Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Roland Matthé, GM technical manager for the Voltec battery system, provided an overview of GM’s views on the requirements and challenges for batteries specifically for extended range electric vehicles—i.e., Source: Roland Matthé, GM. Click to enlarge. part EV, part hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

F-150 Lightning offers a standard-range battery targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range and an extended-range battery targeting 300 miles of EPA-estimated range. —Kumar Galhotra, Ford president, Americas and International Markets Group, Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

million purchase order for membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for use in manufacturing FCvelocity-9SSL fuel cell stacks from Guangdong Synergy Ballard Hydrogen Power Co., Ballard FCvelocity-9SSL fuel cell stacks (CNW Group/Ballard Power Systems Inc.). Ballard Power Systems has received a $7.7-million

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2017

Canada-based Loop Energy’s fuel cell range extender system ( earlier post ) is fully functional and operating in a heavy-duty terminal tractor (or yard truck) with partner China National Heavy-Duty Truck Company (CNHTC).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2019

The Ballard modules will be designed and manufactured at the company’s new Marine Center of Excellence at its facility in Hobro, Denmark. Norled ferry to be powered by a hybrid combination of Ballard fuel cell modules together with batteries (CNW Group/Ballard Power Systems Inc.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC, subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), This makes the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 the first sixty-foot fuel cell-electric bus to complete Altoona, and establishes New Flyer as the only manufacturer to offer both a forty-foot and sixty-foot fuel cell-electric model that qualifies for federal funding.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2009

ALTe aggregates battery chemistry, electronic modules and engine controls to convert normal internal combustion powertrain systems to range extended electric, without the fixed cost burden of manufacturing. Earlier post.). This ultimately reduces emissions and operating costs for fleet vehicle users.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 14, 2023

(Image credit: CnEVPost) Huawei will reportedly partner with NIO 's vehicle OEM JAC Motors to target a market priced up to RMB 1 million ($146,000), after the tech giant partnered with Seres Group to target the mainstream premium market. In the electric car era, JAC's better-known identity is as an OEM for NIO.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2012

The EVer (Electric Vehicle extended range) powertrain of the Fisker Karma. The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker Karma luxury four-door extended range electric sedan in December 2011, also said that it has delivered 1,000 vehicles to customers in the US and Europe. Click to enlarge. 2012 Fisker Karma.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., From 1994 to 2002, Purcell led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV). Purcell currently serves as founder and president of Purcell & Associates, LLC, a senior advisory group specializing in advanced automotive and alternative energy investment projects. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) recently acquired an extended range electric vehicle to include its batteries in the Energy Storage System Evaluation and Safety (EssEs) Consortium. Manufacturing: mass variance; initial internal resistance; and open circuit voltage after extended storage. Earlier post.)

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. The Boston Consulting Group recently forecast that 55 percent of new utes sold in Australia by 2030 would be electric. Fancy an electric ute for less than $80K?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

Extending the operating range and safety of Lithium-ion batteries with new fluorinated electrolytes. Navitas Advanced Solutions Group, LLC. Fluorinated Glyme Electrolytes to Extend Li-S Battery Life. Scalable Ultra Power-Dense Extended Range (SUPER) Inverter. Penn State University. Cummins, Inc. AOI 6: Low?cost

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2012

an energy storage startup co-founded and led by Rob Ferber, a former Science Director at Tesla Motors who worked on the Tesla Roadster battery system, has launched a new cloud-based service for traction battery design for electric vehicle manufacturers. ElectronVault Inc., —Linda Maepa, COO and co-founder of ElectronVault.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

is developing a 21 kWh Li-ion battery pack utilizing cells from Korea-based Energy Innovation Group (EIG Ltd.) for a Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (ReEV) project. EIG brings leading performance in energy and power density batteries as well as a ISO/TS certified manufacturing process for high-quality prismatic pouch cells.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

Siemens and Valeo have signed an agreement to form a joint venture in high voltage powertrains for the entire range of electric vehicles including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles. Siemens said that the electric vehicle components market is expected to grow with a compound annual growth rate of more than 20% until 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

For example, vehicles that represent new propulsion technologies, such as the Ampera extended-range electric vehicle based on the Voltec propulsion system ( earlier post ), can only be brought to market in a joint effort, GM says. Tags: Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

and electric gearshift actuation that enables manufacturers to use smaller, more efficient motors. Eaton’s 4-speed medium-duty electrified vehicle (EV) transmission has fine-pitch helical gears that ensure smooth, low-noise operation and a shifting strategy designed to extend range and battery life.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Brands within the Volkswagen Group have been rolling out modular component matrices, or assembly toolkits, for their light-duty vehicles over the past few years. is in our mind the right answer for a volume manufacturer because it solves some core issues of electric cars today. is at the vanguard of the Group’s efforts in these areas.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5 Geely Group will become a major shareholder of CRI and will gain representation on the company’s Board of Directors. Geely Group will become a major shareholder of CRI and will gain representation on the company’s Board of Directors. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2011

General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer future electric vehicles, expanding a relationship built on LG’s work as the battery cell supplier for the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera extended-range EVs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

—Anna Schneider, VP Industry and Government Relations, Volkswagen Group of America. Schneider leads all advocacy efforts for the Group at the federal and state level. Fuel cells are seen as hitting 1% by 2025; extended range electric vehicles, 3%; and battery-electric vehicles, 4%. marketshare in 2012 to 1.25

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., Available in 30-foot and 35-foot models, the Equess CHARGE builds on ARBOC’s proven Equess transit bus platform, and utilizes the in-field electric vehicle technology from New Flyer of America, another NFI Group subsidiary.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

With its extended range of electric passenger and commercial vehicle models, Ford expects its annual sales of electric vehicles in Europe to exceed 600,000 units in 2026, and also reaffirmed its intention to deliver a 6% EBIT margin in Europe in 2023. Boosting EV manufacturing capacity in Craiova.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The Volt and its Li-ion battery pack have proceeded in parallel through GM’s development and manufacturing process. Next up is the PPV (product and process validation) stage (Feb-Aug 2010) prior to the start of regular production (SORP) in November 2010.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

The BlueZero E-CELL with battery-electric drive featured a range of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) using electric drive alone. With a charging capacity of 15 kW, the lithium-ion batteries in the BlueZERO E-CELL and the extended range E-Cell PLUS could store enough energy for a range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) within 30 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

GM will focus its vehicle electrification efforts on three main technologies: light electrification, currently manifested in the eAssist systems; extended range electric vehicles (EREVs) such as the Chevrolet Volt; and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), such as the soon-to-be-introduced Spark EV. Source: Larry Nitz, GM. near Baltimore.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Based on a single vehicle architecture, this modular concept supports three models with different drive configurations: the BlueZERO E-CELL with battery-electric drive; the BlueZERO F-CELL (fuel cell); and the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS with electric drive and internal combustion engine as range extender. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Here’s a list of 20 electric car startups, along with brief explanations of their products: Tesla (United States): Product: Tesla is a leading electric car manufacturer known for its high-performance electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Aluminum applications are classified into 2 categories (platform and component) and 13 groups. Within a component group, the focus has been set on select main AL components. —Ganesh Panneer, chair of the Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) and vice president and general manager for automotive North America at Novelis.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2012

—Jerry Hardcastle, Vice-President Vehicle Design and development, the Nissan Group Technology Centre Europe and senior member of the UK’s Automotive Council. The EVO motor design offers a range of weight, volume, efficiency, control, and manufacturing advantages, and is characterised by extremely high power and torque densities.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

GM Manufacturing Plans. Close the gap in active worker labor costs compared with transplant auto manufacturers. GM will launch the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010, expects to have 14 hybrid models in production by 2012, and will have 65% of vehicles alternative-fuel capable by 2014. Orion, Mich.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

New Flyer of America, the US subsidiary of New Flyer Industries (NFI), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, introduced the next generation of its battery-electric heavy duty transit bus: the Xcelsior CHARGE. Earlier post.). The CHARGE uses battery packs from XALT Energy or A123 Systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

To achieve this, Renault collaborated with French automotive industry partners such as car glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain, seat supplier Faurecia, tire company Michelin and Continental (brake system). Magnesium sheeting cannot be used for as wide a range of parts as steel, or even aluminium. Hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM Although repair plans will vary by car manufacturer, it is likely for the initial PHEV programs servicing a battery pack at a dealer would be limited to pack swapping.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2017

LTC also announced that the second vehicle model to come off the new line will be a dedicated, range-extended electric light commercial van (LCV), based on the same extended-range EV platform as the taxi. The site has the capacity to build more than 20,000 vehicles per year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. Global company, heavy manufacturing, heavily unionized work environment, their brand is strong, we had a chance to benchmark them. Tags: Fuel Cells Fuel Efficiency Perspective Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers. Build better products.

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