Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Limited waste heat impedes heating the cabin. Independent of waste heat, BorgWarner’s high-voltage cabin heater warms the air stream coming from the blower, delivering a comfortable and odor-free cabin environment, while saving battery power due to efficient operation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Earlier post.) 149,871.44.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

Typical northern winters take an even bigger toll on battery-powered vehicles than on traditional internal combustion-powered cars and trucks. Engines produce plenty of waste heat that can be used to warm the air in the cabin and keep things comfortable.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. In the future, autonomous vehicles and battery-powered technology could work together to create cleaner, more efficient roads.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2013

In the latter part of the Outlook, electric and plug-in hybrids (utilizing a gasoline engine and battery-powered motor) will begin to play a more significant role, making up around 10% of new car sales in 2040, or about 5% of the fleet. buses, waste management and utility vehicles).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

We saw a challenge that was not yet solved and developed a scalable recycling solution for all industries using batteries. —Kalle Saarimaa, Vice President, Fortum Recycling and Waste. The current recycling rate for batteries is approximately 50%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The cylindrical 602030-format cells were manufactured using an almost dry coating process—which has a far lower carbon footprint than typical wet coating— with a non-toxic solvent, and less solvent waste than typical cell production processes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Propelling marine vessels with battery power alone is still years away from being a technically- and economically-viable option, Maersk says. However marine battery systems can be used to improve the efficiency of a vessel’s onboard electrical systems such as the Maersk Cape Town ’s generators. —Søren Toft, Maersk COO.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2024

The waste management and resource experts at LondonEnergy have taken delivery of a Volvo FM Electric 6×2 tractor unit, and they’re putting it to work immediately. “We LondonEnergy’s new electric semi truck will be tasked with collecting unrecyclable waste from the company’s transfer station, in Islington, UK.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

An alternative is purely battery-powered trains, but these have a limited range of operation (30 to 70 kilometers), depending on the route profile and outside temperatures. Current diesel trains have lower performance in terms of top speed and acceleration compared to vehicles powered by electric motors from overhead lines.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The WTW analysis focused solely on the fuel-motive power cycle, disregarding the vehicle cycle—i.e., the associated energy and emissions for the battery, power electronics, and auxiliary systems found only on battery EVs and for the CNG tank and auxiliary systems only found on natural gas vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

Volkswagen is also highlighting its spectrum of efficiency and electrification solutions all the way to further optimized battery-powered propulsion as in the new e-Golf and the coming new MEB-based electric vehicles exemplified by its series of I.D. New e-Golf.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Battery Powered Zero Emission Circulator Buses: Innovative Quick Opportunity Charge, Lithium-Ion Titanate Battery Powered Community Bus program. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Link Transit, Washington: $2,925,000. TIGGER will fund the labor portion of the project only.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

An auxiliary battery powers electric accessories such as the climate system, power windows and radio during engine restarts. Vehicle idling also results in Americans wasting approximately 3.8 The start/stop technology shuts down the 2.5L Earlier post.) That adds up to four days a year going nowhere. million in 2013 to 55.4

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

diesel,” this fuel is synthesized mainly from by-products and waste materials. The supplier of technology and services is also gradually incorporating battery-powered electric vehicles into its fleet. Known as “C.A.R.E. Its supplier Toolfuel claims that C.A.R.E. Neste makes C.A.R.E.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

OME made from waste CO 2 and electricity from renewable sources would even be carbon neutral. Particularly interesting is the use of OME in vehicles and systems in which internal combustion engines cannot be readily replaced by battery-powered electric drives, explains Härtl. Martin Härtl, who coordinates the project.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2020

Offered as standard equipment on Audi TFSI e models, drivers have the option to adjust engine and battery usage with three capable modes specific to the plug-in system. The lithium-ion battery pack, located under the luggage compartment floor, is made up of 104 prismatic cells and stores 14.1 kWh of energy with a voltage of 381 volts.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

That version of Roboat, measuring 4m by 2m, was ready to go by late last year, and it's pretty slick looking: The Roboat (named Lucy) is battery powered and fully autonomous, navigating through Amsterdam's canals using lidar to localize on a pre-existing map along with cameras and ultrasonic sensors for obstacle detection and avoidance.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2016

Among the drawbacks of cars that run on battery power is the energy required to heat their cabins. As electric-car drivers in less temperate climes know, heating the cabin to room temperature has an enormous impact on battery range--conceivably as high as 40 percent.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Promising avenues include weight savings and extension of the cruising range in comparison with battery-powered solutions; fuel cell concepts may represent an attractive option for long-distance hauling, which requires heavy loads and large cruising ranges. New opportunities are opening up for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Cut off” end of life of vehicle (considered to end just after vehicle shredding including limited disposal of wastes arising). This leads to a 55-70% range of savings in total life time CO 2 e impacts for all vehicles when compared to the “Base 2012” scenarios.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2019

This is contingent on electric range and electric power, both of which must allow for driving in everyday traffic with battery power only. The electric motor has a maximum power of 160 kW and a continuous output of 80 kW. Nevertheless, a plug-in hybrid drive could considerably lower the engine’s CO 2 emissions.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2025

It also causes transistors to leak more current and as a result waste power. In turn, the increased power consumption cripples the energy efficiency of the chip, as more and more energy is required to perform the exact same tasks. The root of the problem lies with the end of another law: Dennard scaling.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

During deceleration and under braking, the electric motor acts as high-output generator to effect regenerative braking, optimizing energy management in the Lexus Hybrid Drive system by recovering kinetic energy (normally wasted as heat under braking and deceleration) as electrical energy for storage in the high performance battery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

This includes making sure the entire value chain is “circular”, whereby batteries are reused, repurposed or recycled at the end of their life cycle or simply used more efficiently. Without focusing on waste and workers, such uncoordinated growth could even place more environmental and societal strain on our world.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

NREL’s Large-Volume Battery Calorimeter is designed to: Obtain accurate heat generation data for modules developed by battery manufacturers under different modes of system operation, battery power profiles and operating temperatures. Accuracy is better than 3%. Measure round-trip energy efficiency (i.e.,

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Plug in America

AUGUST 13, 2024

At the end of an EV’s 10-15 year lifespan, the lithium-ion batteries powering the vehicle typically retain about 70- 80 percent of their original capacity. At this point, there are several excellent options for the battery: it can be reused, repurposed, or recycled.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Multiple vehicle systems are connected to this powerful electrical source, yet delicate electronic control circuits require just a few volts for operation and communication. InnoSwitch devices allow the electronics to safely sip from the firehose of energy available on the main bus, using minimal board area and without wasting energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The Volta Zero will use 160 - 200 kWh of battery power, and Volta Trucks has selected to fit the vehicle with Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries instead of a Nickel Cobalt Manganese set up used in most passenger cars. It also provides packaging benefits by freeing up space between the chassis rails.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Starlink 4-36 was SpaceX’s 48th launch of 2022 and 56th launch in less than 12 months, so its Falcon launch program simply doesn’t have time to waste. . : Me for @SuperclusterHQ pic.twitter.com/Bfnzv5VZKt — Jenny Hautmann (@JennyHPhoto) October 20, 2022. A few more Starship 25 rollout photos. Go SpaceX!!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

TREV is a range extender system that uses a micro-turbine (fueled either by liquid or gaseous fuels) to generate electricity that charges a battery pack. The battery powers the motors that drive the wheels. Performance specs for the TREV include peak power of 768 kW (1,030 bhp), with a projected 0 - 100 km/h time of 2.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In addition to delivering a 64% savings in operating costs compared to conventional diesel trucks, the Canter E-Cells also reduced CO 2 emissions by 37% compared to diesel, taking into account the current power production mix in Portugal. To prove the practicality of the Canter E-Cell, FUSO sent eight of them on a field trial in mid-2014.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

"Volvo Cars is introducing the Volvo ReCharge Concept , a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors and batteries that can be recharged via a regular electrical outlet for maximum environmental benefit. The energy that is generated during braking is transmitted to the battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

The exhaust gas heat recovery (EGHR) unit recycles waste exhaust heat that exits the engine and uses it to warm the engine coolant, improving engine efficiency, and also increasing the heat available for warming the passenger cabin.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2015

The January 2016 FOA thus may include the following Areas of Interest, covering that spectrum of interests: EV Everywhere Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) and Infrastructure Showcases.

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Li-ion Vehicles Low Cost Grid 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Instead of using the sustainably generated electricity for extending the vehicle’s range, it can also be used for the pre-entry climate control or to operate energy-intensive systems such as the air-conditioning and load compartment cooling systems, or for charging battery-powered tools, smartphones and laptops.

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