Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2022

The CFR set increasingly stringent requirements on producers and importers to reduce the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel. The Clean Fuel Standard will require liquid fossil fuel primary suppliers (i.e., The Clean Fuel Standard establishes a credit market. electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. Click to enlarge. and Russia.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

Mopar has introduced new, Wi-Fi-capable, Level 2 (240-volt) charging units for at-home charging for Jeep 4xe and Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The 4xe propulsion system combines two electric motors, a 400-volt battery pack, 2.0-liter liter, Pentastar V-6, gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

The all-new, production version of the 2019 Insight ( earlier post ) will make its global production debut at the 2018 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). liter Atkinson cycle engine, electric propulsion motor, and lithium-ion battery pack. Like Civic, the Insight also features variable-ratio dual-pinion electric power steering.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

Under the agreement, GBE will supply Audi with isooctane derived from isobutene produced at its new pre-commercial pilot system at the Fraunhofer CBP in Leuna. During the two-year collaboration, this agreement also foresees the possibility for Audi to acquire shares of Global Bioenergies corresponding to less than 2% of its capital.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 3, 2021

We all believe that an electric vehicle is much more eco-friendlier than a conventional gasoline car. Yes, They Are Greener But… On the surface, EVs are more ecological than gasoline cars because 70-80% of the pollution caused by automobiles comes from their tailpipe and EVs don’t have tailpipe emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2019

With automotive battery capacity currently scarce, expensive and suffering supply problems, the deployment of this limited resource is critical to maximizing CO 2 reduction, Emissions Analytics says. The results indicated that mild hybrids are the most efficient way to reduce CO 2 , given limited global battery capacity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

As the world population increases by the estimated 30% from 2010 to 2040, ExxonMobil sees global GDP rising by about 140%, but energy demand by only about 35% due to greater efficiency. The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply. Click to enlarge. Outlook for Energy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

of the global car parc (2 billion units) projected for then. of the global car parc (2 billion units) projected for then. “Without decisive fiscal and investment policies on a global scale, private road transport’s absolute volume and share of greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rise.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

By transitioning exclusively to Redeem by 2025 and by achieving zero carbon-intensity, Clean Energy would outdistance other alternative fuels, including electricity for EVs, which are not excepted to hit that mark until 2045.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

FirstElement Fuel has secured $24 million to help fund the growth of its True Zero Hydrogen Network of retail stations in California, and thereby quadruple the company’s capacity to dispense retail hydrogen to customers of fuel cell electric vehicles. FirstElement Fuel’s retail hydrogen network is the largest in the world today.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

For example, harmonizing the California LCFS with programs that do not fully consider ILUC could make it difficult to achieve real GHG emissions on a global scale, and programs lacking sustainability provisions could promote environmental damage. —Low Carbon Fuel Standard 2011 Program Review Report. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. In 2012, India accounted for 15% of the global market for diesel passenger cars, the second-largest market after Europe. Brazil: no diesel in passenger cars.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

We face a supply problem. Without mines, there can be no electric vehicles. This would be sufficient to meet a large part of the EU’s future demand for manufacturing the permanent magnets that are needed for electric motors in, among other things, electric vehicles and windpower turbines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2020

kWh/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions: 54 – 49 g/km) features a synchronous electric motor delivering a maximum power output of 80 kW/109 hp, which is combined with an efficient straight six-cylinder gasoline engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and 210 kW/286 hp, together generating an overall system output of 290 kW/394 hp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2011

According to the report, supply challenges for five rare earth metals. These five REEs are used in magnets for wind turbines and electric vehicles or phosphors in energy-efficient lighting. Between the short term and the medium term (2015–2025), the importance to clean energy and supply risk shift for some materials.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Gasoline Fluence 16V. Electric Fluence Z.E.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2019

revealed the name of its upcoming all-electric luxury sports utility vehicle: Fisker Ocean. The all-electric SUV will come standard with an extended range (target of approximately 250 to 300 miles, depending on driving conditions), enabled by an approx. Fisker Inc. 80 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. Hybrids are expected to account for about half of global new-car sales by 2040. Without the projected gains in efficiency, global energy demand could have risen by more than 100%. Source: ExxonMobil.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

California can reduce carbon emissions by more than 70 million metric tons by 2030—akin to taking 15 million gasoline-powered cars off the road in one year—by adopting a higher target for its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to an analysis released by the UK-based research firm Cerulogy.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

One natural comparison that people will make, for example, is what it’s like to “fill up” your vehicle at a station (either with gasoline or using a charger). This massive gap between user experiences at EV charging stations and traditional gasoline/petroleum pumps is a fundamental problem facing the EV industry today.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will consider at its December 2011 meeting amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. Electricity Regulated Party Revisions. The markets for electric vehicles (EV) and EV fueling infrastructure have evolved and continue to evolve. Earlier post.). Energy Economy Ratios.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2011

volume and GHG-based fuel standards) to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from on-road transportation need to evolve towards energy-intensity-based fuel standards (e.g., Overview on efficiency losses and lifecycle emissions of fuel supply chains. Vehicle regulations (e.g., ” —Creutzig et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Insights from the Front Lines In the rapidly evolving landscape of electric vehicles (EVs), safety and logistics emerge as pivotal components underpinning the sector’s sustainability ambitions. This careful management minimizes stress on the battery, enhancing safety and preserving battery health over the shipping journey.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

From 2018 to 2050, the light-duty vehicle fleet transitions from primarily gasoline and diesel vehicles; by 2050, electricity and natural gas power more one-third of the light-duty vehicle fleet in the Reference case. OECD electric light-duty vehicle stocks increase from 3.5 million vehicles in 2018 to 269 million in 2050.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. —McCollum et al. Share of EDVs in 2050.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

million) to further industrialize its CO 2 and NO x reduction capabilities for the global automotive and transport industries. Consideration of the thermal environment is absolutely critical for both durability and real world performance of electrical machines. Earlier post.)

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Industry experts predict that electric vehicles (EV) will account for 40% of car sales by 2030. Yet for all the optimism around the electric vehicle adoption rate, certain human, structural and environmental factors still dictate the pace. Global EV sales barely nudged 2 million units in 2020 , but could top 73 million by 2040.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The battery factory will supply the nearby Dadong plant, which is operated by the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture and will produce the BMW 5 Series Plug-in Hybrid for the local market. By 2025, we expect our electrified BMW and MINI models to account for between 15 and 25 percent of global sales. —Oliver Zipse.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2016

One major milestone of the past year includes the EV versions of the new smart fortwo, smart cabrio and smart forfour (Electric energy consumption: 13.1 – 12.9 EV versions of the smart fortwo, smart cabrio and smart forfour (Electric energy consumption: 13.1 – 12.9 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2020

Both Jeep Renegade 4xe and Compass 4xe integrate two electric motors and an 11.4 liter turbo gasoline engine and six-speed automatic transmission. liter turbo engine that powers the Renegade and Compass 4xe belongs to the new FCA Global Small Engine family. kWh, 400V, NMC Li-ion battery pack, with a fuel-efficient 1.3-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

Honda announced that the upcoming Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ) will be joined by two additional electrified variants, the Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, launching in the US in 2017. On a global basis, Honda is aiming to have electrified vehicles account for two-thirds of its vehicles sales around 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

MIT and the IEA both have newly released reports exploring the potential for and impact of a major expansion in global usage of natural gas, given the current re-evaluation of global supplies. emissions are reduced by around 25% relative to the use of gasoline for the same engine efficiency. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

billion investment in its Kentucky factory to build EVs, including its three-row electric SUV for the US market. It’s also adding a battery pack assembly line, with batteries being supplied by Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina. Dow explains: Hybrid vehicles like the (non-plug-in) Prius run entirely on gasoline.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

With record-setting gasoline prices across the nation, a record number of drivers are considering EVs. Searches for new plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles are at record levels, increasing exponentially since energy prices soared in March 2022. Global supply chain challenges continue to limit the production of new vehicles.

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