Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Retrofitting technology like this will enable Stellantis to support this trend —Eric Laforge, Stellantis Vice President, Enlarged Europe Light Commercial Vehicles. Stellantis N.V. In a market boosted by last-mile demand, city access restrictions will soon require recent LCV owners to look for a solution to convert to zero emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle sales in the Unites States have increased in recent months as sales of non-hybrid internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles fueled by gasoline or diesel decreased.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

—,Dr Joachim Post, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network Landshut’s light metal foundry, the BMW Group’s only production facility for light metal casting in Europe, is among the most advanced, most sustainable foundries in the world. Green power is also used to produce it.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

Honda Aircraft Company will commercialize the HondaJet 2600 Concept, an all-new light jet that was first introduced at the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). The new aircraft will surpass the performance, comfort, and efficiency of typical light jets by providing a medium-sized jet experience.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. —Jaiwon Shin. Grab handles built into the cabin doors and seatbacks assist with ingress and egress.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2021

An international team led by chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang of Rice’s Brown School of Engineering and Yongfeng Hu of Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada has assembled what they say may transform chemical catalysis by greatly increasing the number of transition-metal single atoms that can be placed into a (..)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2023

Researchers from Tokyo Tech have developed a tin-based metal–organic framework (MOF) that can photocatalytically reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into formate under visible light. A paper on the work is published in Angewandte Chemie, International Edition. It successfully reduced CO 2 into HCOOH in the presence of visible light.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2022

The new BMW 7 Series also comes with next-level internal combustion and plug-in hybrid drive technology. With the addition of the BMW i7, the BMW 7 Series will become the first fully-electric luxury sedan in the BMW line-up available with either an internal combustion engine or a plug-in hybrid drivetrain. —Frank Weber.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. Greatly reduce proliferation of parts combinations used in today’s internal combustion lineups, helping enhance EV profitability.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a compact light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) solution incorporating a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) that achieves an extra-wide horizontal scanning angle to accurately detect the shapes and distances of objects ahead in autonomous driving systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2021

the developer of Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) and diesel DSF cylinder deactivation technology for combustion engines, reported at the International Vienna Motor Symposium that its product Dynamic Motor Drive (DMD) ( earlier post ) mitigates efficiency losses of electric motors while significantly reducing reliance on rare-earth materials.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2022

It applies high-reliability fuel injection system technology, electric-driven closed recirculation technology and advanced exhaust gas recirculation technology to prevent the occurrence of problems such as difficult ignition and unstable combustion in ammonia-fueled internal combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

The recommendations are based upon a new Ceres analysis of the aggregate results of an internal Alliance survey, which found that the Alliance members who participated in the survey collectively plan to procure 333,000 electric vehicles including sedans SUVs, pickups and box trucks. Key findings include: Preference for BEVs.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

The images from the rear and rear quarter panel suggest there is a light bar, bringing a major change to the overall look and aesthetic of the Tesla Model Y that is currently offered. ” This brings up the question of when Model Y’s Refresh could make it to the United States. Musk has been adamant it won’t make it to the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Class 8 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) semi-style tractor will be used to move paving equipment, transport construction materials and pull other heavy equipment at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) worksites.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

Levelized cost of driving (LCOD) across powertrains for light-duty SUV, MY 2025. The report covers light-duty passenger vehicles as well as medium-/heavy-duty commercial vehicles: semi-tractors; medium-duty vans and pickups; transit buses; box, utility aerial and dump trucks; and garbage trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2023

Strong cooperations with other international enterprises on the development of vehicle electrification is part of the core business strategy. —Michael Shu, General Manager and Managing Director of BYD Europe and International Cooperation Division. It has more than 27 years of experience in battery research and development.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

General Motors plans to invest $632 million in Fort Wayne Assembly to prepare the plant for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size light-duty trucks. This investment will enable the company to strengthen its industry-leading full-size truck business.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2020

Even as California ramps up the numbers of zero-emission electric and fuel-cell trucks on our roads over the next decade and beyond, tens of thousands of new internal combustion trucks will still be sold in our state. These NO x reductions are the equivalent of taking 16 million light-duty cars off the road in 2031.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The bill, HB 1204 / SB 5256 , requires all model year 2030 or later passenger and light-duty vehicles sold in Washington State to be electric. Prohibits the Department of Licensing from registering vehicles that are not in compliance with these regulations for model year 2030 or later passenger and light-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The utility’s parent company, Edison International, published the 2030 goal to electrify 100% of SCE’s light-duty passenger vehicles, 30% of medium-duty vehicles and pickup trucks, 8% of heavy-duty trucks and 60% of forklifts in its 2019 Sustainability Report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October, MFTBC unveiled the Vision F-CELL, a light-duty fuel-cell concept truck. The vehicle has been further elaborated into the concept eCanter F-CELL, a light-duty truck that was presented recently in Kawasaki. The modular high-voltage battery provides from 13.8 —MFTBC CEO Hartmut Schick.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Van Hool, the Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, presented its first edition of a completely new range of 100% zero emission buses on the first day of Euro Mobility Expo 2022, an international trade show for public transport. The large rear window lets in plenty of natural light.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The low, leading edge of the hood, a single, streamlined roofline and elongated wheelbase communicate a clear break from traditional SUVs powered by internal combustion engines. SEVEN is easily identified at night by IONIQ’s signature Parametric Pixel lights that deliver a Welcome Light Sequence on start-up.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

The BMW Group is using Blockchain technology in purchasing to ensure the traceability of components and raw materials in multi-stage international supply chains. In 2019, we conducted a successful pilot project for purchasing front lights. The automotive industry’s international supply chains are highly complex.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

With its services, the center will also support international cooperation to set standards and offer small and medium-sized companies a development environment in which to prepare for international competition. ITZ Hydrogen services for companies and potential users. Source: BMDV.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Buick’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology made its debut at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. The Green Light Optimization Speed Advisor (GLOSA) V2I application can provide the driver an advised speed for reaching the next intersection when the traffic light is green.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The aluminum produced using solar power is processed in the light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut to manufacture body and drive train components, including those needed for electric drive trains. Aluminum is light, strong and infinitely recyclable. Light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2023

the international Technical Service, and SNCH, The Société Nationale de Certification et d'Homologation, the Luxembourg approval authority who oversee approval for international UNECE and European regulations. To achieve the required accreditation, Volta Trucks worked with the experts at ATEEL UK Ltd and ATEEL S.à

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The companies’ first joint project—a hydrogen electric transit bus for GAZ Group, a leading global commercial vehicle OEM provider—is presently on display at the International Commercial Vehicle Show 2021 (COMTRANS) in Moscow, Russia.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2021

This builds upon the collaboration of the hydrogen industry that achieved a global standard fueling interface for light-duty fuel cell electric vehicles. Tatsuno, an international hydrogen fuel equipment provider founded in 1911, is designing and developing vehicle receptacle and dispenser nozzle and breakaway components.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

SwRI engineers used internal funding to deploy the eco-driving technology in a mobile driver advisory app that runs on regular smart phones or tablets. The driver advisory app connects with traffic lights and roadway infrastructure to “see” up to half a kilometer ahead and alerts drivers to drive more efficiently.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Developed and tested through internally funded research, SwRI’s technology combines new algorithms with computer vision sensors to allow drones to explore and map previously unknown environments autonomously. Using algorithms and modeling tools, the technology maps the spatial topography of internal structures and open spaces in real-time.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

The production location in Lower Bavaria will manufacture the stack housing made of light metal, which holds the fuel cells, and the media end plate made of plastic and light metal castings, which creates an air and watertight seal around the stack housing. This is a constructive way of responding to the climate debate.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Lyten says that its battery platform will offer other advantages to automakers and their end users: Below internal combustion engine (ICE) cost parity. Lyten 3D Graphene technology has also been embedded in advanced sensors in addition to thermoplastic composites for vehicle light-weighting and strengthening applications.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

In 2013, the US government lifted export restrictions on minimally processed ultra-light oil. During the week of 9 July 2021, the international crude oil benchmark (Brent) spot price averaged $76.13 The most recent four-week rolling average of US crude oil exports reached 3.51 million b/d every year since 2019.

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