Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2023

MAHLE presented a new technology kit for electric motors that combines the advantages of its benchmark SCT (Superior Continuous Torque, earlier post ) and MCT (Magnet-free Contactless Transmitter) electric motors.

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Kits Motoring Motors Motor 281

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Project partners include INERATEC, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). An electrolysis unit developed by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) uses solar power to produce the required hydrogen.

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Solar Fuel Finland CO2 386

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Aurora provided a first look at the Aurora-powered Volvo VNL—Volvo’s flagship long-haul truck, integrated with the Aurora Driver’s sensor suite. Over the next several months, Aurora will integrate its feature-complete hardware kit and test and validate Aurora-powered Volvo VNL trucks through its robust Virtual Testing Suite.

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Volvo Powered Power Kits 417

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have successfully produced renewable methane from a biomass-based synthesis gas mixture in their pilot plant for methanation using a new honeycomb catalyst. Within this complex, KIT’s methanation plant reliably converted synthesis gas into methane for a period of several weeks.

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Kits Gas Waste Sweden 262

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The new EPIC project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is aimed at accelerating the drying of high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process and, hence, reducing the cost of production. Photo: Ralf Diehm/KIT).

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Li-ion Kits Lithium Ion Batteries 243

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2021

Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are working on a city bus platoon for Munich. In Munich, all buses will be replaced by electrically powered vehicles in the long term. The solution could be platooning, in which several vehicles follow each other at short distances, the vehicles being controlled electronically.

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Kits Transportation Connect Connected 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2019

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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CO2 Green Power Powered 290

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2023

During the second circuit over the airport, we were comfortable with the performance of the hydrogen powertrain, so we were able to throttle back the fossil fuel turbine engine to demonstrate cruise principally on hydrogen power.

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Hydrogen Universal Fuel Powered 417

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At IAA Mobility in Munich, ZF is presenting the Moldular eDrive Kit for purely electric drives. Th kit bundles the entire expertise of ZF's e-mobility team for system solutions, components, and software controls in a flexible and modular platform.

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Kits Concept All-Electric Design 243

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Romeo Power and Wrightspeed are working together to leverage Romeo Power’s high-capacity battery packing and module technology along with Wrightspeed’s high-torque, high-efficiency powertrain system to accelerate electrification in the bus, and medium- and heavy-duty truck market.

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Kits Power Powered Fleet 304

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The company anticipates entry into commercial service in 2025 with a certified retrofit conversion kit for existing ATR 72 and De Havilland Canada Dash-8 regional airliners and a green hydrogen fuel services offering. There is no known alternative technology to get there. —Paul Eremenko, co-founder and CEO of Universal Hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Universal Financing Los Angeles 397

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR will tackle this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race featuring a complete body kit made of natural-fiber composite materials for the first time. Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR with new natural-fiber composite body kit: Racing cars with body parts made of renewable raw materials.

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Kits Porsche Carbon Fiber Renewable 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

million Series A financing round led by prominent Silicon Valley venture fund, Playground Global, with the investor syndicate comprising Fortescue Future Industries, Coatue, Global Founders Capital, Plug Power, Airbus Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Sojitz Corporation, and Future Shape.

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Hydrogen Universal Commercial Building 397

DIY Electric Car

JUNE 2, 2025

Master Power Brakes Silent Drive Vacuum Pump - Mar-Schan Motorsports LLC Shipping extra, dependent on destination from Denver, CO New in box. I ended up going with an iBooster. It's close to $700 new. I'm throwing in a vacuum gauge if you need it. More info here.

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Kits Denver Power Powered 130

Electrek

MARCH 5, 2025

Todays Green Deals are headlined by Ankers SOLIX weekend flash sale that is taking up to 55% off a selection of power station units through March 9, with the expandable and versatile F3800 Portable Power Station getting a notable drop to $2,599 , among others. Next, we have Lectrics latest closeout sales on the XPedition 1.0

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Sale Power Powered Kits 122

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

Ford, with design and testing consultation from 3M, has developed a new powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR). Ford has also started providing manufacturing expertise to help scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus.

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Manufacturer Ford Powered Power 292

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The configurable OEM motor and inverter assembly is supplied with a kit of components comprising a power cable (500 mm long), communications cable, coolant pipe connectors, and motor installation instructions. Continuous Power Rating (kW). Configurable Peak Power Rating (kW). Specifications. Input Voltage.

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Motoring Motors Motor Kits 467

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

ACIA expects to place 10 firm orders for Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72 conversion kits with additional purchase rights for 20 more conversion kits of various turboprop types. The conversion consists of a fuel cell electric powertrain that replaces the existing turboprop engines.

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Hydrogen Conversion Universal Mauritius 243

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

An electrolysis unit developed by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) produces the required hydrogen by means of solar power. A microstructured, chemical reactor—the key component of the plant—converts the hydrogen produced from solar power together with carbon dioxide into liquid fuels.

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Solar Fuel Production Kits 322

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Power Global and Rap Eco Motors partner to deliver 50,000 made-in-India electric auto-rickshaws built upon the swappable eZee module. Compared to existing fossil fuel-powered auto-rickshaws on the road today, each RANIE vehicle is expected to cut CO 2 e emissions by 3.7

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Power Powered Global Auto 243

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

Low impact on the loading weight and volume due in particular to the compactness of the kit, which makes the vehicle similar to a classic combustion powered model. Similar use to that of a conventional vehicle due to the power (40 kW). The kit utilizes the vehicle’s CAN bus. Integration.

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Hydrogen Fuel Electric Vehicles Range 308

DIY Electric Car

JUNE 17, 2025

I am going to build Tesla powered Classic Car such as Chevy BelAir 1957. I see, most of you convert cars with EV Kits. But, I am thinking to use the whole Tesla skateboard to minimize the fabrication and utilize all modern features such as ABS, Power. Hello Everyone, I am new in automotive industry but very passion about EV.

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Chevrolet Building Tesla Kits 130

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Ballard Power Systems received an order for additional fuel cell engines from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Over the past two years, Ballard has supplied CPKC with 20 fuel cell engines for use in three different types of locomotives, with combined fuel cell power of 4MW. These eighteen, 200 kW fuel cell engines (3.6

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Hydrogen Kansas City Fuel West Virginia 370

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Universal Hydrogen was granted a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to proceed with the first flight of its hydrogen-powered regional aircraft. The Dash 8-300 flying testbed has a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell powertrain installed in one of its nacelles.

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New Zealand Universal Grant Taxi 362

Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2022

The current-generation Land Rover Defender doesn't offer an all-electric powertrain, but it's now possible to convert older models to electric power. The conversion kit comes from Electrogenic, a United Kingdom-based company that specializes in electric conversions of classic cars.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2024

has introduced its Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 developer kits, designed to put advanced AI edge computing power into the hands of developers everywhere. This kit is available as Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2, based on the Qualcomm QCS6490 , or the Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 Lite, based on the Qualcomm QCS5430.

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Kits Connect Connected Industry 133

Green Car Reports

JUNE 29, 2023

General Motors on Wednesday detailed its first bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging hardware, allowing EVs to serve as a home backup power source.

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Power Powered General Motors Kits 189

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division announced a joint development agreement with fuel cell and battery systems supplier, Freudenberg e-Power Systems. While Freudenberg will offer scalable e-power systems in kit form with various power outputs, ZF will offer complete electric driveline systems of up to 360 kW continuous power.

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Fuel Commercial Kits Hydrogen 485

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2023

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division presented its latest eMobility kit, which now includes all-electric central drives, axle drives and eComponents. With our modular electric drive kit, ZF can provide customers with everything they need to electrify their commercial vehicles from last-mile delivery vehicles up to 44-ton truck.

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Kits Commercial All-Electric Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

The E-200’s plug-and-play solution requires no road compressor or drive kit to function. It features a power management system, which contributes to lower energy consumption, increased vehicle autonomy and higher efficiency and reliability. F, an can be used for both engine-powered or all-electric fleets.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Climate Change Africa 418

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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Phoenix Kits Commercial Re-Charge 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2020

Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Jilin University in Changchun/China have investigated a highly promising anode material for future high-performance batteries: lithium lanthanum titanate with a perovskite crystal structure (LLTO).

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Lithium Titanate Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 386

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

Australia-based Tritium has introduced a new DC fast charger, the RT175-S smart charging system, which powers EVs to an 80% charge in 15 minutes on average. The RT175-S is easy to install, boasts a power efficiency averaging 95% and is IP65 rated, providing cost savings and optimal functionality in a wide range of environmental conditions.

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DC Powered Power Plug-in 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Using X-rays from a synchrotron particle accelerator, scientists of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now been able to observe for the first time a catalyst during the Fischer-Tropsch reaction that facilitates the production of synthetic fuels under industrial conditions. Photo: Tiziana Carambia).

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Kits Fuel Polymer Industry 284

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Hydra has completed three years of successful on-road testing of the hydrogen-diesel, co-combustion injection system proving no loss in fuel efficiency, range, power, torque, or payload capacity and a carbon emissions reduction of up to 40% per converted truck.

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Hydrogen Convert Diesel Companies 397

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

Starting in 2023, a dedicated line at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) will begin assembling integrated dual fuel cell (FC) modules destined for use in hydrogen-powered, heavy-duty commercial trucks. The FC kit also includes a high-voltage battery, electric motors, transmission and hydrogen storage assembly from top-tier suppliers.

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Kentucky Toyota Long Beach Fuel 243

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

PACCAR and Toyota Motor North America announced an expansion of their joint efforts to develop and to produce zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks powered by Toyota’s next-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules. Earlier post.) Toyota will begin assembly of the modules in the United States in late 2023.

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Kenworth Hydrogen Peterbilt Toyota 273