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DECEMBER 13, 2018

FEV and automotive supplier SEG—formerly the starter motor and generator division of the Bosch Group—have developed a 48V mild hybrid Mercedes AMG A45 concept vehicle. This requires only minor modifications of the powertrain and therefore entails comparatively low costs. FEV A48V Demonstrator (Source: FEV).

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MARCH 1, 2012

The LC Super Hybrid, conceived by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) to show that significant CO 2 reduction can be achieved through electric hybridization at low voltages (12-48 volts) using the latest lead-carbon batteries, will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

The newly selected projects are in five areas: energy storage; power electronics and electric motors (PEEM); advanced combustion engines; materials technologies, and fuels and lubricant technologies. Miltec UV International, LLC. Power electronics and electric motors (Area of Interest 2). University of Colorado Boulder.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Researchers from the University of Bath Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC) in the UK have received a total of £3.2 million) will see the current vehicle facility upgraded and branded as the Centre for Low Emission Vehicle Research (CLEVeR). million (US$5.1 million) of new funding.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

General Motors. This project will develop a low cost, ultra-compact power module using innovative integrated-cooling to increase power density, improve performance, and reduce cost. Vehma International of America. Clemson University. The Curators of The University of Missouri. Ford Motor.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Accelerated Development and Deployment of Low‐Cost Automotive Mg Sheet Components (Area of Interest 3). Ohio State University. Advances for the Production of Low‐Cost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5). General Motors. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh.

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APRIL 30, 2022

Lead: Damon Motors Inc.; Damon Motors will construct a 110,000 sq ft cleantech EV manufacturing center for Damon’s flagship HyperSport and HyperFighter all electric smart motorcycles. However, the cost of producing MEAs is high and the durability is often poor. Lead: Rayleigh Solar Tech Inc; Partner: Magna International.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Analysis suggests that cost parity between electric drive and internal combustion vehicles is possible under certain scenarios when battery pack costs fall below $125/kWh (useable energy). Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Ford Motor Company. This project will identify fuel properties that can be used to enable novel combustion strategies with low emissions of nitrogen oxides in an engine, and enhance existing models to capture the effect of additional key fuel properties on combustion. Ford Motor Company. Vehma International of America, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

When the driver brakes, a traction motor on one of the axles slows the vehicle, generating electricity at the same time. The motor is a three-phase permanent magnet motor. This electricity is used to charge the flywheel, spinning it at up to 36,000 rpm. When the driver accelerates, the system works in reverse. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 22, 2010

This investment is part of our ongoing strategy to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. We are funding innovative projects in a number of key areas which include internal combustion engine technologies, energy storage and management, lightweight structures and new propulsion technologies. GKN Eco-Trailer.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Lloyd’s Register and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) released a new study— Zero Emission Vessels 2030 —that aims to demonstrate the viability of zero emission vessels (ZEVs) by identifying what needs to be in place to make them a competitive solution for decarbonization. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The Peloton project, led by Purdue University ( earlier post ) will apply next-generation truck platooning technology and concepts for smart, cloud-connected powertrains to achieve 20% fuel savings for tractor-trailers. This approach means that innovations that emerge from the project can be commercialized at low cost.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

In an event in San Francisco, Ford Motor Company and Samsung SDI, an affiliate of Samsung Group, outlined several collaborative research efforts on next-generation battery technology for non-hybrid vehicles. —Ted Miller, senior manager, Energy Storage Strategy and Research, Ford Motor Company. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

As part of its 2014 ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge ( ALCC ) awards of processor time (totaling more than 3 billion processor hours), the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science has awarded 15 million hours on Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Titan supercomputer to a project led by General Motors, and 17.5

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

University of Michigan. The Ohio State University. Arizona State University. Mississippi State University. Ford Motor Company. ?This General Motors. Johns Hopkins University. The Ohio State University. Michigan State University, Composite Vehicle Research Center. Lead organization.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

ActaCell, a Li-ion battery spin-off from the University of Texas at Austin, was selected by the state of Texas, through the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC), to be awarded investment by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). ActaCell, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University. The Ohio State University.

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MAY 28, 2015

Developing Robust all-Solid-State Li Battery with a Ceramic Electrolyte and Interfacially Engineered Lithium Metal Anode A next generation of a low cost and high energy density advanced solid state rechargeable lithium battery will be developed through the proposed project for use in the next generation of PHEV and EV rechargeable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

A collaboration led by the UK’s Cranfield University has developed a retrofit plug-in hybrid conversion system for a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle. The ADDZEV consortium includes: Cranfield University. University of Oxford. Source: Cranfield. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The approximately 4.8

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Continued progress developing and linking physics-based models of batteries allows developers and designers to better understand the internal behavior of batteries in electric drive vehicles and explore new designs in a virtual environment, reducing the number of prototypes and tests required by a traditional build-break design cycle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

General Motors is working with communities such as San Francisco to develop a plan of action to establish the supporting technical and policy infrastructure required for broad commercialization of plug-in electric vehicles such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. Local Universities. GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Increased availability of low CO 2 sources of electricity and hydrogen could counter-intuitively delay, rather than accelerate, a large-scale transition to an electric and/or hydrogen vehicle fleet, according to a new study by researchers from Ford Motor Company and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.

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JULY 21, 2016

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. General Motors. Binghamton University (State University of New York). Binghamton University (State University of New York).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The projects are based in 24 states, with approximately 47% of the projects led by universities; 29% by small businesses; 15% by large businesses; 7.5% University. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. University. sunlight through low-cost, plastic light-guiding sheets and then.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $33 million in funding for 17 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-motors with iNtegrated Drives (ASCEND) and Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency (REEACH) programs.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company and Arbin Instruments will develop a. today’s thermal sensors, improving internal battery. measurement capabilities and lowering the cost of electric. cost associated with thermal management. Utah State University. This internal. Pennsylvania State University.

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JULY 12, 2012

Topping the award list is Ford Motor Company, with a $5.5-million million award to engineer an adsorbed natural gas storage system utilizing a novel external framework and internal porous materials. Electromechanics - University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas at Austin will develop an at-home. University.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Just last year, a half dozen precisely targeted malicious drones managed to slow oil production in Saudi Arabia for days, and more recently, several low-cost drones caused significant damage to oil tankers in the UAE. Modern system-on-chip designs can accelerate product development for performant and low-cost chip functionality.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Low Cost, High Energy and Power Density, Nanotube-Enhanced Ultracapacitors. DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The cars, two of which were produced in association with major OEMs (Ford and Hyundai/Kia), exhibit substantial environmental and fuel-efficient benefits through low-cost hybridization. The problem is, while needing to reduce emissions, it is necessary to keep production at a relatively low cost. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Development of Low-cost, High Strength Automotive Aluminum Sheet (Area of Interest 1). Ford Motor Company. Michigan State University. Stanford University. University of Pittsburgh. This project will develop and scale up synthesis of high capacity cathodes by high-throughput cost-effective approaches.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2013

When the final funding opportunity announcement is released following this public comment period, DOE will accept applications from industry, national laboratories, and university-led teams to address these challenges and enable technologies that drive innovation in vehicle design. Advanced Climate Control Auxiliary Load Reduction.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

Designed to operate as a ‘Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle’ (PHEV), the development team retained the existing conventional front-wheel-drive system of the Combo but added an electric drive, powered via Exide’s low cost advanced lead acid batteries, to the rear wheels.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Internal crash testing of our structural pack architecture with a single-piece front casting has been successful. Two weeks before Battery Day, Tesla bought three patent applications for just $3 from Springpower International, an obscure Canadian company that Tesla now seems to have acquired outright. It all sounds amazing, on paper.

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APRIL 28, 2013

The e-racer from the team at Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences Click to enlarge. The EVE race car is powered by two 60 kW electric motors, one for each rear wheel. Besides wheels, brakes, damper unit, batteries and electric motors, EVE is equipped with numerous sensors.

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