Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

As part of the EV Hub in Ohio, Honda will transform its Marysville Auto Plant (MAP), East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) and Anna Engine Plant (AEP), leading to the start of EV production in North America. Each Honda auto production facility in North America will have a critical role to play in Honda’s electrification strategy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Using current technologies, all evaluated biofuel, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle pathways offer significant C2G GHG emissions reduction compared to the current gasoline internal combustion engine vehicle. C2G emissions are a sum of WTW emissions and emissions associated with vehicle manufacturing.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2024

“Every Demo/Previous-Demo Tesla has passed an internal inspection and may undergo light repairs to be prepared for sale,” the company writes. Credit: Tesla Credit: Tesla Tesla began offering demo drives for the newly refreshed Model 3 in January, shortly after debuting the vehicle design in North America for the first time.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. It can also reduce tailpipe emissions to zero while the vehicle is stationary or waiting at a stoplight.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

A key element of that partnership is a goal for North America to strive to achieve 50% clean power generation by 2025. As part of that effort, the leaders committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles by aligning fuel efficiency and/or GHG emission standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Working with collaborators at the University of Michigan and Toyota Motor North America, the team is sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) as part of its Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Earlier post.).

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. For over 40 years I have organized demos and exhibited EVs, especially light EVs, at in-person EVents to thousands of people.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

SAE International approved for publishing “SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer for Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles and Alignment Methodology,” a milestone industry guideline to establish wireless power transfer between infrastructure, vehicle suppliers and OEMs for plug-in electric and electric vehicles (PH/EV). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

They developed the LDV CO 2 glide paths using a modified version of the Sustainable Mobility Project (SMP) model developed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Biofuel plays a large role in North America, enabling the relaxation of the near-term (2015?2025)

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Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2024

The ODI says that both accidents took place during nighttime lighting conditions, while each incident resulted in at least one fatality. BlueCruise also utilizes a driver monitoring system and can only be used on certain pre-approved roadways, which Ford says cover around 97 percent of controlled-access highways in North America.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

With a voltage range up to 850V, Bosch has developed electric motors suited for a variety of applications from passenger cars to light commercial vehicle use. We have grown our electrification business globally and here in the North American region. —Mike Mansuetti, president of Bosch in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

Eagle Graphite owns and operates one of only two flake graphite production facilities in Canada and the only graphite quarry in western North America. Compared to most graphite mining, the Black Crystal graphite quarry operation has a light environmental footprint. The quarry is located in Passmore, near Castlegar.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2021

In the US, Stellantis’ LEV mix for passenger cars and light-duty trucks is expected to be more than 40% by 2030. The company also remains committed to growing its commercial vehicle leadership in Europe and strengthening its position in North America while aiming to be the global leader in e-Commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2021

Spin, the micromobility subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, announced an exclusive international alliance with software company Tortoise to bring Spin S-200 remotely-operated e-scooters to cities in North America and Europe in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Chrysler plans to initiate fleet-wide integration of this fuel-saving start/stop technology on a global basis, including certain models in North America. The first agreement covers a rear-wheel drive 8-speed transmission for light and medium-duty applications originally introduced in 2011 in the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

With the Series A funds, we will accelerate our product roadmap and distribution, including in North America.” hp internal combustion outboard motor. kW yet offers similar performance to a 3 hp internal combustion outboard motor. The unit offers equivalent power to a 1.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

Overhead reading lights for passengers and floor lighting to help locate belongings. The Nissan NV200 Taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan's manufacturing facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Opening side windows. Independently controlled rear air conditioning.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

eNow’s patented roof-mounted solar modules store energy in auxiliary batteries used to power lift gates, in-cab HVAC, refrigeration, telematics and other loads such as appliances and lighting. The system will be equipped with a thermal management system to enable year-round operation across North America.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

This latest version of the CHAdeMO protocol enables DC charging with power above 500kW (maximum current 600A), while ensuring the connector to be light and compact with a smaller diameter cable, thanks to the liquid-cooling technology as well as to the removal of locking mechanism from the connector to the vehicle side.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

moovel GmbH also announced the acquisition of RideScout, a leading app-based mobility platform in North America, dedicated to allowing users to search and compare ground transportation options on demand. In this light, the coming months will see us concentrating intensely on close collaboration with the taxi operators.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Indiana was the first Honda plant in North America to build a hybrid vehicle when it started Acura ILX Hybrid production in April. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2022

In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America. Heat is a scarce and valuable resource in electric cars, which do not have the waste heat from internal combustion engines for heating the interior, for example.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

is showcasing the results of a four-year joint program with the US Department of Energy (DOE) at the Mid-America Trucking Show. —Michael Ruth, Director/Technical Project Leader, Advanced Light-Duty. The demonstration vehicle, provided by Nissan North America, is a 2010 Nissan Titan originally equipped with a gasoline V8 engine.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Global technology company ZF officially opened the campus that will house four corporate function hubs for North America and the company’s first R&D centre in Mexico, on April 4, 2024. Martin Fischer, President of ZF North America and member of the Board of Management, emphasized the relevance of the Monterrey campus.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

In North America, Honda produces global models such as Civic, Accord and CR-V as well as region-specific light truck models including the Odyssey and Pilot. The smallest automobile currently produced by Honda in North America is the compact Honda Civic, which is built at Honda plants in Indiana and Ontario, Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

VIA Motors International is partnering with China-based Zhejiang Geely New Energy Vehicle Co. The truck will incorporate VIA’s proprietary vehicle software and systems control technology, for launch in China and the Americas in 2019. VIA vehicles are marketed under the VTRUX brand and under the VIA power-train systems V-Drive brand.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Pistons are cast aluminum, as well, with the light weight helping to reduce reciprocating mass and adding to fuel efficiency. PowerShift is a dual dry clutch transmission, operating with sealed internal lubrication, reducing friction and adding to Fiesta’s fuel economy. Steve Pintar, chief engineer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

Scientists say much of the black carbon in the Arctic comes from biomass and fossil fuel burning in North America and Eurasia. If you want to be cooler, you would wear a light-colored shirt that would reflect the sun’s warmth. Carbon is dark in color and absorbs solar radiation, much like wearing a black shirt on a sunny day.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

At the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), GMC introduced the 2018 Terrain compact SUV. The 2018 Terrain goes on sale this summer in SL, SLE, SLT and Denali models, maintaining the momentum created by the first-generation model, of which more than 700,000 have been sold in North America since it went on sale in 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2013

The 2013 SAE International High Octane Fuels Symposium (HOFS) this week in Washington, DC, explored the pros and the cons of high octane fuels, with a particular focus on using ethanol as the source of the octane improvement. products produced via the reaction of light olefin gases with isobutane in the presence of a catalyst.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

According to a recent report from Navigant Research, worldwide sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles (NGVs) will grow from 2.5 CAGR) than light trucks (6.3% North America is likely to remain a comparatively small market with 138,177 vehicle sales in 2023, according to the forecast. million annually in 2014 to 4.2

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Blink Charging

MARCH 6, 2024

She drove a Detroit Electric Model 47 Brougham model car , as electric cars were considered safer than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the early 20 th century, which had a tendency to experience occasional explosions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The start-up of the Celaya Plant increases Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in North America to approximately 1.92

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

Honda unveiled the all-new 2015 Fit at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The 2015 Fit will be manufactured for the first time in North America at the new Celaya, Mexico plant. Click to enlarge. Retaining a similar exterior footprint to the current model, the new Fit is slightly shorter (-1.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

In addition to the ongoing strength in the European market and India (the second-largest diesel market after Europe, Bosch sees potential strength in North America and China. The resulting increase in internal trade and transportation of merchandise will also lead to a significantly more prominent role for diesel, Bosch says.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, revealed the Freightliner SuperTruck II in Las Vegas this week. A smart engine lubrication circuit minimizes internal pumping losses, thus reducing engine parasitics by actively proportioning flow to the most sensitive components.

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