Remove Connected Remove Motors Remove Reference Remove Universal
article thumbnail

DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition. McMaster University.

article thumbnail

LCA study finds connected and automated vehicle subsystems could enable net reduction in vehicle energy use and GHGs by up to 9%

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have found that using a Level 4 connected and automated vehicle (CAV) subsystem could increase vehicle primary energy use and GHG emissions by 3–20% due to increases in power consumption, weight, drag, and data transmission. Credit: ACS, Gawron et al. 7b04576.

Connected 186
article thumbnail

New sensor tech for commercial Lithium-ion batteries could support >5x faster charging without compromising safety

Green Car Congress

Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick (UK) have developed a method to assess the maximum current for commercial 18650 Li-ion batteries, using novel instrumentation methods enabling in operando measurements. times higher than the manufacturer-stated maximum.

article thumbnail

GM and partners demonstrate cross-brand V2X application layer interoperability in China

Green Car Congress

A complete set of communication standards is necessary for underpinning an intelligent transportation system (ITS) using connected vehicles as a key component. In addition, it generated important reference data to bolster China’s further research on intelligent and connected vehicles (ICVs) and pave the way for their future deployment.

China 150
article thumbnail

DENSO partners with and invests in FLOSFIA to develop next-gen gallium oxide power semiconductor devices for electrified vehicles

Green Car Congress

a tech startup spun out from Kyoto University, are partnering to develop a next-generation power semiconductor device expected to reduce the energy loss, cost, size and weight of inverters used in electrified vehicles (EVs). Ga 2 O 3 and demonstrated an 86% reduction in on-state loss compared to a SiC reference SBD. ?-Ga

Powered 150
article thumbnail

Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco.

article thumbnail

Parker Project demonstrates cross-brand V2G in Denmark; more tests of grid services slated

Green Car Congress

The Parker Project has used a fleet of four vehicles from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, PSA Groupe and Nissan to demonstrate that vehicles from different car brands can contribute to supporting the electricity grid with vehicle to grid (V2G) services. —Vincent Cobee, Corporate Vice President at the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.

Denmark 170