EV Central

AUGUST 3, 2025

IM6, part of a new brand in MG showrooms known as IM Presented by MG. The new IM5 mid-sized sedan and IM6 mid-sized SUV – each playing in the Tesla Model 3 and Y-sized sweet spot of the EV market – are part of what is officially known as IM Presented by MG. IM5 and IM6, part of the new IM Presented by MG brand.

Audi

EV Central

AUGUST 8, 2025

Tank 700 SUV could deliver that to Australia as soon as 2026 The company refers to the latest H6 as “a bold evolution”. Less chrome, black wheels, a new grille and new tail lights give it a fresh look. The 2025 update to the GWW Haval H6 Hybrid brings a new grille and lights, black highlights and less chrome.

Tucson

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 20, 2025

The look remained a mainstay in domestic automobile lighting through the late Eighties, as archaic lighting regulation resisted composite lamp designs. In referring to the car as the “1976 Fleetwood Eldorado convertible,” Cadillac seemingly forgot it removed the Fleetwood designation in 1973.

Cadillac

Cars That Think

JULY 17, 2025

This article is part of our exclusive career advice series in partnership with the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society. Examples include your workload, the pace at which you work best, your flexibility in light of other priorities, and what motivates you. Much of engineering is decision-making.

Insight

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Ford has become the first automaker to use 100% recycled ocean plastics to produce automotive parts. Wiring harness clips in Ford Bronco Sport models are made of ocean-harvested plastic—commonly referred to as “ghost gear.”. Those same qualities contribute to creating ghost nets, a fatal and growing threat to marine life.

Parts

Cars That Think

JULY 1, 2025

As a result, Cubans are experiencing a significant breakdown in basic services, such as the storage of fresh products, basic food preparation, public lighting and access to businesses. One of the biggest, the 330-megawatt Antonio Guiteras plant in Matanzas, often breaks down because there aren’t enough replacement parts to repair it.

Power Grid

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. million FFV sales in the AEO2012 Reference case. Increased sales for hybrids and PHEVs.

Fuel

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Corvette’s new shape memory alloy wire replaces a heavier motorized part. With about 200 motorized movable parts on the typical vehicle that could be replaced with lightweight smart materials, GM says it is looking at significant mass reduction going forward. Click to enlarge.

Parts

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2022

Syzygy has developed platform reactor technology that uses light from ultra-high-efficiency LEDs to power chemical reactions by removing the need for heat from burning fuel, which is how traditional carbon-intensive chemical reactors are powered. Earlier post.).

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. The light-duty vehicle category includes passenger cars and light trucks consistent with previous EPA criteria pollutant and GHG rules.

EPA

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The planned CO 2 standards will complement the Government’s carbon price scheme and help to reduce carbon emissions from light vehicles. Transport produces around 15% of Australia’s CO 2 emissions; light-duty vehicles contribute 64% of Australia’s transport emissions, and 9–10% of total emissions. Background.

Light

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

The Lightweight Construction and Technology Centre (LuTZ) in Landshut plays a key part in this by producing essential components for the hydrogen-electric drive train and supplying them for installation of the fuel cell system in Munich. These complex components are specifically designed to withstand prolonged contact with hydrogen.

BMW

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Reijnhart several times stressed Shell’s strategic intention to operate “at scale” in the biofuels market, with particular reference to its recent launch of Raizen, its $12-billion joint-venture with Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Cosan. Earlier post.).

Oil

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The new California LEV III standards are designed to force the reduction of fleet average emissions of new passenger cars (PCs), light-duty trucks (LDTs) and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPVs) to super ultra-low-emission vehicle (SULEV) levels by 2025. This corresponds to US EPA Tier 2 Bin 2.).

2014

Teslarati

AUGUST 23, 2021

Rivian’s status charging light bar was seen in action while an R1T pickup truck was charging in an Electrify America station in Glendale, CA. A clear picture of Rivian’s status charging light bar was shared on the Rivian forums. Credit: Jessefive ). The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

Light

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The regulatory process of increasing the level of maximum reactor power at which a nuclear plant can operate is referred to as a power uprate. The power increase will be reviewed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as part of NuScale’s Standard Design Approval (SDA) application, which NuScale is scheduled to submit in 2022.

DC

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2019

The new optical nano-sensor can detect low concentrations of nitrogen dioxide down to parts-per-billion (ppb). It arises when metal nanoparticles are illuminated and absorb light of certain wavelengths. They will conduct field testing, comparing the nanosensors’ results with data from a number of British reference stations.

Pollution

Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2021

This is, at least, according to auto parts giant Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., which referenced Tesla in a positive light during a recent earnings call. . China-based Tuopu is a major auto parts supplier, providing components for numerous automakers that range from local brands like Geely and SAIC to Western companies like GM and Ford.

Parts

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2023

The roadmap’s primary focus is on light duty, on-road plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are recharged via a connection to the electrical grid, as well as the supporting charging infrastructure needed to power them. The NEVI Final Rule was issued on 28 February 2023, and appropriate references are included in the EVSP roadmap.

Standards

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

earlier post ) electric light commercial vans will be ordered over a 4-year period by 19 of France’s largest companies taking part in the call for bids, including 10,000 for La Poste, 1,500 for ERDF, 1,200 for UGAP, 510 for Veolia Environnement, 450 for GDF-Suez and 330 for Spie. A total of 15,637 Kangoo Z.E. Renault Kangoo Z.E,

France

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

EIA’s annual long-term assessment of world energy markets includes a Reference case and four core side cases, which use different assumptions for the projections in each case. Light-duty vehicles. OECD electric light-duty vehicle stocks increase from 3.5 Transportation. million vehicles in 2018 to 269 million in 2050.

Asia

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2014

For example, the full design capacity of Line 67 would be greater than 880,000 bpd were light crudes transported on the line, which could be case in the future, the company noted.). Enbridge is planning four interconnections between Lines 3 and 67 as part of this project. Full design capacity for Line 67 is 880,000 bpd for heavy crude.

Oil-Sands

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2014

g/mile); higher performance laser headlights; and new user control and display interfaces and lighting technology. The cylinder on demand (COD) system, which deactivates four cylinders under part load and a start-stop system contribute to the engine’s efficiency. The e-tron powertrain delivers 515 kW (700 hp) of system power with 2.5

Audi

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The self-driving S-Class had to deal autonomously with a number of highly complex situations such as traffic lights, roundabouts, pedestrians, cyclists and trams. Traffic lights are monitored by a color camera behind the windscreen with a 90-degree opening angle. Initial testing.

Mercedes

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

Light-duty vehicle sales, 2010 vs. 2020. million light vehicles (passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles) were sold in India in 2010, up from just 700,000 light vehicles sold in 2000. billion—is expected to reach 11 million light-vehicle sales by 2020. Source: J.D. Click to enlarge. Power and Associates.

India

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

The revoLect project (“High-efficiency electrodes with ultra-light fabric-based current collectors for lithium-ion batteries”) is pursuing two key innovations: replacing the usual metal foils with a metallized fabric structure and using silicon as the anode material.

Lithium Ion

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

The researchers at WMG use a novel instrumentation design that at the University of Warwick have been developing a new range of methods of that includes an in-situ reference electrode coupled with an optical fiber temperature sensor. Schematics of the FBG sensing element embedded into a Li-ion cylindrical cell. Amietszajew et al.

Lithium Ion

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Parts made from magnesium help reduce vehicle weight, resulting in better fuel economy. As a result, the new magnesium alloy has the potential to be used in engine parts, which must withstand higher temperatures. A blue light scanner can scan and develop three-dimensional mathematical models.

GM

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

a) Semiconductor/electrolyte junction in the dark and prior to equilibration in which the photovoltage and photocurrent are determined in whole or in part by the difference between Fermi level of the semiconductor (EF) and the electrochemical potential of the electrolyte solution (Eredox), denoted as DE. (b) Credit: RSC, Nielander et al.

Solar

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Body-in-white (BIW) refers to the end-product of the weld shop—i.e., Designing each part to be a structural element. Elimination of parts. which were optimized in a holistic redesign as part of the Phase 1 study. Background. the final vehicle body or shell before it goes to the paint shop. magnesium, 37.0%

Engine

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

More than 50 companies from across the gas value chain took part. The report is intended to represent the new reference in the domain, providing a thorough analysis of the GHG emission sources from the entire natural gas chain.

Gas

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

EPA suggests that the reduction in MY 2011 car and car parts production in Japan in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters “almost certainly” contributed to both the apparent slight worsening in MY 2011 and the large projected improvement in MY 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2022

The project proposes an innovative sustainable structural battery housing for light automobiles based on a reusable and recyclable thermoplastic long fiber compound with dual functionalities: flame-retardant additives and electromagnetic shielding (EMI) particles.

Batteries

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

Moreover, the 3D printed parts reduce weight and keep the rigidity for better corner attack. In addition, Parametric Pixel lighting provides a futuristic flourish. The name of the project refers to the N prototype model’s ‘Racing Midship’ rear-drive, midship powertrain configuration.

Hyundai

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. The reference scenario assumes continued strengthening of fuel efficiency standards for LDVs, as well as expanded use of renewables for power generation.

Future

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

GREET assumes that a dedicated CNG CV and CNG HEV can achieve fuel economies that are 5% and 40% higher on an energy equivalent basis, respectively, than the reference vehicle. emissions, in part because of tire and brake wear. Benefit refers to reduction in air emissions impact and cost refers to increase in ownership costs.

Climate Change

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2014

The Discovery Vision Concept’s headlights feature laser diodes in combination with LED running lights. These lights utilize laser-activated phosphor projection to emit a very bright and even beam of pure white light. Laser Referencing. Transparent Hood.

Land Rover