Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. To keep the engine oil clean, the intake system creates a syphon which draws carbon vapors away from the crankcase allowing for 10,000 miles between oil changes similar to aspirated engines. 2015 Lexus NX 300h.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . Late last year, Volvo launched its very first all-electric model in North America. It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2019

The nation is increasingly influenced in electric vehicle transportation in general, and we anticipate rapid growth of electric school buses as more districts are educated on the zero-emissions and low-maintenance benefits they bring to their local communities. —Julie Furber, vice president of electrified power at Cummins.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

The company has operations in 16 locations in Asia, Europe, and North America, with a global workforce of more than 400 employees. million miles. Each pack provides 90 kilowatt hours of energy and is small enough that it can be fitted into different areas of the vehicle, enhancing overall vehicle efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules Electric Vehicles—a Detroit-based startup—is opening a $20-million Series A investment round managed by CMD Global Partners, a boutique investment bank. Hercules vehicles will offer integrated solar charging, long-range batteries and optional fuel-cell range-extender options.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

as the preferred installation partner and authorized charging station supplier for the Ford Focus Electric, C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in electric vehicles. AeroVironment has deployed more than 11,000 charging stations across North America. hours, giving drivers another 21 miles of all-electric driving.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has completed its three-year plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration project jointly carried out with Électricité de France (EDF) and the City and the Urban Community of Strasbourg in France. The vehicles travelled more than a total of 4 million kilometers (2.485 million miles) during the project.

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EV Match

JANUARY 11, 2021

One of the fastest ways to accelerate your transition to an eco-friendlier lifestyle is to switch to an electric vehicle (EV). The average North American drives about 10,500 miles per year. miles per gallon, that equates to about 420 gallons of gasoline burned annually. Over five years, that is 52,500 miles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration (GSA) via Northside Ford in San Antonio, TX, a four-unit order from Verizon and a four-unit order from an internet company.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Despite having been quoted as confirming the BMW M5 Touring for North America, Domagoj Dukec has just recanted. For those wondering what happened, The Car Guide had reported Dukec as confirming the M5 Touring as bound for America during a Portuguese test drive of the redesigned 2024 BMW X2. kWh battery needs to be recharged.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

It plans to use hydrogen in any number of vehicles, from passenger cars to buses and trucks, as well as trams, boats, power generators, advanced air mobility, and special equipment. Rather than plugging in the vehicle as you would for a battery-electric car, hydrogen fuel cells rely on compressed hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

car2go, the largest carsharing network in Austin, Texas, has completed its two-year car2go North America Pilot Program with the City of Austin. car2go, developed by Daimler as the world’s first free-floating carsharing network, launched its first North American Pilot Program with the City of Austin and its employees in November 2009.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

At the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai introduced its new 2020 Sonata Hybrid, featuring up to 686 miles of driving range and an EPA-estimated 52 mpg combined fuel economy rating on the Blue trim. This is the first time the Sonata Hybrid has been shown in North America. The Sonata Hybrid is equipped with a Smartstream G2.0

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

In Shanghai, Ford Motor Company outlined an ambitious vehicle electrification strategy for the China market, confirming two new electrified vehicles for China and a broad range of electrified vehicles by 2025. Changan Ford will start manufacturing the Mondeo Energi plug-in hybrid in Chongqing in early 2018.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

The Balance Hybrid Electric has a 60% market share in the medium duty (Class 2c - 5) hybrid commercial truck market in North America, according to Azure. Commercial vans generally return to a central location at the end of each driving cycle making for easy overnight recharging.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Beginning in September, six Navistar eStar all-electric, zero-emission trucks ( earlier post ) will be part of Coca-Cola’s growing fleet of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) in North America; the AFV fleet will surpass 750 units by the end of this year. Atlanta and Miami.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. When C-MAX Hybrid launches, Ford becomes North America’s largest maker of hybrid transmissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

3 electric vehicle, the first model from the MEB product line for electric vehicles, is making its debut at IAA 2019 in Frankfurt. 3 will not go on sale in North America. 3 1ST special edition enables electric ranges of up to 420 kilometers (261 miles) (WLTP) with initially three equipment variants.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

Cadillac unveiled the anticipated 2014 ELR extended range electric (EREV) vehicle (based on the Converj concept, earlier post ) at the North American International Auto Show. Sales start early in 2014 in North America, expanding to global markets including China and Europe. Earlier post.) foot-long (1.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Michigan-based Azure began work on its collaborative agreement to deliver the pure battery-electric powertrain for the Transit Connect in the US and Canada in October 2009 following the end of Ford’s partnership with Smith Electric Vehicles US on that project ( earlier post ). A plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle also to be introduced in 2013.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range Making the Case To Be Your Only Car Clean Fleet Report recently ventured on a 1,796-mile, four-state road trip in an all-electric 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD Extended. If opting for a rear-wheel drive model, the driving range increases to between 306 and 312 miles.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2024

First announced in 2022, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST is now available at Chevrolet dealerships across North America. Freeway time can be much more enjoyable, and relaxing, by activating Super Cruise that allows the driver to travel more than 400,000 miles on compatible roads. Next up are the GMC Sierra EV Denali.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 30, 2024

Beyond the Rally and GT there are two other Mach-E models, Select and Performance Ready for the mud The journalists were treated to a day at DirtFish Rally School , about 30 miles east of Seattle, in Snoqualmie, Wash. known for being the setting for the 1990 television series Twin Peaks. DC Fast Charging times are 10-80% in 36.2

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug-in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid ( earlier post ) has earned an electric-mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, the EPA gave the all-new minivan a rating of 10 in its Green Vehicle Guide.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 3, 2023

When it comes to electric vehicles, choice matters. You want to avoid a situation where you’re out on the road and can’t top up your range because your vehicle uses a different connector. How rapidly you can top up your vehicle matters if you want to do multiple long drives in it per month. Take VinFast , a Vietnamese automaker.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 20, 2023

The vehicles themselves certainly became the benchmark for electric vehicles. Rivian will incorporate North American Charging Standard (NACS) charge ports as standard in future R1 vehicles starting in 2025, as well as in its upcoming R2 platform. Transportation is responsible for over a quarter of U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

and Segway are unveiling a new type of personal mobility vehicle targeted for city use. Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), GM and Segway are developing an electrically powered, two-seat prototype urban vehicle that has only two wheels. GM has been focusing on “connected vehicle” technologies since it introduced OnStar in 1996.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice. seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. ( With a “Hey, VinFast!”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Volkswagen Group of America announced it will introduce a new battery-electric compact SUV in the US in 2020. CROZZ concept vehicle ( earlier post ), which is making its North American debut at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. The new SUV will offer a range of more than 200 miles. concept vehicles, the I.D.

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Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. vehicle line for more than 40 years. With an available adapter, a Lightning was able to recharge the battery of a Mach-E using that car’s portable charging cord. miles/kWh over 1,300 miles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

Both Focus gasoline and electric variants to be sold in North America will be built at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., up to about 100 miles). Nissan’s LEAF has a EPA range of 73 miles.) A full recharge is expected to take three to four hours at home with a 240V charge station.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The far higher volumes of carbon dioxide per mile from heavy trucks make them an obvious target for zero-emission powertrains. It had a 264 kWh battery pack powering the tractor’s twin motors with more than 4,000 lb-ft of torque and a range estimated at up to 150 miles. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

Hyundai thus is first out the gate with the next wave of “mass-produced” fuel cell vehicles. In this context, “mass-produced” means that the fuel cell vehicle is assembled on the same line at Ulsan, Korea, as the conventional Tucson, rather than hand-assembled. There will be no Kia analog to the Tucson Fuel Cell, said Castillo.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). Each is required to meet stringent quality requirements, enabling Cadillac to offer an eight-year/100,000-mile battery system warranty. GM is using ultrasonic welding in the 16.5

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