Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The rebooted Aptera Motors has teamed with Elaphe Propulsion Technologies on a long-range, volume production electric vehicle powered by in-wheel motors. The Elaphe L1500 in-wheel motor achieves the highest torque densities of electric motors on the market, generating 1500 N·m of torque without using any gears.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2023

The second-generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya—about 150 km east of Istanbul. These measures include the introduction of new paint shop technologies which minimize CO 2 emissions and the use of solar energy which aims to make the plant self-sufficient in its energy use.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group opened Hyundai Hydrogen World—an exhibition hall dedicated to the fuel-cell electric vehicle, related technologies and energy—at the center of the Century Square in Shanghai. —Byungho Lee, the President of Hyundai Motor Group (China) Ltd. The opening ceremony on Aug. The opening ceremony on Aug.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The car’s electric motor delivers power output of 39 kW (51 HP) and maximum torque of 151 lb-ft (204.8 The 2020 Sonata Hybrid is also equipped with the first Active Shift Control (ASC) technology and a Solar Roof System (SRS) (making its debut on the Sonata Hybrid), which increase driving range. Solar roof system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. Hyundai Motor and Kia, along with Hyundai Mobis Co., Hyundai Wia and Hyundai Transys Inc.,

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The PairTree is an off-grid EV charger with solar, storage and two Level 2 EV chargers that can be set up in a day. These factors determine the best mix of solar, storage and grid power for a particular project. PairTree is an off-grid EV charger featuring a pop-up solar canopy, a 42.4 How much power is available at the site?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Germany's Sono Motors has emerged from bankruptcy, but isn't discussing the fate of its Sion solar-assisted EV. A press release announcing a plan to bring Sono out of bankruptcy did not mention the Sion, a small hatchback designed to use every body panel as a solar panel to boost range between charges.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER ) is partnering with Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to develop a device that absorbs water vapor, and splits it into hydrogen and oxygen directly using solar energy. —Isotta Cerri, General Manager, Advanced Material Research, Toyota Motor Europe.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

After taking solar installation classes and volunteering with GRID Alternatives for several years and learning to install racking systems, PV modules and inverters, and how to wire them up – including bending conduit – in 2015 I installed a solar PV system on my own roof with a crew of GRID experts. Installing the 5.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The BMW Group and Turkish manufacturer Karsan have signed an agreement for the supply of BMW i3 motors and batteries for the battery-electric 6-meter city bus “Jest electric”, which is produced in Bursa in Turkey for both the domestic market and for international markets. Torqeedo uses the batteries as the energy source for its motors.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2025

"Real-world validation testing" completed on inboard-motor setup Aptera switched to the layout, instead of in-wheel motors, for its future solar EV Per-mile energy consumption remains in line with previous layout Aptera last week announced that it had completed the first round of "real-world validation testing" of its solar-assisted three-wheeled.

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Teslarati

APRIL 30, 2024

Hyundai Motor will use solar energy to power its Georgia Metaplant, which is still under construction. South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group signed a 15-year power agreement with Spain’s Matrix Renewables to power the electric vehicle (EV) plant. The agreement will run from 2025 through 2040.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Aptera Motors now claims its updated electric three-wheeler will be able to run entirely on solar power, with no charging required for daily use. Our built-in solar array keeps your battery pack topped off and anywhere you want to go, you just go," Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony said in a statement.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2019

Japan’s NEDO, Sharp Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation plan to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries from late July 2019. times higher in comparison with the commercial model Prius PHV (equipped with a solar charging system). Background.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

As part of this approach, the Swiss haulier has also fitted solar panels onto the body of its electric truck to power the refrigeration unit. is driven by two electric motors with a total rating of 370 kW (260 kW continuous output). Swiss haulier Rhyner Logistik has just acquired a Renault Trucks 26-ton D Wide Z.E.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Germany’s Sono Motors confirmed on Thursday that it has 20,000 direct consumer reservations for its upcoming Sion solar-supplemented EV that, if you don't drive much, might seldom if ever cost you anything to "fuel."

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Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2020

In a sea of electric-car startups, Sono Motors has no problem standing out. The Munich-based company aims to build an unpainted plastic-paneled, solar-cell-covered urban hatchback primarily for Europe. It’s been largely crowdfunded—most recently, with a successful $58 million round.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2021

Aptera Motors’ says that most drivers will never need to charge its three-wheeled, solar-powered car—offering a driving range of up to 1,000 miles—and that it will be “the most efficient vehicle ever made available to consumers.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Electricity generated by solar panels installed across nine thousand square metres of roofing at Asko’s regional warehouse is being used to split water, producing emissions-free hydrogen fuel and oxygen. In addition to solar, Asko is a major industrial wind power producer.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

Mitsubishi Motors and ENGIE are partnered in a project to explore the potential for electric vehicles to act as a means of energy storage for an office building. Moreover, it is possible to connect solar panels and external storage directly to the recharger, allowing a more efficient electricity supply to buildings. Hitachi Europe Ltd.,

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Electrek

MARCH 24, 2023

Aptera Motors is back with its second exciting news update this week, announcing it has selected an open-source driver assistance system called “openpilot” as its official system that will be integrated into its production model solar EVs.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Sono Motors is bringing its Sion solar-supplemented EV to the United States, but it's unclear if the small hatchback will be sold here to retail customers. The Sion was on display in New York City's Time Square Tuesday, followed by a stop in Brooklyn Wednesday on what will be a multi-city tour, Sono said in a press release.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Technology company Continental is working with German solar mobility OEM Sono Motors on the development of the Sion self-charging electric car, which is to be produced in Finland in the second half of 2023.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 22, 2023

Solar mobility OEM Sono Motors is making great progress in the testing and series-validation program of its solar electric vehicle Sion, and is technologically on a fast track to pre-series production, which is planned in summer 2023.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

German startup Sono Motors plans to launch the Sion solar-assisted electric car, but it's also looking at commercial-vehicle applications for its solar tech. Sono plans.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2022

Sono Motors on Monday revealed what it claims is a production-ready version of its Sion solar-assisted EV. Production is scheduled to start in the second half of 2023. The production version gets revised exterior and interior styling, Sono said in a press release.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2022

California’s Aptera Motors today confirmed its battery supplier for its upcoming solar-supplemented, hyper-efficient three-wheeled cars: China’s EVE Energy. It plans to use cylindrical cells, in the same 2170 format that’s been used in the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, as well as the Rivian R1T and others.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Munich-based Sono Motors, which is working to bring its solar-supplemented Sion electric car to market for Europe, revealed last week that it is developing its own AC wallbox that will allow the car to be used as a mobile power bank or external home energy storage.

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The solar mobility solutions provider Sono Group has decided to pivot its business model to exclusively retrofitting and integrating its solar technology onto third party vehicles, and to terminate its Sion passenger car program (‘Sion program’), effective today.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Bye Aerospace’s electric Sun Flyer 2 successfully completed the first official flight test with a Siemens electric propulsion motor 8 February at Centennial Airport, south of Denver, Colo. SP70D motor with a 90 kW peak rating (120 HP), and a continuous power setting of up to 70 kW (94 HP). Siemens SP70D motor.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Aptera solar-assisted EV will get a carbon-fiber composite body from the same supplier used by supercar makers, to aid in its quest for 1,000 miles of real-world range. Bodies for the sleek three-wheeler will be made in Modena, Italy, in the Motor Valley. Aptera recently announced an agreement with Italy's C.P.C.

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Electrek

MAY 31, 2022

Solar electric vehicle startup Sono Motors has announced a purchase contract with European refrigerated trailer expert CHEREAU to codevelop a solar-powered version for fleet trucks and trailers. Together, the companies hope to leverage Sono’s solar technology to reduce both fuel costs and CO2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2021

Safety features include two wing-mounted electric motors, each with dual redundant motor windings, quad-redundant battery packs and a full airplane parachute. Safran product lines with the ENGINeUS motors, rated from 50kW to 500kW/1MW and GENeUSGRID systems, perfectly fit with the Bye Aerospace portfolio of e-aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH has received two new orders for the HyModule S8 hydrogen fuel cell system. Taking into account previous orders, GKN Hydrogen has now ordered 46 HyModule S8 units in total from Proton Motor. Taking into account previous orders, GKN Hydrogen has now ordered 46 HyModule S8 units in total from Proton Motor.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Hyundai has partnered with Electrum to develop a one-stop online marketplace to connect homeowners in select states to solar panels, energy storage systems, EV chargers and local installers. —Olabisi Boyle, vice president, product planning and mobility strategy, Hyundai Motor North America.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. VP3 includes founding members Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker. In a VPP, decentralized distributed energy resources (DERs) are aggregated into a portfolio.

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InsideEVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The fact that the solar EV has reached the pre-production stage raises hope for the startup’s future.

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