Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2023

Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. The procedure was based on a dataset of more than 400,000 molecules, which the researchers screened to find the optimum molecular structure for solar energy storage materials.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Organizers wanted to showcase how their small nation of nearly 11 million, on the western shore of the Caspian Sea , had evolved over its three decades of independence and was ready to play a role in the world s energy transition. But if they succeed, it will mark a bold feat of engineering to boost clean energy and fight climate.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2022

Terex Utilities introduced the industry’s first all-electric bucket truck at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC) in Williamsburg, Va. Xcel Energy will take delivery of the first unit later this month. Xcel Energy crews will use these trucks in real working conditions during a six- to 12-month pilot.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging high energy batteries for electric vehicles, announced that its XFC batteries and systems are now being tested by more than 15 global automotive brand manufacturers, and that it has additional potential manufacturing partnerships in the pipeline for this year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 24, 2025

With US energy policy in a state of flux, US clean energy investors are picking up their money and taking it overseas. The post Clean Energy Investors Can Take Their Money Anywhere appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

At Auto Shanghai, Chinese battery giant CATL launched what it calls a “condensed battery”—a type of semi-solid state cell with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg. CATL says the cell can achieve high energy density and high level of safety at the same time, opening up a new electrification scenario for passenger aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2022

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that prices in US wholesale electricity markets this summer will significantly increase over last summer’s prices. EIA forecasts summer electricity prices will average $98/MWh in California’s CAISO market and $90/MWh in the ERCOT market in Texas. MMBtu in May 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Vans is systematically electrifying all model series, including a range of sector-specific electric mobility solutions—also in the small van segment. The electric small van will be orderable in the near future. Prices start at around €49,000 for the EQT with 90 kW electric motor and standard length.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America and subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), announced the delivery of TBB’s 200 th Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus to Monroe County Public Schools in Indiana.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A team led by Raymond Borges Hink at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a method using blockchain to protect communications between electronic devices in the electric grid, preventing cyberattacks and cascading blackouts. This saves energy and reduces the space needed to store data.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2023

In the case of the eActros LongHaul and the eActros 300 Tractor, the experts paid particular attention to the battery properties and the electric drivetrain on site in adverse weather conditions. In addition, thermal and energy management systems were subjected to intensive testing.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Genesis GV60 ( earlier post ) is based on the brand’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), the innovative features of which help deliver greater efficiency, performance and driving pleasure. The use of silicon carbide boosts energy efficiency by 3% and range by 5%. Smart braking, smart charging. Capable of providing a 3.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

Stellantis’s Jeep brand is introducing the battery-electric Jeep Avenger ( earlier post ) in Europe. This introduction marks the beginning of the next phase of the electrification of the Jeep brand—the BEV wave—that will see four fully-electric vehicles hit the market by 2025. Avenger offers energy consumption of 15.4

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Electrek

MARCH 23, 2025

Global energy demand spiked in 2024, driven largely by surging electricity use, according to a new report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Electricity consumption jumped by nearly 1,100 terawatt-hours a hefty 4.3% increase nearly twice the annual average growth of the past decade.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2023

High power density electric machine for turboelectric propulsion. Electric Machine Design Specifications Metric Value Units Power 1 MW Specific power 17 kW/kg Speed 12500 RPM Shear stress 5.3 Electric Machine Design Specifications Metric Value Units Power 1 MW Specific power 17 kW/kg Speed 12500 RPM Shear stress 5.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2022

Moscow is now actively developing its charging infrastructure for electric buses. Currently there are 202 charging structure in the city; Moscow will install another 115 ultra-fast charging stations for electric buses. Ultra-fast charging stations for Moscow electric buses. Thus, they can work in any weather all year round.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

After three years of intensive studies covering the entire lifecycle of an all-electric aircraft, Tecnam is halting development of the all-electric P-Volt aircraft, mainly due to concerns about current battery technology. The company will continue to explore new emerging technologies. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2023

From 2017, the second-generation MINI Countryman featured the MINI Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 as the first plug-in hybrid MINI model to offer an additional 65 kW/88 hp electric motor on the rear axle. The new generation of the largest MINI model is fully electric and locally emission-free.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching its electric small van for inner-city delivery and service operations—the eCitan—as a Panel Van with a choice of two lengths: the 4498 mm compact version and the 4922 mm long version. The eCitan’s electric motor has a peak output of 90 kW (122 hp). For the compact panel van, this is 2.9

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2025

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MARCH 27, 2025

On March 10 th , the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing on electricity rates. While covering this hearing, John Perik of NBC 10 News stated that clean energy costs on the electric bill were going to rise 43% , and it implied that those charges were the main reason that electricity delivery charges were going up.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Tesco is launching the UK’s first commercially used fully electric heavy-duty freight articulated (tractor-trailer as opposed to rigid) trucks. To power the new service, FSEW has installed charging points at its site in South Wales that provide enough energy to power these large vehicles for 100 miles before needing to charge again.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2023

The first of the fully electrically powered and locally emission-free buses is expected to be delivered by the end of this year, while the other vehicles will be delivered in the first half of 2024. Together with the buses now on order, the number rises to a total of 132 all-electric, low-floor buses in the VHH fleet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Moog has collaborated with Komatsu to build a fully electric compact wheel loader machine. Moog’s intelligent machine electrification system includes an electric traction motor, lift, tilt and steering electric cylinders, power electronics, system control computer, battery, and battery management system.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will start using 30 electric trucks to make “last mile” deliveries to local customers in Belgium. Through a key partnership with Renault Trucks, the beverage manufacturer is electrifying one-fifth of its truck fleet and creating the largest fleet of electric trucks in Belgium.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 21, 2025

However, living in Utah for 20 years and traveling north to south and east to west, the only grid-scale clean energy. continued] The post Renewable Energy Production & Use In Utah appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2023

E-Tourneo Courier is one of 10 all-electric vehicles Ford has committed to offering in Europe by 2024, as it targets zero emissions for all vehicle sales in the region by 2035. The company is investing $50 billion globally through 2026 to achieve a targeted run rate of more than 2 million all-electric vehicles by the end of that year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

TeraWatt Infrastructure is developing the first network of high-powered charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty electric trucks along the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway, stretching from the Port of Long Beach - Los Angeles, California to the El Paso, Texas area.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

To support the expansion of electric transportation in Québec, the Electric Circuit is a{launching} a pilot project on heavy- and medium-duty vehicle charging. Our goal is to stimulate the growth of electric transportation. —France Lampron, Director – Development of Energy and Mobility Offers at Hydro-Québec.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

Sysco Corporation, the world’s largest food distributor, unveiled its vision for the Riverside Electric Vehicle Hub, which will transform the company’s distribution center into the focal point of its electrified fleet. and add 2,800 electric trucks to its US fleet by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited is acquiring six Volvo VNR Electric trucks, as part of a pilot program to service its customer delivery routes throughout the Greater Montreal Area. It currently has several light-duty electric service vehicles in the Greater Montreal Area and uses B20 biofuels on all trucks newer than 2012.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Komatsu will exhibit a 20-ton-class electric hydraulic excavator equipped with a lithium-ion battery system for the first time at bauma2022. 20-ton class electric hydraulic excavator. 20-ton class electric hydraulic excavator. The machine is powered by a 451 kWh lithium-ion battery system from US-based Proterra.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 27, 2025

Polestar Energy the Swedish all-electric performance brands new energy initiative is now fully live in the United Kingdom. After a successful pilot scheme here in the UK, Polestar Energy offers customers smarter, more efficient and cheaper home charging.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2023

China-based Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) reported successful testing of non-desalinated seawater electrolysis technology for hydrogen production powered by offshore wind. Dongfu One integrates on-site hydrogen production, smart energy conversion management, safety monitoring and control, as well as loading and unloading systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2023

The electric driveline system from Volvo Penta also includes the complete high voltage system—electric motors, gearboxes, inverters, junction boxes and cabling. The concept machine is powered entirely by two Volvo Penta batteries, matched to the duty cycle of the excavator, which fit neatly into the existing engine bay.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 4, 2025

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

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