Conference, Environment and Future

GSI/UNEP conference report finds fossil-fuel subsidy reform complex and challenges sobering; ~1% of global GDP spent on fossil-fuel subsidies

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2011

Following that announcement, G-20 Leaders agreed to national plans to implement subsidy reform (June 2010) and have asked international organizations to review and assess members’ progress against their commitments (November 2010), according to the conference report. Earlier post.) Opportunities for international collaboration.

Fuel

Fuel Global 2008 International

Audi using augmented reality to increase efficiency in logistics planning

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The virtual presentation of three dimensional holograms that are shown in their actual environment helps planners to better evaluate the future situation. dimensional hologram in the AR device and projects it in life size in the actual environment. making by web conferences.

Audi

Audi Environment Future All-Electric

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The target is showcasing the train to a global audience attending the COP26 conference in Glasgow in November. This project has the potential to be a game changer for the future of Scotland’s rail rolling stock. If we can bring those back into use in a carbon-neutral way, there are huge climate gains to be made.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Convert Powered Power

Lux Research: “The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong”

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2014

In a note following the 2014 Automated Vehicle Symposium, Lux Research said : “ The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. ” The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong. Multiple times, we heard the phrase “But Google says.”

Personal

Personal Transportation Future Google

EPA official: the future of the internal combustion engine is bright and clear

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Even while projecting to the future and talking about batteries and electric vehicles, he said, “ when you look at our actual analysis and you look to our projections for the future, 95% or more of the vehicles, all of the heavy-duty vehicles in our analysis are relying on IC engines. Earlier post.)

International

International Future Engine EPA

Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2014

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Future Truck 2025 in Magdeburg, Germany. Daimler Trucks demonstrated the vehicle on a trip along a section of the A14 autobahn near the city of Magdeburg, in which the Future Truck drove itself under realistic driving conditions. Sensor system in the Future Truck 2025. Click to enlarge. V2V and V2I.

Mercedes

Mercedes Future Vehicles Fusion

Suzuki and Toyota to explore business partnership; environment, safety, and information technology

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In a joint statement, the two companies said that, given the rapid change in the auto industry, the industry is required to work not only on conventional automobile R&D, but also on R&D for advanced and future technologies in the fields including environment, safety, and IT.

Suzuki

Suzuki Environment Toyota North America

Audi Chairman says 5 key innovation areas will determine the future of mobility; e-tron master plan calls for 6-figure sales by 2020 with an e-tron in every segment

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2012

to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

Audi

Audi Future 2020 Sale

ABB adds 20 kW Combined Charging System (CCS) fast charger to EVSE portfolio

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The Terra 23 is designed for areas where EV drivers plan to stay 30-60 minutes, such as retail locations, commercial office environments and EV auto dealerships. If in the future charging needs change, installed Terra 23 charging stations can be field upgraded to support the full 50 kW power level.

San Diego

San Diego Los Angeles Charging BMW

DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

EcoCAR is a collegiate automotive competition aimed at developing a highly skilled, domestic workforce by providing hands-on experience designing and building next-generation mobility solutions to meet our nation’s future energy and mobility challenges.

General Motors

General Motors Motor Motors Motoring

SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2023

The electrification of the automotive industry has accelerated over recent years, with future projections showing an exponential growth in market share for both light and heavy-duty applications. Traditional fluid testing tools, however, were not developed to effectively analyze lubricant properties in electrified environments.

DC

DC Long Beach Conversion Engine

Toyota???s Carter: we???re on the cusp of the automotive hydrogen age

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2014

Morgan Auto Conference in New York, Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Sales (USA) Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations said that the company in spending an average of more than $1 million an hour this year on R&D. So our fuel cell vehicle is not only better for the environment, it may also be more economical to operate than conventional cars.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Toyota California Fuel

SAE to hold symposium on impact of shale gas on new vehicle development

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

Goals for the conference are to: Gain an understanding of energy policy as it relates to natural gas exploration/CNG. What are the projections for NGV demand in the future? Gain an understanding of the regulatory environment pertaining to natural gas exploration and what it means for the energy and automotive sectors.

Gas

Gas Vehicles 2012 International

Elements of the Cancun Agreements

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2010

The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended on Saturday with the adoption of a package of decisions that set all governments more firmly on the path towards a low-emissions future and support enhanced action on climate change in the developing world, according to the UN Environment Programme.

Climate Change

Climate Change South Africa Financing Climate

Renault opens Innovation Lab in Paris to focus on future of mobility

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2017

Le Square aims to define new ways of working and to explore the future of mobility by opening up the company’s boundaries and encouraging cooperation around new kinds of business organisation with actors from the French ecosystem.

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Future France Israel Nissan

Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2014

Because Florida created an environment that allows for the testing and development of autonomous technology, companies such as Audi have decided to bring research and development efforts to the state.

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Florida Audi Tampa Light

Air Canada to conduct biofuel flight from Toronto to Mexico City

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

Air Canada is operating its first flight with biofuel today to highlight the airline's commitment to the environment. The flight is supported by Airbus and is part of an environmental demonstration by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to coincide with the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

Canada

Canada Mexico Taxi Alternative Fuels

IonQ and Hyundai Motor expand quantum computing partnership; object detection and metal catalyst simulations

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

IonQ announced the next stages of its partnership with Hyundai Motor Company to develop the vehicles of the future. The new projects build upon previous work between the two companies and further the role quantum computers have in developing the smart, environmentally friendly vehicles of the future.

Hyundai

Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring

Ram unveils 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept at CES 2023

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2023

Lightweight seats feature integrated seatbelts, grab handles and speakers with the ability to fold flat along with extended recline, work, conference modes and deploying the jump seats. Designed to accommodate larger capacity EDMs, the Ram 1500 BEV Concept offers the potential for future high-performance applications.

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Concept Electric Vehicles Battery Batteries

WHO report urges greater attention to improved land use, rapid transit, cycling and walking to achieve health co-benefits from transport GHG emissions mitigation

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Carlos Dora of WHO’s Department of Public Health and Environment. The report reviewed more than 300 studies on health outcomes from different types of land transport systems in a “scoping exercise” designed to identify those mitigation measures most closely associated with specific health co-benefits or risks.

Transportation

Transportation Climate Change Emissions Climate

Live Updates: Tesla Giga Berlin final environmental permit press conference

Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2022

The approval was discussed by Brandenburg Minister-President Dietmar Woidke during a press conference today. The following were the topics discussed during the press conference, as well as some notable updates and quotes during the press conference (Quotes provided by Google Translate unless otherwise stated). . 06:35 a.m.

Tesla

Tesla Ukraine Germany Environment

BMW exploring heat pumps and infrared for BEV and PHEV cabin heating systems

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Some of these new techniques could also be transferred to future vehicles with internal combustion engines. The drivers of the BMW Group’s future BEVs will expect the comfort systems in their vehicles to deliver the same performance as those in conventionally powered automobiles.

PHEV

PHEV BMW Automobile Plug-in

MISC, Samsung Heavy, Lloyd’s Register and MAN partner to develop ammonia-fueled tanker

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2020

MISC Berhad, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Lloyd’s Register and MAN Energy Solutions will work together on a joint development project (JDP) for an ammonia-fueled tanker to support shipping’s drive towards a decarbonized future. The transition from current to future applications is also a huge challenge for ammonia.

Fuel

Fuel 2019 Singapore Emissions

BMW Group and Toyota agree to mid-to-long-term research collaboration in next-generation Li-ion batteries; BMW to supply 1.6L and 2.0L diesel engines to Toyota Europe

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. Klaus Draeger, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development, at a joint press conference announcing the partnership in Tokyo.

BMW

BMW Toyota Lithium Ion Li-ion

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Contained within the report are case studies on the climate policies of six major emitters and further examples of investment-grade policy, which may prove instructive for national governments and negotiators considering future policy initiatives. Avoid retroactivity.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Global Energy

Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

The 2 ºC maximal warming limit was cited at the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, and revisited several decades later, in 1995, by the Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Globale Unweltveränderungen (WGBU), Germany’s national advisory council on climate change. “We Source: WGBU. Click to enlarge.

Climate Change

Climate Change Tuvalu Climate BBC

Ricardo: achieving light-duty diesel RDE NOx compliance in urban driving is possible, at a price

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2016

A range of aftertreatment technology options are available to automakers seeking to achieve compliance with the impending EU Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulations, according to the results of a Ricardo research project presented recently at the SIA Powertrain international conference and exhibition in Rouen, France. liter diesel engine.

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Light Diesel Price Exhaust

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing unveils GR H2 Racing Concept at Le Mans 24 Hours

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2023

At a press conference of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) at Circuit de la Sarthe in western France, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the hydrogen engine vehicle prototype “GR H2 Racing Concept”. Toyota is also racing a liquid hydrogen-fueled version. Earlier post.)

Toyota

Toyota Concept Hydrogen France

MIT team develops new lane-change algorithm for autonomous cars

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2018

Most existing lane-change algorithms for autonomous cars have one of two drawbacks: Either they rely on detailed statistical models of the driving environment, which are difficult to assemble and too complex to analyze on the fly; or they’re so simple that they can lead to impractically conservative decisions, such as never changing lanes at all.

MIT

MIT Cars Environment 2018

Toshiba technology predicts automobile and drone movements with the highest accuracy; advancing SLAM

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2020

Details of the technologies were presented at International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), streamed online on 1 June. Conventionally, realizing highly accurate prediction of future movement requires predictive AI models for road configurations, including the number of lanes and road curvature.

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Automobile Environment Range Future

MIT’s Copenhagen Bike Wheel

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

In the future, riders will be able to spec out a wheel according to riding habits and needs. The system was demonstrated in Copenhagen on 15 December for the benefit of conference attendees, and for a gathering of 400 city mayors from around the world. Click to enlarge. Everything is controlled by your feet,” Ratti explains.

MIT

MIT Climate Change Kits Recharge

Honda joins vehicle-to-grid technology demonstration project in partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It is a big step toward a future with widespread availability of the technology to have Honda join our demonstration with their V2G-capable car. —Willett Kempton, professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment and Research Director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Carbon-Free Power Integration.

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Delaware Grid Honda Universal

European Experts Say Transformation Needed to Meet 2025 World Challenges

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Meeting the challenges of the near future may mean moving towards a new production and consumption model, new rural-urban dynamics, and a new gender and intergenerational balance, according to the European Foresight Expert Group. The group presented the finings of its report, The World in 2025 , at a conference in Brussels.

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Asia Europe 2008 Portugal

Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

First announced in 2014, CSRC Next ( earlier post ) will direct $35 million through 2021 towards research designed to support a safe transition to the future of mobility. We are excited to continue our safety mission by helping to support a safe evolution to a broader mobility future. —Chuck Gulash, Director of CSRC.

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Connect Connected Vehicles MIT

NASA rolls out new strategic vision for aeronautics research

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2013

Bolden shared the strategic vision in a keynote speech at the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Aviation 2013 conference in Los Angeles. PDRC was successfully tested in partnership with the FAA, which plans to implement the tool in the future. —Charles Bolden.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Alternative Fuels Global Transportation

Japanese team developing direct-injection hydrogen internal combustion engine for heavy-duty trucks

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Strategy for approaching current and future performance targets. Researchers from Tokyo City University and the National Traffic Safety and Environment Lab in Japan are developing a multi-cylinder direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) for application in heavy-duty vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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Hydrogen International Engine Japan

Report: Renewable Marine Sources Could Provide Up To 50% of Europes Electricity by 2050

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

By 2050 Europe could get up to 50% of its electricity needs from renewable marine sources according to a report presented by the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation at the EurOCEAN 2010 conference. The target of 50% is ambitious, but achievable—we just need research, industry and policy to come together.

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Mariner Renewable Europe Norway

I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Every one of those companies’ financial futures depends on that 5,795 gigatons of carbon being turned into greenhouse gas emissions that will literally cook the planet past the point of human habitation. Besides all the damage to Hermosa’s health, environment, safety and quality of life the drilling for oil in their 1.4

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Oil Chevron

Vanderbilt meeting concludes time to begin developing climate change adaptation strategies for transportation sector

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

The meeting was held in June at Vanderbilt University and was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR), Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment (VIEE) and the University of Memphis’ Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Transportation Memphis

UNEP: Existing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Pledges Unlikely To Hold Warming To 2 ºC Or Less By Mid-Century

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Each estimate has a range of uncertainty of at least 2 GtCO 2 e, reflecting different assumptions for emissions drivers such as business-as-usual (BAU) scenarios, national actions, land use change, base year emissions, future baseline emissions, and future energy intensities for different countries. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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Gas Climate Change Climate 2020

Tesla Giga Berlin gets two more early approvals before next round of repetition talks

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Tesla Giga Berlin has received two more early approvals, announced Brandenburg’s Ministry of the Environment. Brandenburg’s State Office for the Environment also permitted the construction of pipe bridges with pipes, fittings, and pumps at Giga Berlin. Tesla’s Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at VW executive conference.

Tesla

Tesla Environment Building Future

ORNL Gene Discovery Can Lead to More Cost-Competitive Cellulosic Ethanol; Process Demonstrates Approach for Accelerated Industrial Strain Development

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

However, when gene nhaA is over-expressed by inserting a slice of DNA containing the gene into the non-mutated strain, the bacterium can withstand acetate in its environment. mobilis to date and will likely serve as useful reference data for future systems biology studies. The non-mutated strain of Z. By demonstrating that Z.

Industry

Industry Industrial Sodium Kits

Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

If we expect our industry to thrive well into the future, we have to provide solutions. Among the technologies and vehicles GM is showcasing at the ITS conference are: An automated Opel Insignia equipped with digital maps and GPS, six LIDAR sensors in the bumpers, and both V2V and V2I technology. —Mary Barra.

Cadillac

Cadillac 2017 Vehicles Fusion

Toyota Research Institute developing blended envelope control for Guardian driver assistance

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

Chauffeur development focuses on full autonomy, in which the human is essentially removed from the driving equation, either completely in all environments, or within a restricted operational design domain (ODD). TRI is following a two-track development approach to automated driving. We believe the answer is yes.”. —Gill Pratt.

Toyota

Toyota Las Vegas San Francisco 2019

GSI/UNEP conference report finds fossil-fuel subsidy reform complex and challenges sobering; ~1% of global GDP spent on fossil-fuel subsidies

Audi using augmented reality to increase efficiency in logistics planning

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Lux Research: “The rush to proclaim driverless cars as the near future for personal transport is, simply, wrong”

EPA official: the future of the internal combustion engine is bright and clear

Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

Suzuki and Toyota to explore business partnership; environment, safety, and information technology

Audi Chairman says 5 key innovation areas will determine the future of mobility; e-tron master plan calls for 6-figure sales by 2020 with an e-tron in every segment

ABB adds 20 kW Combined Charging System (CCS) fast charger to EVSE portfolio

DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

Toyota???s Carter: we???re on the cusp of the automotive hydrogen age

SAE to hold symposium on impact of shale gas on new vehicle development

Elements of the Cancun Agreements

Renault opens Innovation Lab in Paris to focus on future of mobility

Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

Air Canada to conduct biofuel flight from Toronto to Mexico City

IonQ and Hyundai Motor expand quantum computing partnership; object detection and metal catalyst simulations

Ram unveils 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept at CES 2023

WHO report urges greater attention to improved land use, rapid transit, cycling and walking to achieve health co-benefits from transport GHG emissions mitigation

Live Updates: Tesla Giga Berlin final environmental permit press conference

BMW exploring heat pumps and infrared for BEV and PHEV cabin heating systems

MISC, Samsung Heavy, Lloyd’s Register and MAN partner to develop ammonia-fueled tanker

BMW Group and Toyota agree to mid-to-long-term research collaboration in next-generation Li-ion batteries; BMW to supply 1.6L and 2.0L diesel engines to Toyota Europe

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

Ricardo: achieving light-duty diesel RDE NOx compliance in urban driving is possible, at a price

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing unveils GR H2 Racing Concept at Le Mans 24 Hours

MIT team develops new lane-change algorithm for autonomous cars

Toshiba technology predicts automobile and drone movements with the highest accuracy; advancing SLAM

MIT’s Copenhagen Bike Wheel

Honda joins vehicle-to-grid technology demonstration project in partnership with University of Delaware and NRG Energy

European Experts Say Transformation Needed to Meet 2025 World Challenges

Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

NASA rolls out new strategic vision for aeronautics research

Japanese team developing direct-injection hydrogen internal combustion engine for heavy-duty trucks

Report: Renewable Marine Sources Could Provide Up To 50% of Europes Electricity by 2050

I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Vanderbilt meeting concludes time to begin developing climate change adaptation strategies for transportation sector

UNEP: Existing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Pledges Unlikely To Hold Warming To 2 ºC Or Less By Mid-Century

Tesla Giga Berlin gets two more early approvals before next round of repetition talks

ORNL Gene Discovery Can Lead to More Cost-Competitive Cellulosic Ethanol; Process Demonstrates Approach for Accelerated Industrial Strain Development

Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

Toyota Research Institute developing blended envelope control for Guardian driver assistance

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