Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Drayson Racing and Aston University (UK) have launched a major partnership to develop and demonstrate low carbon automotive technologies. The University’s European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) is a leader in biofuels and biomass research.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

CSR Project 130 will draw on the carbon-neutral solid biofuel research expertise of the University of Minnesota and the modern steam mechanical engineering capabilities of SRI. CSR plans to break the world record for steam locomotive speed, reaching 130 mph (209 km/h).

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Princeton University’s Electric Speedboat team (PES) broke the world water speed record for an electric-powered boat on Thursday when hydroplane driver John Peeters averaged 114.20 mph (183.78 km/h) on the American Power Boat Association’s sanctioned kilo course on Lake Townsend near Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

Lilium was formed by a team of aerospace engineers and product designers from the Technical University of Munich. Cruising velocity: 300 km/h / 180 mph. velocity: 400 km/h / 250 mph. Power: 320 kW / 435 hp. Current specifications for the personal aircraft include: Max. take-off weight: 600 kg. Payload: 200 kg.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2020

The Dongfeng Passenger Car Corporation version of the EMR3 delivers 120 kW of power, pushes out up to 260 N·m of torque but weighs less than 80 kilograms and is a highly compact, fully validated system that is easily designed-in to an electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., If the initial test is successful, and V2G vehicles are subsequently manufactured, the University would receive a royalty for each vehicle sold with V2G equipment. Bi-directional power converter up to 18 kW.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

UK startup Libertine LPE has developed a free piston linear power generator technology that it says overcomes the key challenges faced by earlier free piston engine schemes of motion control, emissions and power conversion efficiency. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Source: Libertine LPE. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2014

The new Panamera S E-Hybrid’s electric drive produces 95 hp (70 kW), more than double the power of the previous hybrid model’s electric motor (47 hp). The Panamera S E-Hybrid, which starts in the US at $99,000, is capable of accelerating from a standstill to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds on its way to a top track speed of 167 mph (269 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

The IFB has been experimenting with alternative power sources in aircraft for several years. In 1996, the IFB unveiled its solar aircraft “icaré”, which was theoretically able to stay airborne for an unlimited length of time during daylight hours, powered exclusively by solar cells. Hydrogenius. The aircraft carries 4.36 Source: IFB.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2012

Last August, Engineers at the University of Southampton (UK) flew the first “3D printed” aircraft. meters and a top speed of 100 mph. The electric-powered aircraft, with a 1.2-meter meter wingspan, V-tail design, elliptical wing platform and 400W motor, has a maximum measured velocity in level fight of 75 kts (86 mph).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2017

StreetScooter, a start-up spun out of German technical university RWTH Aachen, has already developed a small electric van; the StreetScooter van is powered by a 20.4 Top speed is 80 km/h (50 mph). kWh Li-ion battery pack and propelled by a 30 kW motor.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2017

GKN’s electric drives turn electric power into instant torque at the wheels and the versatile Family 2 eTransmission provides outstanding performance, refinement and efficiency in a compact package that is designed to make integration quick and simple. The StreetScooter van is powered by a 20.4 Top speed is 80 km/h (50 mph).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is developing a four-passenger aircraft powered solely by a hydrogen fuel cell battery system. A high-performance lithium battery covers peak power loads during take-off and when climbing.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The National Science Foundation has selected a project by researchers at the University of Maryland and their partners from Genovation Cars ( earlier post ) for a $438,418 GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) award to develop a novel hybrid energy storage system for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

The LC Super Hybrid, conceived by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) to show that significant CO 2 reduction can be achieved through electric hybridization at low voltages (12-48 volts) using the latest lead-carbon batteries, will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Building on the solid foundation of SuperTruck I, Cummins will develop and demonstrate 55% or greater engine Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) at a 65 mph cruise condition and the full team will demonstrate a greater than 100% improvement in vehicle Freight-Ton Economy (FTE) over the 2009 baseline vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2017

The hybrid bus—CE Power—is the first to be powered by liquid nitrogen and has been built by engineers at HORIBA MIRA as part of an Innovate UK consortium. Once the bus reaches 20 mph, the diesel engine will kick in as at this speed the bus requires less effort from the engine to operate.

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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. Power output is 2 x 8 kW; voltage level is 48 volts; top speed is 60 km/h (37 mph).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

By combining hydraulic components, advanced control software, and brake energy recovery technology which captures more than 71% of a vehicle’s otherwise lost braking energy, RunWise reuses this stored energy, saving fuel, to power the trash truck during collection routes. Electronic controller to manage all Power Drive Unit functions.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A study from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California has provided some real-world observations about electric vehicles and how they positively impact the environment. Yet despite this, there are still a lot of skeptics who argue that electric vehicles do not really do anything useful for the environment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Lightning Hybrids’ system functions like other hybrids that add a secondary power source to an existing engine. mph), low 2.1 mph with 3.8 The essence is to replace a diesel-powered GMC 4500 shuttle with gasoline Ford E450s upfitted with the Lightning Hybrids system. With its high average speed(18.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2011

AllCell Technologies ( earlier post ) has teamed with two Purdue University engineering students to produce an electric motorcycle with leading performance and drive range. Initial testing indicates a maximum speed of more than 120 mph (193 km/h) and a range of more than 120 miles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

The Hyper Tube Express (HTX) is an ultra-fast transit system powered by magnetic attraction that would move at nearly 1,000 km/h (621 mph) inside a tube under partial vacuum—a concept similar to Elon Musk’s Hyperloop. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. kW and about 27 kW at constant velocity of 65 mph.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2011

A123’s Nanophosphate lithium ion cells power the KillaCycle, which claims to be the quickest and most powerful electric motorcycle in the world with 500hp and an acceleration from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in less than one second.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2014

The Rapitán & Rapitán Sport will be powered by a 40 kW air-cooled brushless induction motor delivering 125 N·m (92 lb-ft) of torque, and a Li-ion battery-based energy storage system. Maximum speed is 145 km/h (90 mph) and expected range is 200 km (124 miles) in the city; 110 km (68 miles) on the highway; and 140 km (87 miles) combined.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Some things are constant in the universe. With a top speed of 16 mph (25.7 A thumb throttle and pedal-assist offer two different ways to engage that motor, which draws its power from a 48V battery with 500 Wh of capacity. Entropy always tends towards disorder. Taxes always come around. Well here you go, everyone.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

With a range of up to 40 miles (64 km) and a 250 kg payload, the E-Warrior is designed for applications including agriculture, landscaping and local authorities, plus estates/facilities management, military/security forces and closed campus operations on universities, ports and airports. Maximum speed is 25 mph (40 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2013

Writing in International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems , Matthew Best of Loughborough University (UK) explored the optimization of a vehicle’s standard brake, acceleration and steering control inputs in the context of avoiding collisions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The California Energy Commission has awarded $398,662 to the University of California, Davis to develop a forecasting tool that can be used by the state’s grid operator to respond to sudden changes in wind power production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2013

Scania’s powertrain technology with a hybrid powertrain can be supplemented by electrical transmission through a line in the air (conduction) or powered through the road surface (induction), thus becoming completely electrically powered on electrified road sections. Power supply via catenary lines and regenerative braking.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

On September 25, 2009, the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 team from Ohio State University, broke the landspeed record for a hydrogen vehicle in their hydrogen fuel cell powered Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2013

The electric drive produces 95 hp (71 kW), more than double the power of the previous model’s electric motor (47 hp, 35 kW). Via the integrated on-board charging componentry and the standard Porsche Universal Charger (AC), the battery can reach full charge within approximately two and a half hours when connected to a 240V power source.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Rasa uses a small 8.5kW fuel cell (the size currently used in forklift trucks, equivalent to 11 hp) to power the motors positioned in each of the four wheels. The result is a range of up to 300 miles (483 kg) on 1.5kg of hydrogen and a top speed of 60 mph. Starting later this year, following funding to match a €2-million (US$2.23

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2014

The project, which is co-funded by the European Commission as part of the European Green Vehicles Initiative, is coordinated by Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) of RWTH Aachen University and gathers ten partners from across Europe, including major OEMs, research partners and cities’ representatives.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The five-door coupe is largely identical to the production model, but its electromechanical power steering, the brakes, the throttle valve and the eight-speed tiptronic are controlled automatically. mph) and a lap time of 2 minutes and 10 seconds. Forces of over 1.3 Autonomous driving'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Simulated test phases ranged from 7 stops per mile and a top speed of 20 mph during the central business district phase to 1 stop and a top speed of 40 mph during the commuter phase. The UQM electric propulsion system produces peak torque of 650 N·m and peak power of 150 kW (201 hp).

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