Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2014

Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. For example, he suggests, the hood of the car could be part of the battery. Photo: Peter Larsson) Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2012

Three Nissan LEAF electric vehicles drove 12,500 km (7,767 miles) through ten countries in 42 days supported by France-based DBT CEV’s fast charging technology as part of the 2012 Oranje Trophy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Materials Solutions in Worcester is a pioneer in the use of Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology for the manufacture of high-performance metal parts. Additive Manufacturing is a process that builds parts layer-by-layer from sliced CAD models to form solid objects. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty electric truck, with a range of up to 200 km, is in intensive use by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”. More than 140 eCanter are already in customer service in cities worldwide, including New York City, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

Six countries more than over 1% electric car market share in 2016: Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom and China. In Norway, electric cars had a 29% market share last year, the highest globally, followed by the Netherlands with 6.4%, and Sweden with 3.4%. Electric car deployment in some markets is swift.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But Norman admitted the H2X’s plan to mass manufacture a series of bespoke FCEV vehicles starting with the Darling commercial vehicle will depend on a successful public float no later than early 2023, most likely on the London stock exchange. We just have to take advantage of that, it’s just part of the game.”. H2X Warrego ute.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell models ( earlier post ) are joining the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project. Two hydrogen fuel stations are already open in London—one of which has public access—with a third to come as part of the LHNE project. The ix35 Fuel Cell. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

This panoramic view of the surroundings through a glasshouse-style cab is designed to deliver a Transport for London five-star Direct Vision Standard rating for optimum visibility and the reduction of blind spots. Volta Trucks was formed in Sweden by co-founders, Carl-Magnus Norden and Kjell Walöen.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

Volvo formally handed over its first six Hybrid Double Deck buses to Arriva London. Data from test track development and in service field trials with Arriva London show significant savings in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) emissions as well as reduction in NO x and particulates. The Double Deck Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

Hyundai Motor plans to deliver 75 units of its hydrogen-powered ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle as part of the largest ever pan-European fuel-cell passenger car project. The Euro HyFIVE project is being managed by the Greater London Authority. Earlier post.). —Byung Kwon Rhim, President of Hyundai Motor Europe.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

A team of three Cambridge graduates has today received a Land Rover Defender 110 and a cheque for £10,000, at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London, to embark on an expedition of approximately 32,000km, through 31 countries, to raise awareness of the potential impacts of climate change along the Atlantic coastline.

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Baua Electric

MAY 28, 2023

A immense a part of that survival rests at the good fortune of the 1 billion pound ($1.2 and China are making EV inroads, the federal government in London must prioritize it, he stated. Sweden’s Northvolt has simply decided to develop a 2nd plant in Germany in lieu than within the U.S., At a date when each the U.S.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

John Holland: You know about our Oslo taxi projects, and our Volvo taxi project in Gothenburg, Sweden. We also have a grocery delivery van with Waitrose in London. John Holland: We have no moving parts, which is like nirvana for an engineer. For us, we just have to check the coolant level. Our maintenance schedule is minuscule.

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