Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2019
Airbus and LM Industries, the the parent company of Local Motors and Launch Forth, have formed Neorizon to provide disruptive and innovative products with an initial focus on local mobility and autonomy. The Neorizon microfactory is intended to build products at unprecedented speeds through the combination of co-creation and cutting-edge technology.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the captions write themselves. I was riding shotgun in the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car when a sign loomed up on the left side of the road: “Dismal Nitch.” It was a small pull-off and rest area alongside the mighty Columbia River, which divides Washington and Oregon states. We had to get a.
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Discover EV
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Designed in Sweden and engineered in the UK, the Uniti One is a curious but potentially useful take on a versatile urban-focussed EV.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Only readers of a certain age should remember Morris Commercial, but that’s due to change in the coming years with the reintroduction of the J-Type van.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2019
In China, the recently opened Airbus China Innovation Center (ACIC) battery lab is looking to power a new generation of electric-powered aerial vehicles. Asia is the global epicenter of battery development and production, with Japan and Korea as the worldwide leaders. However, China is rapidly catching up to the traditional heavyweights. China’s ascension to battery development superpower has been vertiginous—the country is expected to produce 70% of the world’s EV batteries by 2021.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 15, 2019
GM has committed to building an electric pickup truck in Detroit in its ongoing attempt to negotiate a new contract with the UAW. Last Friday, Detroit's WDIV-TV detailed the latest in negotiations between General Motors and the UAW Friday as the two seek to resolve a contract stand-off that currently has more than 45,000 U.S. auto workers on.
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Green Cars News
OCTOBER 18, 2019
It has been an EV-centric week at Leasing.com, with our review of the Tesla Model 3 going from strength to strength, the vast majority of models announced for the Tokyo Motor Show being one form of alternately fuelled vehicle or another, and some new models announced which you can read about below.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 16, 2019
A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III (France) have developed a system that is capable of managing the entire traffic of a city, which will help to prevent traffic jams, while reducing the driving times of vehicles and pollution levels. The system has been designed for autonomous vehicles and includes a route provider service that is capable of forecasting the present and future density of traffic in the city and ta
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the Tesla pickup truck is still on track for a November reveal, as promised. As usual, the news came via a Twitter conversation between Musk and a follower, who asked Musk Wednesday whether the November target was final. Musk responded simply with "no change." No change — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 9, 2019 Musk.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Volvo has officially launched the first of a new line of pure electric cars and revealed its ambitions for a greener and more sustainable future not only in terms of its products, but also its overall business.
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Green Cars News
OCTOBER 18, 2019
The Passat is the longest continuing name plate in the Volkswagen range, having been originally launched in 1973
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 15, 2019
by Michael Sivak. This is the latest in my series of analyses on the relationship between road transportation and economic activity in the United States. Of interest in this study were the changes in distance driven per inflation-adjusted GDP (gross domestic product) since the end of the Second World War. For each year from 1946 through 2017, distance driven by all vehicles was obtained from the U.S.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Aptera, self-proclaimed builder of the world's most efficient passenger vehicle, is partnering with Elaphe Propulsion to bring in-wheel motor technology to its 1,000-mile electric two-seater. If Aptera rings a bell but you can't quite place it, it was a company that was seeking funding to build a hyper-efficient, three-wheel electric car way back.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 18, 2019
When Porsche released the Taycan back in September it decided to go straight in with the fastest, most expensive and highest spec versions – the Turbo and Turbo S. We were well aware back then that pretty soon Porsche would follow up with a model to bring the car in at a lower price point, however.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 17, 2019
The Seat Tarraco has arrived at a time when members of the Volkswagen Group seem to want to offer something to everyone
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new electrolyte mixture and a simple additive that stabilizes silicon anodes during cycling. An open-access paper on their work is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Based on these test results, we have every reason to believe that, if silicon anodes ever replace graphite or constitute the anode in more than a few percent concentration, this invention will be part of it and could have fa
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Uniti will sell its debut One city car in the UK for 15,100 pounds (approximately $19,000) after government subsidies starting next year, the Swedish startup announced Monday. The Uniti One is meant to be a budget alternative to the new crop of premium EVs coming from Tesla and the European luxury brands. In that sense, it's a very traditional.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 18, 2019
We always find the annual SMMT Test Days, held to provide motoring scribes with the opportunity to test drive a variety of new models, very useful. He’s our pick of the EVs, hybrids and PHEVs that we drove at the Hampshire-based autumn event.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 17, 2019
The new Skoda Octavia is set to make its public debut in November, but ahead of the car’s reveal the company has released two sketches that give us an idea of how the new family hatch will look.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 14, 2019
The Audi A6 allroad is making its US return in 2020 with a specially tuned adaptive air suspension and quattro with ultra technology. The 2020 A6 allroad is standard equipped with a turbocharged 3.0-liter TFSI engine and Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) technology that work in tandem to efficiently produce 335 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. The belt alternator starter as the central MHEV component recovers up to 8 kW of power during braking and feeds the electricity into a separate lithi
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 16, 2019
The first all-electric Volvo is also the first Volvo that will continue to improve, the automaker said Wednesday. Volvo rolled out the all-electric XC40 Recharge compact crossover in Los Angeles and said the electric vehicle will have two 150-kw electric motors, one on each axle, that combine to make 402 net horsepower and will be powered by a.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Europe’s best-selling electric vehicle of all time gets more performance and a longer range
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Say hello to the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2019
A new material that can selectively capture CO 2 molecules and efficiently convert them into useful organic materials has been developed by researchers at Kyoto University, along with colleagues at the University of Tokyo and Jiangsu Normal University in China. They describe the material in an open access paper in the journal Nature Communications. One possible way to counteract rising global CO 2 emissions is to capture and sequester carbon from the atmosphere, but current methods are highly en
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Kia confirmed Thursday that its next-generation all-electric Soul EV won't arrive for the 2020 model year, but instead will be delayed until 2021. Kia spokesman Neil Dunlop confirmed the news to Green Car Reports. Dunlop said the delay was due to limited battery supply and electric motor shortages. Dunlop said the Soul EV is slated to arrive.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Ford Charging Solutions has developed a charging 'ecosystem', from home and on the road across Europe.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 16, 2019
The next-gen Honda Jazz has been previewed in the form of a teaser pic ahead of its reveal at the Toyko Motor Show next week.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Swindon Powertrain is developing a new compact 80kW “crate” electric powertrain that will make it easier for specialist OEMs to electrify their low volume sports cars, light commercial and recreational vehicles. Swindon Powertrain’s High Power Density (HPD) EV system will ease the transition for manufacturers currently frustrated by the lack of compact, high-power EV systems available to buy in low volumes.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Porsche’s Turbo models have always been among the more exclusive, expensive models from the German sports-car maker, and now this ring true for its Taycan electric car, too: Not all Taycans will be Turbos. Porsche Monday announced that soon after the introduction of the 2020 Porsche Taycan, a Taycan 4S model will slot below the Taycan Turbo.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 16, 2019
A fully loaded crossover, the Kia Niro GDi HEV is a good choice if you’re looking for a non-plugin hybrid
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 15, 2019
The biennial Tokyo Motor Show runs from 24 October to 4 November, and is regarded in the motor industry as one of the most diverse shows on the calendar thanks to the wide variety of manufacturers and styles on show.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 17, 2019
New Flyer of America Inc. has successfully met and supported the launch of the San Francisco Green Zone requirement, using New Flyer Connect to execute GPS-triggered (geofencing) functionality with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and BAE Systems PLC (BAE). Green Zones support San Francisco’s approach to greenhouse gas reduction, taking advantage of the latest battery-electric technologies to convert the SFMTA’s (Muni’s) fleet of hybrid buses into part-time electric buse
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Toyota announced last week that it will extend its battery warranty on all 2020 model year (and newer) hybrid, plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles to 10 years or 150,000 miles. Through 2019, Toyota covered the first 8 years or 100,000 miles. This increase means Toyota offers the longest battery warranty in the industry to cover both the original and.
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