BMW iX Used As Canvas For Artists In Slovenia
InsideEVs
APRIL 11, 2022
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With in-wheel motors, Lightyear claims most efficient production powertrain in the world
Green Car Reports
JUNE 24, 2022
The Lightyear 0 solar-assisted electric car will use in-wheel motors from Slovenia's Elaphe as part of what Lightyear claims will be the most efficient powertrain in any production car.
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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2020
OECD Europe: Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Switzerland; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Turkey; United Kingdom.
MAHEPA consortium marks latest flights of HY4 fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 31, 2020
In November 2020, despite the COVID19 repercussions and with all safety precautions in place, the Hy4 hydrogen powered hybrid-electric aircraft successfully flew from Maribor airport, in Slovenia.
Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2021
was the most frequently delivered BEV in Finland, Slovenia and Norway in December. In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019).
New concept with anthraquinone-based organic cathode advances aluminum battery technology
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, have developed a new concept for an aluminum battery delivering twice the energy density as previous versions, made of abundant materials, and with the potential to reduce production costs and environmental impact.
Tesla-powered Slovenian company launches third–and largest–Megapack project
Teslarati
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. A Tesla-powered Slovenian energy company has just launched its third–and largest–Megapack project to date, helping support 70 percent of the country’s energy grid.
IONITY partners with Shell, OMV, Tank & Rast and Circle K on sites for high-power charging network; 18 countries, >200 sites
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
By joining forces with Shell, IONITY will be able to install its fast charging infrastructure at sites throughout ten European countries: Belgium, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. IONITY is working with the Austrian company OMV on the roll-out of a fast charging infrastructure in Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Signatories by category: Governments: Austria; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; El Salvador; Finland; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom.
The i-MiEV goes on sale in 15 European countries; near-term plan to boost that to 19
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2011
In addition to the first 15 countries the car is to be sold in, there have been requests to introduce the i-MiEV from Finland, Serbia, Turkey, and Slovenia. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that sale of the European-spec i-MiEVelectric vehicle is to commence in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Tesla China exports first batch of electric cars since resuming vehicle production
Teslarati
MAY 11, 2022
Cargo ship Glovis Splendor departed from Shanghai Nangang wharf to Koper Port in Slovenia, shipping 4,767 Tesla vehicles, the first export for Tesla since Giga Shanghai's resumption on April 19.
First project in European BATTERY 2030+ research initiative begins this month
Green Car Congress
MARCH 21, 2019
The European BATTERY 2030+ initiative launches this month with its initial project which will lay the basis for this large-scale research initiative on future battery technologies. A long-term effort over 10 years with a focus on disruptive technologies, the BATTERY 2030+ initiative will concentrate on low TRL transformational research (TRL 1 to 3). Battery challenges. Source: BATTERY 2030+.
Daimler and Geely Holding form global JV for smart; new generation of electric models
Green Car Congress
MARCH 28, 2019
Prior to the launch of new models from 2022 onwards, Daimler will continue to produce the current generation of smart vehicles in its Hambach plant France (smart EQ fortwo) and at Novo Mesto (Slovenia, smart EQ forfour). Daimler AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group , the German and Chinese automotive groups, have formed a 50-50 globally focused joint venture to own, operate and further develop smart, the pioneer of small urban vehicles, as a leader in premium-electrified vehicles.
Plug In America joins global alliance
Plug in America
JUNE 10, 2021
Last week, 37 electric vehicle (EV) driver associations from 26 countries, including Plug In America, joined forces to create the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance, building a worldwide EV community.
Hydrogenics to supply 1MW electrolyzer to project converting CO2 to methanol; Power-to-Gas
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2015
The MefCO2 consortium consists of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe; the Laboratory of Catalysis and Reaction Engineering of the National Institute of Chemistry Slovenia; the Cardiff Catalysis Institute; Carbon Recycling International; the University of Genoa; the University of Duisburg Essen; i-Deals; and Hydrogenics.
GE unveils LNG In A Box system
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2013
The first unit will be installed near the border of Italy and Slovenia, with the potential for an additional 25 units for expansion into Europe and the CIS countries. GE Oil & Gas introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling solution based on proven technology that can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a cost-effective, cleaner transportation fuel.
JATO Dynamics: growth slowdown in Euro auto sales in March; SUVs still lead
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2016
Volkswagen was the best-selling brand in March and across 2016 so far, leading the rankings in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland during the first quarter. March 2016 was another positive month for European new car registrations, ending a strong Q1 which saw sales of 3.93 million units, up by 8.1% over the first three months of 2015, according to JATO Dynamics.
JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2020
Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019.
Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite
EV Central
OCTOBER 16, 2022
We tested the X-Trail hybrid at its international launch in Slovenia. Nissan’s new hybrid tech has the potential to challenge Toyota’s dominance in Australia’s medium-size SUV segment with the RAV4. Around 75 percent of RAV4 sales are petrol-electric powered.
Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2018
Diesel’s biggest declines took place in Norway (-32%), the UK (-30%), Slovenia (-28%), Finland (-20%) and Belgium (-20%). The European car market recorded its best H1 performance of the century, with 8.6 million car registrations between January and June—a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3% on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing.
SLAC, Berkeley Lab X-rays uncover a hidden property that leads to failure in lithium iron phosphate
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
In addition to SLAC, Stanford, Berkeley Lab, MIT, and the University of Bath, the collaboration includes researchers from the National Institute of Chemistry and the University of Ljubljana, both in Slovenia. X-ray experiments at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have revealed that the pathways lithium ions take through lithium iron phosphate are more complex than previously thought.
SAIC showcases battery-electric Maxus EV80 van range at IAA
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Initial deliveries were made to customers in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Slovenia with developments in Belgium, Italy, France and Spain due to be confirmed shortly as Maxus accelerates its Europe-wide growth plans. Maxus is presenting a range of zero emission EV80 battery electric vans at the 67 th IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover.
Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2020
kWh/100 km) in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models.
Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2015
The 24 countries which are covered in the route, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6
Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler partnership solid and expanding; 12 projects on three continents
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2014
The smart fortwo is being built at smart’s Hambach plant in France, while the Twingo and the smart forfour are being produced at Renault’s plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. The collaboration between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is not only stable and on-track, but expanding, the companies’ CEOs said in their annual media update at the Paris Motor Show. Renault-Nissan and Daimler launched their partnership in 2010.
Rice U graphene composite may keep wings, blades and transmission lines ice-free; Joule heating
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2016
Co-authors of the paper are Rice undergraduates Tanvi Varadhachary and Kewang Nan, graduate student Tuo Wang, postdoctoral researchers Jian Lin and Yongsung Ji, alumni Yu Zhu of the University of Akron and Bostjan Genorio of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and research scientist Carter Kittrell. A thin coating of graphene nanoribbons in epoxy developed by the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour has proven effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade.
Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler expand cooperation with new $1.4B plant in Mexico; next-gen compacts for Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2014
Later this year, the Alliance and Daimler will start selling the next-generation smart and Twingo city cars, developed on a shared platform, the Twingo and the four-seater smart being produced at the Renault plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, the two-seater smart in Hambach, France. The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are significantly expanding their cooperation with joint development of premium compact vehicles and joint production in Mexico.
Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Launched in 2014, the smart two-seater is built at Daimler’s Hambach plant, France, whereas both four-seater vehicles are produced at Renault’s plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. At the Paris Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche said that the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016.
Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Data came from Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; China; Croatia; the Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Greece; Germany; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; the United Kingdom, and the United States.
EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016
Green Car Congress
APRIL 20, 2017
Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia. The fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) continued to improve last year but at a slower rate, according to provisional data from the European Environment Agency. The 1.4 g of CO 2 /km reduction (-1.2%) compared to 2015 constitutes the smallest annual improvement recorded over the last decade.
Nissan to produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines in North America; latest step in collaboration
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2012
Two-seater smart vehicles will be produced at Daimler’s plant in Hambach, France, and four-seater smart and Renault production are slated for Renault’s plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. In the latest advance in the collaboration of Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance ( earlier post ), Nissan’s Decherd, Tenn., powertrain assembly plant will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models.
CDC: US has highest motor vehicle crash death rate among high-income countries; could be cut in half with proven strategies
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2016
Countries included in the study were Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
New thermoplastic-graphene nanoribbon composite could offer lighter, more effective natural gas storage for vehicles
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 11, 2013
In an open access paper in the journal ACS Nano , Tour and his colleagues at Rice and in Hungary, Slovenia and India reported that nitrogen gas effective diffusivity of the TPU was decreased by three orders of magnitude with only 0.5 An electron microscope image shows graphene nanoribbons embedded in a block copolymer. Image by Changsheng Xiang. Click to enlarge.
EV Radar: May 2022
Noodoe
MAY 27, 2022
Slovenia. EV Radar consists of top EV news, education, vehicle announcements, and more from the EV world. We’ll keep you informed. Get EV Radar in your email every two weeks. Subscribe for the revolution in your inbox. SUBSCRIBE TO EV RADAR. Want a little more news a little more often?
EEA reports finds Europe to exceed NOx emission ceiling, mostly due to road transport
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2011
Some Member States, such as the Netherlands and Slovenia, expect to exceed their respective NO x ceilings by only small margins (less than 5%). Comparison of aggregated EU-27 emission projections and ceilings reported in 2010. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. The EU-27 and its Member States must meet legally binding limits for four air pollutants set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive).
Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2009
The EU-27 comprises Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The European Community’s air pollutant emission inventory report released by the European Environment Agency finds that in 2007, sulphur oxides (SO x ) emissions were down by 72 % from 1990 levels.
EV Radar: June 2022
Noodoe
JULY 1, 2022
Slovenia. EV Radar consists of top EV news, education, vehicle announcements, and more from the EV world. We’ll keep you informed. Get EV Radar in your email every two weeks. Subscribe for the revolution in your inbox. SUBSCRIBE TO EV RADAR. Want a little more news a little more often?
Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Production will begin soon on the new two-seater smart at the smart plant in Hambach (France) and of the four-seater smart and the Renault Twingo successor model at the Renault plant in Novo Mesto (Slovenia). The smart fourjoy introduced at Frankfurt is being developed on the basis of a Daimler/Renault-Nissan shared architecture. Click to enlarge.
VTT Launches European NEMO Project for Cellulosic Ethanol
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
NEMO will focus on novel enzymes for hydrolysis and novel microorganisms for cellulosic ethanol production to identify the most eco-efficient and economic process options for cellulosic ethanol. Source: Universita Degli Studi di Milano. Click to enlarge.
EV Radar: April 2022
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APRIL 28, 2022
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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document
Drive Electric
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. Drive Electric Submission: Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document. 24 November 2021 . Executive Summary .
EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2010
EEA member countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom. None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions.
A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
In some ways, this is a family story. Peter Kovatchev was a naval engineer who raised his son, Boris, as a problem solver, and who built model ships with his granddaughter, Anna. He also suffered from a form of diabetes in which the pancreas cannot make enough insulin.
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