Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2018

Light-weighting is critical for the future of our vehicles, not only to improve on fuel economy, but also to help improve vehicle performance. ALMMII was founded by Ohio-based manufacturing technology non-profit EWI, the University of Michigan, and The Ohio State University.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The CR-V hybrid features a new two-motor hybrid system produced at Honda’s Ohio Transmission Plant (TMP-O), and a newly refined Atkinson-cycle engine unique to hybrid models that is made at the Anna Engine Plant (AEP), also in Ohio. Associates at the Ohio Transmission Plant assemble the two-motor hybrid unit.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

Clean Fuels Ohio , a state-wide non-profit organization, has launched its Ohio Electric Drive Initiative designed to bring more than $10 million in federal funds to Ohio through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Bryan Hansel, CEO of SEV-US. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

HAM) will install a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on its Marysville Auto Plant property in Marysville, Ohio. The fully automated station will feature three Class 8 dispensers for over-the-road carriers and a separate dispenser for passenger and light-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

Ballard Power Systems fuel cells have powered buses for more than 10 million cumulative kilometers (6.2 This fuel cell industry milestone has been achieved across the company’s seven generations of its FCveloCity fuel cell engine, which have been deployed in buses in 15 countries on 5 continents during the past 10 years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2020

—Richard Boardman, national technical lead for the DOE Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program’s Flexible Plant Operations and Generation Pathway. Industrial-grade hydrogen is commonly produced today by stripping it from natural gas molecules, emitting carbon monoxide in the process.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

The teams moving on to Phase II of NEXTCAR are building on these goals with a specific focus on light-duty passenger vehicles, a 30% reduction in energy consumption, and taking vehicles to Level 4 of automation, where a vehicle is able to perform all driving operations on its own with optional human override. Award amount is $4,498,650.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2015

million government grant to develop advanced tire technology aimed at increasing vehicle fuel efficiency. Cooper was successful in developing technologies that exceeded the project’s goals, delivering an average fuel efficiency improvement of 5.5% Ultra-light weight tire bead bundle. Ultra-light weight tire belt package.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. This evolution has led to the point where achieving significant fuel savings through the introduction of new technologies has become difficult. Δ in fuel consumption. η BASIC.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. In light of the current spike in gasoline prices, the savings on fueling costs with EVs are even greater.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

Honda opened its new $124-million wind tunnel facility in Ohio, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company’s race vehicles. The new Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (HALO) facility, located at the independent Transportation Research Center Inc. Investment.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released three new reports showcasing strong growth across the US fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market. According to these reports, the US continues to be one of the world’s largest and fastest growing markets for fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2021

The other teams selected to move on to Phase II are the University of California Berkeley, Michigan Technical University and Ohio State University. The teams moving to Phase II are building on these goals by focusing on light-duty passenger vehicles and achieving a 30% reduction in energy consumption.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Honda staged the North American debut of the Honda FCV fuel cell vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS); the company also announced US availability for the FCV in 2016. Honda also announced plans to introduce new VTEC Turbo engines to be built in Ohio and debut later in 2015. Earlier post.). Honda FCV Concept.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

Johnson Controls is expanding the production of advanced batteries for Start-Stop vehicles amid growing demand for better fuel economy and more sustainable technologies. Start-Stop enables up to 5% fuel economy savings over a conventional vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2021

In addition to its Louisiana facility, PBF operates two refineries in California and one each in Ohio, Delaware and New Jersey. and is capable of processing both light and heavy crude oil. Bernard Parish consider the project. PBF is one of the largest independent refining companies in the US. PBF has funded more than $355.5

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

Ohio celebrated the opening of the first NEVI-funded station in December, and New York followed soon after. Meanwhile, Ohio has already released its second RFP. Well, we’ve made it through the first year, and EnTech Solutions has compiled an assessment of what’s been accomplished so far.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

UPS plans to invest approximately $50 million to build an additional nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations, bringing the total number of stations to 13. The enhanced LNG fueling infrastructure will support the operation of approximately 1,000 UPS LNG tractors that will displace more than 24 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

AGM batteries used in a Start-Stop system help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light. Joseph, Missouri; Toledo, Ohio; Changxing, China; Gumi, South Korea and Hannover, Germany. Since 2007, Johnson Controls has produced 28 million AGM batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

In addition to GM’s carbon goals, the company worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to develop a shared vision of an all-electric future and an aspiration to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035. In the coming years, GM plans to offer an EV for every customer, from crossovers and SUVs to trucks and sedans.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2011

General Motors Powertrain plants in Ohio and Indiana that make transmissions for Buick and Chevrolet models with eAssist fuel-saving technology will get the bulk of a new $129-million investment. eAssist is GM’ light electrification technology ( earlier post ). For plants in Toledo, Ohio, and Bedford, Ind.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

DHL Express has added 100 more pickup and delivery vans fueled by propane autogas to its fleet. The new alternative fuel vehicles join other propane vehicles already operating for DHL Express in Ohio, Tennessee and Louisiana. In addition, non-toxic propane does not harm soil or groundwater.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

The Letters of Intent have come from Duke Energy, Portland General Electric, the City of Orlando, Southern California Public Power Authority, Clean Fuels Ohio and one other utility. Workhorse Group Inc. has received Letters of Intent from fleets totaling 2,150 of the Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickup trucks.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

The scope of the work will initially focus on 48V Micro Hybrid battery technology, which is designed to deliver strong fuel and emissions efficiency, and load management at a lower price than hybrid and electric vehicle technology. Earlier post.). 48V Batteries Hybrids'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

has received more than $6 million in awards from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for fuel cell market transformation programs. The funding will be used to integrate Plug Power’s fuel cell solutions into material handling, residential and stationary power applications. Plug Power Inc. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. Ducted Fuel Injection and Cooled Spray Technologies for Particulate Control in Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2016

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation; Ohio State University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Purdue University; and the University of Michigan. The multidisciplinary consortium includes Cummins Inc.; The US consortium will work with counterparts in China to leverage the technological research capabilities of both countries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In Europe, Johnson Controls has invested more than $112 million in its facility in Hannover, Germany to increase production of fuel-efficient AGM batteries by 65% since 2011. With the addition of a 12V Lithium-ion battery, automakers can increase fuel economy efficiency by up to 8%. Johnson Controls 12V Li-ion Start-Stop battery.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Considering current Honda Civic Natural Gas, Acura ILX Hybrid and future Civic Hybrid production, HMIN has the most diverse alternative-fuel production capability of any plant in North America. In addition to the new second shift at the Indiana plant, Honda’s plant in Marysville, Ohio resumed second-shift production on Line 1 late last year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The investment positions Aleris to meet anticipated significant growth in North American automotive demand as the industry pursues broader aluminum use for the production of lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Aleris operates more than 40 production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

The unique Geared Turbofan architecture of the PurePower engine allows for aluminum alloys to be used in the Pratt & Whitney designed fan blades, making the engine lighter, as well as more fuel and cost efficient. Aviation Engines Fuel Efficiency Materials Weight reduction' We’re going where no materials scientist has gone before.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2016

These include the heavy-duty manufacturing regions of the upper Midwest; technology hubs in California and along the Pacific Coast; technology innovators on the East Coast including Massachusetts, New York, and the Carolinas; and a corridor that runs through, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio. Source: CALSTART.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The US and Canadian versions of the Cruze will be built in Lordstown, Ohio, where US$350 million was invested for their production. turbo, Cruze’s fuel efficiency enables a cruising range of more than 500 miles (800 km). Fuel delivery. sequential multi-port fuel injectors with electronic throttle control. fuel economy.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

A real corker, and the answer to the question, what generates electricity but isn’t a dynamo or a fuel cell? This New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any Fuel Technicians assembled a linear generator at Mainspring Energy’s Menlo Park, Calif., The fuel is enriched to about 4.8 But atop the list are a couple of surprises.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

Over the last three years, retail registrations of light duty pickups powered by V6 engines grew more than 600%; F-150 was directly responsible for 91% of that growth, based on Ford analysis of Polk retail registration data. liter EcoBoost engine, to be made in Lima, Ohio, in addition to the 3.7-liter liter Ti-VCT V6 and 3.5-liter

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