Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Li-ion battery provider Octillion Power Systems is working with the reborn FNM (now Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) in Brazil to produce battery-electric trucks; FNM has selected Octillion as the official battery supplier for the coming lineup. Octillion will open a local battery factory inside FNM’s facility to lower manufacturing and logistics costs.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 25, 2020
The recently-unveiled 2022 GMC Hummer EV was touted as the brand's first all-electric vehicle, but that's not entirely accurate. The Hummer EV may be the first GMC electric vehicle aimed at individual buyers, but the brand offered a range of commercial trucks in the 1910s, noted automotive journalist Larry Printz in a Facebook post (covered first.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Despite governments the world over practically forcing electric vehicles down our collective throat via stringent emission standards, the average person living in North America hasn’t changed their mind on them. According to a recent survey by J.D. Power, the “Mobility Confidence Index” for battery-electric vehicles remains largely neutral.
EV Info
OCTOBER 29, 2020
This year has been a turbulent time for the global car market, espicially in Europe where car registrations dropped by 29% during the first nine months of the year – to 8.54 million units. In Spetember there are signs that Europe is all set for an electric revolution was the market rebounds. According to JATO’s figures for September 2020, this revolution has already started. .
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Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Representatives from the State of Hesse, RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund), Alstom and Infraserv broke ground for a hydrogen filling station on the site of the Höchst industrial park in Frankfurt that will supply a fleet of 27 passenger fuel cell trains—currently, the world’s largest such. (from left): Dr. Joachim Kreysing, Managing Director of the industrial park operating company Infraserv Höchst, Dr.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 27, 2020
General Motors and Ford knew about the possible impact of climate change as far back as 50 years ago, according to a new report from E&E News. Based on more than two dozen interviews with former employees, academics, and environmentalists, as well as examination of corporate documents, the report reveals that GM and Ford were "deeply and.
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The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Eager to prove itself as a forward thinking mobility brand, Ford has advised us to prepare for the debut of the battery powered E-Transit van on November 12th. Following some heavy teasing from CEO Jim Farley during the company’s third-quarter earnings call a day earlier, Blue Oval issued an official announcement on Thursday to be […]. The post Ford Says Electric Transit Vans Are Coming for Real This Time appeared first on The Truth About Cars.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The US Energy Information Administration released its annual US Biodiesel Plant Production Capacity report, containing data for all operating US biodiesel plants as of 1 January 2020. The data show a slight decrease in production capacity from 2,563 million gallons per year in 2019 to 2,514 million gallons per year in 2020—a drop of 2%. Annual Production Capacity is the quantity of biodiesel that a plant can produce in a calendar year, assuming normal downtime for maintenance.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Toyota hybrid owners, on average, keep their cars much longer than owners of other vehicles. That's according to a new analysis from iSeeCars, which analyzed 900,000 used cars from model years 2012 and 2013 sold in 2020. Analysts chose those model years because they were the point where hybrid powertrains became widely available across multiple.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Porsche has topped and tailed its Panamera E-Hybrid range with the launch of two new models. At the lower end we get the 4 E-Hybrid and at the top the Turbo S E-Hybrid. The two new variants join the recently-launched 4S E-Hybrid, which now sits between them in performance and price stakes – and all models are available in the Sport Turismo body style.
EVolution
OCTOBER 24, 2020
It’s been a bit of a wait, but finally pre-orders for the MG ZS EV are now open in Australia! Only the third all-electric vehicle to hit Australian roads to be priced around $50k, the MG ZS EV SUV is the first entirely electric vehicle on offer by MG. This compact SUV is designed to give you the convenience of space and the sustainability of an electric vehicle, while still being affordable, coming in at $46,999 drive away.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The Munich Traffic Association (MVG) has deployed 8 new Ebusco buses. From now on, line 144 will be driven entirely electrically with these buses—his is the first fully electric line in Munich. The second line is already on its way; line 100 will also run entirely electrically by the end of the year. By electrifying our bus fleet, we are making a major contribution to the fight against air pollution and thus to the quality of life in our city.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 27, 2020
If Toyota’s minivan goes hybrid and sips fuel at 36 miles per gallon, is the era of the “swagger wagon” over? After spending a couple of days with the 2021 Toyota Sienna, I’ll roll my eyes to swagger but give a solid nod to the newfound interior design sensibilities of this 7- or 8-passenger van. Toyota went in strong with.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 27, 2020
The key was the lapidary engine, together with a passel of sensors and diagnostics.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Is Volkswagen’s ID.3 a pioneer of a new mobility era? We get our hands on the first versions to arrive in UK this autumn: The 1st Edition.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2020
In its fight against COVID-19 and for the protection of bus occupants, Daimler Buses is relying on a high fresh air content, a fast exchange of air and anti-viral high-performance particle filters in its vehicles. The effectiveness of these protective measures has been confirmed by a research report issued by the Hermann Rietschel Institute at the Technical University of Berlin.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Over the life of an electric vehicle, tires can have a profound effect on electric vehicle range and efficiency. That’s been given more nuance with a new collaborative study, between Geely Research Institute, Shanglong Linglong Tire Co., and ExxonMobil—and reported earlier this month in SAE International. Over the life of an electric.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 26, 2020
A bunch of these boats could meet up to form ad hoc structures, like a bridge or a platform.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 27, 2020
The SMMT has warned that EVs built in the EU will cost an average of £2800 more if the UK exits the EU without a deal. As well as effectively wiping out the current plug-in car grant, UK-built EVs would cost around £2000 more in the EU, likely reducing the number sold to our closest export market.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Fairfax County and Dominion Energy have launched passenger service on Relay—the first publicly funded autonomous electric shuttle and test of driverless technology in public transportation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This pilot project is a public-private partnership between Fairfax County, Dominion Energy, EDENS (Mosaic District developer), Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Virginia Tech Transportation Institu
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Fisker on Monday announced a spike in reservations for its Ocean electric SUV, and began sketching out plans for a European launch. The startup opened reservations for the Ocean on November 27, 2019—before actually unveiling the SUV at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show the following January. Reservations had climbed to 8,871 as of October.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 29, 2020
The electric Nissan Leaf has been given a minor update, with the highlight being the introduction of a new 62kWh N-Connecta trim.
Discover EV
OCTOBER 30, 2020
This tumultuous year of car sales and industry news still has a few aces up its sleeve, with electrified cars outselling diesel for the first time across Europe. Buoyed by deliveries of cars like the Volkswagen ID.3 and continuing anti-diesel sentiment, EVs, PHEVs, hybrids and mild hybrids are making up the shortfall.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2020
ROUSH CleanTech, known for its advanced clean transportation solutions, is entering the electric truck market. ROUSH is providing Penske Truck Leasing with all-new Ford F-650 battery electric vehicles later this year for deployment across Southern California. Penske has been expanding its battery electric fleet for the past several years. We are working with our customers to evaluate ROUSH CleanTech-powered BEVs across various real-world applications.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 28, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic hasn't changed Americans feelings about electric cars, but car shoppers do expect more from EVs, according to a new J.D. Power survey. A lung-related pandemic throws the need for reduced emissions into stark relief, but Americans' views of electric cars remain about the same as they were at this time last year. The J.D.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 29, 2020
The Fiat Panda range has been updated for 2021, with the refresh including new bumpers, additional colour options, a set of 16in alloy wheels and an updated interior.
EVolution
OCTOBER 28, 2020
IBreaking news yesterday, as Hyundai recall over 700 Kona’s in New Zealand following, recalls in Korea, North America, and Europe. Australia might be next. Starting in mid-2019, we have seen reports of the Hyundai Kona’s high-powered batteries spontaneously catching fire, with now 13 recorded incidents to-date, including fires in Canada, Korea, and Austria.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 25, 2020
Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a thin-layer artificial biofilm technology for sustainable and long-term ethylene photoproduction. In the process, described in an open-access paper in the RSC journal Green Chemistry , recombinant Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 cells holding ethylene forming enzyme (Efe) from Pseudomonas syringae are entrapped within a natural polymer matrix, thus forming the thin-layer biocatalytic structure.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Ford has announced a few more details about its upcoming Active Driver Assist technology, which will rival systems like GM’s Super Cruise and Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot functionality. Most notably, Ford has disclosed pricing for the feature, which will be rolled out in the third quarter of 2021, through an over-the-air.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Fiat has given its Tipo hatchback a mid-life refresh, ushering in design tweaks, new tech and updated engines.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Beep , a Florida-based autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider, will deploy the first autonomous shuttles at Yellowstone National Park with the National Parks Service (NPS) in May 2021. The pilot program will test multi-passenger, electric automated vehicle platforms to provide visitors a safe, innovative and eco-friendly transportation alternative while exploring Yellowstone.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 25, 2020
Linde GmbH and Shell announced an exclusive collaboration agreement on ethane-oxidative dehydrogenation (E-ODH) technology for ethylene production. The catalytic process is an alternative route to ethane steam cracking, offering the potential of economic advantages, acetic acid co-production and significantly lower overall carbon footprint through electrification of power input.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 25, 2020
Texas A&M University researchers have developed a conceptual model to identify systematically the potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles. They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affected health and concluded that 17 could negatively impact public health, while eight could have a positive impact. There were seven areas of uncertain implications that require further investigation.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Wireless power transfer pioner WiTricity closed a $34-million investment round. Stage 1 Ventures led the round with participation from Air Waves Wireless Electricity and a strategic investment by Mitsubishi Corporation through its US subsidiary, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). The infusion of capital will enable WiTricity to continue its leading-edge wireless power platform development, expand its intellectual property portfolio, and capitalize on the commercial momentum for wireless charging
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