Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2018

As early as 2013, in a first research project in Leipzig, BMW tested eleven hydrogen-powered tractors and forklifts in test operation and identified important fields of action for the current connection project. Other focal points include the service and training concept for the operation of the hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. The fleet of less than 100 vehicles will then be employed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes for various target groups. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

As the fourth model in the series, the Audi activesphere concept marks the culmination of sphere concept vehicles, following on from the Audi skysphere roadster in 2021, and both the Audi grandsphere sedan, and the Audi urbansphere space concept in April 2022. The front and rear wheels are connected via a five-link axle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

At the 9 th edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, SEAT announced the creation of a new strategic business unit focused on urban mobility and presented its new e-Kickscooter concept and its first electric e-Scooter concept. The e-Scooter concept is equipped with a 7 kW motor with a peak rate of 11 kW (14.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2017

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company showcased several new and emerging technologies in its latest concept tires at the Geneva International Motor Show.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

At the eTruck Charging Park, electric truck customers can now test charging stations and charging concepts from various manufacturers as well as work with on-site experts from Mercedes-Benz Trucks to develop tailor-made charging solutions for their respective applications.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The design concept comprises both a compact, four-passenger vehicle, and a version with space for more passengers and luggage for out-of-town journeys. Vehicle specifications are geared to high-volume manufacture with vehicle producers, fleet operators and ride-hailing users in mind.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Ford Tourneo Concept BEV. At the Geneva Motor Show, Ford introduced a new concept Ford Tourneo Connect equipped with a conceptual but fully operational Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) powertrain developed in collaboration with Smith Electric Vehicles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The 580 EV is powered by a 480-volt, 90 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged by any 220-volt/three-phase connection. The 580 EV is the second major alternative-powered machine introduced by CASE; the manufacturer rolled out the FPT Industrial methane-powered concept wheel loader ProjectTETRA at Bauma 2019. and Moog Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

As the first fully connected integral system solution, the third generation of the Sprinter demonstrates the development of the division from purely a vehicle manufacturer into a provider of complete transport and mobility solutions, the company said. (Duisburg is home to the world’s largest inland port.) Mercedes-Benz is investing some €2.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The close dialog between the main players is also intended to speed up previously lengthy and complex planning and application processes for network connections. The initiative’s measures therefore include the development of standard concepts that cover common charging profiles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW has introduced the Concept ActiveE, the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impacts while preserving the kinetic driving experience for which BMW has long been known—the i Megacity Vehicle initiative.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2020

Enabling vehicle and infrastructure connectivity. Alternative fuel proof-of-concept in new communities and fleets. Concept papers for this funding opportunity are due 21 February 2020, and full applications will be due 14 April 2020. Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (up to $13.5 Technology integration open topic.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

At the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) in Atlanta this week, Bosch is showcasing its portfolio of automated, connected and electrified technologies for commercial vehicles. The Bosch Central Gateway (CGW) enables secure connectivity in commercial vehicles. Powertrain concepts. Thermal management.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Siemens unveiled a new sustainable, EV charging concept structure designed for electrifying fleets and high demand charging applications at scale. The busway power distribution equipment is manufactured at Siemens’ 540-person manufacturing hub in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

When the batteries are empty, employees remove the battery packs weighing up to two tons from the vehicles and connect them to a charging station for several hours. Audi calculates that it would save millions if it converted its entire fleet of factory vehicles to lithium-ion batteries at its 16 production sites worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

The guiding principle is to be the development of sustainable, connected, safe and tailored mobility solutions for future generations. CARIAD has a clear schedule for the development and introduction of the software architecture, which includes a scalable operating system and cloud connection.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2023

Friction estimates from Goodyear’s SightLine solution were successfully able to detect low grip conditions, such as snowy or icy conditions, and make this information available to Gatik’s autonomous fleet. With road-friction data, tires can help enable smoother, safer and more sustainable driving.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

The D3 design allows multiple remote EV charging dispensers to be connected to a single Rhombus power control system (PCS), significantly reducing total electric vehicle support equipment (EVSE) costs for fleet EV deployments. The dispenser is available for immediate ordering.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

Personal cars and taxi fleets in China are now adopting this technology as well with ambitious targets set by companies for rolling out their own swap station networks. Commercial fleets. The high utilization of commercial fleets in this segment means that swapping can directly boost revenue. Moon et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2017

The DRIVEN consortium—led by artificial intelligence company Oxbotica , which is developing next-gen autonomous vehicles—will test a fleet of fully autonomous vehicles in urban areas and on motorways, culminating in an end-to-end journey from London to Oxford. DRIVEN is supported by a £8.6-million Source: SAE International.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2016

The focus of the RFI is on the potential improvement in the energy efficiency of each individual vehicle in the automotive fleet through the improvement of powertrain control and vehicle dynamic control, by utilizing emerging technologies and strategies in sensing, communications, information, control and automation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

The findings from the "eActros innovation fleet" which started in 2018 and the close exchanges with customers have been incorporated into the development of the series-production model. In comparison to the concepts with a central motor, this variant offers a number of advantages.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

While Hyundai, Toyota and Honda seized much attention over their presentations of fuel cell rollout plans (in the case of Hyundai) and concepts (in the case of Honda and Toyota) at the Los Angeles and Tokyo auto shows, Daimler used EVS27 in Barcelona as a forum to report on its 3.3 million miles) in fleet testing. Fleet results.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept CLA Class at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. This concept, designed on the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, represents the company’s vision to elevate this important vehicle class, based on the long-term portfolio strategy. The new operating system MB.OS

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The research project iZEUS is developing concepts and practical examples for the integration of electromobility in private and urban commercial transport. The goal of the research is to develop one uniform transport concept that will be tested and demonstrated with the help of fleet tests made up of a significant number of test vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

Built-in connectivity provides businesses with detailed data and insights that can help improve overall operations, including route efficiency, asset utilization and product upgrades. BrightDrop EV fleet management. Future concepts. Drivers and couriers can utilize the mobile application for a variety of tasks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2021

The new funding program complements BMVI’s funding concept for the overall charging infrastructure system in Germany: This includes private charging at home and at the employer. A support program with €350 million for commercial charging for fleet applications and for employees is planned for the summer. .

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Volkswagen Truck & Bus is focusing on automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems. In this respect, the concept of platooning describes a convoy of connected trucks that partly run autonomously, with the driver of the lead vehicle determining the route and the speed. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2020

In the Bergedorf quarter of Hamburg, a container with a total capacity of approximately 500 kWh has been connected to the depot charging network at the Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH) depot. One objective of the project is to develop a flexible battery storage concept which allows for the replacement of batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

At the beginning of the Geneva Motor Show this year, the Volkswagen Group announced it was committed to reducing the CO 2 output of its European new car fleet to 95 grams per kilometer by 2020. We will remain in dialogue with Volkswagen, also as regards mobility concepts for the future. Earlier post.) —Brigitte Behrens.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. As a comparison, the Golf blue-e-motion concept car with full electric drive has a battery capacity of 26.5 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $32 million in funding for 10 innovative projects as part of the Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Earlier post.) NEXTCAR Awards. Organization. Description. General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

The second-generation concept machine is part of an electric site research project that aims to transform the quarry and aggregates industry, reducing carbon emissions by up to 95% and total cost of ownership by up to 25%. The HX1 was proof of concept. Since then, Volvo CE’s engineers have been further developing the machine.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

PairFleet is a scalable system that can serve fleets of any size, and can be set up in a few days. Build your own microgrid in a few days: Q&A with Paired Power CEO Tom McCalmont As fleet operators know (or soon find out), deploying EV charging infrastructure involves much more than buying some chargers and running some conduit.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

At CES 2017, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America introduced the Panasonic Cognitive Infotainment platform designed to provide OEMs and fleet providers a set of cognitive vehicle solutions combining Panasonic’s infotainment expertise with IBM’s Watson and cloud technologies. Panasonic, Qualcomm and Android.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

BUZZ CARGO concept—the first commercial vehicle to be based on the new I.D. BUZZ CARGO concept is positioned in the size class beneath the Crafter. The payload of the concept vehicle is 800 kg; the I.D. BUZZ CARGO is charged by cable connection. The concept vehicle has this technology already.

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