Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Today, the Chevrolet Bolt EV concept and a 2016 Nissan Leaf appear at a National Drive Electric Week event, the LAPD gets a BMW i3 and Tesla Model S, and Japan plans to promote hydrogen fuel cells at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Catch up on last week's news with our Week in Reverse feature and video. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Over 2,000 NIO users participated comprehensively in preparation for NIO Day, including event planning, stage performances, and hospitalities, and more than 10,000 users were present at Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Stadium […] The post NIO ET9 Flagship EV Unveiled At NIO Day 2023 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 27, 2019

Toyota is planning to show off its mobility range at the Olympics. Polestar has started producing its Polestar 1 flagship plug-in hybrid coupe, and it’s looking increasingly independent from Volvo. Bollinger is at work on its vintage-chic electric SUV and pickup. And GM is aiming for solid-state battery tech.

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Electrek

JULY 26, 2021

If you’ve been watching the Olympics in Tokyo this week, you may have noticed several commercials from Toyota , a major sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Several of the spots feature futuristic prototypes from Toyota, including the LQ concept EV. Yes, Toyota actually made an EV, albeit just a concept.

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Green Cars News

JULY 31, 2012

Some of BMW’s Olympic fleet cars will be trialling new biofuels during their official duties. Games sponsor BP is trialling what it calls ‘game-changing’ biofuel technology, with three new advanced biofuel blends.

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Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2012

BMW has revealed its Olympic car fleet and, to head off any perhaps inevitable criticisms of officials swanning round in high-powered BMWs, the firm has also announced the average fuel economy of the entire fleet: 64.5mpg. What’s more, the average CO2 emissions are just 116g/km, below even the 120g/km CO2 target set by the organisers. [.].

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MARCH 15, 2023

German luxury boatbuilder Lürssen Yachts has shared video footage of it successfully launching a zero-emissions megayacht longer than two olympic swimming pools, suspected to be commissioned by a Japanese billionaire. The exterior of hydrogen powered megayacht, codenamed Project Cosmos, is being designed by Apple designer Marc Newson.

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Green Cars News

JULY 10, 2012

The London Olympics has generally taken a green theme: but there has been open criticism for the decision to ban bicycles from 80 per cent of the capital’s Games Lanes (pictured). The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has hit out at the decision to ban cyclists from these “offside” Games Lanes for “safety” reasons – and [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2012

As Team GB enjoys a gold rush at the Olympics, the official vehicles of the London 2012 Games are about to get smaller. That’s because BMW, the official automotive partner of the 2012 Games, has decided to extend its range of fully electric vehicles participating at the event. Having already offered 160 BMW 1 Series [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 8, 2012

A recent smog in the city, which cleared just in time for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, was the worst ozone episode in six years. There is concern that London’s poor air quality could become a problem as the forecasts predict warmer days to come. Since then, the damp, cool conditions with a [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 20, 2012

Work begins this week on a new network of electric vehicle charging points, in support of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2012

The traffic in London during the Olympic and Paralympics Games is going to be excruciatingly painful beyond anything any capital commuter has ever experienced before; LOCOG and the Highways Agency admitted that much some long time ago.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The announcement that BMW is the new automotive sponsor for the 2012 London Olympic Games, is a ‘serious disappointment’ according to the Autocar’s Hilton Holloway. According to a blog entry from the Guardian’s Dave Hill , this may come as news to the ears of London Mayor Boris Johnson.

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Green Cars News

JULY 31, 2012

As the London Olympics get underway we take a look at how green the transport arrangements are for the Games. Tuesday, July 30, 2012. The Green Piece Column. It isn’t just BMW, the Official Automotive Partner for the Games, which is helping to ensure that transport arrangements go their way towards making this the greenest [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 23, 2012

The BMW Group has delivered the first 40 vehicles that will be used for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. As the Official Automotive Partner to London 2012, BMW’s newly-liveried vehicles will be used by LOCOG to help ensure the games run smoothly. The full fleet will consist of electric, diesel, and hybrid [.].

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2015

In the meantime, we''ve got news that the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV electric car will be sold in Maryland, Japan''s hydrogen plans ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, and Canada gets its.' We''re on the ground at the 2015 Washington Auto Show today, and so apologize for the slower pace of story publishing.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 18, 2021

EV automaker NIO has just announced that its annual “NIO Day” 2021 event will be held at the Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou, west of Shanghai on December 18. NIO Day 2020 was held in early January of this year, and the event is usually when the automaker introduces new models.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The price of European aluminum has increased by about 15% since the start of 2022, exceeding its historic high of October 2021—an increase of more than 60% compared to January 2021, according to a new analysis by European credit insurance group Credendo. This is not good news for aluminum producers, Credendo said.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 2, 2024

InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile The setting: The south tower of the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel was originally a private athletic club, complete with this indoor pool, which was host to the famous Olympic swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller, who broke records at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

A fleet of hydrogen-fuelled black cabs could be in service in time for the London Olympics in 2012. A taxi cab, identical to the traditional London black cabs is currently being tested, with the aim that it will be ready for full road trials in time for the capital’s Olympic games. The cab, developed by [.].

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2012

Last week, we confidently predicted that we’d be hearing more about BMW’s first all-electric and plug-in hybrid production cars -- the i3 electric minicar and i8 plug-in supercar -- as we neared the BMW-sponsored 2012 Olympics. For the past few weeks, most of the news we’ve heard has centered around the 2014 BMW i3.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Tesla wrote in its blog post that Gebbia “gives back via his commitment to the Giving Pledge, and serves on other boards and councils such as his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Olympic Refuge Foundation, UNHCR, Tent.org, Malala Fund, and the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity.”

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MARCH 1, 2024

Furthermore, the UAM developer was tapped to provide all-electric air-taxi services during this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, despite much opposition from certain government officials. The post Volocopter gets green light to begin serial production of its eVTOLs in Europe appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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APRIL 4, 2024

With a pending presence in France in the works, the commercial EV startup also shared intentions to establish customer partnerships that will enable distinctive Zero trucks to navigate roads during this summer’s 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 30, 2023

However, this unit didn’t include the Chinese Tesla badge on the back, unlike the one spotted at Firebaugh.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2012

BMW and LOCOG, the London 2012 organising committee, has today revealed full details of the London 2012 fleet. The diverse fleet covers not only cars but also motorcycles and bicycles, with the average CO2 emissions of the fleet at just 116g/km it beats the target set down by the organising committee. Included in the fleet [.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2020

The only other comparable events are short-term reductions in China’s emissions due to strict regulations during events like the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is some positive news among a very tragic situation. Maybe this unintended experiment could be used to understand better the emission regulations. —Jenny Stavrakou.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2016

In a week that has seen much of the news dominated by Team GB’s increasing medal haul at the Rio Olympics – currently standing at 16, with four gold –.

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MAY 12, 2022

. “What I see with some of these new car companies is that they’re jumping in at the deep end and trying to create a high-volume vehicle when they have never made a vehicle before. This is like not practicing your athletic sport and then going to the Olympics. You’re not going to win. This is crazy.”

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APRIL 1, 2024

Kuma, who designed the Japan National Stadium (the centerpiece of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics), renovated the imposing 1920s-era, red brick Kyoto Central Telephone Office, while adding an industrial-looking building — sheathed in copper sulfide plating, cedar, glass and concrete — next door. Rooms from about $560 a night.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2013

Prior to the Olympic Games in 2008, Beijing was notorious as one of the world''s most polluted cities: so what would the impact be of introducing plug-in electric vehicles to its taxi fleet? Latest News Green cars Electric cars Hybrid cars'

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 24, 2014

Olympic Gold medallist and GB rower Alex Gregory is the latest to make the switch to electric power, taking delivery of a range-extended Vauxhall Ampera. Alex was part of the GB team in the coxless fours who beat the Australian team to claim victory in the London 2012 Olympic Games. He choose a [.]. Vauxhall'

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

With the 2012 London Olympic Games edging closer, a new project has introduced 15 hydrogen powered London black cabs and five hydrogen powered Suzuki Bergmann scooters into the city. The vehicles will be funded by the HyTEC project, which is partly funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, and will also see an [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 13, 2014

A new racing series for electric cars has revealed the circuit of its first race; six months ahead of the opening round of the competition. The new Formula E will run its inaugural race in Beijing in September, around the grounds of China’s iconic Olympic Stadium, known affectionately as the ‘Bird’s[.]. Electric cars'

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2016

This week saw the Team GB plane touch down on UK soil after a record-breaking Olympics in Rio and Jeremy Corbyn get caught up in ‘traingate’. But forg.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Winter Olympics may be in full swing in Sochi, but Kia has turned to northern Sweden to put its innovative new drivetrain through its paces. Its electric car, the Soul EV (pictured), is undergoing comprehensive winter testing with a focus on validation testing within the Arctic Circle that is m[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It’s hosted the Olympics and the Superbowl in the past – and now Atlanta will be home to electric vehicles. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Nissan Atlanta Atlanta Georgia electric vehicles Nissan LEAF. Under the terms of the agreement, the two will collaborate on plans [.].

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