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KIT studying production of MEAs for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle systems

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Within the KliMEA project, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will study drive systems of heavy duty vehicles and fuel cell technology to find ways how future production of fuel cell components can be adapted to these expected new emissions requirements. Figure: wbk, KIT).

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KIT develops new coating process to produce Li-ion electrodes at record speed

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2019

With a new coating process, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have produced electrodes for lithium-ion batteries at record speed. Photo: Ralf Diehm, KIT). At the same time, the new process improves the quality of electrodes and reduces production costs. Quicker coating requires shorter drying times.

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KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and colleagues earlier developed an efficient process for methane pyrolysis. Now, KIT is partnering with industry partner Wintershall Dea to further develop this process for use on an industrial scale. —Prof Wetzel.

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KIT launches AgiloDrive project on agile production system for electric motors

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2020

In Germany, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has launched AgiloDrive, a project seeking to develop novel product kits and production technologies for electric motors for direct transfer to industry. —Professor Jürgen Fleischer, Head of the wbk Institute of Production Science of KIT. Photo: Schaeffler).

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KIT coordinating EPIC project; accelerated drying of electrodes for Li-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The new EPIC project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is aimed at accelerating the drying of high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process and, hence, reducing the cost of production. Photo: Ralf Diehm/KIT).

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Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Rendering of regional airplane with conversion kit and fuel capsules. Universal Hydrogen is enabling this transformation with its aftermarket hydrogen conversion kit for regional aircraft, as well as its fuel distribution system based on modular hydrogen capsule technology. Icelandair.

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ZF presents the Modular eDrive Kit; reducing development time for new e-drives by up to 50%

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At IAA Mobility in Munich, ZF is presenting the Moldular eDrive Kit for purely electric drives. Th kit bundles the entire expertise of ZF's e-mobility team for system solutions, components, and software controls in a flexible and modular platform.

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KIT establishing institue to help combustion-engine SMEs re-orient to e-mobility; Fit4E

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is establishing a “Transformation Hub Electric Mobility” to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) with specialized knowledge in the process chain for manufacturing a combustion engine re-orient for electric mobility. Photo: Felix Wirth, KIT).

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KIT team designs low-cost photoreactor for efficient solar-driven synthesis

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2023

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their Canadian partners have designed a low-cost photoreactor design for solar-driven synthesis. The photoreactors have a low level of complexity, are readily manufacturable via mass fabrication techniques in polymers, and are easy to adapt to diverse photocatalysts. Kant et al.

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KIT concept for simultaneous coasting and drying of two-layered electrodes could speed production and lower costs

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed and successfully tested an innovative concept for simultaneous coating and drying of two-layered electrodes. KIT Scanning electron microscopy of a multi-layered electrode cross section: Different active materials are used for the layers and applied simultaneously.

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TTTech Auto launches high-performance networking ECU to future-proof automotive E/E architectures

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

It also provides the necessary functionality to build future hybrid or full zonal architectures and enables over-the-air software updates and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) connectivity. In the future, it can also act as a central computer in a hybrid or even a full zonal architecture.

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Universal Hydrogen announces $20.5M in Series A funding to build and test full-scale hardware for hydrogen commercial aircraft

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

million Series A financing round led by prominent Silicon Valley venture fund, Playground Global, with the investor syndicate comprising Fortescue Future Industries, Coatue, Global Founders Capital, Plug Power, Airbus Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Sojitz Corporation, and Future Shape.

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Electrogenic expands drop-in EV powertrain kit range to future-proof automotive icons

Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its classic car EV conversions, has revealed details of its newly expanded range of ‘drop-in’ EV conversion kits, future-proofing the world’s most loved automotive icons.

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“Software-Defined Car” project seeks to develop standardized rules and processes; SofDCar

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Academic partners include Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University of Stuttgart, the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart (FKSF), and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology, an innovation partner of KIT. —Baden-Württemberg Science Minister Theresia Bauer.

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€7M German project to develop processes and demand scenarios for the mass production of synthetic fuels; “Refineries for Future”

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2023

To cover future needs of heavy-duty vehicles, airplanes, and ships and provide chemical industry with basic substances, we will require the corresponding industrial facilities. This will affect future production capacities. So-called “refuels” promise to reduce CO 2 emissions by 90% compared to conventional fuels.

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Bosch leading major research project on software-defined manufacturing

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Led by Bosch, the University of Stuttgart, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a total of thirty companies will define the foundations for software-defined manufacturing (SDM) over the next three years in the SDM4FZI research project (Software-Defined Manufacturing for the Vehicle and Supplier Industry).

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Electrogenic reveals budget-friendly EV conversion kit to future-proof classic Mini

Electric Cars Report

MAY 8, 2023

British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its market-leading classic car EV conversions, has expanded its range of acclaimed ‘drop-in’ conversion kits with its most accessible yet: a cost effective ‘plug and play’ solution to easily electrify the classic Mini.

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Electrogenic brings the DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the Future with a ‘drop-in’ EV conversion kit

Electrek

JUNE 26, 2024

The EV conversion experts at Electrogenic have introduced a new “plug and play” kit that can bring any sample of the original DeLorean into the future of electric mobility. It still can’t actually travel through time, though… more…

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Starlink team builds 1M standard kits in 10 months at Bastrop, Texas plant

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

SpaceX is not just ramping Starlink’s satellite launches; it is also ramping the production of internet kits at its Bastrop, Texas facility. As per Starlink’s official social media account on X, the Bastrop factory has produced 1 million standard kits in the last ten months. pic.twitter.com/eyMWHE7xUy — S.E. Robinson, Jr.

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Volkswagen ends e-Golf production in Dresden in preparation for ID.3 launch

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2020

At the beginning of 2021, the production area of the Transparent Factory will be converted to meet the requirements of the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). 3 is the first vehicle to be based on Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). —Danny Auerswald, head of plant of the Transparent Factory. together, was adapted.

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Rolls-Royce launches mtu hydrogen solutions for power generation

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2021

After intensive tests on test benches and pilot installations at customers in 2022, Rolls-Royce will continuously market new mtu Series 500 and Series 4000 gas engines beginning in 2023 for use with up to 100 percent hydrogen, and on a design to order basis conversion kits to allow already installed gas engines in the field to run on 100% hydrogen.

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LLTO anode material for safe batteries with a long cycle life

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2020

Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Jilin University in Changchun/China have investigated a highly promising anode material for future high-performance batteries: lithium lanthanum titanate with a perovskite crystal structure (LLTO). —Helmut Ehrenberg.

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ZF showcases new eMobility kit for commercial e-mobility; AxTrax 2 drives

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2023

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division presented its latest eMobility kit, which now includes all-electric central drives, axle drives and eComponents. With our modular electric drive kit, ZF can provide customers with everything they need to electrify their commercial vehicles from last-mile delivery vehicles up to 44-ton truck.

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CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Our hydrogen locomotive program has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from locomotive operations, supporting the transition to a lower-carbon future in the freight rail sector. The conversion work will be done at CSX’s Huntington, West Virginia locomotive shop.

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Mattel creates the perfect Tesla Cybertruck LEGO kit that never was

Teslarati

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This buildable MEGA X Cybertruck is the pinnacle of our devotion and literally puts the future in your hands,” read the announcement. More information may come out about the MEGA x Cybertruck build set in the future. The post Mattel creates the perfect Tesla Cybertruck LEGO kit that never was appeared first on TESLARATI.

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ZF and Freudenberg partner on fuel cell drives

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While Freudenberg will offer scalable e-power systems in kit form with various power outputs, ZF will offer complete electric driveline systems of up to 360 kW continuous power. We are investing heavily in the mobility of the future. This is in line with ZF’s new CeTrax 2 electric central drive for heavy-duty vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Germany’s AgiloBat project seeks flexible battery production in terms of format, material, quantities

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In an open-access paper published in Scientific Reports , a team from Fraunhofer ISI and KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has presented the first systematic overview of empirical findings on the electrification of vehicle mileage based on on actual PHEV (plug-in hybrid) and BEV (battery-electric vehicle) usage for the US and Germany.

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Toyota to begin assembling fuel cell modules for heavy-duty trucks at Kentucky plant in 2023

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

The dual fuel cell modules, which are a key component of an overall FC kit, weigh approximately 1,400 pounds and can deliver up to 160kW of continuous power. The FC kit also includes a high-voltage battery, electric motors, transmission and hydrogen storage assembly from top-tier suppliers.

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Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2019

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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KIT team finds wear occurs at first contact and always takes place at same point

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) recently showed that wear occurs at the first contact and always takes place at the same point of the material. It is my objective to develop guidelines for the future production of alloys or materials with better friction properties —Peter Gumbsch.

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ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

ACIA expects to place 10 firm orders for Universal Hydrogen’s ATR 72 conversion kits with additional purchase rights for 20 more conversion kits of various turboprop types. Evaluate future green hydrogen demand in the aviation industry on a region-by-region basis to identify and promote green hydrogen adoption and uptake.

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Researchers use synchrotron in quest for better synthetic fuels catalyst

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Using X-rays from a synchrotron particle accelerator, scientists of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now been able to observe for the first time a catalyst during the Fischer-Tropsch reaction that facilitates the production of synthetic fuels under industrial conditions. Photo: Tiziana Carambia). —Prof Grunwaldt.

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German BMBF launches new €16M FestBatt multi-institution cluster to focus on solid-state batteries

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Solid-state batteries are fireproof and might enable larger storage capacities and quicker charging processes in the future. —Professor Helmut Ehrenberg of KIT’s Institute for Applied Materials (IAM), a member of FestBatt. Several KIT institutes are involved in the cluster and have been granted funds with a total amount of €3.95

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NVIDIA introduces high-performance platform for embedded systems

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

The NVIDIA Jetson TK1 Developer Kit offers performance of 326 gigaflops—nearly three times more than any similar embedded platform. The Jetson TK1 Developer Kit includes a full C/C++ toolkit based on NVIDIA CUDA architecture, the most pervasive parallel computing platform and programming model.

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Electrogenic delivers first customer car fitted with ‘Plug and Play’ electrification kit: A Porsche 911

Electric Cars Report

MARCH 31, 2023

British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its market-leading classic car EV conversions, has fitted the first of its revolutionary ‘drop-in’ conversion kits to a customer’s classic Porsche 911.

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RABus collaboration testing electric, autonomous public transit in Mannheim and Friedrichshafen

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will accompany project work by studying demand, acceptance, and impacts. Development, implementation, and tests of economically efficient and reliable operation of automated vehicles are of high relevance to future public passenger transit.

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This new kit lets you tow an e-bike with another e-bike

Electrek

MAY 1, 2023

But if you ever do in the future, now there’s a kit for you thanks to Tern bikes. more… The post This new kit lets you tow an e-bike with another e-bike appeared first on Electrek. Have you ever wanted to tow an electric bike with your own e-bike? Ok fine, that might be a niche case.

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Voltabox to supply battery systems to e-troFit for conversion of diesel buses to electric

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In the past fiscal year, e-troFit nominated Voltabox AG as the supplier of the battery unit for conversion kits for buses and trucks. In addition to retrofitting, e-troFit also plans to address manufacturers in the future in order to equip new buses, trucks and other commercial and special vehicles.

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Audi to invest ~€14B in electromobility, digitalization and autonomous driving over next 5 years

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This planning round bears a clear signature: We are taking a very systematic approach to electric mobility and will be much more focused in future. We are consistently prioritizing our resources for future-oriented products and services that are highly attractive and relevant to the market.

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Company Creates Bolt-On DeLorean EV Conversion Kit

The Truth About Cars

JULY 3, 2024

UK-based Electrogenic has produced a bolt-in conversion kit that transforms the DMC DeLorean into an all-electric vehicle. The bolt-in kit is said to require absolutely no cutting, welding, or drilling of any kind — making it a option for someone hoping to create a movie replica or cyberpunk project car.

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Volkswagen focuses motorsport strategy on e-mobility; farewell to ICE; new MEB-based motorsports concepts coming

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

family on the basis of the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB), on which numerous electric production vehicles will be based. Now is the time for the next step towards the future: in motorsport, Volkswagen is resolutely committing to e-mobility and will say goodbye to factory-backed commitments using internal combustion engines.

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KIT opens advanced quantum network test facility

Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

KIT's new quantum network test facility pioneers secure quantum communication, advancing encryption and future quantum computing connectivity. The post KIT opens advanced quantum network test facility appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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VW Commercial Vehicles unveils e-BULLI; electric T1

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

As the basis for the future e-BULLI the team chose a T1 Samba Bus produced in Hannover in 1966, which prior to its conversion spent half a century on the roads of California. 3 and future ID.BUZZ, the high-voltage battery is housed centrally in the vehicle floor. As in the new ID.3

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KIT studying production of MEAs for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle systems

KIT develops new coating process to produce Li-ion electrodes at record speed

KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

KIT launches AgiloDrive project on agile production system for electric motors

KIT coordinating EPIC project; accelerated drying of electrodes for Li-ion batteries

Universal Hydrogen signs LOIs with 3 carriers for hydrogen-powered aircraft

ZF presents the Modular eDrive Kit; reducing development time for new e-drives by up to 50%

KIT establishing institue to help combustion-engine SMEs re-orient to e-mobility; Fit4E

KIT team designs low-cost photoreactor for efficient solar-driven synthesis

KIT concept for simultaneous coasting and drying of two-layered electrodes could speed production and lower costs

TTTech Auto launches high-performance networking ECU to future-proof automotive E/E architectures

Universal Hydrogen announces $20.5M in Series A funding to build and test full-scale hardware for hydrogen commercial aircraft

Electrogenic expands drop-in EV powertrain kit range to future-proof automotive icons

“Software-Defined Car” project seeks to develop standardized rules and processes; SofDCar

€7M German project to develop processes and demand scenarios for the mass production of synthetic fuels; “Refineries for Future”

Bosch leading major research project on software-defined manufacturing

Electrogenic reveals budget-friendly EV conversion kit to future-proof classic Mini

Electrogenic brings the DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the Future with a ‘drop-in’ EV conversion kit

Starlink team builds 1M standard kits in 10 months at Bastrop, Texas plant

Volkswagen ends e-Golf production in Dresden in preparation for ID.3 launch

Rolls-Royce launches mtu hydrogen solutions for power generation

LLTO anode material for safe batteries with a long cycle life

ZF showcases new eMobility kit for commercial e-mobility; AxTrax 2 drives

CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

Mattel creates the perfect Tesla Cybertruck LEGO kit that never was

ZF and Freudenberg partner on fuel cell drives

Germany’s AgiloBat project seeks flexible battery production in terms of format, material, quantities

Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

Toyota to begin assembling fuel cell modules for heavy-duty trucks at Kentucky plant in 2023

Kopernikus Project P2X integrated container-scale test facility produces first fuels from air-captured CO2 and green power

KIT team finds wear occurs at first contact and always takes place at same point

ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

Researchers use synchrotron in quest for better synthetic fuels catalyst

German BMBF launches new €16M FestBatt multi-institution cluster to focus on solid-state batteries

NVIDIA introduces high-performance platform for embedded systems

Electrogenic delivers first customer car fitted with ‘Plug and Play’ electrification kit: A Porsche 911

RABus collaboration testing electric, autonomous public transit in Mannheim and Friedrichshafen

This new kit lets you tow an e-bike with another e-bike

Voltabox to supply battery systems to e-troFit for conversion of diesel buses to electric

Audi to invest ~€14B in electromobility, digitalization and autonomous driving over next 5 years

Company Creates Bolt-On DeLorean EV Conversion Kit

Volkswagen focuses motorsport strategy on e-mobility; farewell to ICE; new MEB-based motorsports concepts coming

KIT opens advanced quantum network test facility

VW Commercial Vehicles unveils e-BULLI; electric T1

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