Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Audi is adding a new member to its A3 family: the A3 Sportback 30 g-tron natural gas vehicle. Operation with natural gas or biomethane makes the compact model economical and more climate-friendly with low emissions. Sales in Germany and other European countries begin in fall 2020 at a base price of €30,705.88. Audi first introduced an A3 Sportback g-tron in 2014.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
The ID.4 electric crossover isn’t just the first of Volkswagen’s dedicated mass-production EVs to be available in the U.S., or the first electric SUV from VW. Although Volkswagen had given some early indications that the ID.3, which won’t be offered in the U.S., would be the volume model of the MEB lineup, a recent presentation.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
The new generation of ZOE arrived in June 2019, with more performance and range, re-worked interior and a wide range of high-tech equipment, but is it enough to beat off today’s competition?
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The Jaguar F-Pace has been updated for 2020, with changes including an updated exterior, a completely new interior and the arrival of a plug-in hybrid P400e option.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Aeva , a company building next-generation sensing for autonomous vehicles ( earlier post ), and ZF are partnering to bring the first Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR to market for autonomous driving applications. ( Earlier post.). The partnership, combining Aeva’s expertise in FMCW LiDAR technology with ZF’s experience in industrialization of automotive grade sensors, represents a key commitment to accelerate mass production of safe and scalable 4D LiDAR technology for autonomous
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Tonneau covers are already a popular option for pickup owners—allowing more secure, weather-protected storage, and perhaps even improved aerodynamics and highway efficiency. Adding solar panels to tonneau covers seems not only like a natural next step, but a natural complement to the numerous fully electric pickups arriving over the next.
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Clean Car
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Everyone seems to agree that a critical component of an effective scalable strategy to replace ICE vehicles with EVs is the creation of a more effective vehicle charging network. We spend quite a bit of time working with local authorities in the UK. Some are struggling to devise coherent strategies for EV charging and others are doing a great job pushing the envelope and trying new things.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Frontier Energy, Inc., in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. The project is supported by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond intends to show that renewable hydrogen can be a cost-effective fuel for multiple end-use applications, including fuel cell elect
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The ubiquitous General Motors 350 small-block V-8, which went into a generation of vehicles, made GM strong. For decades it was offered in a wide range of output levels and to this day is made by the company as a crate engine for hobbyists. GM announced Tuesday, in a move harking back to its treatment of core engine and transmission components in.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
UK charity, Zero Carbon World, has set a new world record for not only the fastest journey between John O'Groats and Land's End, but in doing so also the least amount of time spent charging.
Clean Car
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Buying a New Car is inefficient, its no wonder that electric vehicle sales are still pretty low. The buying experience of a new car for each of us is different, but the one similarity for all of us is its inefficiency. There are roughly 5000 different makes, models and specs of vehicles in the UK and from that list, you need to find just one, but how can you be sure it’s the right one.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Volvo Group’s American subsidiary Mack Trucks announced plans to commercialize the Mack LR Electric, its refuse model equipped with a fully electric integrated Mack drivetrain. Orders for the Mack LR Electric will open in Q4 2020, with deliveries beginning in 2021. The production Mack LR Electric model will fulfill the needs of refuse customers, whether commercial or municipal, seeking a zero-emissions truck that aligns with their own environmental goals and local emissions regulations.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners do most of their charging at home. While that’s a point of continuity from the pre-pandemic world to the present, much else has changed. According to a survey released Thursday by the PlugShare Research, EV owners are using public chargers a lot less. The survey suggests a 67% decline in public.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Despite the market upheaval this year, sales of electric vehicles have already surpassed the year total for 2019. Alongside the significant rise in EV registrations, the charging network continues to grow in size and scope, with new government funding being made available and schemes to make charging more convenient coming to the fore.
ChargeNet
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
With local partners Aurora Energy and Dunedin City Council, ChargeNet has expanded its network in Dunedin to include a third Electric vehicle (EV) fast charger location. ChargeNet has added two more fast chargers to its nationwide network in Dunedin’s central business district. The Water Street location hosts two (EV) fast chargers, one 50kW DC charger […].
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. China’s success results from its large domestic battery demand—72GWh—and control of 80% of the world’s raw material refining, 77% of the world’s cell capacity and 60% of the world’s component manufacturing, according to data from BNEF.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
For all the challenges Americans have faced in 2020, from the dangers of pollution during a lung-related pandemic to the smoky haze of forest fires in the West, this might prove to be the year in which a wider swath of the population became more aware about the dangers of air pollution And from that awareness, as a report released by the American.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
We've had to wait a while for the new Škoda Octavia iV plug-in hybrid to go on sale; we first covered it at its announcement towards the end of 2019. Now, as 2021 approaches, the Octavia iV PHEV will actually be available very soon and perhaps most excitingly, the iV designation is being applied to the new Škoda Octavia vRS.
My Electric Car
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
The current federal government in Australia could be commended for its response to COVID19 – a rare example of adhering to the scientific consensus and keeping the virus relatively contained in Australia with the help of all the states and territories of differing political persuasions. It demonstrates the rapid progress that can be made when science and common sense replaces politics.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyards Group, a total system integrator of electric systems for the global marine market, for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider, GVB. The ferries will operate on three of the North Sea Canal routes, replacing the current fleet built in the 1930s.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Which automaker sees 50 miles as the ideal electric range for plug-in hybrids? How can the EV battery system become more sustainable? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 11, 2020. The production version of the 2021 Lucid Air has been revealed, with a price ranging.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
With 278 miles of a range and a starting price of 35,900, the Hyundai Electric Kona almost matches the distance you can travel in your regular car and at a fairly reasonable price point, too.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
After recently completing the final testing, the 2021 Hyundai Tucson SUV has been revealed with a bold new look
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Electrify America introduced a new pricing structure designed to provide electric vehicle (EV) owners with consistent and transparent rates across its public brand-neutral fast-charging network. Customers will now experience more competitive rates and overall savings in most cases as Electrify America now offers kilowatt-hour (kWh) pricing, depending upon the state where the EV is charged.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
As other automakers back away from hydrogen fuel cells, Audi appears to still be in the game. Ballard Power Systems, a manufacturer of fuel cells for commercial applications, announced Monday a new fuel-cell stack developed in concert with Audi. The FCgen HPS stack is designed for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles, according to Ballard. The.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Following its official launch earlier this summer, BMW has now confirmed the pricing and specification of the fully electric iX3 for the UK market.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
It’s all rather likeable and well-considered; smart-looking, capable off-road, comfortable on-road, equipped well and with some genuine green credentials, assuming you keep the battery charged.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Proterra introduced its newest battery-electric transit vehicle: the Proterra ZX5 electric bus. The ZX5 bus, Proterra’s fifth-generation battery-electric transit vehicle, features a new streamlined vehicle design and maximizes the amount of energy that can be stored on board the vehicle to increase power and range. The 40-foot Proterra ZX5 can be equipped with 660 kWh of energy storage to deliver up to 329 miles of drive range, which represents the most energy storage and longest drive range of
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Kia's first dedicated model—codenamed "CV"—will chart a new design direction for the brand's other models. The first Kia electric car not based on an existing internal-combustion model, the CV is expected to boast a 300-mile range and 20-minute fast charging. In a press release Wednesday, Kia elaborated that this model will be the.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Aside from the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE, Jaguar Land Rover's electrification strategy is based on two distinct PHEV powertrains – the P300e and P400e.
Supercharged EV
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Energy is lost when charging, but lets have a look at this very informative data from youtuber b.Nyland. It is very clear that charging at 7kw is the most effiscient. This is the one I have at home, a Schneider EVlink Wallmounted 7KW charger.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
LiquidPiston, Inc., a developer of advanced rotary internal combustion engines for diesel and jet fuels ( earlier post ), received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the US Army for the development of its X-Engine as a hybrid-electric propulsion platform for UAVs. The company showcased its X-Engine powered propulsion platform in a successful parallel hybrid UAV demonstration using jet fuel.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
General Motors is exploring the use of its Ultium modular battery system in electric air taxis, Reuters reported Tuesday. The report, based on information from two people familiar with the matter, follows GM CEO Mary Barra's brief reference to air taxis at a conference Monday. "The strength and flexibility of our Ultium battery system opens.
Discover EV
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Following its official launch earlier this summer, BMW has now confirmed the pricing and specification of the fully electric iX3 for the UK market.
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