102 The Summit On Clean Tech Law & The New Energy Policy
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
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Exclusive Greenius Coverage of Today’s Clean Tech Roundtable
Creative Greenius
JUNE 30, 2009
I attended today’s Bryan Cave Clean Tech Roundtable at the Broad Stage at Santa Monica College – thanks to my pal Donna Gentry. Tags: environment Bryan Cave Clean Tech Roundtable Jerry Brown
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Bill Gates calls Tesla “an amazing product,” doesn't see electric trucks working quite yet
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Bill Gates youtube battery techElectric cars may be seen by some as part of a seemingly unstoppable, powerful technological wave that will disrupt not just the auto industry but most other forms of transportation.
That Super Sexy Clean Tech Roundtable, Part II of a Greenius Exclusive
Creative Greenius
JULY 2, 2009
If you’re like me you would have found Tuesday’s gathering in Santa Monica a very sexy day at the beach.
DOE awards Virginia Tech $3M for EV charging cybersecurity project
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2018
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Virginia Tech a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity as part of a larger $80 million investment by the department on advanced technologies research ( earlier post ). Gerdes, also a faculty affiliate in Virginia Tech’s Hume Center for National Security and Technology, works with the center in the area of cybersecurity and cyber-physical systems security.
Honda presents new battery chemistry that could succeed lithium-ion
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 21, 2018
battery techResearchers from around the world are looking for the successor to the lithium-ion battery for electric cars, power tools, and electronics—one that will store more energy with less size and weight, charge more quickly, and have improved safety. All battery chemistries come with tradeoffs. The challenge for researchers is to figure out how to.
Georgia Tech team develops high-performance intermediate-temperature sold-oxide fuel cell
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2018
A team from Georgia Tech, with colleagues at the university of Kansas, has designed a high-performance solid-oxide fuel cell that operates directly on nearly dry (only ~3.5
Tesla sales, VW tech, electric Harley-Davidson: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 8, 2019
Volkswagen buys wireless tech from Volvo. With final sales reports out from the whole auto industry, we built some context around Tesla's end-of-the-year sales numbers. The Model 3 is setting the pace among luxury cars. Harley-Davidson announces pricing and a date for buyers interested in purchasing its LiveWire electric motorcycle. And our. sales tax credit
BMW Uses Siri-like Tech to Promote Electric Car
DIY Electric Car
DECEMBER 18, 2013
The Bakery is supported by the IPA, Tech City Investment Organisation and UK Trade & Investment and agencies including Vizeum, Havas Worldwide, MBA, Karmarama and KittCattNohr Digitas. i Genius? service will be promoted across BMW?s s advertising for the BMW i3, which is due to go on sale in the UK in late 2013. I Genius uses software that is capable of interpreting words, their context and sentiment to instantly respond to questions.
What’s on at the Leasing.com London Motor and Tech Show?
Green Cars News
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
We’re proud to announce Leasing.com will be the headline sponsor of the 2019 London Motor and Tech Show
Ford S-Max and Galaxy get new tech and powertrains
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Ford’s S-Max and Galaxy seven-seat MPVs have been updated for 2018, with both benefitting from a new-and-improved diesel engine as well as a host of trim and tech updates
CARB approves ICT regulation; 100% zero-emission bus fleets by 2040; ZEB tech symposium in Feb 2019
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2018
The California Air Resources Board on Friday approved the Innovative Clean Transit regulation (ICT) ( earlier post )—a first-of-its-kind regulation in the US that sets a statewide goal for public transit agencies to gradually transition to 100% zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleets by 2040.
Fisker gets Caterpillar investment for solid-state battery tech
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Henrik Fisker has been sketching out big plans—well beyond cars—for the solid-state battery technology being developed by a Fisker Inc. And now it appears that the heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar has given it some vote of confidence. On Oct. 22, both companies announced that a Caterpillar-owned venture group invested in the. Henrik Fisker solid-state cell Fisker EMotion Caterpillar
Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. —Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. The Volvo Cars Tech Fund was launched earlier this year and aims to invest in high-potential technology start-ups around the globe. BP’s venturing business invested $5 million in FreeWire earlier this year.
Toyota and Panasonic to jointly make electric-car batteries, explore solid-state tech
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 21, 2019
Toyota has been a laggard in the race to transition to electric cars. The company was an early leader in fuel-efficient hybrids, but has since focused on developing fuel-cell vehicles, and executives have expressed skepticism about electric cars and lithium-ion batteries. Now in an effort to accelerate its move to electric cars, the company may be. Batteries lithium-ion
Researchers find bio-inspired high-tech surfaces on hulls could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of ships; up to 1% of global CO2
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2019
If ship hulls were coated with special bo-inspired high-tech air trapping materials, up to 1% of global CO 2 emissions could be avoided according to a new study by researchers from the University of Bonn together with colleagues from St. Novel high-tech coatings may offer a solution.
Audi tech development chief resigns
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Stefan Knirsch, Member of the Board of Management of Audi AG for Technical Development, has resigned , effective immediately. He had been appointed to that position at the beginning of this year, replacing Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg who left the company earlier after being suspended in connection with the diesel emissions scandal. Dr. Hackenberg has not been charged. The company said that Dr. Knirsch had concealed knowledge about the defeat devices and the emissions testing cheating.
Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2019
Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Georgia Tech launches manufacturing institute
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2012
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has launched an interdisciplinary research institute to promote a technologically advanced and globally competitive manufacturing base in the United States. Under this new initiative, the Manufacturing Research Center has been renamed the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute and has expanded to engage researchers from all of Georgia Tech’s colleges, the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI²) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
Tokyo Tech, Fujitsu achieve 120 Gbps wireless transmission with new CMOS chip
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Tokyo Tech and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. This research group led by Kenichi Okada of Tokyo Tech had achieved wireless transmission at 56 Gbps in 2016, however, an issue was that the band could not be widened any more due to the higher harmonic signals contained in the carrier wave.
Porsche 911 Hybrid sports car tech will arrive in two forms
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 31, 2019
Porsche is known as an engineering company. Its technical solutions are often complex and unusual, but often provide inspiration for others to follow. Now details have filtered out about Porsche's new hybrid-electric powertrain for its upcoming 911, which could inform what engineers are thinking about in terms of bringing hybrid power to other
New sensor tech for commercial Lithium-ion batteries could support >5x faster charging without compromising safety
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) have developed a method to assess the maximum current for commercial 18650 Li-ion batteries, using novel instrumentation methods enabling in operando measurements.
Electric pickups, Byton tech, battery business, EV affordability: The Week in Reverse
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 26, 2019
Which company is looking for new battery suppliers outside the U.S.? What upcoming electric car is not designed to drive but to ride in? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 25, 2019. This week included much news about automakers working to broaden the market for. Pickups EPA global warming lithium-ion batteries
Ford Ranger 2019: More power, more tech, more efficient
Green Cars News
JANUARY 23, 2019
The new Ford Ranger pick-up will deliver more power, greater fuel-efficiency, enhanced refinement and advanced driver assistance technologies when it arrives from mid-2019
Jupiter Tech licenses FT catalyst technologies from Louisiana Tech
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
Louisiana-based Jupiter Fuels, a new sister development company of ASI, has licensed nano-engineered Fischer-Tropsch catalyst technologies from Louisiana Tech University. Exploiting advances in bulk-process nanomaterials, the Louisiana Tech scientists developed novel catalysts that significantly lower the pressures required for fuel conversion. ASI research teams are exploring other nanoscience breakthroughs from the research at Louisiana Tech University.
Hyundai and Kia reveal solar roof tech for electric cars—or gasoline ones
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
As solar cells get more efficient, powerful panels can fit on smaller areas. For those looking to use renewable energy for transportation, that means solar panels can now move from home rooftops used to power car chargers to cars themselves. In Korea on Wednesday, Hyundai and Kia revealed some production-bound examples of that. solar roof charging solar
Ford, Vodafone testing tech that can automatically warn other drivers of accidents ahead, create corridor
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Ford and Vodafone are now testing connected vehicle technology that could alert drivers to an accident ahead moments after it has happened.
US grants $156 million for green tech solutions
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
Green credentials battery Biofuels Department of Energy green tech projects Research and Development sixty solar storage U.SSixty new green energy research projects aimed at dramatically improving how the US produces and uses energy, will take a share of a $156 million grant from the the US Department of Energy this week. Arun Majumdar Director of the Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced the grants today, with the winning projects including [.].
IEEE Tech Talk: Times They are a'Changin'
Plugs and Cars
DECEMBER 3, 2007
IEEE Tech Talk's John Voelker's report is titled EVS-23: A Surge of Energy for Electric Cars. It is a first comment on the palpable difference being experienced at this year's Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS23), the electric drive industry trade show. An astounding 450 people attended Sunday's plug-in hybrid workshop. A member of congress, for the first time, spoke from the floor about promoting electric vehicles through federal legislation. Five major automakers have expensive displays.
Clean Tech Could Generate More Growth Than Fossil Fuels: Study
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Clean tech has obvious environmental benefits, but could it have economic benefits as well? The push by world governments to lower carbon emissions is viewed by some as financially hazardous, demanding considerable investment in new technologies in an economy that always seems to be in some state of distress. DON''T MISS: Four Ford Dealers To Test
Tokyo Tech researchers ID enzyme that could boost algal biofuel production
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2018
A study led by Sousuke Imamura at the Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), has now shown that an enzyme called GPAT1 plays an important role in TAG accumulation in C. Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have identified an enzyme belonging to the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family as a promising target for increasing biofuel production from the red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae.
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid aims for 50 mpg—Prius tech meets frugal mainstream
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
With the introduction of a 50-mile-per-gallon Corolla Hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Toyota is keeping true to a mission it undertook a long time ago: democratizing hybrid technology, and making it mainstream. The carmaker has long aimed to deploy its hybrid system aggressively into pretty much every product in their lineup. Suddenly within. Los Angeles Auto Show
Caterpillar makes strategic investment in Fisker, with interest in solid-state battery tech
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Fisker Inc., an e-mobility and technology company developing electric vehicles and proprietary solid-state battery technologies, announced a strategic investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.
Rivian deal, Corolla Hybrid, Tesla dog mode, charging tech: The Week in Reverse
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
Which non-automotive company just made a big bet on electric vehicles? What car just got safer for dogs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Feb. 15, 2019. This week's headlines had a lot to say about new (and potential) investments and deals involving electric cars, and. Rivian
Tokyo Tech team develops low-cost germanium-free solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2017
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have devised a low-cost, scalable approach to developing all-solid-state batteries, improving prospects for scaling up the technology for widespread use in electric vehicles, communications and other industrial applications.
Virginia Tech team wins EcoCAR Competition
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2011
The team from Virginia Tech University received top honors as overall winners of EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge after designing and building an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) using E85 (ethanol). 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.
DS3 Crossback aims to be icon of high tech style
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
DS has unveiled its new compact SUV, the DS3 Crossback
Tokyo Tech: reusable ruthenium-based catalyst could advance large-scale production of biomass-derived materials
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
The Tokyo Tech study compared the extent to which different catalysts could convert furfural to furfurylamine in a process known as reductive amination. Source: Tokyo Tech.
Ford unveils new Focus; 10% better fuel economy; focus on tech; gasoline and diesel
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2018
Ford has unveiled the all-new Ford Focus. The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range.
Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double
Green Car Congress
APRIL 14, 2016
And the battle for market share in and around this commodity has everyone from major tech players to trend-setting investor gurus vying for a foothold. by James Stafford of Oilprice.com.
GD Tech delivers prototype direct-CNG injectors to Fiat Powertrain for 13L IVECO engine; HDGas project
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
GD Tech has filed a patent to protect several points of the injector design. GDTech Engineering s.a. has developed and delivered prototype direct-CNG injectors to Fiat Powertrain for heavy-duty long-haul LNG mono-fuel engines.
Trump on electric cars, tailpipe tests, tech to clean up engines: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 18, 2018
EVgo launches its first ultra-fast charger in the desert. Microwave ignition claims to clean up internal combustion. And a group proposes publishing its own independent emissions tests. All this and more on Green Car Reports. All-electric is not going to work," President Trump said in an interview with Fox News, in lashing out against GM for. emissions Fast Charging Charging Networks Donald Trump
Virginia Tech launching second annual 3D printed vehicle contest
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
Virginia Tech launched the second annual Spring Additive Vehicle Design Challenge, a competition for students to design a remote-controlled 3-D printed vehicle that can drive on ground and fly in the air. This year’s competition will expand beyond Virginia Tech and include participants from the US Air Force Academy, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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