Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and partners will present their new prototype of an electric four-wheel drive utility vehicle designed for Africa—the aCar — at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) Tanzania. and Hydraulik KG.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

Commercial urban fleets are the best use case for EV technology and we are at the beginning of an electrification revolution for heavy-duty vehicles due to declining battery costs, improved electric powertrain technology, lowered maintenance, and the immense public health benefits EVs bring to our communities.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The company offers on-demand repairs and maintenance support from local workforces, which can come and service a malfunctioning EV charger in Tesla’s Destination Charger Network. which could help solve most of the issues with EV charging maintenance. A study from the University of California Berkley that found that only 72.5%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

A side-by-side comparison of connected vehicle technology at 85 traffic signals in the Tuscaloosa, AL area showed that latency in delivering safety messages from roadside units (RSUs) to vehicles via dedicated short range radios (DSRC) and LTE cellular (C-V2N) was “approximately equivalent,” according to a study by the University of Alabama.

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Cars That Think

JULY 18, 2023

Christopher Davis Codeveloper of a lunar retroreflector Life Fellow, 78; died 1 April Davis taught engineering at the University of Maryland in College Park for 48 years. He left two years later and joined the faculty in the University of Maryland’s electrical and computer engineering department. He joined IEEE in 1963.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2011

Brushless motor design. The brushless motor design utilizes electronic controls for. high current switching to increase the reliability of the motor. Federal-Mogul says that the higher efficiency motors offer enhanced torque-speed performance, with support for higher pressures and flow capabilities. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

However, remaining factors over which a driver has control—route selection; vehicle load; vehicle maintenance; and the driver’s own behavior—can contribute in total to about a 45% reduction in the on-road fuel economy per driver (i.e., vehicle selection and maintenance), tactical decisions (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2016

An independent academic report to be published on 13 April will urge the UK government to make significant investment in charging infrastructure and upskilling of the UK motor industry or risk missing out on major economic benefits in the future. This will mean that the market will fail to open up and develop to the benefit of the UK economy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

—Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of maintenance and engineering, international operations. The UPS cargo eBike is equipped with a battery-powered electric motor that can travel longer distances than traditional bikes, carry substantial loads and navigate hills and other terrain.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The trial is being run at no cost to the Met, with the loan of the vehicles from Suzuki Motor Corporation. The maintenance and fuel costs will be met by a collaborative project which is being part funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).

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EV Match

JANUARY 11, 2021

Save Money on Brake Maintenance. Besides saving on fuel costs, electric cars save money on brake maintenance. Electric cars save wear and tear on their brake pads and rotors by using the resistance of their motors to slow down and stop. No Oil Changes and Regular Maintenance. We estimate the savings at almost $5,000. .

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Ohio State University. Advances for the Production of Low‐Cost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5). General Motors. Work with development partners to design and construct both heavy rare earth and entirely rare earth free motor designs using a multi‐layered motor rotor design. Iowa State University.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

General Motors. Michigan Technological University. The Ohio State University. The Pennsylvania State University. Purdue University. NEXTCAR projects will leverage these rapidly evolving technologies to greatly reduce vehicle energy use. NEXTCAR Awards. Organization. Description.

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Cars That Think

MAY 31, 2022

But at the In International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) last week, roboticists from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are asked an interesting question : What happens if you try to scale down a bipedal robot? Like, way down? At very small scales, robots run into all kinds of issues, including space and actuation efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

Morgan Auto Conference in New York, Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Sales (USA) Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations said that the company in spending an average of more than $1 million an hour this year on R&D. In his talk at the 2014 J.P. —Bob Carter. The company is putting up $7.2

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the University of California, Irvine constructed a robot leg that, like its natural model, is very energy efficient. In this way, BirdBot needs fewer motors than previous legged robots and could, theoretically, scale to large size.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

For a fixed monthly fee and mileage allowance, similar in expenditure to leasing and running a new family-sized hatchback, the company will cover all repair, maintenance, insurance and fuel expenses. Riversimple plans to offer the car to motorists through a “sale-of-service” model.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

First customer Tim Bush and family (center), with John Patterson (left) and Dave Zuchowski, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America (right). This includes unlimited free hydrogen refueling in the area, and free maintenance. —Dave Zuchowski, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor America. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

The RunWise hybrid drive system is built around the company’s proprietary Power Drive Unit (PDU); C24 Variable Displacement Bent-Axis Hydraulic Pump/Motors; and Composite Bladder Accumulators, all designed specifically for high power, high start-and-stop applications. The primary pump supplies the pressure to drive two hydrostatic motors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

Combined with two additional California Air Resources Board-funded stations that are open non-retail (in Harbor City and at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)), California’s hydrogen refueling station network comprises 50 stations. When the 2015 Joint Report was published, six stations were open retail. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2016

At the recent Paris Motor Show, Faurecia showed the Amminex solution for commercial vehicles, as well as an ASDS system in a new format for passenger cars. This represent a major advantage because it translates into less maintenance and vehicle down-time. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Funded by the DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), NREL’s Fleet Test & Evaluation (FT&E) team performed a 12-month evaluation of six MY 2007 P70D hybrid vans and six MY 2006 P70D standard diesel vans at a UPS location in Phoenix, collecting and analyzing fuel economy, maintenance and other vehicle performance data.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The company is making a huge effort to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in the country by being a one-stop platform to sell electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers and their components such as motor, controller, battery, chargers etc. Charging Stations build and maintenance (Ready to take up projects).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. The pair made major contributions to the propulsion system for the Impact , a battery-powered concept car that AeroVironment built under contract for General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Conventional RTG cranes are driven by electric motors powered by large on-board diesel generation sets. The Vycon flywheel for the RTG crane consists of a 3-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor-generator connected to a 3-phase inverter. Components of a Vycon flywheel Click to enlarge. kWh) at 18 kRPM. kWh) at 18 kRPM.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. Most emission inventory calculations use a computer model to estimate the fleet’s emissions.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

His presentation won him an engineering scholarship to Duke University. Later, in graduate school at Virginia Tech, he became part of a group of engineers who visited local schools to help enhance the STEM curriculum with hands-on building of solar electric and small motor project activities. “We

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

Minnesota’s highway revenues are derived from three sources: the gas tax, vehicle registration fee or tabs and the motor vehicle sales tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system. In 2007 the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $5 million from the trunk highway fund for the demonstration.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

Vard Group is part of NuProShip , a consortium of the Norwegian maritime authority, universities, shipbuilders, and shipping companies that aims to develop a Generation IV reactor for marine vessels. The reactor would produce steam to spin turbines that would generate electricity to power motors.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Lyft Lyft offers rides on two wheels or four and tells you transit options as well If there was any question about the changing landscape, General Motors’ $500 million investment in the ride sharing company Lyft. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S. One million U.S.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

Gregory Poilasne: We have an AC charging station that we rolled out that came from our relationship with the University of Delaware. Where we are working with school districts, we are providing them with charging stations and maintenance. BMW was involved with the V2G pilot of the University of Delaware many years ago.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. the demand for LPG is relatively high.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

The wing can morph to control the plane’s flight, and could provide a significant boost in aircraft production, flight, and maintenance efficiency, the researchers say. A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing, assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. The wing was tested in a NASA wind tunnel.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2017

Infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, and condition assessment. Infrastructure Maintenance, Monitoring, and Condition Assessment. Installation of Connected Vehicle Technologies at Intersections and Pedestrian Crossing Locations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

This includes raw materials extraction, manufacturing, construction, operation, maintenance, and end of life of vehicles, infrastructure, and fuels. Detailed assessments of the end-of-life fate of vehicles, motor oil and infrastructure should also be factored into decisions. Chester and Horvath (2009). Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 21, 2024

The White House says the programs will “increase the reliability and resilience of publicly accessible chargers, advance EV technologies, and support workforce development for EV charging deployment and maintenance.” charging infrastructure.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2023

The XPrize Foundation hopes that avatar robots could one day be used for more practical purposes: providing care to anyone instantly, regardless of distance; disaster relief in areas where it is too dangerous for human rescuers to go; and performing critical repairs, as well as maintenance and other hard-to-come-by services.

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