Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Combined Charging System (CCS) DC fast-charge is standard equipment, supporting an approximately 100-mile recharge in 30 minutes at on the 50 kW charger at 200 amps; 80% total battery capacity is available in 75 minutes. hours for a full charge. The Level 2 (240v) at 7.2 kWh charger needs approximately 9.5

Kia 259

Kia 2019 Auto South Korea 259

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation are introducing a passenger wagon version of the Ford Transit Connect Electric. The vehicle’s charge port is located above the passenger-side rear wheel well in the spot typically used for conventional re-fueling. Earlier post.).

Transit Connect 236

Transit Connect Connected Connect Ford 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

For the E-Thrust concept, distributed propulsion means that several electrically-powered fans are distributed in clusters along the wing span, with one advanced gas power unit providing the electrical power for six fans and for the re-charging of the energy storage. By re-energizing the wake, the overall aircraft drag is reduced.

Hybrid 334

Hybrid Re-Charge Electric Electrical 334

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

has agreed to settle the securities fraud charge brought by the SEC against him last week. The SEC also today charged Tesla with failing to have required disclosure controls and procedures relating to Musk’s tweets, a charge that Tesla has agreed to settle. Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Tesla, Inc., Earlier post.)

San Francisco 236

San Francisco Tesla Re-Charge Financing 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Coulomb Technologies has introduced a new, open Flex Billing system; beginning in July, users of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations will no longer need a subscription to the ChargePoint Network. The Flex Billing system features include: Coulomb no longer requires subscriptions and no longer charges drivers for system use.

Charging 186

Charging Plug-in Re-Charge EPRI 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Kia Corporation has revealed the Kia Concept EV9 at the AutoMobility LA. It also features next-generation ultra-fast charging technology with a 350-kW charger that allows its advanced battery electric powertrain to replenish energy from 10% to 80% in 20-30 minutes. The all-electric SUV delivers driving range of up to 300 miles.

Concept 259

Concept Kia SUV Electric 259

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that its Norwegian Ford dealership, RøhneSelmer, has signed an order for an additional 100 Transit Connect Electric vans. We sold 50 Transit Connect Electric vans before the first unit was delivered to us and we’re confident we’ll sell many, many more the remainder of this year and beyond.

Transit Connect 186

Transit Connect Norway Connected Connect 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2017

Blue Bird unveiled two new electric-powered school buses at the STN Tradeshow in Las Vegas: a Type A Micro Bird G5 electric-powered school bus and an all-new electric Type D chassis which will power its Type D All-American rear engine (RE) school bus. —Phil Horlock, President and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. Earlier post.)The

Las Vegas 170

Las Vegas Re-Charge 2017 2018 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Carbon Day Automotive and Coulomb Technologies unveiled a solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the City of Chicago. Carbon Day Automotive is the sole Midwest distributor for Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations. The station features a 2.4 kW solar panel array and a 5.5 The Solar Plug-In Station.

Chicago 150

Chicago Plug-in Solar Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

This battery could be one-fourth the cost of current car batteries, and could nearly triple the distance electric vehicles could travel on a single charge. Discharge and re-charge of such flow batteries occur in electrochemical cells separated from energy storing tanks, which makes them safer. Click to enlarge.

Water 273

Water Energy Battery Batteries 273

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2013

Visteon Corporation will showcase the e-Bee vehicle concept at the 2013 International CES show in Las Vegas next week. These can include cup holders, wireless charging devices, cameras and other items. Driver cockpit with reconfigurable TFT instrument cluster, interactive touch screen controls and head-up display.

2013 244

2013 International Concept Las Vegas 244

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It can be driven a range of approximately 100 km on a single charge, reach a maximum speed of 60 km/h, and features an extremely short turning radius. This includes examining every step of the battery’s life, from manufacture through sale, resale or re-use, and recycling to maximize its value.

2019 170

2019 Toyota Motor Motoring 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

Toyota’s next-generation Prius will deliver significantly improved fuel economy in a more compact package that is lighter in weight and lower in cost, according to Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso. We have also heard from owners that they would like a more convenient charging operation.

Prius 277

Prius Hydrogen Toyota Plug-in 277

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Charge time is 3.8 REV will also provide on-board smart-grid and wireless telemetry capabilities, integrated data management and charging infrastructure. They are therefore ideal in respect to the opportunity to centralize re-charging infrastructure. to 5 hours at 240V.

Canada 218

Canada Fleet Commercial Re-Charge 218

Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Tesla outlined the Supercharger Network’s accomplishments for the year in a post on its official Tesla Charging account on social media platform X. TWh (and growing ~30% YoY) also quickly becoming one of the largest corporate energy users. TWh (and growing ~30% YoY) also quickly becoming one of the largest corporate energy users.

Re-Charge 104

Re-Charge Tesla CO2 Gasoline-Electric 104

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

Re-emphasizing the general technology points that have emerged over the past few months at different events while adding a bit more detail, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Product General Manager of the Product Planning Group, said at the Geneva show that Toyota’s current fuel cell (FC) system features an output power density of 3.0

2015 274

2015 Toyota Fuel Market 274

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.

Plug-in 186

Plug-in 2010 Electric Vehicles Plug 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2011

a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, says it strongly disagrees with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) preliminary conclusions on fracking in its draft report related to the groundwater study in the Pavillion natural gas field of Wyoming. Encana acquired the Pavillion asset through a corporate acquisition of Tom Brown, Inc.

EPA 210

EPA Wyoming Oil-Sands Water 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

It is designed for on-road service trucks to provide a quick charge to stranded battery electric vehicles similar to an “out-of-gas” situation. Rogers Foam Automotive Corporation. RE-Gen LLC will receive a $903,480 credit to support building a factory to produce Biomass Gasification Furnaces with a capacity of 250 systems/year.

Tax Credit 210

Tax Credit Obama Tax Clean 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

A century after the invention of the automobile, we must re-invent it with powertrains that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of conventional petroleum fuels. Like hydrogen fuel cells, battery-electrics will require the creation of infrastructure for re-charging, on the go. And then there is range.

Prius 218

Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2009

The EV can be re-charged up to 80% of its capacity in 15 minutes using the quick charging system (3-phase 200VAC, 50 kW); a full recharge takes 8 hours with 100VAC household power or 5 hours with 200VAC. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in 150

Plug-in Japan Plug Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

After considering a wide range of possible strategies to reduce light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, a team from Carnegie Mellon University, RAND Corporation and the University of Toronto has concluded that no one strategy will be sufficient to meet GHG emissions reduction goals to avoid climate change. Click to enlarge.

Climate Change 220

Climate Change Emissions Grid Sustainable Transportation 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. kW HSG also functions as a generator to re-charge the battery pack if the state of charge is low and when the car is stationary. Kia Optima Hybrid. Click to enlarge. L/100km) (city 36.0

Kia 225

Kia Hybrid Auto Gasoline-Electric 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

Start-stop systems shut off engines while the vehicle is at rest and restart it instantly and automatically upon re-engaging the gas pedal and are one of the most cost-effective and efficient means of optimizing fuel economy. Lead-acid batteries, the most common battery choice, are low-cost, easily available and relatively safe.

Lead Acid 170

Lead Acid Nickel Cadmium Battery Batteries 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers. —Jon Lauckner.

Plug-in 210

Plug-in Plug Building Industrial 210

Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2023

Truckmakers and tech corporations are stepping in to fill the void. Volvo in February added any other supplier to a program that gives charging {hardware} answers for consumers interfacing with Volvo Vans sellers. Putting in their very own charging infrastructure addresses would-be shoppers’ considerations.

Corporation 52

Corporation Hydrogen Fleet Charging 52

Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2024

UAW President Shawn Fain made a statement following the release of the Friday filing, pointing to Farley’s recent statements about potentially having to re-consider where Ford would build vehicles due to increasing union pressure. “Let’s be clear: this is corporate greed, plain and simple.” million euros ($39.5

Ford 134

Ford F-150 North America Dodge 134

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) unveiled the new model Yaris. Toyota re-designed the platform and all major components, including the engine, transmission, and suspension to achieve generous cabin space and outstanding basic performance in a minimum size. TNGA for compact cars.

Toyota 247

Toyota Hybrid Engine Japan 247

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Car manufacturers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors LLC, Honda R&D, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nissan, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen. Charging times are also significantly longer: 6-8 hours using normal charging equipment. Total Raffinage Marketing.

Plug-in 244

Plug-in Transportation Plug Fuel 244

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. Corporation, Columbia. Corporation). Corporation). vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge. electrical battery is being charged. This will allow a.

Energy 294

Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Teslarati

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Then, on Friday, Stellantis filed eight additional lawsuits against the union and local chapters over recent strike threats, along with claiming that it rejected requests over the weekend to re-boot a defunct jobs’ bank program for employees affected by the closing of a Belvidere, Illinois factory.

Re-Charge 91

Re-Charge Illinois Chrysler Dodge 91

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

The new reaction, described in an open access paper in the RSC journal Chemical Science , transforms carbon dioxide into a negatively charged carbonate ion, which can then react with a silicon compound to produce formate, a common starting material for manufacturing useful organic compounds.

MIT 199

MIT Conversion CO2 Carbon 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2016

Both internal mechanical stress and the dramatic expansion leads to structural damage especially after several charge-discharge cycles have been completed. Moreover, it is favorably to enduringly keep Si in the amorphous (a-Si) rather than in the crystalline state (c-Si) while the battery is subject to charging and discharging.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Ni-Li Battery Batteries 150

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The UAW already filed federal charges against Stellantis for unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board. That’s because the working class all across this country is fed up with seeing corporations make out like bandits while our families fall further and further behind.

Illinois 94

Illinois Michigan Indiana United States 94

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Using the energy stored within a fully charged lithium-ion battery pack alone, the Concept GC-PHEV can supply the equivalent of a days worth of electrical power consumption to the average household. Auto Hi-beam Headlights. Future Safety Technologies. In the event of an emergency, the system will then activate an engine speed limiter.

North America 150

North America Mitsubishi PHEV Concept 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2016

The traditional design paradigm for Li-ion battery cathodes has been to create compounds in which the amount of extractable Li + is well balanced with an oxidizable transition metal (TM) species (such as Mn, Fe, Co or Ni) to provide the charge-compensating electrons, all contained in an oxide or sulfide host. —Seo et al.

Ni-Li 150

Ni-Li Li-ion Light Battery 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Takashi Moriya, Senior Chief Engineer at Honda R&D, re-iterated Honda’s strategic focus on electrification as the main pathway toward reducing greenhouse gases, and shift to renewable sources of energy. The main difference he stated is charging time and storage of electrical energy on the vehicle.

Fuel 150

Fuel Honda Hydrogen Production 150