Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a scalable, low-cost method to improve the joining of materials in solid-state batteries, resolving one of the big challenges in the commercial development of safe, long-lived energy storage systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Ontario, Canada) has taken delivery of the first all-electric vehicle to be used in a commercial fleet application in Canada—the REV 300 ACX (a retrofit Ford Escape). Charge time is 3.8 REV will also provide on-board smart-grid and wireless telemetry capabilities, integrated data management and charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

AllCell Technologies, LLC and Townsend Ventures, LLC have formed a venture, Townsend-AllCell Technologies, LLC, to commercialize AllCell’s passive thermal management technology for advanced battery systems and packs. During resting or charging, the paraffin re-solidifies. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

At the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair in Hannover (23-30 September 2010), Opel will unveil a research project on a Vivaro e-Concept, an electric van with up to 400 kilometers (249 miles) extended range. —Chris Lacey, Executive Director, International Operations Opel/Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles. The Opel Vivaro e-Concept.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a Canada-based a clean technology company developing power conversion technologies and control system solutions for next-generation electrical systems, has filed a patent application for a simplified EV charging solution. The 250kW 800V SiC EV inverter commercial prototype will be delivered this year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

AV), a leading developer and supplier of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to pursue demonstration and commercial projects using AV’s level III fast-charge system and the THINK City electric vehicle to jump-start the development of fast-charge infrastructure in the United States. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF. Aerovironment’s home charging dock. The company offers a broad range of Level 1, 2 and 3 charging solutions. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2013

A research team at Monash University (Australia) led by Professor Dan Li of the Department of Materials Engineering has developed a new strategy to engineer graphene-based supercapacitors (SC), resulting in an energy density of 60 Wh/liter—comparable to lead-acid batteries and around 12 times higher than commercially available SCs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

We have also heard from owners that they would like a more convenient charging operation. In response, we are developing a new wireless/inductive charging system that produces resonance between an on-floor coil and an onboard coil to transmit power to the battery, providing charging without the fuss of a cable.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2021

Commercial vehicles such as LCVs require greater range and shorter refueling time, operational demands where hydrogen fuel cells can offer an attractive solution. These advantages are particularly well-suited to certain uses of light commercial vehicles while simultaneously addressing the regulatory challenges of decarbonizing city centers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The implementation of this industrial and commercial ecosystem will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024, replacing the production of new vehicles. RE-TROFIT: To extend significantly the life of vehicles. Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 19, 2024

We’re seeing commercial, scaled, price points that we didn’t expect to see until 2030 or later. continued] The post Dirt Cheap Batteries Enable Megawatt-Scale Charging Without Big Grid Upgrades Right Away appeared first on CleanTechnica. That has big implications for electric trucking.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Nissan introduced the Nissan e-NV200 battery-electric compact commercial van ( earlier post ), the second battery-electric vehicle in its global line-up, joining the Nissan LEAF. A dedicated CHAdeMO DC 50 kW quick charger can recharge the battery from 0-80 percent in 30 minutes or less if the battery is already partially charged.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2009

QSTP is a world-class incubator for the research, development and commercialization of new technologies that has attracted significant R&D investment from companies such as Shell, Microsoft and GE. The WTC will initially be tasked with the progression of two Formula One inspired R&D projects with clear commercial goals.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Tesla confirmed it is developing a wireless inductive electric vehicle charging platform for owners in an interview with Jay Leno. Tesla sells wireless charging unit firm Wiferion, but keeps its engineers: report Up until now, Tesla kept its developments of wireless EV charging underwraps. I’d love to chat!

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Using a liquid-cooled 28 kWh lithium-ion battery from Johnson Controls, Transit Connect Electric wagon can achieve a range of 55 to 80 miles (86 to 129 km) on a single charge depending on driving conditions and ancillary power usage. The wagon has a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Zephyr 7 runs exclusively on solar power, which is used during the day to charge the battery that is used to power the flight through the night; this flight in shorter days and longer nights was significantly more demanding than any previous one, Airbus noted. m) and a weight of just over 110 lbs. (50 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

V as 100% state of charge. have been provided in contrast to literature reports using commercial cells. This has been done so that others can re-create these cells and use them as benchmarks for their own R+D efforts be they in the spaces of Li-ion cells or “beyond Li-ion cells”. The data from Harlow et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

Oxygen drawn from the air reacts within the porous carbon to release the electrical charge in this lithium-air battery. During the project, the team has so far more than tripled the capacity to store charge in the STAIR (St Andrews Air) cell. Diagram of the STAIR (St Andrews Air) cell. Click to enlarge. million).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2012

The delivery of the van marks AMP’s first step in its development deal with Navistar for large commercial EVs built for the urban delivery market. The electric vehicles built under this agreement are designed for 100 miles of range on a single charge and have a maximum gross vehicle weight of 19,500 lbs. AMP Holding, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2010

This next-generation Sunstang is based on the team’s re-evaluation of the solar-powered vehicle paradigm. Rather than trying to use solar cells to provide power directly to the vehicle, the new Sunstang will use a removable battery system which will be recharged by a residential solar charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Bosch is now more broadly commercializing its water injection system for turbocharged engines ( earlier post ). The water is thawed following the re-start of the engine. Bosch currently supplies water injection parts for the BMW M4 GTS—the first production vehicle to feature a water injection system. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

There are multiple interesting aspects to the vehicle, including GM’s rationale for offering fast charging as an option (it’s not to go across country), but one of the most manifest when driving the car (aside from the “Wheee!” Currently, DOE data suggests that 90% of charging is done at home. no garage or car port in apartments, etc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

The low-temperature cooling system with its own dedicated circuit makes charge-air cooling more effective in the Euro 6 version. Due to the increased heat input through the EGR and the two-stage turbocharging, the charge air needs to be re-cooled to a greater extent.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2018

Around 70% of light commercial vehicles used in urban areas travel fewer than 100 kilometers per day on average. A 40 kW charging station fills a battery up to 80% in 45 minutes. Approximately nine hours are needed for a full charge with 220V AC. The average speed reached during this is low.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

The final certified version of the Elektro 6 will features all the systems of a conventional commercial aircraft including retractable landing gear, anti-ice system, cabin pressure and air conditioning. The embedded wake re-energizing fan is designed to capture the wake energy by re-accelerating the complex wake.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The team estimates it is one year away from a commercially available product. The use of small drones for commercial purposes, in surveillance, for reconnaissance missions, and search and rescue operations are rapidly growing. This would cut out humans having to reach these difficult to access places to re-charge them.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities. Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2017

diesel engine coupled with TM4’s LSG130 electric generator); an external 450 kW ultrafast charging infrastructure; a power collector; a 111 kWh onboard Li-ion battery; a TM4 SUMO electric motor directly connected to the differential; a small fuel tank and power electronics. The Cummins B4.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2010

We’re in the process of improving the logistics around the installation with the goal of installing a switch system—a complete station—in less than one week. We’re now in the final stages of shopping out the construction of these machines&mash;we’re still 18 months away from a full operating network.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2013

The technologies featured in the e-Bee concept range from advanced development to application- and commercialization-ready. These can include cup holders, wireless charging devices, cameras and other items. The e-Bee rethinks the position of the climate system, resulting in reduced weight and a substantially increased cabin space.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

Paris, for example, has mandated that any electric car is allowed to re-charge at the re-charge stations of its car-sharing program Autolib. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2010

Right now we’re at about 12% from renewable sources. They wish no one had rooftop solar – unless of course that solar is owned by the utility and they can keep charging you for it. No surprise there since the utilities are in charge of the process and they don’t like giving out that money. They already have.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Using artificial neural networks, we are able to accurately predict fuel consumption and emissions of commercial and government fleets. These drive cycles were then driven in a HEV and velocity, battery state of charge, FE and emissions data were recorded. LightningAnalytics is embedded in both of these products. —Asher et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

Projects may include, but are not limited to local ride-share and car-share programs; rental car programs;commercial truck/bus leasing programs; and activities that include driver feedback devices, data gathering, and analysis during the demo period.

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