Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At the International Motor Show IAA MOBILITY 2021 in Munich, Volkswagen is presenting the ID.LIFE, a compact crossover electric concept car previewing a new ID. The concept car combines sustainability and digitalization with extremely flexible usage: the ID. The concept car provides a preview of an ID. In creating the ID.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of the Daimler Trucks family, plans to start the series production of fuel-cell trucks by the late 2020s. At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October, MFTBC unveiled the Vision F-CELL, a light-duty fuel-cell concept truck. The eCanter, which has a GVW of 7.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2022

Audi has unveiled plans for the Audi urbansphere concept car. Designers and engineers initially created the Audi urbansphere for use in traffic-dense Chinese megacities, although the concept is also suitable for any other metropolitan center in the world. The electrically driven roadster Audi skysphere concept debuted in August 2021.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

At the 16 th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2020), Beijing Hyundai Motor Company showcased its RM20e electric racing midship sports car prototype and Prophecy concept EV model, demonstrating the reach of its EV ambitions. Prophecy concept EV, unveiled in March 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

We also will broaden our learning through daily exposure to many robotics activities, such as considering how our Digit robots not only technically can master delivering packages from autonomous vehicles but also become valued parts of our neighborhoods. Self-driving vehicles and their role in the future of cities.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Hyundai Motor used CES in Las Vegas as the platform to describe its new “Metamobility concept”, which will incorporate the use of robotics in both the real world and the metaverse to allow “unlimited freedom of mobility” unconstrained by the physical limitations of movement in time and space. —Euisun Chung, the Group’s Executive Chair.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 18, 2022

Acura has revealed the Precision EV Concept, which shows a shift in design priorities for Honda's luxury brand as it enters its own electric and automated-driving era.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

As part of its more than $30-billion investment in electrification through 2025, Ford is exploring all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement vehicles. Ford will use the pilot program testing as a benchmark while it continues to explore purpose-built electric police vehicles in the future.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2020

The 1:8-scale model on display is a miniature of the exhibit shown at CES 2020 and includes integration of its Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Purpose Built Vehicles (PBV) and Hub (Mobility Transit Base) smart mobility solutions as part of a dynamic human-centered future cityscape.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

In addition, Volkswagen Motorsport will develop new motorsport concepts for the ID. Now is the time for the next step towards the future: in motorsport, Volkswagen is resolutely committing to e-mobility and will say goodbye to factory-backed commitments using internal combustion engines. In addition to the ID.R

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The aircraft has no moving parts, does not depend on fossil fuels to fly, and is completely silent. The researchers describe their proof of concept for electroaerodynamic (EAD) airplane propulsion in a paper in the journal Nature. Most have been powered by fossil-fuel combustion. Sped up 2x. Credit: Steven Barrett.

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JULY 30, 2022

Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. With a luxury X-wing configuration of 11.2m With a luxury X-wing configuration of 11.2m

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As part of the collaboration, Canoo will provide engineering services to help develop a fully scalable, all-electric platform to meet Hyundai and Kia specifications. This feat of engineering reduces the skateboard size, weight and total number of parts, which ultimately provides more interior cabin space and a more cost-effective EV offering.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2019

The company also displayed two new concept electric two-wheelers: one designed for the city, the other with off-roading in mind. Harley concepts for city (top) and off-roading (bottom). Harley-Davidson also debuted two additional, electrified future concepts that further explore the potential of urban mobility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With time still to go before expected US market launch in early 2022, and with the series development phase ongoing, BMW provided a first look ahead at the future BMW iX. The BMW iX is the first model based on a new, modular, scalable architecture on which the future of the BMW Group will be built.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

AERO concept electric sedan in China as a foretaste of the brand’s first global fully-electric sedan. The future model will be positioned in the premium mid-size sedan segment. The concept vehicle is almost five meters long and was designed based on aerodynamic principles. Volkswagen revealed the ID. Following the ID.4,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Ballard Power Systems and MAHLE Group, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, are progressing the development of a new fuel cell system concept for long-haul trucks, with MAHLE taking delivery of a 120kW module at the company’s hydrogen test center in Stuttgart, Germany. Fuel efficiency is also key for a manageable heat rejection system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2019

With this partnership, both companies will leverage their respective market strengths and insights to study the future of premium urban air mobility vehicles. We are combining the strengths of two leading global companies to address a potential key market segment of the future.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk unveiled its concept InfinityMAX hybrid bulk carrier design for zero-carbon, multi-modal shipping. The InfinityMAX concept will use hydrogen as a marine fuel and wind turbines to generate further energy. —Erik Hånell, President & CEO, Stena Bulk.

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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 Sportback rear of the 4.98

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

The new center brings together production of prototype and series parts under one roof, along with research into new 3D printing technologies, and associate training for the global rollout of toolless production. Last year, the BMW Group produced about 300,000 parts by additive manufacturing. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Lexus looks to several concepts as a starting point toward becoming an EV brand. And Kia provides a look at several future affordable EVs. As part of its first EV Day, Kia showed a suite of affordable EVs set to be priced at $35,000 to $50,000. Aptera shows how it’s at work on its solar EV.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

GM’s demonstrated proof-of-concept electric conversion vehicles include the E-10 pickup, K-5 Blazer-E, eCOPO Camaro, and Project X built in collaboration with Cagnazzi Racing’s eCrate Solutions Group. Proof of concept vehicle shown. Proof of concept vehicle shown. Production vehicles may vary.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2021

This year, for the first time, we are conducting field trials in Germany, in which the self-driving system by Argo AI will be used in a version of the future ID. The aim is to develop a ride-hailing and pooling concept similar to what MOIA offers today. BUZZ by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The path to delivering low-cost aircraft systems starts with engineering services, then parts fabrication, and finally system integration supporting the launch of ASX’s all-electric eVTOL aircraft, the MOBi-One. The program aims to converge automotive mass production techniques with the reliability of commercial-grade aerospace.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, and the Concept i4. This also expresses our confidence for the future business development. Those companies capable of developing and combining hardware and software in equal measure will shape the future of the automobile. We have set ourselves clear targets for 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2020

Included in the design concept is the optimization of energy consumption. These battery-powered ferries represent the future in environmental sustainability, and their design is the result of the years of R&D that Wärtsilä has invested in smart marine solutions to lower the carbon footprint of shipping.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept involves an aircraft with extra-long, thin wings stabilized by diagonal struts. Artist concept of commercial aircraft families with a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing configuration from the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Lotus now has the blueprint for the next generation of electric sports cars, for future Lotus products and for the Lotus Engineering consultancy to commercialize. Funding for the project came in part from the Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator program (ARMD). —Richard Moore, Executive Director, Engineering, Lotus Cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

Equipped with the drive system components of the latest Volkswagen electric vehicles, the concept vehicle is based on a T1 Samba Bus produced in 1966 and comprehensively restored. All of the electric drive system's standard parts are being made by Volkswagen Group Components in Kassel. As in the new ID.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

The top part of the graphic shows onshore methanol production. The bottom part shows how hydrogen for the engine is obtained from methanol in the reactor (blue arrow). In this concept, the ship is refueled with methanol at port. The remaining carbon dioxide is stored in the tank and reused in onshore methanol production.

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Electrek

JANUARY 12, 2024

During Tokyo Auto Salon 2024, Hyundai Motor Company offered a glimpse of a more customizable future for its “N” performance brand EVs. During the show, the Korean automaker unveiled the IONIQ 5 N NPX1 – a customized concept featuring several upgrades from N Performance Parts that will be available to customers in the future.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced the winners of $32 million in funding for 15 projects as part of the ARPA-E Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy ( BETHE ) program. Winning BETHE projects are: Category A: Development of Lower-Cost Concepts. Earlier post.) University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

This dedicated EV architecture and propulsion system is the foundation for GM’s all-electric future, giving the company the capability not only to build an entire retail and commercial portfolio, but also leverage the technology to expand its business to non-automotive applications. Photo courtesy of FedEx. Ultium Ship-To-Commerce.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2021

Audi has unveiled the first member of a new family of concept vehicles, the skysphere roadster. With it, the brand is illustrating its vision for the progressive luxury segment of the future. The Audi skysphere concept shows how the brand is redefining luxury in the future—it’s no longer just about driving.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. —Jaiwon Shin, President of Hyundai Motor Group and CEO of Supernal. —Jaiwon Shin.

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Hyundai Concept International Motoring 221

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The expanded collaboration aims to explore how to integrate break­throughs in material science and recycling concepts to support electric mobility and sustainable transportation. The first project involves testing ORNL’s new high-power wireless EV charging concepts with a Porsche Taycan.

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