, and Tesla.

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 using augmented reality to increase efficiency in logistics planning

Green Car Congress

Audi is using augmented reality (AR) to plan complex logistics processes. The virtual presentation of three dimensional holograms that are shown in their actual environment helps planners to better evaluate the future situation. Because of this, prototypes of containers or equipment, etc., which are elaborate to produce, are no longer necessary. Audi uses the new generation of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 device for this.

Audi 476
article thumbnail

Aptera solar car claimed to need no charging starts at $25,900, arrives in 2021

Green Car Reports

Aptera Motors now claims its updated electric three-wheeler will be able to run entirely on solar power, with no charging required for daily use. "Our built-in solar array keeps your battery pack topped off and anywhere you want to go, you just go," Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony said in a statement. Specifically, Aptera claims its solar.

Aptera 207

More Trending

article thumbnail

Activist Attacks Oil Companies by Shaming Ad Agencies

The Truth About Cars

Environmental activist Jamie Henn, and his firm, Fossil Free Media, are attacking advertising and PR agencies that work on oil industry accounts. Their initiative, Clean Creatives, is designed to shame some of the world’s largest PR and ad agencies in hopes that they will resign. “We want to get PR and ad agencies to stop […]. The post Activist Attacks Oil Companies by Shaming Ad Agencies appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

Oil 98
article thumbnail

First electric school buses deployed in Texas; 3 Blue Bird buses

Green Car Congress

The first zero-emissions electric school buses in the state of Texas were recently received by Everman Independent School District. The three buses, manufactured by Blue Bird Corporation, started transporting students this school year. Blue Bird’s electric school buses produce zero emissions, and have fewer parts when compared with a diesel bus. Their performance is comparable to a bus powered by a combustion engine, and their quiet performance allows the driver to better hear the passengers the

Texas 459
article thumbnail

Portland’s sequel to Electric Avenue asks: How will we charge big electric trucks?

Green Car Reports

Earlier this month, Portland General Electric and Daimler Trucks North America, which is headquartered in Portland, established a charging testbed for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Like the original “Electric Avenue” for electric-car charging (I attended the dedication in 2011), Daimler and PGE say that the effort, nicknamed.

Portland 176
article thumbnail

GRIDSERVE opens its first Electric Forecourt

Discover EV

Working like a traditional petrol station, but serving net-zero kilowatts at high speeds rather than carbon-intesnsive fossil fuels, it's a leap forward in public infrastructure which could provide a solution for those who don't have the ability to charge at home.

Petrol 98
article thumbnail

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

Brief

article thumbnail

Less Than ZeroLabs Aims to Turn Old Broncos Into EVs

The Truth About Cars

ZeroLabs Automotive is re-engineering 1965-77 Ford Broncos as electric vehicles, with the mantra of “the past we love” and “the future we need” Net-zero emissions aside, Hawthorne, California’s latest tech start-up, ZeroLabs envisions themselves as the savior of tens of thousands of classic cars that would otherwise be rendered obsolete and left behind.

Ford 98
article thumbnail

Bosch plans to start full-scale production of SOFCs in 2024

Green Car Congress

Bosch plans to start full-scale production of distributed power stations based on solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) technology; hence its agreement to intensify its alliance with Ceres Power. Bosch is positioning itself clearly as a systems supplier for stationary fuel cells with its own value creation in the cell and stack segment. Following a successful prototype construction phase, the two companies now want to press ahead, initially with the pre-commercialization process for stationary fuel cells

article thumbnail

QuantumScape battery tech: A fast-charging electric-car game-changer?

Green Car Reports

Volkswagen-backed startup QuantumScape on Tuesday revealed new data showing the capabilities of its solid-state battery tech. Several companies are working to develop solid-state batteries, which use a solid electrolyte instead of the liquid or gel used in current lithium-ion battery cells. But QuantumScape claims to be ahead of competitors in.

article thumbnail

2020 Audi e-tron Sportback 55 quattro review

Discover EV

The e-tron Sportback joins the UK line?up alongside the original e?tron SUV but is its Coupé-inspired design and sporting bias worth the extra money?

2020 98
article thumbnail

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

Oil

article thumbnail

Top five reasons the Volvo XC60 is the perfect family car

Green Cars News

The Volvo XC60 was crowned the World Car of the Year two years ago, thanks to its premium exterior and interior style, as well as its advanced infotainment and safety tech

Volvo 75
article thumbnail

Continental bicycle tire made of dandelion rubber wins German Sustainability Award

Green Car Congress

The Urban Taraxagum bicycle tire from Continental has won the German Sustainability Award 2021 in the category “Responsible Design”. The tire is the first series-built bicycle tire made of dandelion rubber. Series production of a tire made of dandelion rubber is an important milestone in Continental’s sustainability strategy. The dandelion rubber used is cultivated, extracted and processed in Germany.

Germany 448
article thumbnail

Volvo XC40: Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist

Green Car Reports

Volvo’s vehicles have for years been unified around a mantra of safety and longevity, and Scandinavian design themes that are stylish and confident but not too over-the-top. The brand’s first electric vehicle, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, is a finalist for Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021. It shows all the signs of carrying.

Volvo 172
article thumbnail

Volvo completes XC60 range with Recharge T6

Discover EV

Volvo was one of the first mainstream manufacturers to have a plug-in version available for every one of its model range, but that hasn't stopped it adding more choice to its offering. In that vein, the company has expanded the XC60 line-up with the Recharge T6.

article thumbnail

Review: Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

Green Cars News

It’s often said amongst motoring circles that one can’t be a true petrolhead until they’ve owned an Alfa Romeo

Motor 79
article thumbnail

LiquidPiston X-engine can run on propane

Green Car Congress

The LiquidPiston (LPI) ( earlier post ) team has adapted and demonstrated the X-Mini engine running on propane fuel. A propane tank was connected to the engine through an EFI propane injector, and the engine ignition timing was retarded in the ECU. With a little adjustment to injector pulse settings, the engine fired right up, the company reported. LPI X-Mini rotary engine.

Engine 435
article thumbnail

Volvo CEO: Ban on gasoline cars makes more sense than EV credits and subsidies

Green Car Reports

A ban on gasoline cars will be more effective than the current practice of electric-car incentives, Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson told a Financial Times conference earlier this week. “No one can build a successful and profitable business by relying on incentives,” Samuelsson said. "While temporary incentives can help encourage.

Volvo 172
article thumbnail

4 Things to Consider When Installing Your EV Charger

Wallbox

Unless you’re an experienced electrician or DIY wizard, the idea of installing your own electric vehicle (EV) charger might be daunting. Where do you begin if this is the first EV charger you ever bought? Is it possible to install it yourself? And how much should it all cost? In this article, we’ll walk you through the process of installing an EV charger and answer your most pressing questions.

article thumbnail

Green Number Plates are GO in the UK

Go Ultra Low Blog

Today marks the arrival of green number plates in the UK. Owners of new and used zero emission vehicles are now able to showcase their green credentials with a set of special plates, identifiable by a green vertical flash on the left-hand side of both the conventional white (front) and yellow (rear) plates. The green […]. The post Green Number Plates are GO in the UK appeared first on GUL.

Green 52
article thumbnail

INEOS Automotive acquires Hambach production site from Mercedes-Benz

Green Car Congress

INEOS Automotive has acquired the manufacturing facility at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz and will start to build its Grenadier 4x4 there in late 2021. The acquisition secures the future of the site and safeguards many jobs that might otherwise have been lost. Manufacturing at Hambach ensures that INEOS remains on track to meet its plans to deliver the Grenadier to customers in early 2022.

Mercedes 435
article thumbnail

Report: Plug-in hybrids are polluting more than claimed

Green Car Reports

Real-world emissions of plug-in hybrids on European roads are significantly higher than automakers claim, according to a report released earlier this month by the environmental group Transport & Environment. While real-world emissions are always dependent on how often owners plug in, many plug-in hybrids "lack the necessary EV power, range.

Plug-in 168
article thumbnail

EV Charging at Work Helps Employees Get Back to the Office

EV Connect

As we all continue to adjust to the new normal, smart businesses are looking ahead to anticipate the needs of seniors, students, travelers, restaurant diners and more. But with so many Americans now working at least partially from home, offices and other commercial spaces remain closed across the country. To help ease the transition as employees slowly return to the workplace, property owners are adding more tenant perks to commercial real estate business plans.

article thumbnail

2020 Citroën Ami review

Discover EV

Discover EV get the chance to drive Citroën’s Ami, designed as a response to customer behaviours and the challenges of energy transitions in cities.

2020 60
article thumbnail

PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) report new findings about how to make a single-crystal, nickel-rich cathode hardier and more efficient. The team’s work on the cathode appears in the journal Science. High-energy nickel (Ni)–rich cathode will play a key role in advanced lithium (Li)–ion batteries, but it suffers from moisture sensitivity, side reactions, and gas generation.

Li-ion 418
article thumbnail

Updated fuel-cell tech boosts Toyota semi project to 300 miles at full load

Green Car Reports

Toyota has renewed its commitment to fuel-cell technology for powering big Class 8 electric trucks, and with some advances it’s hoping to expand their use to a lot more than the short-distance port duty they’ve been doing so far. As it's today delivering the first of a group of 10 trucks from a project announced nearly two years ago.

Toyota 168
article thumbnail

Uber Sells Its Robocar Unit

Cars That Think

It says it's just joining forces with the buyer, Aurora, but that still leaves one less player in the game.

article thumbnail

Audi Q3 TFSI e added to PHEV range

Discover EV

Audi is adding yet another PHEV to its model range – this time in the form of the Q3 45 TFSI e in both regular and Sportback guise.

PHEV 52
article thumbnail

Proterra opens EV battery manufacturing line in electric bus factory

Green Car Congress

Proterra has opened a new battery production line co-located in its EV bus manufacturing facility in Los Angeles County. The new battery production line will manufacture Proterra’s battery packs featuring next-generation cells. The facility will expand Proterra’s battery production capacity to meet growing demand for the company’s battery systems in Proterra Powered commercial vehicles and Proterra’s transit buses.

article thumbnail

Freewire and BP unit ally for more UK fast chargers without grid upgrades

Green Car Reports

BP Pulse, the charging-infrastructure unit of oil giant BP, is working with FreeWireTechnologies to get more of the company's mobile fast-charging stations installed in the United Kingdom. Under a $50 million agreement, BP Pulse will use FreeWire Boost Charger stations as part of a network buildout that will include 700 or more public.

article thumbnail

2021 Dacia Sandero: Prices and specs revealed

Green Cars News

Details of the all-new Dacia Sandero have been confirmed, with the small hatchback set to arrive in the UK early next year.

Price 41