Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2023

The final event took place last November in Long Beach, Calif., Global competition In the Long Beach convention center, XPrize did its best to create an atmosphere that was part rock concert, part sporting event, and part robotics research conference and expo. This approach is not accessible or scalable, however.

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Long Beach Environment Italy 2015 145

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It had a 264 kWh battery pack powering the tractor’s twin motors with more than 4,000 lb-ft of torque and a range estimated at up to 150 miles. With luck, not every electric truck launch will take place amidst a global pandemic, as the Volvo LIGHTS project did. Expect the unexpected, plan on delays.

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Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 131

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2019

Allison Transmission, a global leader in medium- and heavy-duty propulsion solutions for commercial vehicles, introduced the new AXE Series e-axle systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks at the Advanced Clean Technology (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, CA. A tandem axle configuration is also available for these vehicles.

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Peterbilt Long Beach Commercial International 220

Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I have been actively establishing relationships with Lexus, Kia, Hyundai, General Motors, BMW, Volvo, Ford, and way too many eBike companies to mention. This includes startups who cannot misuse their limited funds and fortune 500 companies who are competing globally. They assumed we all knew it was EV.

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Arkansas Electric Vehicles Re-Charge Solar 52

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Electric cars everywhere you looked, quiet as a mouse and making a total mockery out of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler who could have been making these cars for the last decade, but instead had to be pushed to the brink of bankruptcy and shame-filled failure before they would start even talking about making these cars.

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Convert Plug-in i-MiEV Plug 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Audi introduced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron US pilot program at TED2012 in Long Beach, California. The permanent magnet synchronous motor in the five-seat A3 e-tron, which is based on the production A3, supplies a continuous output of 60 kW (82 hp) and a peak output of 85 kW (114 hp). A3 e-tron BEV. Click to enlarge.

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Audi Electric Vehicles Batteries Battery 244

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

During his keynote address at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford outlined a plan for connected cars to help avoid a potential future of what he called “ global gridlock—a never-ending traffic jam that wastes time, energy and resources. ”. Click to enlarge.

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Personal Ford Industrial Industry 231

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

Here’s what the brainiacs at General Motors sent the premier EV car conference on the West Coast. The eBox above from AC Propulsion is sending power to and from the grid right there on the Long Beach Convention Center floor. I’ll be writing a more in-depth review of their product in an upcoming post.

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i-MiEV 2009 Plug-in Volt 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2012

Ford Motor Company is mapping out a strategy to address the requirements for personal mobility in the context of the megatrend of increasing global urbanization, both in mature economies as well as in emerging markets. Rough map of Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility. Click to enlarge. —David Berdish.

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