Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors continues its battle with car dealers, this time in Ohio. plug-in electric-car sales numbers for November, and some numbers for Norway, where 12 percent of new cars sold last month turned out to be electric. We''ve also got U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Total EPA-rated range is 270 miles, and it can also plugged into a Level 2 charger and run on electricity for a 29 miles in EV mode. The specs The CR-V e:FCEV is the first car to use the Japanese brand’s second-gen fuel cell module, codeveloped by General Motors and assembled in Michigan. Why California?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The Jeep brand has introduced its new Wrangler 4xe plug-oin hybrid. The Wrangler 4xe’s plug-in hybrid powertrain is capable of up to 25 miles of electric-only propulsion. Engine-mounted motor generator unit. Transmission-mounted motor generator unit integrated into eight-speed automatic transmission (ZF 8P75PH).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). The Ohio State’s design was powered by a 1.8-liter liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2013

Honda’s new 2-motor MY 2014 Accord Hybrid, built with the rest of the Accord lineup in a Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio, will go on sale in the US in October. In Hybrid Drive, the 124-kilowatt (kW) electric motor and the new 2.0-liter The 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid Sedan, with prices starting at $39,780, debuted in early 2013.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

Honda is conducting research with Ohio-based electric utility American Electric Power to develop a network of used electric vehicle (EV) batteries that could be integrated into AEP’s electricity system. —Ryan Harty, manager of Connected and Environmental Business, American Honda Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2011

Virginia Tech competed against 15 other universities to take home the top prize of the three-year competition sponsored by the Department of Energy and General Motors. Taking second place, also with an E85 EREV, was Ohio State University.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

billion to Ford Motor Company to transform factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio to produce more fuel efficient models. The loan for Ford Motor Company is the first to be finalized since the program was appropriated in the fall of 2008. Earlier post.). The program was appropriated $7.5

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. kW electric motor powered by electricity from its hydrogen fuel cell (fed by up to 4.3 kWh battery that can be fed by plugging in.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

General Motors and Honda are two of those and both have a track record, Honda since the early 1990s and GM since the Electrovan FCEV in 1966. In February, Honda unveiled the production version of its CR-V e:FCEV plug-in, which goes on lease sale to customers in Japan and the US later this year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

During the program, General Motors will provide production vehicles, vehicle components, seed money, technical mentoring and operational support. Students were encouraged to explore a variety of solutions including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell, electric, and extended range electric vehicles. Full Function Electric Vehicle (FFEV).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Honda also used the venue to announce that it will offer several next-generation, advanced powertrain vehicles, including a new battery-electric model and plug-in hybrid model by 2018. Additionally, Honda said it plans further application of its two- and three-motor hybrid systems in the years to come. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2014

General Motors is continuing its partnership with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory for the EcoCAR 3 collegiate advanced vehicle technology competition. Ohio State University. and will donate a Chevrolet Camaro to each one of the 16 universities that were recently selected for the exclusive competition.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest announced the launch of Midwest EVOLVE , a three-year project to promote electric vehicles in seven Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The first events will be held in the spring of 2017.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors named The Ohio State University this year’s winner of the EcoCAR 3 – Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition during an awards ceremony at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. This is the second stage of an ongoing 4-year competition that culminates in 2018.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. They then designed a quasi-static thermodynamic model of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) optimized to fit the prototype vehicle. —Skarke et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Pennsylvania State University its Year Two winner at the EcoCAR 2013 Competition in San Diego. The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. in May 2014.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. The fourth team is on track to exceed the target this year. Description. Federal funding. 999,977.

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MARCH 12, 2021

In the NEXTCAR Phase I program, UC Berkeley optimized the performance of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in real-world conditions, improving efficiency up to 30% in urban driving and 14% on the highway. Earlier post.). UC Berkeley’s NEXTCAR project resulted in a spin-off company, WideSense Inc., Award amount is $3,474,864.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The Honda Accord Hybrid’s two-motor Sport Hybrid Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) hybrid powertrain maximizes performance and efficiency with three driving modes that optimize the new 2.0-liter, liter, DOHC i-VTEC 4-cylinder Atkinson cycle engine coupled with a two-motor electric CVT and a lock-up clutch. l/100 km) in city driving.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Ford Motor Company is teaming with DTE Energy to build Michigan’s largest solar array at Ford World Headquarters. The project, funded by DTE Energy, will provide employees with 360 covered parking spaces and 30 charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles such as the company’s Ford Fusion Energi and C-MAX Hybrid Energi.

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MAY 26, 2012

EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Mississippi State University, with its series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle design, the Year One winner at the EcoCAR 2012 Competition in Los Angeles. The second place team is The Ohio State, and University of Waterloo took third place overall. A123 Systems, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

announced another win for its retrofitted vehicle electrification system, with the successful installation of the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System in the fleet of Watkins Heating & Cooling, a family-owned and operated HVAC service company headquartered in Springboro, Ohio. XL Hybrids, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

Loans awarded were: Ford Motor Company, $5.907 billion, Sep 2009: to upgrade factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio and to introduce new technologies to raise the fuel efficiency of more than a dozen popular vehicles. billion in loan authority or $4.2 billion in appropriations to cover credit subsidy costs.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

General Motors. The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $32 million in funding for 10 innovative projects as part of the Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Earlier post.) NEXTCAR Awards. Organization. Description. 3,357,191.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

According to Honda, the CR-V e:FCEV will offer 29 miles of driving on a plug-in battery pack, then hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion will power the same electric motor system for another 241 miles—for a total of 270 miles. The e:FCEV is powered by a single electric motor at the front wheels, delivering 174 hp and 229 lb-ft of torque.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Ohio-based Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. ( The AMP Equinox features dual Remy motors—the same model used in the GM two-mode hybrid system—applied in an AMP-manufactured drivetrain that is the “ secret sauce ” for the converted vehicle, according to Steve Burns, AMP’s CEO. AMP receives unhoused motors from Remy. Steve Burns.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

24 in the Cities of Foshan and Yunfu, China; 13 in the US, including the states of California, Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio; 3 in Brazil; and 1 in India. for more than 300 buses in Foshan and Yunfu, China ( earlier post ); Fuel cell orders from strategic partner Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

General Motors LLC. US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced $139 million in federal funding for 55 projects across the country that will support new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies (DE-FOA-0002197, earlier post ). Selected projects under this funding opportunity will be managed by VTO. Project description. Federal share.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Ohio State University. Ford Motor Company. ?This General Motors. The Ohio State University. In the last four years, the cost of a plug-in electric vehicle battery has come down by nearly 50%. Advanced lightweighting and propulsion materials. Lead organization. Description. University of Michigan. 1,278,125. .

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Green Car Reports

JULY 1, 2016

The driver, later identified as 40-year-old Joshua Brown of Ohio, died at the scene of the Florida crash, which occurred after a tractor-trailer rig turned left in front of him.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. Audi RS models – performance flagships set to pick up plug-in hybrid tech as early as 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

The trucks will be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio and Texas later this year. The original 2015 E-GEN Drive was propelled by a 200 kW Sumo electric motor/generator (from tm4 Electrodynamic Systems) with a 60 kWh pack (45 kWh usable) built with Panasonic 18650 Li-ion cells. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. The report authors acknowledge the difficulty of defining “high-tech” in an ever-changing economic environment. Source: IRI 2013, CAR.

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