Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The number of battery-electric buses ordered in Europe more than doubled in 2017 compared to 2016, reaching 1,031 vehicles, according to a new analysis by environmental NGO Transport & Environment. T&E estimates this to be equivalent to around 9% market share of new registrations in 2018. The are currently about 1,600 electric buses are on European roads, with another 1,600 on order (as of mid-2018).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

For the 173nd installment of Cafe Plays at the Ruskin Group Theatre on Sunday, November 18, 2018 the theme was “Thanks for Nothing!” Joe Galliani’s “The King Will See You Now” was the 2nd of the five plays. It starred Sasha Venn & Jarad Kings. Directed by Paul Denk it was performed at 7:30pm and 9:00 pm. This is a recording of the 9 pm performance.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

General Motors confirmed Monday morning that it plans to cease production of the Chevrolet Volt in March, as part of an effort to streamline production and pivot its business more toward zero-emissions and personal-mobility efforts. The Volt was the first production plug-in car sold in the U.S. when it went on sale in 2010, but has struggled with.

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DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Quote: Originally Posted by dstevenslv. Most of the ad revenue is generated via 3rd party networks. I'm afraid the only response that will satisfy many of the users to to branch out and start another. That's a tall order. The tech is easy but building the content and getting people to participate is the lynch pin. Vertical Scope isn't interested in any particular niche.

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Green Fleet Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The California Air Resources Board has adopted a new emissions tracking program that would help regulators identify vehicles with excess smog-related and greenhouse gas emissions.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

From my sore neck to Jacques’ cryptic choice of words, we weren’t really at the top of our game today. We’re sorry.[.]. The post Coffee with Gavin and Jacques – episode 21 appeared first on GavinShoebridge.com.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The Canadian province of British Columbia plans to ban sales of new gas and diesel cars by 2040, phasing in targets for electric car sales starting in 2025. The province would join nine countries and more than a dozen cities around the world in setting a deadline to end eternal-combustion sales in coming decades, including Britain, France, Norway.

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Plug Me In

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Kalgoorlie was the place where the big goldrush started and it is still a very interesting place. I started crossing […]. The post From the Goldfields to the Nullarbor | Day 934 – 940 appeared first on Plug Me In.

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Green Fleet Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The latest iteration of the Ford Fusion includes a suite of new safety features that are standard across the board. The plug-in hybrid variation also includes a longer electric-only driving range.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Today’s podcast is rated ADULTS ONLY because we discuss the very taboo subjects of chlamydia, diapers, cold weather shrinkage and a lot[.]. The post Coffee with Gavin and Jacques – episode 20 appeared first on GavinShoebridge.com.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

King County Metro, the public transit authority of King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle, will soon begin testing long-range battery-powered buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge, the latest milestone toward a zero-emission fleet. The latest models can travel nearly six times farther than the fast-charge buses Metro currently has in its fleet.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Car bosses have warned a no-deal Brexit would significantly weaken UK automotive, with three quarters of businesses fearing that it will even threaten the future viability of the sector, according to new survey by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

With the Rivian R1T pickup revealed this morning, just ahead of the Los Angeles auto show, and the R1S SUV expected to be shown here this week, a Michigan-based electric-vehicle startup called Rivian might have something that’s been a long time coming: the first widely available fully electric light-duty pickup. Along with that, it might.

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Plug Me In

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In the South West I was hosted by some nice people who took me for prospecting, gave the Blue Bandit […]. The post Western Australia’s South West | Day 918 – 925 appeared first on Plug Me In.

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Green Fleet Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

While not a new idea, a sale and lease back transaction — where the owner of an asset sells the asset and then leases it back from the buyer — might make sense for some fleets today.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

New research by George Mason University found that exposure to certain air pollutants is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Mason Assistant Professor of Global and Community Health Dr. Jenna Krall led the research with colleagues from Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Pittsburgh.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Jeep unveiled the 2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Gladiator features Command-Trac and Rock-Trac 4x4 systems, third-generation Dana 44 axles, Tru-Lock electric front- and rear-axle lockers, Trac-Lok limited-slip differential, segment-exclusive electronic sway-bar disconnect and 33-inch off-road tires. Gladiator will offer two powertrains: a 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine with Engine Stop-Start (ESS) and eight-speed automatic or six-speed manual transmission; and a 3.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

ABB and SINTEF Ocean are undertaking research to test the viability of fuel cells as an energy source for main ship propulsion. The new research project seeks to provide the answers required for fuel cell technology to be delivered at the scale needed to power commercial and passenger ships. The testing methodology, to be developed at SINTEF Ocean’s Trondheim-based laboratory, will use two Hydrogenics 30kW fuel cells, set up to model the operation and control of a complete marine power system in

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Electrify America will collaborate with six organizations in California to help develop and launch community-based programs to support brand-neutral education and awareness of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) for disadvantaged and low-income communities. Electrify America is investing $2.7 million in the education and outreach campaign. Electrify America uses definitions for low-income communities (LIC) and disadvantaged communities (DAC) established by the State of California, which are published

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The BMW Group and Turkish manufacturer Karsan have signed an agreement for the supply of BMW i3 motors and batteries for the battery-electric 6-meter city bus “Jest electric”, which is produced in Bursa in Turkey for both the domestic market and for international markets. The electric motors and high-voltage batteries developed independently by the BMW Group are produced at the BMW plant in Dingolfing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The Volkswagen Group is progressing with its work with quantum computers ( earlier post ). For the first time, Volkswagen researchers have succeeded in using a quantum computer to develop a traffic management system that will replace forecasting for urban traffic volumes, transport demand and travel times with precise calculations. As a result, public transportation organizations, taxi companies, and transport service providers will be able to deploy their fleets considerably more efficiently wh

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Fossil fuel-driven particulate air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 1.8 years per person, according to a new pollution index and accompanying report produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC). The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) establishes particulate pollution as the single greatest threat to human health globally, with its effect on life expectancy exceeding that of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, behavioral killers such

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

An IIHS study of General Motors vehicles with optional front crash prevention systems found that GM vehicles with autobrake and forward collision warning had 43% fewer police-reported front-to-rear crashes of all severities and 64% fewer front-to-rear crashes with injuries than the same vehicles without any front crash prevention technology. For vehicles equipped with forward collision warning only, the crash rate reductions were 17% for all front-to-rear crashes and 30% for front-to-rear crashe

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

AVEVAI , a new B2B e-mobility and logistics solutions and technology provider based in Singapore, launched its range of IONA electric light commercial vehicles (e-LCVs) at the 5 th Guangzhou International Electric Vehicles Show in China (16-25 November 2018). The electric vehicles—in van and truck configurations—are designed specifically for use by delivery and service businesses and use supercapacitor battery hybrid technology to achieve an all-electric range of 330 km (205 miles) f

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Toyota is introducing the Corolla Hybrid to the US market at the LA Auto Show. ( Earlier post.). The new hybrid version of Toyota’s all-time best-selling car series achieves at least 50 mpg (4.7 l/100 km) combined fuel economy (projected). That makes the 2020 Corolla Hybrid the most fuel-efficient model to ever wear the model name that debuted more than a half-century ago.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, despite their high theoretical specific energy, face practical challenges including polysulfide shuttling and low cell-level energy density. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have now shown that the lightweight superconductor MgB 2 (magnesium diboride)—the average mass/atom of which is comparable with carbon—as a metallic sulfur host fulfills both electron conduction and polysulfide immobilization properties.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

MIT researchers have demonstrated that an aircraft with a 5-meter wingspan can sustain steady-level flight using ionic-wind propulsion. 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.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer, unveiled two “Electric Adventure Vehicles”—the R1T, an all-electric pickup and the R1S, an all-electric SUV—at events surrounding the LA Auto Show this week. The R1T, a 5-passenger pickup truck, made its debut at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on 26 November and the R1S, a 7-passenger SUV, was revealed at the automaker’s press conference at Automobility on 27 November.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Toyota is offering a new electric all-wheel drive system (AWD-e) on the facelifted 2019 Prius. Toyota projects fuel economy of 52 mpg city / 48 mpg highway / 50 mpg combined for the AWD-e model, and estimates that the AWD-e model—which is debuting at the LA Auto Show—could account for as much as 25% of annual US Prius sales. The front-wheel-drive (FWD) 2019 Prius will offer manufacturer-projected fuel economy estimates of 58 mpg city / 53 mpg highway / 56 mpg combined on the L Eco gr

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Subaru Corporation is introducing its first plug-in hybrid vehicle, the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, in the US. Offering real all-wheel capability in a hybrid package, the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid Hybrid features the new Subaru StarDrive Technology that uniquely integrates electric motors, a 2.0-liter direct-injection SUBARU BOXER engine, Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, and a new Lineartronic (Continuously Variable Transmission).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Ford Motor Company and Baidu, Inc. have begun a two-year joint autonomous vehicle test project, under which the two companies will further advance the development and on-road testing of autonomous vehicles in China. The Baidu-Ford L4 Autonomous Vehicle Test Project is a two-year initiative, with on-road testing slated to begin by the end of this year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has developed the what it says is the world’s first general-purpose hydrogen burner for industrial use in collaboration with Chugai Ro Co., Ltd. The burner is now in use at the forging line in Toyota’s Honsha Plant. In conventional hydrogen burners, hydrogen reacts rapidly with oxygen, leading to a high flame temperature and environmentally hazardous NO x emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Lithium Australia NL reported that its wholly owned subsidiary VSPC Ltd has successfully produced Li-ion battery cathode material, and Li-ion batteries (LIBs), from tri-lithium phosphate produced directly from mine waste using the SiLeach process. SiLeach background. During conventional processing, lithium is recovered only from spodumene concentrates, not lithium micas, which until now have been something of a forgotten resource.

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