Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power (WHP), a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have signed an agreement to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 27, 2023

Porsche and Tesla both had battery factory news this week. It is amazing how small details can impact multi billion dollar decisions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

Porsche has built “3 figures worth” of prototypes of the upcoming 600 hp electric Taycan sports car (formerly known as Mission E earlier post ), which is due to be released next year. Porsche is currently projecting roughly 20,000 units per year—approximately two-thirds of the current sales figures for the 911.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 21, 2021

Porsche is entering into a joint venture with Customcells and Volvo is partnering with Norhtvolt as both companies look to lock down their future battery supplies.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

Porsche Motorsport announced the entry of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0 ( earlier post ) in the ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey presented by Patrón. The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid 2.0 Components of the hybrid system are tinted in red. The first was the Nürburgring 24 hours.)The

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Group14 has secured a $400 million investment from Porsche that will help build a new factory for its silicon-anode batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

(KTSi) have signed a long-term cooperation Agreement to advance and promote innovative, clean flywheel-based energy storage and recycling systems for mass transit rail and grid applications. WHP’s mobile flywheel systems have been successfully applied in applications such as the Porsche 911 GT3 R hybrid. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid completed the recent 1,000 km of Zhuhai in China ahead of all other GT cars and with fewer stops for gasoline. At the core of the hybrid system is Williams Hybrid Power’s (WHP) flywheel energy storage unit. Zhuhai marked the last of three endurance races for the Porsche Hybrid in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Porsche AG will introduce the 911 GT3 R hybrid for production-based GT racing at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. The hybrid is equipped with a flywheel energy recovery system (KERS) developed by Williams Hybrid Power initially for use in Formula One racing. Phantom diagram of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

kWh lithium-ion battery on the electrical grid, Porsche noted. Rounding out the driver’s options is the Sport mode for typical Porsche high performance and a special sporty characteristic with more direct handling. Evolution of Porsche hybrid modules. Porsche relies on the proven Tiptronic S for power transmission.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 23, 2021

As the world transitions to electric cars and the instant-on torque that comes with them, legacy automakers who have built those legacies on high-performance cars are going to need to step up their engineering games in order to keep up with cars like … well, even a ten-year-old Chevy Spark would spank a few Ferraris […].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

A Williams Hybrid Power flywheel energy storage unit is at the heart of the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. This is largely thanks to the storage unit which includes Williams’ patented Magnetically Loaded [.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2017

China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), a leading global provider of battery and energy storage solutions, has taken a 22% stake in Finland-based Valmet Automotive as part of a new strategic partnership in electric automotive solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Second-life lithium-ion batteries taken from dismantled development vehicles function as energy storage systems, and photovoltaic modules on the roof provide additional green energy. The Volkswagen Group, along with Audi and Porsche, is a founding member of IONITY and has been a joint venture partner from the very beginning.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 12, 2022

The electrons keep on flowing and electric vehicle news keeps on flowing, from solid-state battery progress to portable EV charging to new electric cars. Scroll down below for more EV news that we didn’t quite get to covering in individual articles. Electric Car News Volkswagen to show the ID. Buzz at the 2022 New York […].

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hot high-performance electric flagship Alfa Romeo SUV on way to battle Porsche Cayenne and BMW iX Better still, sodium-ion batteries (Tiamat prototyopes pictured top) are said to be faster to charge, safer to use, with much less chance of the catastrophic thermal runaway conventional batteries occasionally suffer.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2016

Kreisel Electric, an Austrian developer and manufacturer of high-performance battery packs for electric mobility and stationary energy storage systems, is expanding its production capacity to 800,000 kWh per year with the construction of a new battery plant. The 6,276 m 2 factory will be equipped with a fully automated production line.

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Teslarati

JULY 3, 2023

While the Lucid Air is not selling as strongly as its rivals like the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S, the luxury electric vehicle maker is nonetheless optimistic about its potential. It entered the electric luxury sedan market late, but its range alone showed that it was a serious contender.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The LMP1 race car that will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2016 features innovative aerodynamics; represents the next stage in lightweight design; and has a modified hybrid system with lithium-ion batteries for energy storage, plus an efficiency-optimized TDI engine. Earlier post.).

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 22, 2021

These batteries will be mainly used in energy storage systems and two-wheeled vehicles. The company is specialised in manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems and also battery management systems. CATL also works with Volkswagen’s Audi unit and is cooperating with Porsche, added.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2011

Porsche has applied flywheel KERS technology from Williams in two racing vehicles, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid ( earlier post ) and the 918 RSR ( earlier post ). Matthias Mueller, President and CEO of Porsche AG suggested that the flywheel technology might appear in “ road-going cars as well.”]. —Derek Crabb.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

The electric Porsche Macan already has been teased one last time , but it will finally make its U.S. Porsche says prices for the all-wheel-drive Macan 4 will start from $80,450, while the sticker price will start at $106,950 for the Macan Turbo. seconds, Porsche says. seconds, Porsche says.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Porsche said it will hire more than 1,400 new employees in the Stuttgart region to work on the development and production of the first all-electric sports car from Porsche, the Mission E. Porsche will also focus on recruiting production planners familiar with Factory 4.0 Porsche’s Mission E concept. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

Two days before the official Prologue for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Paul Ricard, France, Porsche presented its new 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car for the 2016 season. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 4-cylinder turbo. The WEC regulations allow engineers plenty of scope with regard to the energy storage medium.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

Following the market launch of Bosch parallel full-hybrid technology ( earlier post ) in the Porsche Cayenne S and Volkswagen Touareg hybrids, the company is increasingly investing in the development of powertrain technologies for all-electric vehicles. Source: Bosch. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

That car, Leohold noted, had a lead-acid battery pack with about 24 kWh of energy, was propelled by wheel hub motors and had a range of about 50 km—“ not that much different than today. ” Requirements for future electrical energy storage system. The main challenge is the battery.

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Teslarati

JULY 13, 2021

The lot was at one time home to Steve Taub Porsche-Audi, but this dealership closed down. The additional energy would be stored in a Tesla Megapack, just like many of its other large-scale commercial projects that require energy storage.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 4, 2022

The 800-volt architecture doubles Tesla’s 400 V, matches the six-figure Porsche Taycan, and is within sight of the Lucid’s industry-leading 900 V. That platform will soon birth a striking luxury crossover, the Genesis G60. But overachieving charging may be this platform’s technical coup.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

megajoules of fuel energy are available to the new R18 e-tron quattro per lap at Le Mans. liters less per 100 kilometers than the gasoline engines of the challengers, Toyota and Porsche, are allowed to consume. Top: The LMP1 rules define energy classes for different powertrain systems. Specifically, 138.7 This amounts to 6.16

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 9, 2022

EV batteries already deliver long range and quick charging times, and new silicon-lithium technology will bump those performance markers up to the next level.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

In the first hours, the Le Mans hybrid-drive prototypes of Audi ( earlier post ), Porsche ( earlier post ) and Toyota ( earlier post ) were battling it out on the Le Mans high-speed circuit. This energy also flows into the flywheel energy storage system. The decision in favor of Audi was only made in the penultimate hour.

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Teslarati

JUNE 14, 2022

By using this type of chemistry, ONE is creating more sustainable energy storage technology that can significantly reduce environmental impacts, it said. ONE’s Gemini battery tech reduces lithium use by one-fifth while reducing graphite use by three-fifths while utilizing less nickel and cobalt.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In 2020, Porsche delivered just over 20,000 units of its luxury Taycan EV—the first vehicle from a major automaker to sport an 800 V (nominal) battery, which is more than double the voltage of its competitors (and firmly into light-rail and switchyard locomotive territory, actually). GMC HUMMER EV Porsche Taycan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. Virtually any car, truck or bus can be made or redesigned as a long-range PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, VW/Audi/Porsche, BMW, Subaru, and Mercedes all recently introduced variants of a single-motor, twin-clutch hybrid system (P2). The downside is the cost associated for the two large electric motors and associated power electronics. Other types of hybrid systems are in earlier stages of development and deployment.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Automakers like Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Nissan, and Jaguar have embraced the series, which is surely the world’s most prominent showcase for electric vehicle performance. The global electric racing championship Formula E has been a huge success by any measure.

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