Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Boston-based SES AI Corporation, a developer of high-performance lithium-metal (Li-Metal) rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and other applications, has incorporated its subsidiary SES Korea and plans to build a pre-production facility in South Korea. It’s all about speed and winning the race.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. It was manufactured in small volumes by Exxon, appeared at an electric vehicle show in Chicago in 1977, and served briefly as a coin cell battery. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? But then Exxon dropped it.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

PACCAR announced that a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery electric Peterbilt Model 579EV became the first Class 8 zero emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. It’s a great accomplishment for the Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle to summit Pikes Peak.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Keolis, in partnership with Urban ICT Arena, Telia, Ericsson Intel and T-engineering, has launched a new autonomous self-driving, electric minibus trial in Stockholm, Sweden, using 5G technology to control and supervise the vehicle remotely. It features seven seats and will drive at a maximum speed of 18km/h.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

Lightning Systems, a developer and manufacturer of zero-emission commercial electric vehicles, has launched Lightning Energy, a new division that offers charging technologies and services to commercial and government fleets. Lightning also recently introduced a mobile DC fast charger for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

Zero-emission powertrains developer Lightning Systems announced Lightning Mobile, a mobile direct current fast charger (DCFC) for electric vehicles. The mobile charger also offers the capability to recharge EVs on their routes, allowing fleets to maximize vehicle uptime. —Tim Reeser, CEO, Lightning Systems.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Electric vehicles battery swapping types, advantages & disadvantages . Therefore many EV manufacturers and the government is taking the initiative to install EV charging stations so that we will have more and more charging stations in India that encourage the adoption of electric vehicles. Advantages .

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

will deliver to FedEx the first full-production eStar —Navistar’s all-electric commercial truck. Sales of the eStar all-electric vehicle are conducted through a wholly owned Navistar affiliate. million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. Click to enlarge. Navistar, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2019

A quarry in Biel, Switzerland, is operating the world's largest electric vehicle, a 110-ton dump truck, to haul lime and marl off the side of a mountain to a cement factory. Perhaps best of all, it consumes no energy doing it. How is that possible, you ask?

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India. Before we jump into the list of top EV battery manufacturers in India, let us discuss some things about electric vehicles batteries. Firstly the batteries are one of the important components of electric vehicles in India. million metric turns.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), unveiled Apollo, a 107 Ah Li-Metal battery that is the largest in the world and is targeted at the automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Enel, as coordinator, and Austria’s main utility Verbund are collaborating on a fast-recharging network project in Italy and Austria, alongside some of the world’s largest EV carmakers including Renault, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group Italia (represented by Volkswagen and Audi).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2018

A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. In 2010, electric vehicles still represented a niche market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

A research team from Japan has recently developed a novel electrode material for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) by combining lithium sulfate and lithium ruthenate, which results in improved performance. However, they have never been applied to all-solid-state batteries. —Nagao et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2021

SES), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable (Li-Metal) batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), has established the first pilot production line capable of scaling up high-concentration, solvent-in-salt electrolyte production. SES Holdings Pte. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules Electric Vehicles—a Detroit-based startup—is opening a $20-million Series A investment round managed by CMD Global Partners, a boutique investment bank. Hercules is developing an all-electric sport pickup truck, the Hercules Alpha, which will be available in late 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

As the price of R134a refrigerant continues to rise, Delphi has introduced four air conditioning (A/C) recharging stations to its service portfolio that utilize an efficient method of recovering as much refrigerant from the car as possible to help garages lessen their refrigerant costs, while helping to protect the environment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

Ltd, has introduced the XPAND battery pack, delivering electric vehicle manufacturers a safe, high-performance, cost-effective battery solution for electric bus, tram, truck, ground support equipment (GSE), military, marine, special-purpose and other commercial and industrial electric vehicle (EV) applications.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

France’s Eco2charge consortium, coordinated by Bouygues Energie & Services, recently launched an R&D program at the Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics (National federation of public works) to accelerate the deployment of charging solutions for electric vehicles, especially in commercial buildings.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2013

An electric vehicle (EV) leasing scheme has been launched in London as part of UK Power Networks’ Low Carbon London EV trials. Fifty new Nissan LEAFs are being leased to residential and commercial motorists for up to two years, accompanied by free charging units for homes or offices. million (US$42.6-million)

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 17, 2021

Electric vehicles sales & charging stations need in India. The governments are taking many initiatives to bring in the development of electric vehicle all over the world. By 2030 there will be up to 230 million electric vehicles on the streets, of all the road transport by 12%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2020

Octillion Power Systems , a provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility, is working with Lightning Systems, a developer of zero-emission drivetrains for commercial vehicles. The collaboration will produce Class 6 electric trucks (up to 12.5 is available beginning in the third quarter of 2020.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. The Volvo VNR Electric model entered serial production at NRV earlier this year. The Volvo VNR Electric model entered serial production at NRV earlier this year.

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EV Match

JANUARY 11, 2021

One of the fastest ways to accelerate your transition to an eco-friendlier lifestyle is to switch to an electric vehicle (EV). This accounts for 28% of emissions, coming in above agriculture, commercial & residential, industry and power generation. Electric vehicles are much cheaper to operate and maintain.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Industry groups that represent convenience stores, truck stops, travel centers and rest areas in the US want EV drivers to come to them for their recharging needs, just as drivers of ICE vehicles have patronized them for their refueling needs. This language has kept filling stations from operating in highway rest areas.

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 13, 2023

million electric vehicles on the road in the US, and sales forecasted to reach 2.5 Unlike internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, which can easily use gas stations all over the country, EV charging infrastructure can still be hard to find outside major cities. With more than 4.2 Here’s what you need to know.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

The smart vision EQ fortwo is also a car in which all of the individual fields of expertise that make up the CASE corporate strategy are combined, allowing users in the city intuitive access to individual mobility. The show car is the first vehicle from the Daimler Group to take the logical step of dispensing with a steering wheel and pedals.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to build an estimated 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at sites across its service area in Northern and Central California—8 times the number currently installed.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2011

PrimoveCity addresses the range and recharging constraints of electric vehicles and is intended to provide common technology for all forms of electric vehicles, including trams, buses, commercial vehicles, taxis and cars. Vehicle Detection and Segment Control (VDSC) antenna.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $42 million to 12 projects to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). Project K is developing and commercializing a potassium-ion battery, which operates similarly to Li-ion batteries. Award amount: $3,425,000).

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Electric vehicles batteries-requirements & challenges. By the commercialization of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) tremendous growth has been made to increase energy density, reduce cost, and improve the performance of batteries. The advances in battery technology drive the development of electric vehicles (EVs).

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 12, 2024

Despite all-electric vehicles having certain advantages over conventional combustion automobiles, they also have some clear drawbacks that have stifled their adoption rate on some of the world’s largest markets. While numerous companies are hard at work on developing an application for automobiles, they’re also behind schedule.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

Toyota Motor Corporation announced Toyota bZ, its newly established series of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), in establishment of a full line-up of electrified vehicles. In establishment a full line-up of electrified vehicles, Toyota will introduce 15 BEVs, including seven new Toyota bZ BEV models by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2021

The demand for battery-grade lithium is projected to grow exponentially, driven by growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market. NeoLith Energy’s pilot plant is a step towards a full-scale, commercial lithium production facility. Commissioning of the pilot plant will begin following receipt of all necessary permits.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

MHI) has decided to build a commercial production verification plant in Nagasaki Prefecture and launch its operation by autumn 2010 in a move toward the company’s full-scale entry into the lithium-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery market. The commercial production verification plant, slated for.

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