INDUSTRY INSIGHTS YOUR PEERS ARE READING
General Motors has narrowed its portfolio of future technologies, and will focus on plug-in and electric vehicles over the coming years. The company will build on the success of its Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, an area where it leads its competitors, while downplaying more traditional full hybrid technologies. GM Product Chief Mary MORE
Average values for WTW GHG emissions for oil sands and other crudes, tight boundary. Source: IHS CERA. Click to enlarge. MORE
In October, the EU market of new passenger cars continued to shrink, although at a slightly slower pace than in the previous months, according to data released by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). New registrations totaled 959,412 cars, or 4.8% MORE
Electrovaya Inc. launched its lithium-ion energy storage system for home usage. The battery stores power from the grid or from solar panels and stores it for later household use. For consumers subject to time-of-use charges, the EnergyBlock can be used to store off-peak power to be used later during peak times, lowering the amount of peak-rate costs for the user. MORE
Crude oil, from which all fossil fuels are made, is a dwindling resource. There will come a point, some time in the future, where the expense of extracting it from deep under the ground becomes too great for the return on investment. While one solution is to wean ourselves off fossil fuels entirely, another is to artificially create them--and MORE
ABB, the power and automation technology group, announced that it has developed the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC). MORE
Honda’s 1.6L i-DTEC engine. Click to enlarge. The new 1.6-liter i-DTEC diesel engine to be applied first in the Civic is the first engine from Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology series to be launched in Europe. MORE
TMC says that its PCS is effective at higher speeds. Click to enlarge. MORE
GM will focus its vehicle electrification strategy on eAssist-type systems and the plug. Source: Larry Nitz, GM. Click to enlarge. MORE
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. The project is part of a Joint Capability Technology. Demonstration (JCTD) called the Smart Power Infrastructure. Demonstration for Energy. MORE
One of the many charts available from the maps and data library on the AFDC site, this shows the number of light-duty alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and diesel models offered by vehicle manufacturers from 1991 through 2012. Click to enlarge. MORE
Mercedes-Benz will present a fuel-cell powered design study of an off-road SUV, the Ener-G-Force, based on the concept of a future police car developed for the Los Angeles Design Challenge. MORE
Automakers don't give up profits easily. So when one of the world's most profitable, BMW, commits to building a range of electric vehicles, they have to be taken seriously. BMW Chairman Dr. Norbert Reithofer has reaffirmed this commitment during a recent teleconference. "We We consider electric mobility a technology with the potential to achieve MORE
Exide Technologies and Maxwell Technologies have formed a strategic alliance. The two companies will work together in the development and marketing of advanced, integrated, battery-ultracapacitor energy storage solutions to be used in a wide array of transportation and industrial applications. Principal elements of the strategic alliance include: Joint identification and evaluation of market opportunities for integrated products; Collaborative product development and testing; and. MORE
Honda is launching a Civic model equipped with a new 1.6-liter diesel i-DTEC engine in Europe. The i-DTEC Civic, which will arrive in dealerships early next year, delivers fuel economy of 65 mpg US (3.6 l/100 km) with CO 2 emissions of 94 g/km (down one gram from the 95 g/km level announced by Honda Motor Europe’s President, Manabu Nishimae, earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show). Earlier post.). MORE
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has not found evidence to support a finding of severe “economic harm” that would warrant granting a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The decision is based on economic analyses and modeling done in conjunction with the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE). MORE
Lexus introduced a new version of the CT 200h this week, called the Advance. Part of the revived range for the brand’s to-date underwhelming petrol-electric hybrid, it is packed with technology including the oft-underestimated fuel-saving gadget of sat nav: no more wasted fuel in getting lost. MORE
A new study released by BMW i and New York University (NYU) finds that, in the coming years and decades, fundamental changes in the demographic makeup of cities will profoundly alter the way people travel. This report, prepared by the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at NYU’s Robert F. MORE
Primet Precision Materials, Inc. is licensing its NanoScission process technology to manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The process reduces the manufacturing cost of electrode materials. MORE
Ford is introducing a seven-passenger people mover expected to break the 30 mpg-plus highway barrier. MORE
The i3. Click to enlarge. At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept. MORE
In its 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency predicts that the U.S. will become the world's biggest oil producer within eight years. Yes, eight years -- as in, by 2020. And you know what else? The IEA predicts that we will become fully energy independent by 2030. It's an unexpected announcement, and one that MORE
Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft. MORE
A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. Ford commissioned the survey, conducted by the consultancy The Futures Company, to better understand the opinions and attitudes of Europeans across a range of mobility issues—from car sharing to green driving to the future of the internal combustion engine. MORE
Schematic representation of the integrated conversion of hemicellulose and cellulose portions of lignocellulosic biomass to furfural and GVL, using a portion of the GVL as a solvent and the remainder for conversion to butene oligomers as hydrocarbon. Alonso et al. Click to enlarge. MORE
Micro Commuter Prototype Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co., unveiled the Micro Commuter Prototype, a micro-sized short distance EV commuter. MORE
Researchers at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) have developed an insertion-type tin (Sn) anode material for use in a magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) battery ( earlier post ) that shows superior operating voltages and capacity. In a paper accepted for publication in the RSC journal Chemical Communications , they report showing that a Sn anode could attain higher capacities (903 mAh g -1 ) and lower Mg 2+ insertion/extraction voltages (+ 0.15/0.20 MORE
Nissan Motor Co., is providing Coca-Cola with the e-NV200, a battery-electric light commercial vehicle ( earlier post ), for field testing starting in mid-November. Coca-Cola’s regional organization, Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., will use Nissan’s multipurpose commercial van as regional sales vehicle in Yokohama, evaluating its performance and practical usability against conventional internal-combustion engine vehicles. The van will be recharged only at night when electricity consumption is low. MORE
Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), together with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), are developing a new solution (SAMBA) to support a level playing field for the maritime transportation. SAMBA combines space-based, aerial and terrestrial technologies. MORE
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and SK Innovation have used urea-reduced graphene oxide (URGO) to build lithium ion capacitors (LICs) that deliver a specific energy density of approximately 106?Wh Wh kg total ?1 1 and a specific power density of approximately 4200?W?kg kg total ?1 1 with perfect capacity retention up to 1,000?cycles. cycles. MORE
GE’s MicroLNG plant can liquefy natural gas at any point along a gas distribution network. Click to enlarge. GE and Clean Energy Fuels are collaborating to expand the infrastructure for natural gas transportation in the United States. The agreement supports Clean Energy’s efforts in developing “America’s Natural Gas Highway,” ( earlier post )—a fueling network spanning the contiguous US that will enable trucks to operate on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) coast to coast and border to border. MORE
Review: 2013 Escalade Hybrid. One phrase sums up Cadillac’s 2013 Escalade Hybrid: No compromise. The Escalade offers everything you would expect from a large SUV. It has three rows of seats easily accommodating eight passengers. MORE
Researchers at Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) report the efficient production of cellulosic ethanol from rice straw using a new sodium carbonate pretreatment method. MORE
A schematic model showing the links between climate events and outcomes of national security concern, highlighting the roles of exposure and vulnerability. The shaded area corresponds to the event-exposure-vulnerability model form the IPCC. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge. MORE
The three Honda SPORT HYBRID systems. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co., has developed a new lightweight and compact one-motor hybrid system optimized for small-sized vehicles: the Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system. This new hybrid system will be the latest addition to the Earth Dreams Technology series of next-generation powertrain technology (replacing the current IMA hybrid system), and was previewed by Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito in September. Earlier post.). MORE
GM and ABB partnered to produce a prototype back-up power storage unit that repackages five used Volt batteries into a modular unit that becomes an uninterruptible power supply and grid power balancing system. Click to enlarge. MORE
Parker Aerospace and GE Aviation reached an agreement to form a joint venture, Advanced Atomization Technologies, LLC, to enhance the development and manufacture of commercial aircraft engine fuel nozzles. The 50-50 joint venture—created specifically to produce fuel nozzles for current and future GE Aviation commercial engine platforms (including aerospace and aero-derivative engines)—will be located in the Parker Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division facility in Clyde, New York. MORE
Cycling characteristics of 700 nm 3D(Si,Ni) at 1C showing a reversible specific capacity of 1,650 mAh/g after 120 cycles of charge/discharge. Credit: ACS, Gowda et al. Click to enlarge. MORE
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Average values for WTW GHG emissions for oil sands and other crudes, tight boundary. Source: IHS CERA. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
General Motors has narrowed its portfolio of future technologies, and will focus on plug-in and electric vehicles over the coming years. The company will build on the success of its Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, an area where it leads its competitors, while downplaying more traditional full hybrid technologies. GM Product Chief Mary
Hybrid SUV Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Review: 2013 Escalade Hybrid. One phrase sums up Cadillac’s 2013 Escalade Hybrid: No compromise. The Escalade offers everything you would expect from a large SUV. It has three rows of seats easily accommodating eight passengers.
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Lexus introduced a new version of the CT 200h this week, called the Advance. Part of the revived range for the brand’s to-date underwhelming petrol-electric hybrid, it is packed with technology including the oft-underestimated fuel-saving gadget of sat nav: no more wasted fuel in getting lost.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
GM and ABB partnered to produce a prototype back-up power storage unit that repackages five used Volt batteries into a modular unit that becomes an uninterruptible power supply and grid power balancing system. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Automakers don't give up profits easily. So when one of the world's most profitable, BMW, commits to building a range of electric vehicles, they have to be taken seriously. BMW Chairman Dr. Norbert Reithofer has reaffirmed this commitment during a recent teleconference. "We We consider electric mobility a technology with the potential to achieve
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Honda’s 1.6L i-DTEC engine. Click to enlarge. The new 1.6-liter i-DTEC diesel engine to be applied first in the Civic is the first engine from Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology series to be launched in Europe.
EV Driven brings together the best content on electric vehicles from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
GM will focus its vehicle electrification strategy on eAssist-type systems and the plug. Source: Larry Nitz, GM. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2012
One of the many charts available from the maps and data library on the AFDC site, this shows the number of light-duty alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and diesel models offered by vehicle manufacturers from 1991 through 2012. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
The i3. Click to enlarge. At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2012
ABB, the power and automation technology group, announced that it has developed the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
A new study released by BMW i and New York University (NYU) finds that, in the coming years and decades, fundamental changes in the demographic makeup of cities will profoundly alter the way people travel. This report, prepared by the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at NYU’s Robert F.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2012
A schematic model showing the links between climate events and outcomes of national security concern, highlighting the roles of exposure and vulnerability. The shaded area corresponds to the event-exposure-vulnerability model form the IPCC. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
In October, the EU market of new passenger cars continued to shrink, although at a slightly slower pace than in the previous months, according to data released by the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). New registrations totaled 959,412 cars, or 4.8%
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Cycling characteristics of 700 nm 3D(Si,Ni) at 1C showing a reversible specific capacity of 1,650 mAh/g after 120 cycles of charge/discharge. Credit: ACS, Gowda et al. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Schematic representation of the integrated conversion of hemicellulose and cellulose portions of lignocellulosic biomass to furfural and GVL, using a portion of the GVL as a solvent and the remainder for conversion to butene oligomers as hydrocarbon. Alonso et al. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. Ford commissioned the survey, conducted by the consultancy The Futures Company, to better understand the opinions and attitudes of Europeans across a range of mobility issues—from car sharing to green driving to the future of the internal combustion engine.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2012
Honda is launching a Civic model equipped with a new 1.6-liter diesel i-DTEC engine in Europe. The i-DTEC Civic, which will arrive in dealerships early next year, delivers fuel economy of 65 mpg US (3.6 l/100 km) with CO 2 emissions of 94 g/km (down one gram from the 95 g/km level announced by Honda Motor Europe’s President, Manabu Nishimae, earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show). Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), together with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), are developing a new solution (SAMBA) to support a level playing field for the maritime transportation. SAMBA combines space-based, aerial and terrestrial technologies.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2012
Researchers at Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) report the efficient production of cellulosic ethanol from rice straw using a new sodium carbonate pretreatment method.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Mercedes-Benz will present a fuel-cell powered design study of an off-road SUV, the Ener-G-Force, based on the concept of a future police car developed for the Los Angeles Design Challenge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Primet Precision Materials, Inc. is licensing its NanoScission process technology to manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The process reduces the manufacturing cost of electrode materials.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has not found evidence to support a finding of severe “economic harm” that would warrant granting a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The decision is based on economic analyses and modeling done in conjunction with the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Ford is introducing a seven-passenger people mover expected to break the 30 mpg-plus highway barrier.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
The three Honda SPORT HYBRID systems. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co., has developed a new lightweight and compact one-motor hybrid system optimized for small-sized vehicles: the Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system. This new hybrid system will be the latest addition to the Earth Dreams Technology series of next-generation powertrain technology (replacing the current IMA hybrid system), and was previewed by Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito in September. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. The project is part of a Joint Capability Technology. Demonstration (JCTD) called the Smart Power Infrastructure. Demonstration for Energy.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Exide Technologies and Maxwell Technologies have formed a strategic alliance. The two companies will work together in the development and marketing of advanced, integrated, battery-ultracapacitor energy storage solutions to be used in a wide array of transportation and industrial applications. Principal elements of the strategic alliance include: Joint identification and evaluation of market opportunities for integrated products; Collaborative product development and testing; and.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
GE’s MicroLNG plant can liquefy natural gas at any point along a gas distribution network. Click to enlarge. GE and Clean Energy Fuels are collaborating to expand the infrastructure for natural gas transportation in the United States. The agreement supports Clean Energy’s efforts in developing “America’s Natural Gas Highway,” ( earlier post )—a fueling network spanning the contiguous US that will enable trucks to operate on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) coast to coast and border to border.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
Nissan Motor Co., is providing Coca-Cola with the e-NV200, a battery-electric light commercial vehicle ( earlier post ), for field testing starting in mid-November. Coca-Cola’s regional organization, Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., will use Nissan’s multipurpose commercial van as regional sales vehicle in Yokohama, evaluating its performance and practical usability against conventional internal-combustion engine vehicles. The van will be recharged only at night when electricity consumption is low.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Researchers at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) have developed an insertion-type tin (Sn) anode material for use in a magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) battery ( earlier post ) that shows superior operating voltages and capacity. In a paper accepted for publication in the RSC journal Chemical Communications , they report showing that a Sn anode could attain higher capacities (903 mAh g -1 ) and lower Mg 2+ insertion/extraction voltages (+ 0.15/0.20
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2012
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and SK Innovation have used urea-reduced graphene oxide (URGO) to build lithium ion capacitors (LICs) that deliver a specific energy density of approximately 106?Wh Wh kg total ?1 1 and a specific power density of approximately 4200?W?kg kg total ?1 1 with perfect capacity retention up to 1,000?cycles. cycles.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Electrovaya Inc. launched its lithium-ion energy storage system for home usage. The battery stores power from the grid or from solar panels and stores it for later household use. For consumers subject to time-of-use charges, the EnergyBlock can be used to store off-peak power to be used later during peak times, lowering the amount of peak-rate costs for the user.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 12, 2012
TMC says that its PCS is effective at higher speeds. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Parker Aerospace and GE Aviation reached an agreement to form a joint venture, Advanced Atomization Technologies, LLC, to enhance the development and manufacture of commercial aircraft engine fuel nozzles. The 50-50 joint venture—created specifically to produce fuel nozzles for current and future GE Aviation commercial engine platforms (including aerospace and aero-derivative engines)—will be located in the Parker Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division facility in Clyde, New York.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Crude oil, from which all fossil fuels are made, is a dwindling resource. There will come a point, some time in the future, where the expense of extracting it from deep under the ground becomes too great for the return on investment. While one solution is to wean ourselves off fossil fuels entirely, another is to artificially create them--and
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
In its 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency predicts that the U.S. will become the world's biggest oil producer within eight years. Yes, eight years -- as in, by 2020. And you know what else? The IEA predicts that we will become fully energy independent by 2030. It's an unexpected announcement, and one that
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft.
86 
Let's personalize your content