All-Electric, Gas-Electric and Production

Our Journey to an All-Electric Home — From Gas to Green

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 24, 2025

What began as a concern for the planet is now becoming a smart financial move for many Australians: the electric home. The trend is even being promoted by Bunnings Australia and New Zealand’s leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products, and a major supplier to project builders, commercial.

Gas-Electric

Gas-Electric All-Electric Green Gas

Terex introduces all-electric bucket truck; 9 initial utility customers

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2022

Terex Utilities introduced the industry’s first all-electric bucket truck at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC) in Williamsburg, Va. Their feedback will help ensure the trucks become a dependable, preferred work truck, and help Xcel Energy and the industry better prepare for the electric vehicle transition.

All-Electric

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UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units (TRUs) to its fleet located at the company’s Riverside, Calif. Through this process, the refrigeration system provides multi-zone temperature settings with the capability of maintaining a full load of frozen product from -10 to -20 ?F United Natural Foods, Inc.

All-Electric

All-Electric Fleet California Lithium Ion

Mercedes-AMG entry-level SL 43 features electric exhaust gas turbocharger from Formula 1 for the first time in production vehicle

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2022

The SL 43 features an M139 in-line two-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine with an electric exhaust gas turbocharger—used for the first time in a production vehicle. The turbocharger is operated via the 48-volt electrical system, which also feeds the belt-driven starter-generator (RSG).

Exhaust

Exhaust Gas-Electric Mercedes Gas

Mercedes-AMG, Garrett developing 48V electric exhaust gas turbocharger

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

An electric exhaust gas turbocharger, which in future will be used for the first time in a series production model, is already in the final stages of development. This electronically-controlled electric motor drives the compressor wheel before this accepts the exhaust gas flow.

Exhaust

Exhaust Gas-Electric Mercedes Gas

DEUTZ presents all-electric 360V drive system for off-highway sector; hydrogen engine

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

DEUTZ combines diesel, gas, hybrid, electric and hydrogen technologies to create optimal solution for every customer. The solutions are configured using the DEUTZ Advanced Configurator, a modular product design toolbox. With the electric motors, the system delivers instant torque, making the machine even more dynamic.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen All-Electric Engine Las Vegas

Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. The new project is the first to pair a commercial electricity generator with high-temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE) technology. Earlier post.)

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Production Clean

UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be addressed urgently.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Production Zambia

Toyota moves closer to production with next-generation fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks; new Mirai system

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. Designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide variety of OEM truck makers, the new fuel cell electric system in the latest prototypes has been adapted to a Kenworth T680 chassis. Port fleet rollout.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Kenworth Long Beach Toyota

DOE releases draft guidance for Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS)

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released draft guidance for a Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS), developed to meet the requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Section 40315. by employing high rates of carbon capture, using low-carbon electricity, or mitigating upstream methane emissions).

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Clean Cleaning Hydrogen Standards

Kia EV6 achieves product carbon footprint certification from the Carbon Trust

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2021

Kia EV6 ( earlier post )has achieved product carbon footprint certification and ‘ Carbon Measured ’ label from the global climate change and sustainability consultancy the Carbon Trust, becoming the first Korean vehicle manufacturer to achieve the certificate. The EV6 is the first model to be launched under this new strategy.

Carbon

Carbon Kia Production Climate Change

Forest River and Lightning eMotors to offer factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River ( earlier post ) to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans. —Forest River Bus president David Wright.

All-Electric

All-Electric Gasoline-Electric Canada Dealers

New proton ceramic reactor stack for highly efficient hydrogen production and carbon capture in a single step

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2022

Proton ceramic electrochemical reactors can extract pure hydrogen from gas mixtures by electrolytically pumping protons across the membrane at 800 °C. This figure shows the principles behind the new ceramic membrane used in the production of hydrogen. The end product is compressed hydrogen with a high degree of purity.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Production Saudi Arabia

Volvo Group’s Nova Bus ending bus production in the US in 2025; focus on Canada

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2023

Volvo Group’s Nova Bus is ending bus production in the US market; the company has decided to close its Plattsburgh manufacturing and delivery facility by 2025. Nova Bus manufactures the LFS line of buses, including diesel, hybrid, natural gas and all-electric powertrains.

Volvo

Volvo Canada Production North America

BMW Group commences in-house production of fuel cell systems for BMW iX5 Hydrogen in Munich

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BMW has begun fuel cell system production at the company’s competence center for hydrogen in Munich. We think hydrogen-powered vehicles are ideally placed technologically to fit alongside battery-electric vehicles and complete the electric mobility picture. Fuel cell systems are manufactured in two main steps.

BMW

BMW Hydrogen Fuel Production

Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Front-Loading Net Zero report states that electricity production costs could be reduced by up to 50% by 2050 if countries and states adopt 100% renewable systems faster than currently planned. The report says that carbon neutral systems can provide cheaper electricity compared to current fossil-fuel-based systems.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Storage Coal Production

ArcelorMittal plans major EAF, DRI investments for decarbonizing steel production in Canada

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2021

At the heart of the plan is a 2 million tonne capacity Reduced Iron (DRI) facility and an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) facility capable of producing 2.4 Modification of the existing EAF facility and continuous casters will also be undertaken to align productivity, quality and energy capabilities between all assets in the new footprint.

Canada

Canada Production Carbon Emissions

Hitachi Energy and H2 Green Steel partner to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen for green steel production

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2022

H2 Green Steel, a Swedish industrial start-up, is on a mission to accelerate the global steel industry’s greatest technological shift by eliminating almost all of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from the steel production process. H2 Green Steel production. The Electric Arc Furnace is the first step in the electric meltshop.

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Green Hydrogen Energy Production

Airbus and RollsRoyce end E-Fan X hybrid-electric aircraft initiative

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2020

Launched in 2017, the E-Fan X project sought to develop a near-term hybrid-electric flight demonstrator for commercial aircraft. To achieve this, we need to re-focus all of our efforts on technology bricks that will take us there. decarbonizing the aviation industry is no small feat. New pathways for CO 2 reduction.

Hybrid

Hybrid Electric Electrical Gas-Electric

IHS Markit: annual investments in green hydrogen production to exceed $1 billion by 2023

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2020

IHS Markit forecasts that annual global investments in green hydrogen—hydrogen production powered by renewable sources—will exceed US$1 billion by 2023. Electrolysis production is ramping up with multiple “giga-factories” under development. Investment in electrolysis is booming around the world.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Green Production Renewable

thyssenkrupp’s water electrolysis technology qualified as primary control reserve in Germany; hydrogen production for the electricity market

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2020

thyssenkrupp’s proprietary water electrolysis technology for the production of. Operators can now link their plants to the German electricity market via E.ON’s virtual power plant. Plant operators can market their willingness to adapt flexibly to general electricity demand and thus generate additional revenues.

Water

Water Hydrogen Market Production

U Toronto and Fujitsu team use quantum-inspired computing to discover improved catalyst for hydrogen production

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Fujitsu have applied quantum-inspired computing to find the promising, previously unexplored chemical family of Ru-Cr-Mn-Sb-O 2 as acidic oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for hydrogen production. A paper on their work appears in the journal Matter.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Production Store Design

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

Energy company SGH2 is bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster, California. SGH2’s gasification process uses a plasma-enhanced thermal catalytic conversion process optimized with oxygen-enriched gas. It can also provide lowest-cost long-term storage for electrical grids relying on renewable energy.

Waste

Waste Hydrogen Green California

Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand.

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Green Climate Energy Vehicles

Magna new all-electric powertrain EtelligentReach set to hit market in 2022

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Magna’s new all-electric connected powertrain, the EtelligentReach, will debut on a new entrant vehicle in 2022. The complete system comprises two electric motors, inverters and gearboxes, and leverages advanced software to maximize vehicle range and driving dynamics.

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All-Electric Market Connect Connected

HYBRIT produces hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on pilot scale

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

The technological breakthrough within the HYBRIT ( earlier post ) initiative cuts about 90% of the emissions in connection with steel production and is a decisive step on the road to fossil-free steel. The production has taken place continuously and with good quality. —Martin Lindqvist, President and CEO of SSAB.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Finland Sweden Emissions

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

In addition to its regional and temporal scope, this study is distinct from earlier LCA literature in four key aspects: This study considers the lifetime average carbon intensity of the fuel and electricity mixes, including biofuels and biogas. This results in significantly lower battery production emissions than in earlier studies.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

Researchers and industry present interim results of the MethanQuest project

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2021

These relate to electrolysis systems for producing hydrogen, both on land and in offshore wind parks, equipment for producing methane, the use of gas engines in cars, ships and CHP plants, and concepts for energy systems that efficiently couple the transport, electrical power, gas and heating sectors.

Industrial

Industrial Industry Hydrogen Gas-Electric

FREYR and 24M sign licensing and services agreement for mass production of Li-ion battery cells; Glencore for raw materials

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2020

FREYR is targeting the development of more than 40 GWh of scalable, modular battery cell production capacity via a phased development approach utilizing deep partnership-based strategies, including in-licensing of next generation technologies. —Tom Jensen, the CEO of FREYR. FREYR will pay both upfront and running fees to 24M.

Li-ion

Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Desktop Metal qualifies 4140 low-alloy steel for high-volume additive manufacturing of end-use parts with the Production System

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

Desktop Metal, a provider of mass-production additive-manufacturing (AM) solutions, has qualified the use of 4140 low-alloy steel for the Production System platform, which leverages patent-pending Single Pass Jetting (SPJ) technology designed to achieve the fastest build speeds in the metal additive manufacturing industry.

Parts

Parts Manufacturer Production Industrial

Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Along with the registration site, the E-Transit electric vans have updated pricing, with a targeted starting MSRP of $43,295 for the cutaway—lower than originally announced—to $52,690 for the high-roof extended-wheelbase cargo van. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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Commercial Ford Price North America

Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2021

From Lingen (Emsland) to Gelsenkirchen and from the Dutch border to Salzgitter, production, transport, storage and industrial acceptance of green hydrogen are to be connected in several steps between 2024 and 2030 under the umbrella of the overall project. The definition of the electricity purchase criteria is still outstanding here.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Green Europe Gas-Electric

Jaguar Land Rover providing I-PACE EVs for ground support for Rolls-Royce’s electric flight speed record attempt

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2021

Rolls-Royce’s all-electric aircraft the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ ( earlier post ) will take to the skies for the first time in the coming weeks as it works towards a world-record attempt with a target speed of 300+ mph (480+ km/h). The current speed record for an all-electric plane—set by Siemens in 2017—is 210 mph.

Land Rover

Land Rover London Lithium Ion MPH

Vitesco Technologies wins major order for electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters in 48V MHEVs

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2020

Vitesco Technologies, formerly (until September 2019) the Continental Powertrain Division, has won a major contract from an European vehicle manufacturer for the supply of innovative electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters. Start of production for the multi-million contract is scheduled for 2022.

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Convert Diesel Exhaust Gas-Electric

Cummins to introduce 15-liter natural gas engine for North America; basis for hydrogen engine under development

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

will bring to market a 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks. The 15-liter natural gas engine is an important part of Cummins strategy for its path to zero emissions. Cummins Inc. —Srikanth Padmanabhan, President, Engine Business, Cummins. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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North America Engine Gas Hydrogen

WSU, GTI system uses electrochemical reforming of ethanol for compressed hydrogen production; CAPER

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2022

A team from Washington State University (WSU) and the Gas Technology Institute have used an ethanol and water mixture and a small amount of electricity in an electrochemical conversion system to produce pure compressed hydrogen. Without using a membrane, the only gas-phase species is H2. —Kee et al.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Production Gas-Electric Water

Researchers develop large-scale, economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands and oil fields

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2019

This can be used to power hydrogen-powered vehicles, which are already marketed in some countries, as well as to generate electricity. Thermolysis, gas reforming and water-gas shift have been used in commercial industrial processes to generate hydrogen for more than 100 years. Eventually, oxidation temperatures exceed 500°C.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Hydrogen Venezuela

MAN presents hydrogen roadmap; use in fuel cells and combustion engines

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

For public transport and distribution applications, the decision seems to have been made: battery electric vehicles are the means of choice. Accordingly, MAN Truck & Bus already offers series production of the MAN Lion’s City E and eTGE as well as the eTGM electric distribution truck.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Fuel Transportation

Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2023

Water (H 2 O) microdroplets are sprayed onto a magnetic iron oxide (Fe 3 O 4 ) and Nafion-coated graphite mesh using compressed N 2 or air as the nebulizing gas. This gas–liquid–solid heterogeneous catalytic system synthesizes ammonia in 0.2 While promising, the ammonia production method is only at the demonstration stage.

Water

Water F-150 Low Cost Gas-Electric

Raven SR waste-to-hydrogen plant in California to be powered by INNIO Jenbacher’s Ready-for-H2 engines

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2022

The energy system will power and heat Raven SR’s S-Series hydrogen production facility at a sanitary landfill in Richmond, California. At the site, landfill gas (LFG) will be the primary fuel to provide power for the non-combustion process that converts waste to hydrogen. Earlier post.). —Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR.

Waste

Waste Hydrogen California Engine

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2022

Cumulative greenhouse gas emissions versus vehicle mileage for (a) internal combustion engine and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, and (b) hybrid electric and battery electric sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. For battery-electric vehicles and internal-combustion-engine vehicles, the breakeven time is 1.2

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Light Gas Ford Vehicles

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Devised by Professor Yulong Ding and Dr Harriet Kildahl from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering, the system is detailed in an open-access paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 Kildahl et al. 2023.135963.

Carbon

Carbon Emissions Cleaner Gas-Electric

Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The remainder is compensated by bio-gas certificates. We have a clear aim: that all Audi sites will have carbon-neutral operation by 2025. We have a clear aim: that all Audi sites will have carbon-neutral operation by 2025. Since the start of this year, all Audi plants have used only green power.

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Audi Installation Solar Hungary

Semcon, Hystar working to boost electrolyzer hydrogen output 150% without increased energy consumption

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

International technology company Semcon is collaborating with Hystar , a Norwegian company that has developed a novel PEM electrolysis technology, to increase the amount of hydrogen gas that can be produced through electrolysis by more than 150% compared to current electrolyzer technology without using more energy.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Gas-Electric Gas

Our Journey to an All-Electric Home — From Gas to Green

Terex introduces all-electric bucket truck; 9 initial utility customers

UNFI adding 53 all-electric TRUs to California fleet

Mercedes-AMG entry-level SL 43 features electric exhaust gas turbocharger from Formula 1 for the first time in production vehicle

Mercedes-AMG, Garrett developing 48V electric exhaust gas turbocharger

DEUTZ presents all-electric 360V drive system for off-highway sector; hydrogen engine

Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

Toyota moves closer to production with next-generation fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks; new Mirai system

DOE releases draft guidance for Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS)

Kia EV6 achieves product carbon footprint certification from the Carbon Trust

Forest River and Lightning eMotors to offer factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans

New proton ceramic reactor stack for highly efficient hydrogen production and carbon capture in a single step

Volvo Group’s Nova Bus ending bus production in the US in 2025; focus on Canada

BMW Group commences in-house production of fuel cell systems for BMW iX5 Hydrogen in Munich

Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

ArcelorMittal plans major EAF, DRI investments for decarbonizing steel production in Canada

Hitachi Energy and H2 Green Steel partner to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen for green steel production

Airbus and RollsRoyce end E-Fan X hybrid-electric aircraft initiative

IHS Markit: annual investments in green hydrogen production to exceed $1 billion by 2023

thyssenkrupp’s water electrolysis technology qualified as primary control reserve in Germany; hydrogen production for the electricity market

U Toronto and Fujitsu team use quantum-inspired computing to discover improved catalyst for hydrogen production

SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Magna new all-electric powertrain EtelligentReach set to hit market in 2022

HYBRIT produces hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on pilot scale

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Researchers and industry present interim results of the MethanQuest project

FREYR and 24M sign licensing and services agreement for mass production of Li-ion battery cells; Glencore for raw materials

Desktop Metal qualifies 4140 low-alloy steel for high-volume additive manufacturing of end-use parts with the Production System

Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

Jaguar Land Rover providing I-PACE EVs for ground support for Rolls-Royce’s electric flight speed record attempt

Vitesco Technologies wins major order for electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters in 48V MHEVs

Cummins to introduce 15-liter natural gas engine for North America; basis for hydrogen engine under development

WSU, GTI system uses electrochemical reforming of ethanol for compressed hydrogen production; CAPER

Researchers develop large-scale, economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands and oil fields

MAN presents hydrogen roadmap; use in fuel cells and combustion engines

Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

Raven SR waste-to-hydrogen plant in California to be powered by INNIO Jenbacher’s Ready-for-H2 engines

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

Semcon, Hystar working to boost electrolyzer hydrogen output 150% without increased energy consumption

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