Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Ford Motor Company is partnering with Wind Energy Corporation to deliver a new source of clean energy to its dealers. Under a pilot program exclusive to Ford, Wind Energy will install wind sail and solar panel systems at four Ford dealerships, a nearly $750,000 investment, to help power dealer facilities.

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Wind Ford Energy Power 239

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The truck, developed in cooperation with Scania, features a 290 kW electric motor (210 kW continuous); a 2-speed transmission; 2,200 N·m peak torque; a 56 kWh Li-ion battery; and a 90 kW PEM fuel cell. Battery power is in fact a more economical solution for light goods transport in urban areas.

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Norway Hydrogen Fuel Li-ion 530

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, have successfully tested a light aircraft powered by a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, in which an electric motor and gasoline engine work together to drive the propeller. kW 4-stroke gasoline engine in parallel with a 12 kW electric motor.).

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Light Hybrid Fuel Gasoline-Electric 277

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

The motor-inverter combination is designed for Class 2 through Class 6 vehicles. When integrated with one of Dana’s numerous electrified axle solutions, the TM4 SUMO LD can be configured for light-commercial, minibus, and medium-duty truck and bus, as well as heavy-duty Class 8 hybrid vehicles.

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Light Commercial Vehicles Mariner 246

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Featuring a GM-developed 105 kW electric motor that pushes out 400 lb-ft (542 N·m) of torque and a 21 kWh pack that supports an estimated 82-mile (132 km) range, the Spark EV is a speedy (0-60 mph in 7.6 Much of this derives from the efforts GM has put over the years into motor control and active damping for hybrids and EVs.

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Chevrolet Motors Motoring Motor 325

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. This could generate more than 20 GWh of electricity from wind energy per year.

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Germany Production BMW Wind 426

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With strong sales and continued customer demand, the Wind RWD becomes the base EV6 for the 2023 model year, replacing the Light RWD (2022 MSRP $41,400). The 2023 pricing reflects a $1,000 MSRP increase over the 2022 EV6 Wind. kWh battery pack with a 168 kW rear motor; dual-motor e-WD models features the 77.4

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Kia Wind Miles America 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company announced that its IONIQ 6 electrified streamliner will deliver up to 614 km (382 miles) of all-electric range per charge (77.4-kWh kWh battery with 2WD, 18-inch tires), according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). With WLTP-rated energy consumption as low as 13.9

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Hyundai North America Wind All-Electric 370

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

(TEPCO HD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have developed a stationary storage battery system (1 MW output, 3 MWh capacity) that combines TEPCO’s operating technology and safety standards for stationary storage batteries and Toyota’s system technology for electrified vehicle storage batteries.

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Toyota Batteries Battery Energy Storage 416

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

ZF is presenting new electric drives for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. ZF’s new generation of electric drives is based on a modular overall concept with integrated electric motor, inverter, transmission, and software. A new cooling concept and a new winding technology play the decisive role here.

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Commercial Vehicles Wind Cars 273

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2022

The EV6 will be offered in three trim levels: Light, Wind and GT-Line. The Light trim will be offered in rear-wheel drive while Wind and sporty GT-Line variants will be available in rear-wheel drive and Dual Motor e-AWD configurations. Dual Motor e-AWD: 77.4 EV6 Light RWD. EV6 Wind RWD.

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Kia Price Tax Credit Wind 195

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

The plant aims to be 100% self-sufficient for electricity and work will commence imminently on potential wind and solar farms. These light commercial vehicles and their passenger car variants, are all powered by a 100kW (136hp) motor with a 50 kWh lithium-ion battery. Vauxhall Combo-e Life. Opel Combo-e. Opel Combo-e Life.

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Production Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels 435

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in increasingly high demand across the globe for its use in the green energy and tech industries. electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars). electronics, wind turbines, hybrid cars). Bayan Obo in 2006.

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Green Industry Industrial Ireland 418

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

The wing was tested in a NASA wind tunnel. Because the structure, comprising thousands of tiny triangles of matchstick-like struts, is composed mostly of empty space, it forms a mechanical “metamaterial” that combines the structural stiffness of a rubber-like polymer and the extreme lightness and low density of an aerogel.

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MIT Engine Wind Lithuania 360

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

At launch, the EV9 will be available in Light, Wind, Land, and GT-Line trim levels, offered in two battery sizes and rear-wheel drive or dual-motor AWD configurations. kWh battery with a 160-kW (215-hp) motor that drives the rear wheels. earlier post ). Standard is a 76.1-kWh An optional 99.8-kWh

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Kia SUV DC Standards 370

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2015

The system features TM4’s external rotor motor technology (in which the rotor rotates on the outside of the stator). The external rotor motor technology delivers higher power density, high torque density, and increased long-term reliability than a similar motor with an internal rotor, according to TM4.

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Motors Motoring Motor Power 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The Ricardo RapidSR switched reluctance drive motor avoids the use of rare earth elements. Ricardo has developed a new prototype 85 kW synchronous reluctance motor designed primarily for electric vehicle traction applications. CAD model of Ricardo RapidSR motor. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Motors Motoring Motor Land Rover 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In the 4MATIC models, the Torque Shift function ensures intelligent, continuously variable distribution of drive torque between the rear and front electric motors and thus the use of the most efficient eATS in each case. To increase the range further, the electric motor at the front axle can be completely decoupled.

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SUV Mercedes Lithium Ion Wind 293

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

With the increase in performance from the additional electric motor, the development team was also able to improve the efficiency of the entire vehicle and achieve lower emissions as well as lower consumption. The power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design. 13,500 rpm.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2023

Highlights of the findings from the 2023 CMA include: Rare earth materials (neodymium [Nd], praseodymium [Pr], dysprosium [Dy], and terbium [Tb]) used in magnets in EV motors and wind turbine generators continue to be critical. Gallium (Ga) continues to be critical due to its use in light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

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Clean Cleaning Supplies Energy 370

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the MI-TECH CONCEPT electrified small SUV concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show 2019. The company is also showcasing the twin-motor, 4WD Engelberg Tourer, unveiled in March in Geneva ( earlier post ). We are dedicated to electrification technology, particularly plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).

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Mitsubishi PHEV Corporation Concept 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2021

An eATS basically comprises an electric motor, a (spur) transmission, the differential and the power electronics. The compact electric motors on the front and rear axles are permanently excited synchronous motors. The motor on the rear axle is particularly powerful due to six-phase operation: two windings with three phases each.

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Mercedes Charging Wind All-Electric 307

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2014

The vessel remains stable in the water even in rough seas and is relatively light, thus reducing fuel consumption. At the heart of the system is an electrical machine that can serve either as a motor or a generator. If electric operation is selected, the propeller is instead driven by the electric motor. EcoProp drive system.

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Diesel Hybrid Mariner Water 287

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

The US DRIVE Cradle-to-Grave Working Group has published the “Cradle-to-Grave Lifecycle Analysis of US Light-Duty Vehicle-Fuel Pathways: A Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Economic Assessment of Current (2015) and Future (2025–2030) Technologies” Argonne National Lab Report. C2G GHG emissions of various vehicle-fuel pathways. Elgowainy et al.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 26, 2025

of total new light-duty vehicle sales in the third quarter of 2024 up from 19.1% When operating, EVs experience various vibrations, from road conditions to overall motor functioning, which may cause significant wear, breakdowns and potential safety risks before their time. In fact, BEVs accounted for 21.2% in the second quarter.

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General Motors Motors Motoring Motor 95

Charged EVs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

It’s built in the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant in Bryan County, Georgia, that now assembles the refreshed 2025 Ioniq 5 five-seat hatchback—and it’s expected to qualify for the full $7,500 federal purchase incentives, if it still exists when the vehicle goes on sale. The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 will go on sale in Spring 2025. seconds, 6.2

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Hyundai SUV Los Angeles Kia 104

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Its design draws upon the results of the collaborative European research project EcoChamps (European COmpetitiveness in Commercial Hybrid and AutoMotive PowertrainS), including hairpin electric machine winding, and shared cooling for the motor, transmission and inverter. The purpose of the €28.5-million

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Congress Hybrid 2019 Electrical 247

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation introduced the fully redesigned Triton one-ton pickup truck in Bangkok, Thailand, with sales already commencing in Thailand. Mitsubishi Motors has produced approximately 5.6 Mitsubishi Motors has produced approximately 5.6 Earlier post.) With a larger body, it has a newly developed 2.4L

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Mitsubishi Diesel Motors Motoring 195

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

An asynchronous motor is used at the front axle. The electric motor, a fixed-ratio transmission with differential, the cooling system and the power electronics form a highly integrated, very compact unit—the electric powertrain (eATS). The electric motors are permanently excited synchronous motors (PSM).

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Mercedes Concept Wind Batteries 259

Cars That Think

MARCH 23, 2022

This group of wind-turbine fan blades, fresh from Siemens Gamesa’s new RecycleBlade manufacturing process at England’s largest such factory, await shipment to the various points around the globe where they will serve 20- to 30-year stints generating electricity at wind farms before they’re recalled and reincarnated. What’s Next?

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Wind Coal Taxi Light 102

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

The EVSys800 used in the concept is a modular 800-volt drive and consists of SiC power electronics, the electric motor and a reduction gearbox. Despite its extremely compact design and light weight, the EVbeat does not skimp on performance. E-Motor Stator with new braided winding. EVSys800 e-drive.

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Volt Concept Vehicles Wind 195

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

With dual electric motors, all-wheel drive and an aggressive, restyled body shape, the purpose-built car demonstrates how Nissan’s electric vehicle technology can deliver exciting yet quiet, zero-emission power—a key component of the company’s Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision.

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Nissan All-Electric Power Powered 259

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

During a symposium for the media on GM’s electrification efforts, including a preview of the Spark EV to be unveiled at the LA Auto Show in two weeks, General Motors and ABB showed and demonstrated a new grid distributed micro-storage (at grid scale) system—i.e., Click to enlarge.

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Energy Storage Volt GM Energy 348

Cars That Think

JULY 2, 2024

Such a massive shift will inevitably mean far greater use of electric traction motors, nearly all of which rely on magnets that contain rare earth elements, which cause substantial environmental degradation when their ores are extracted and then processed into industrially useful forms. research on advanced motors for EVs.

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Motor Motors Motoring Building 144

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Below this GVW the technology has already been acquired by Valeo as a supercharger for cars and light commercial vehicle applications. Cobra’s windings have been optimized for 24 volt operation. Switched reluctance motors without the integrated electronics are already deployed extensively in other industries. Earlier post.)

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Water Engine Commercial Diesel 370

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

Many materials deemed critical by the DOE are used in modern clean energy technologies—such as wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and energy-efficient lighting. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Universal Idaho Iowa Davis 332

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The Prius AWD-e uses an independent electric, magnet-less rear motor (a Toyota first) to power the rear wheels from 0 to 6 mph, then when needed, up to 43 mph. liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and two motor/generators through an electronically controlled planetary-type continuously variable transmission (CVT).

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