Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

ArcelorMittal and Tier 1 automotive supplier Gestamp have successfully trialed the use of low-carbon emissions steel for use in car parts that will ultimately be used in the production of vehicles in Spain and throughout Europe. A car’s tunnel. Picture credits: © ArcelorMittal.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 29, 2025

Tesla is streamlining a key part of its vehicles’ Full Self-Driving platform through the manufacturing phase as it unveiled the cars’ ability to take themselves to logistics lots at its factories. It is a new development in what is Tesla’s ever-improving manufacturing process.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 23, 2025

car insurance comparison service Confused.com has revealed that Tesla is one of the safest car brands in the world. The findings: In its study, Confused.com analyzed vehicle safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). A study from U.K.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2022

Cadillac unveiled the CELESTIQ show car, previewing the brand’s future handcrafted and all-electric flagship sedan. Realizing and infusing those influences within an Ultium-based EV architecture resulted in a clean-sheet expression for the CELESTIQ show car that considers the entirety of travel as a curated experience.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

XTREME off-road concept car. The fully electric concept car with all-wheel drive system is based on the ID.4 A high-performance drive on the rear axle and software adaptations in the drive control unit increase the system power of the concept car by 65 kW to 285 kW compared with the ID.4 At the international ID. by about 30%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

Ford will have nine electric cars and vans on the market in Europe in 2024. The joint venture would be located near Ankara and will manufacture high Nickel NMC cells for assembly into battery array modules. Boosting EV manufacturing capacity in Craiova.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Daimler plans a fundamental change in its structure, splitting into two independent pure-play companies: Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans, and Daimler Truck, which will be a spin-off the current Truck and Bus business. Mercedes-Benz is the world’s most valuable luxury car brand, offering the most desirable cars to discerning customers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2023

by Dr James Jeffs, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx Computer chips have been part of cars for a long time, but no one really cares about them until they stop working or they are late to the production line, grinding manufacturing to an industry-shaking halt. Semiconductor devices found on autonomous electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2023

Every year tens of thousands of containers of production material destined for Volvo Cars factories are carried across the world’s oceans on container ships. —Javier Varela, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO Volvo Cars has been working on this initiative together with its logistics partners Maersk, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Citroën unveiled a new all-electric concept car called oli , an exercise in weight reduction and resource usage. With speed limited to 110 km/h (68 mph) and acceleration close to the classic 2CV model, the concept car gains a wider range and significantly improved battery lifespan.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2024

continued] The post Carlos Ghosn Sees Trouble Ahead For Japanese Auto Manufacturers appeared first on CleanTechnica. Not surprisingly, Ghosn is not feeling all that friendly toward Nissan these days, after it conspired with the Japanese government to throw him in jail. Those sorts.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2023

Taiwan-based ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. This major investment project aims to facilitate supply chain localization, R&D activities, and the manufacturing of next-generation batteries in Europe for ProLogium.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

BMW has begun production of the fully-electric BMW iX1 in Regensburg; all its German plants can now produce electric cars. By 2024, at least one in three BMWs coming out of its Bavarian plants will be an electric car, said Milan Nedeljkovi?, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Japanese automaker Honda Motor aims to launch a next-generation car factory in Ohio for over $1 billion. The Japanese automaker has a growing EV hub in Ohio, and it wants to set a global standard in electric vehicle production through its manufacturing operations in that state. Honda is investing heavily in Ohio.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Their open-access paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Resources Connor R.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

Octillion also has relocated a battery manufacturing line from its previous facility in Hayward, California, where the company has operated since its founding in 2009. Octillion is a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

Cars’ average carbon dioxide emissions have dropped by 25% since the early 2000s, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but this gas only accounts for part of the total. the products used for “car care,” such as windshield washer fluid. —Cliff et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

Now, Russia-based heavy-duty truck vehicle manufacturer KAMAZ has opened a center to produce electric buses in Moscow. The production site is located on the territory of the Sokolniki Car Repair and Construction Plant (SVARZ)—a branch of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Porsche is acquiring a majority stake in the e-bike manufacturer Greyp Bikes. The sports car manufacturer’s venture capital arm, Porsche Ventures, has held a stake of around 10% in the Croatian company since 2018. Its majority takeover of the e-bike manufacturer further expands its activities in the sector.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

PEUGEOT estimates it will assemble up to 10,000 batteries a month for its car range by next year, and as many as 7,000 batteries a month for its advanced LCV range. PEUGEOT’s electrification is accelerating in 2022 with the New 408 which will strengthen the Plug-In Hybrid car offer, also reinforced by the New 308 and the 100% electric LCVs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

IONETIC , a UK start-up specializing in electric vehicle (EV) battery pack technology, launched its EV battery pack design platform, which the company says can cut the development cost and time for automotive manufacturers bringing a new electric vehicle to market. We’re also in talks with iconic car brands and sports car manufacturers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 4, 2025

The post GM’s EV Sales Skyrocket And Soon We’ll All Be Driving Mushroom Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica. GM is among the automakers celebrating a great year for EV sales, setting the stage for the Cadillac SOLLEI luxury concept EV featuring parts made with mushroom fiber.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With its versatile properties, steel is nevertheless one of the key materials for automotive manufacturing and will be no less important for future vehicle concepts and generations. This manufacturing process has significant potential for CO 2 savings, compared to coal-based steel production in a blast furnace.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2025

General Motors has issued a factory fix for a problem where third-generation Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups were leaving car washes with dented roofs. The problem reportedly stems from taking the vehicles through automatic car washes, only to hear a strange popping sound near the end of the cycle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging high energy batteries for electric vehicles, announced that its XFC batteries and systems are now being tested by more than 15 global automotive brand manufacturers, and that it has additional potential manufacturing partnerships in the pipeline for this year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology ( earlier post ), says it will soon be manufacturing silicon-dominant batteries that enable car makers to design and produce cheaper, lighter and more sustainable EVs. This technology will deliver 100 miles (160 km) of range in just five minutes of charge.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Toyota engineers have created a prototype hydrogen engine road car—the Corolla Cross H2 Concept. It is not yet possible to say if the technology will reach maturity for road cars, but there is without doubt a clear opportunity in motorsports. By equipping the 1.6l Earlier post.)

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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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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Tesla implemented this little-known feature to make its cars, and not to mention those around the vehicle, even safer than ever before. The post Tesla implemented this little-known feature to make its cars even safer appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We believe that 5G technology has great potential for innovation, from the use of intelligent robots and driverless transportation systems to networked control of plant and machinery in real time up to wireless software flashing of manufactured vehicles. Exclusive spectrum is a key enabler for 5G campus operations at the manufacturing site.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group), a global leader in smart manufacturing, unveiled three electric vehicles in has developed in-house: the Model C recreational vehicle; the Model E sedan; and the Model T electric bus. Terry Gou, Founder of Hon Hai, made a surprise appearance by driving out in a Model E electric car.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 4, 2025

March became the largest month ever for registrations of electric cars. Some 69,313 new cars reached the road as manufacturers sought to deliver ever more zero emission vehicles. The post UK: Battery electric car uptake rises to highest ever volume in March appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), the world's largest technology manufacturer and service provider, announced two self-developed prototype electric vehicles at its third annual Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD): the MODEL B crossover hatchback and the MODEL V all-terrain, electric pickup. As a personalized urban car, the compact 4.3-meter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2022

The vehicles will be designed, engineered, and manufactured in the US for American customers. International, which manufactured agricultural and construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, household equipment and more in addition to cars and trucks, began selling off its separate divisions in 1982.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2020

Premium EV manufacturer NIO has launched Battery as a Service (BaaS) for customers in China. NIO BaaS users can purchase a car without the battery, making EVs more price competitive against existing powertrains, while also providing the flexibility to change battery capacity depending on their needs and pay accordingly.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The theme at the Paris Auto Show this year is lower priced electric cars that can compete with low cost offerings from Chinese manufacturers. The post At The 2024 Paris Auto Show, The Focus Is On Price appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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