Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2014

Ricardo’s TorqStor high speed flywheel energy storage technology ( earlier post ) has been selected to receive the SAE Tech Award, as one of the top five technologies to be on display at the SAE World Congress 8-10 at the COBO Center, Detroit. Ricardo’s TorqStor. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The GM China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) and GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) joint venture in Shanghai received the Material Technology Innovation Award for the research and development of an innovative magnesium-intensive decklid. The magnesium-intensive decklid covers the trunk of a vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2017

The Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize was awarded by Vienna University of Technology to Anke Kleinschmit, Head of Corporate Research & Sustainability and Environmental Officer for Daimler AG, for the development of the innovative exhaust gas aftertreatment system in the new OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine ( earlier post ).

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 3, 2024

Speaking with the Australian magazine Drive , a company executive said its future lies in electrification and noted that it would not invest in new internal combustion powertrain technologies. Nissan’s move will involve its e-Power tech, which uses a small combustion engine as a generator to power electric motors.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Since 2006, Phil has been a staff stalwart, writing and editing about vehicles, batteries, aircraft, outer space, electric motors, and hypersonics. After a couple of years, much of it spent reporting on the technology of cars and factories, he jumped to Scientific American. Private Eye magazine from the 1970s.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 15, 2022

The new Elon Musk essay was published in China Cyberspace , the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC) flagship magazine. In a way, the publication of the new Elon Musk essay in the CAC’s flagship magazine is significant. Believing in Technology for a Better Future. Posted by Elon Musk.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2022

In a recent simulation study reported in Porsche Engineering Magazine , Porsche Engineering examined the potential of hydrogen combustion engines. The special feature of this design is the coaxial arrangement of two compressor stages, which are driven by the turbine or the supporting electric motor using a common shaft.

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Teslarati

APRIL 23, 2021

The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

While likely of interest even to those with a solid understanding of the technology of electric vehicles and the related charging infrastructure, Pressman’s book should be a valuable resource for potential new buyers—if not for the Model 3, then for the Chevy Bolt, or any of the other competitive cars emerging on the market.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

—Drew Winter, editor-in-chief, WardsAuto World magazine. Unlike other hybrids in the segment, the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid utilizes a six-speed automatic transmission with a 50 kW electric motor in place of the standard torque converter. —Mike O’Brien, vice president, Corporate and Product Planning, Hyundai Motor America.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2023

General Motors held an early interest in automotive navigation systems, and its Research Laboratories division worked on its first in-car system back in 1966. It relied on 1960s technology, sans satellites. & GM went as far as to publish ads for the system in magazines as late as September of 1967. Called D.A.I.R.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2011

An all-new hybrid retrofit market will emerge and grow to a half million vehicles total by 2020, according to Protean Electric, which has developed an in-wheel motor electric drive system for light-duty vehicles. million vehicles, according to information from General Service Administration reports and Automotive Fleet Magazine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

By utilizing lean-burn technology, it reduces average energy consumption by approximately 25% compared with diesel engines of similar size and power. The model YC6K1340N is the only engine in China that utilizes the JACOBS in-cylinder brake technology, and has LNG braking power up to 17 kW/L. YC6KN engine. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 17, 2021

The magazine admitted that Tesla’s driver-assist system’s object detection and response is better than comparable systems, but Kelly Funkhouser, head of connected and automated vehicle testing for Consumer Reports , argued that it is this very reason why the magazine has safety concerns with Tesla’s cars. .

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As the transition to electric mobility gains momentum, Royal Enfield (the legendary and longest-running British motorcycle brand owned by India’s Eicher Motors) is making rapid progress with its own electric vehicle portfolio. EV efforts are expected to cost between $100 million and $150 million.

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Green Fleet Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

The ride and drive will feature vehicles from Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Polestar, Volvo, Lightning eMotors, Exro Technologies, and Tesla. Subject matter experts will share their on-the-ground insights into fleet electrification.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 17, 2007

Thomson Financial reports in Forbes that General Motors Corp unit Opel plans to bring out an all-electric car at the end of 2010. GM's European chief Carl-Peter Forster is said to mention the EV in an excerpt from tomorrow's Auto Motor Sport magazine.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The magazine Consumer Reports has been one of the most vocal critics of Tesla's Autopilot driver-assistance system. It has called for Tesla to disable Autopilot's automated-steering feature, calling the technology "too much, too soon." It also called on Tesla to stop using the "Autopilot" name, claiming it could be misleading.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

United Kingdom), km77.com com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Divergence between real-world and manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emission values for various real-world data sources, including average estimates for private cars, company cars, and all data sources.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

According to a recent study by EV magazine the Chinese automaker BYD sold more EVs in the fourth quarter of 2023 than Tesla although Tesla sold a total of 1.8 Let us look at other aspects and how to close this gap using modern technologies. We are all well aware that the EV market is expanding its horizons every day.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The analysis draws on data from a number of different sources: the user websites spritmonitor.de (Germany) and honestjohn.co.uk (United Kingdom); the leasing companies Travelcard (Netherlands) and LeasePlan (Germany); the car and consumer magazines Auto Bild (Germany), auto motor sport (Germany and Sweden), WhatCar? Other parameters.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

Here's the story from Motor Trend : VW jumping on plug-in hybrid bandwagon with TwinDrive system Nate Martinez June 26 2008 Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced today that pre-production testing of the automaker's plug-in hybrid electric system, dubbed TwinDrive, is underway with the full support of the German government.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

Lithium-ion automotive battery producer EnerDel and Nissan Motor Co. EnerDel and Argonne earlier cooperated on the development of the lithium titanate battery chemistry, for which they shared the R&D 100 Award for excellence in technology and innovative design from R&D Magazine, and an Excellence in Technology Transfer award.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Two 150-kilowatt electric motors together deliver 403 horsepower--enough to accelerate to 60 miles per hour in 5.8 The Q-drive system was developed by Quantum Technologies for military vehicles designed to have a quiet electric mode for "clandestine operations." It takes the Volt about 9 seconds.)

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 11, 2021

He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. When you leave—in a technology company—from one platform to another, one model business model to another, it's very risky. James Cortada is both a Ph.D. So this is a complete departure.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Paul who writes for TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Green Motoring Journalist of the Year Award’, so good luck to him and we will of course inform you of how it goes on the night of the awards. The Awards are being presented this year by TV motoring presenter Tiff Needell (Fifth Gear).

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

According to reports, General Motors has splashed out around $1billion developing the Chevrolet Volt, while Chrysler hopes to invest around $448million in its electric vehicle programme. Cogan is far from a naysayer about the prospects of electric vehicles - he has been covering them since 1992 in his award winning magazine.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 11, 2021

The magazine concluded that Tesla Autopilot was particularly problematic since it could be fooled into operating without a human driver. Every single system from the 17 vehicles tested by the motoring publication fell prey to simple hacks like a hockey stick on the accelerator.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

billion invested in 180 green-technology companies. Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. One reason for automakers’ trepidation is technological. By Jaeah Lee for the Christian Science Monitor.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

The US DOT’s is preparing NHTSA for a decision in 2013 that will determine whether the agency proceeds with regulatory activities that could require DSRC technology on new vehicles, consumer information programs that help new car buyers understand the effectiveness of this technology, or the need for further research and development.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 13, 2024

GenH2’s motors draw power from a fuel cell that runs on liquid hydrogen, and Daimler has said the vehicle will appear on German roads by mid-2024. Daimler Truck’s Next Steps As it has done in the past with safety technologies it has spearheaded, Daimler has made the recipe for liquid hydrogen (LH2) publicly available.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 11, 2022

These circuits were divided into three modules, one each for motor, exposure and logic, and flash control. Independent contracts to develop the motor and exposure control modules went to Fairchild and TI. The power control IC drove the solenoids and motor control unit. At the final count, some 400 transistors were used.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Policy (Update2) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alan Ohnsman April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. , General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and startups Tesla Motors Inc. While GM, Toyota and Hyundai Motor Co. the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Affixed to each wing are four motors and rotors—and these never change their orientation relative to the wings. To control the aircraft, the pilot moves a joystick , and those motions are instantly translated by redundant flight-control systems into commands that alter the relative thrust among the eight motor-propellers.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

EV conversions in Canada CommuterCars: Builders of the "Tango" tandem EV Currie Technologies: Homeof US ProDrive Electric Scooters and Electric Bicycles. Groov-E-Skootz: electricscooter and bicycle retailer Midget Motors : Gizmo distributor SD Scooters : Electric Scooters SunValley Ford : They sold the Ford Ranger EV, now canceled.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. based Tesla Motors Inc. In the 1990s, Waters led development of the battery pack for General Motors Corp.s

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