Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

A123 Systems, the developer and manufacturer of Nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and systems, has received ISO/TS 16949 certification, validating that A123’s product design and manufacturing processes meet the highest standards for excellence in the automotive industry. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It embodies a unique package not shared with any gasoline model and its design details transcend its sub-$40,000 price tag. The MX-30 EV is a confusing one. Yet it sends out some of the disappointing signals of the so-called compliance cars from a decade earlier.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Instead of radically changing the structure of the truck, the design goal for SuperTruck II was to redefine the existing shape of the market-leading Cascadia to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and simultaneously employ advanced design language to convey that efficiency. SuperTruck III designs are planned to be revealed by 2027.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a contract, with a value up to $1 million, to design an engine for the Transformer (TX) , a vertical take-off and landing, road-worthy concept study vehicle. The TX vehicle, still in its conceptual phase, will be designed to carry up to four people.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has designated Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, a national center for ocean energy research and development. Tags: Brief. As a public institution of higher education, Florida Atlantic University will also promote public awareness of ocean energy research and development.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2010

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and London’s Transport Commissioner, Peter Hendy, unveiled the final design of the New Bus for London, based on the iconic double-decker Routemaster. The pioneering design makes use of lightweight materials, with glass highlighting key features and producing a light and airy feel inside the bus.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 20, 2021

Volvo’s first EV-exclusive design has a price tag. There’s a second, more affordable electric truck coming to the GMC brand after the Hummer EV models. And the Lightyear One solar car is coming from the factory that built the Fisker Karma. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is designating 31 areas across the country as not meeting the agency’s daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5), or particulate matter. The December 2008 designations were never published in the Federal Register and have been under review. Tags: Emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

One of two whole bus designs sharing first place in the TfL competition. Design by Capoco Design Ltd, UK. Transport for London (TfL) has selected Wrightbus as the preferred manufacturer for the final design and build of the New Bus for London, based on the iconic Routemaster. Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 8, 2023

While roaring engines and iconic designs have been the pride of the past, the future holds the hum of electric powertrains. Until recently, the electric revolution largely focused on creating the fastest, most powerful electric bikes , often sporting equally hefty price tags.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2023

The cell-to-body integrated design makes the vehicle’s torsional rigidity exceed 40,000 N·m/° and contributes to upgrading the safety standard for the whole vehicle further, so that the upper limit for the fuel-engined vehicles becomes the lower limit of the electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

revealed the design for the first version of its Hyperion Power Module (HPM), a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) that it intends to have licensed and manufactured at facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Advanced SMR (<350 MWe) Vendor Designs & Concepts. Tags: Nuclear Power Generation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

American Honda unveiled its new design study concept for urban transport, the Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT), at the LA Auto Show. The Personal-Neo Urban Transport concept explores the packaging and design potential for a vehicle conceived exclusively around the city lifestyle. Tags: Brief. Honda’s P-NUT.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

A typical electrohydraulic braking system is designed so that it can function as a purely hydraulic system if current to the system’s electrical circuits is interrupted. Tags: Hybrids Vehicle Manufacturers Vehicle Systems. Blended Braking.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

An RFID data carrier (tag) consisting of a chip and an antenna will be attached to every Audi manufactured at the location—from the Audi A4 to the fully electric e-tron GT—in the body shop during the very first stage of production. On-metal tags” used for the first time in production of the e-tron GT. RFID reader. “On-metal

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

Researchers at the State Key Lab of Matrix Composites at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China have described a new design strategy to produce an “Artificial Inorganic Leaf” (AIL), which could lead to working prototypes that capture solar energy and use it efficiently to change water into hydrogen fuel. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

The effort is designed to help OEMs in response to the wide variety of cell-level Li-ion chemistries, with different cost, reliability, life, safety and availability factors. Overall, the BMS is designed to be universal—suitable for other energy storage systems such as NiMH or ultracapacitors as well as Li-ion batteries.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Automotive designs and engineering are rapidly evolving, and new cars today look and perform differently than models from just a few years ago. Hyundai Motor Group bucked that trend in early testing this year, earning six Top Safety Pick + designations, the IIHS’ highest award, making it the most awarded automaker so far.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

General Motors developed its Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain control system using Model-Based Design software from The Mathworks. Using math and simulation-based tools, GM designed the powertrain prototype within 9 months, shaving 24 months off the expected development time. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Reaction Design is bundling the latest release of its ENERGICO software with detailed kinetic mechanisms for both gaseous and liquid fuels, enabling substantially more accurate predictions of engine stability and emissions performance. Bernie Rosenthal, Reaction Design’s CEO. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2010

American Airlines Flight 1916 on Thursday became the first US flight to use a publicly available, commercially designed instrument flight path in its touchdown at Bradley International Airport. RNP procedures can provide different benefits, depending on their design. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Reaction Design one of seven awards for a project intended to support the full-scale implementation and operation of highly efficient coal-based power generation technologies with near-zero emissions. Reaction Design also leads the Model Fuels Consortium. Earlier post.).

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My EV Review

MARCH 15, 2023

It is designed to be affordable, with a price tag of less than 25,000 euros. Volkswagen has unveiled its latest concept car, the ID.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The new 5,000 square foot facility will be used to advance the design and development of CleanFUEL USA’s Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) systems for OEM and aftermarket fleet vehicles. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA). Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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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. Plug-in capability.

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CN EV Post

JULY 5, 2022

The HiPhi Z features a futuristic design and a price tag of up to 800,000 yuan ($119,280). The post Human Horizons officially unveils HiPhi Z, its 2nd premium model under HiPhi brand appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

Due to a flexible modular design, the 8HP supports various drive configurations, all hybrid functionalities, a stop/start function, and different all-wheel drive designs. Installing a full hybrid version of the 8-speed automatic transmission requires no changes or modifications to the standard transmission design. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The facility, inaugurated in 2021, features a final assembly process specifically designed for electric vehicles and operates to world-class manufacturing standards. The Nikola Tre FCEV Artic 6x2 in beta version features a steering tag axle and a new cab with improved aerodynamic performance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It will be fielded by the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from the 2023 season. The aerodynamics and design have also undergone modifications. The Mexico City E-Prix on 14 January 2023 will be the first race for the Porsche 99X Electric Gen3. The proportion of recuperative energy has grown.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

At the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 in Long Beach, Dr. Uwe Wiedemann from Mercedes-Benz Cars/Development, Hybrid Systems & Components, presented an overview of the design of the system and components, with a particular emphasis on managing the small 0.8 Tags: Brief. kWh Li-ion pack.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

“We are creating a center of excellence in Michigan for electric transportation.Battery system design and development should be a core competency for Ford.”. —Bill Ford In addition, Ford said it is bringing battery system design and development in-house. Next-generation hybrid based on C-car platform in 2012.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 27, 2024

The Alaska, which piqued Nissan’s interest, was announced last year with 340 miles of range and a reported $45,000 price tag. If Fisker goes under, it will be a shame if the truck doesn’t make it to market because it has some legitimately impressive features and design work.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

At SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit last month, Ford Motor Company presented a research paper that detailed the results of an initial investigation, termed a Design of Experiment, into thermoelectric exhaust heat energy recovery in conjunction with a hybrid powertrain. Click to enlarge. Device and System Configurations.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Some cannot justify the $89,990 price tag for the Plaid versions of the all-electric vehicles, which also boast top speeds of 200 MPH for the Model S and 149 for the Model X. However, people will pay for speed, but not everyone. Tesla’s Parts Catalog confirms Tesla is working on a Performance version of the new Model 3, potentially PLAID!!

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The GDiesel product was recently designated as an alternative fuel by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) due to the reduction in criteria emissions stemming from GDiesel use. Tags: Diesel Fuels.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Its range and acceleration are the stuff of legend, but its price tag means that only the most privileged buyers can get behind the wheel. The Air’s striking design and technology were significant selling points initially, but the market has grown with several compelling models.

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