Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

Southwest Research Institute engineers have developed the next generation of clean diesel engine technology to reduce hazardous nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and carbon dioxide emissions while minimizing fuel consumption. Working with regulatory agencies, vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, SwRI combined engine modifications with integrated aftertreatment technology and control strategies to reach near-zero emissions levels (0.02 g/hp-hr NO x emissions).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 25, 2020

It seems even the oil industry is acknowledging that electric transportation is the future. A group of seven Japanese companies formed the eConsortium to promote electric ships. The consortium's first project? An electric oil tanker. Expected to be the world's first zero-emission tanker, it will be powered by "large-capacity lithium ion batteries".

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Discover EV

MAY 28, 2020

BMW has given its current 5 Series a mid-life facelift. As well as new exterior and interior styling, the Munich brand has improved connectivity and added PHEV drivetrains across all four and six cylinder engine options. Whilst we're yet to get the final environmental stats, power is up and for the first time, the 530e powertrain is available in Touring form.

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2020

Volkswagen has expanded the all-new Golf range even further, with the addition of a 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine, which will act as the new entry-point to the popular model.

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MAY 29, 2020

magniX, a company developing electric propulsion systems for aircraft, and AeroTEC, a leading independent company focused on aerospace testing, engineering and certification, announced the successful flight of an all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. The successful flight of the eCaravan, enabled by a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system, took place at the AeroTEC Flight Test Center at the Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, Washington on Thursday.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 28, 2020

A special group within Ford, called Team Edison, has been navigating a daunting challenge—to thread the needle between performance enthusiasts and tech-savvy electric-car fans, assuring that the inner workings of a mammoth company wouldn’t stifle the project along the way. That project, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, remains due for.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2020

The government has confirmed that car showrooms will be allowed to open in England from 1 June.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2020

Air Liquide is introducing next-generation hydrogen stations with a high capacity of 1,000 kg and dual filling positions capable of filling 250 vehicles per day. Air Liquide’s high capacity gaseous hydrogen station can provide 700 bar fills at T40 temperatures per SAE J2601 protocol. Air Liquide integrates compression, high pressure storage, and cooling on a single skid.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2020

In what appears to be a move to stoke demand amid the coronavirus recovery, Tesla lowered the price tag on nearly all of its models by thousands of dollars starting Tuesday night. Prices on the Tesla Model 3 lineup have been lowered by $2,000 across the board, while the price tag of the Model X and Model S have been lowered by $5,000. According to.

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Discover EV

MAY 27, 2020

The UK's preparedness for EVs in terms of charging points is a very varied picture. Available infrastructure – specifically in terms of public charging points – is very much a postcode lottery with some places way ahead of others. With the government having pledged £500m to support charger installation, Uswitch has studied the places that could benefit the most.

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MAY 26, 2020

Hyundai has released a first glimpse of the new third-generation Santa Fe SUV

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2020

After 530 days and more than 180,000 driven kilometers, the successful trial operation of the world’s first two hydrogen trains was officially completed at the end of February. Two pre-series trains of Alstom’s Coradia iLint model have been in passenger service since September 2018. ( Earlier post.). From 2022, 14 Coradia iLint series trains will replace existing diesel multiple units. ( Earlier post.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 24, 2020

Tesla enthusiasts have been eagerly anticipating the upcoming episode of Jay Leno's Garage in which CEO Elon Musk lets Leno drive the Cybertruck in Southern California. That episode is just a few days away; and to get you to its Wednesday evening CNBC debut they’ve recently released a teaser suggesting Musk might disclose some new.

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Plug N Drive

MAY 28, 2020

Lead the Charge. The way we move goods and people is becoming increasingly electrified. Stay ahead of the curve by getting your workplace EV-ready. Installing workplace charging stations will: Attract and retain talent while increasing employee satisfaction. Further your corporate sustainability practices and mitigate climate risk. Strengthen your brand position by demonstrating a commitment to clean and innovative technologies.

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MAY 28, 2020

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

EV battery costs have declined significantly over the past ten years, from more than $1,000 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to less than $200/kWh. Increasing cell energy is one way to decrease cost even further, as a higher specific energy value will result in fewer materials needed for the same total battery energy. However, it is difficult to increase the energy density beyond that of today’s cells, which are approximately 220 Wh/kg using graphite anodes.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 28, 2020

The French government is putting together an 8 billion euro ($8.8 billion) bailout package to help the auto industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and electric cars will be an important part of it. The aid package, as reported by Automotive News Europe, includes more generous incentives for electric cars and plug-in hybrids, as well as a.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

MPK Pozna? in Poland has ordered 37 electric buses made by Solaris. The zero-emission vehicles will be delivered in the second half of 2021. The buses will join 21 Solaris electric busesthat have been carrying Pozna? residents for a few months now. Thirty-one of the new electric buses are 12-meter models; the remaining 6 are articulated 18-meter versions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2020

Cracow, Poland public transport operator Miejskie Przedsi?biorstwo Komunikacyjne S.A. (MPK) has signed a contract for the purchase of 50 Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses. The new electric buses will expand the existing fleet of 400 Solaris vehicles of varying configurations, cruising the streets of Cracow—including 28 electric buses. The order covers the delivery of 50 articulated electric buses as well as 50 plug-in charging devices, suitable for each of the new buses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2020

Magnesium (Mg) is a promising candidates to replace lithium for electrochemical energy storage devices due to its abundance—far greater than that of lithium—enhanced safety, and theoretical high volumetric capacity. However, Mg batteries suffer from sluggish kinetics and poor reversibility, making it difficult to achieve high volumetric capacity.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2020

In 2017, Germany launched a consortium of leading industrial companies to investigate high-volume production of automotive fuel cell stacks. ( Earlier post.) Now, the first development phase—Evolution 1—of the stack development is complete ; the level achieved will be evaluated by the partners. The complexity and number of parts of a fuel cell (FC) system is similar to a combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

Local battery production is an important success factor for Mercedes-Benz AG’s electric offensive and the key element to meet the global demand for electrified vehicles flexibly and efficiently. The company is therefore investing more than €1 billion to establish a global battery production network. The network will consist of nine battery factories at seven locations in Europe, North America and Asia.

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MAY 23, 2020

ITM Power announced the formation of the H2OzBus Project and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of strategic partners. The consortium comprises Transit Systems, part of the SeaLink Travel Group; Ballard Power Systems; BOC Limited; Palisade Investment Partners; and ITM Power. The partners have signed a memorandum of understanding as a further step in evaluating and demonstrating the concept of hydrogen fuel cell electric buses for use in public bus transport in Austral

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2020

The new battery-electric-powered van from Mercedes-Benz, the EQV ( earlier post ), can now be ordered. For the market launch, the van is available in the long wheelbase version as the EQV 300. A 90 kWh battery pack enables a range of up to 418 kilometers (260 miles). The EQV starts with a price of €71,388.10 (incl. 19% VAT) (US$77,800). The EQV follows the EQC as the second model in the EQ family from Mercedes-Benz.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

Engineering company Gaussin and energy major Total are jointly developing the first full electric aircraft refueler transporter (ART FULL ELEC). Planned for the Airbus industrial site in Toulouse, this prototype will be capable of towing two fuel tankers, with a fuel capacity of 30 tons each. Delivery is expected at the end of 2020. Electric Aircraft Refueler Transporter, equipped with two 30-ton fuel tanks (artist rendering – courtesy of Gaussin).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

Customers can now order Swindon Powertrain’s High Power Density (HPD) EV system with deliveries starting in August. The 80kW production unit is smaller and lighter than the concept, making it suited for sports, recreation and light commercial applications as well as classic car conversions. Prices start at £6,400 (US$7,900) +VAT for the 80kW motor, transmission and differential with options for cooling, inverters and limited slip differential also available.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

The California Air Resources Board has reached a settlement of $1,927,800 with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) to resolve clean-air violations related to the sale of small off-road engines in California. The violations involved small off-road engines used in generators and lawn and garden equipment. Through extensive tests in its lab CARB discovered that this equipment did not meet the evaporative control emission standards that Honda had originally agreed to during the certification proc

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) has received type approval for the biggest and most powerful LNG-fueled engines yet built. Class society Bureau Veritas awarded the approval for WinGD’s dual-fueled 12X92DF engines, the first series of which is currently being built by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) and will power nine ultra-large container ships (ULCS) (23,000 TEU) owned by the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

The City of Pasadena announced the grand opening of the Marengo Charging Plaza, 155 E. Green Street. With a total of 44 chargers—24 Superchargers installed by Tesla and 20 fast chargers (Tritium RT50/50kW DC Fast Chargers) installed by the City of Pasadena—the Marengo Charging Plaza is the largest public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging plaza in the nation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLOCAT) has published a preliminary analysis of the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on passenger mobility in urban environments. The analysis looks at how different regions and income groups are affected, and seeks to provide a preliminary answer to the question of how COVID-19 is impacting urban mobility and transport modes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

BMW announced the updated, 2021 7 th generation 5 Series Sedan. The MY2021 models feature improvements in exterior and interior design, aerodynamics and technology, plus the introduction of a new 48-volt mild hybrid system and a new plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The 2021 BMW 5 Series lineup includes the: 248 hp 530i and 530i xDrive Sedans. 288 hp 530e and 530e xDrive PHEV Sedans. 335 hp 540i and 540i xDrive Sedans. 523 hp M550i xDrive Sedan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2020

Ruthenium dioxide is widely used in industrial processes, in which it’s particularly important for catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that splits molecules of water and releases oxygen. However, the exact mechanism that takes place on this material’s surface, and how that reaction is affected by the orientation of the crystal surfaces, had never been determined in detail.

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MAY 23, 2020

Australia-based Argosy Minerals Limited confirmed the successful export shipment of five tonnes of >99.5% lithium carbonate product from its industrial-scale pilot plant operations at the Rincon Lithium Project in Salta Province, Argentina. The preliminary five tonne cargo was loaded onto the ship on Wednesday and set sail overnight from Buenos Aires port, and is being delivered into the Sales and Purchase Agreement executed with Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd.

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MAY 28, 2020

Hydrogen researchers at Graz University of Technology (Austria), together with the Graz-based start-up Rouge H2 Engineering , have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen using chemical looping. Currently, hydrogen is mainly produced centrally from fossil resources and compressed or liquefied in an expensive and energy-intensive process in order to be able to supply it to filling stations.

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