Newly developed “HIT™ Photovoltaic Module for Automobile” generates power and charges the drive and 12 V batteries Osaka, Japan – Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has recently developed the “HIT™ Photovoltaic Module for Automobile”, which was adopted for the new Prius PHV released in February 2017 by Toyota Motor Corporation (hereafter Toyota Motor).In addition,… Continue reading Panasonic’s Photovoltaic Module HIT(TM) adopted for Toyota Motor’s New Prius PHV
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DENZA 400 Electric Vehicle Debuts
Shenzhen, Feb. 20, 2017 —Today, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. officially launched the DENZA 400 Electric Vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “DENZA 400”) alongside the announcement of the manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of each model in the line including the Lifestyle, Executive and Aurora with the respective MSRP of RMB369,800, RMB 415,800… Continue reading DENZA 400 Electric Vehicle Debuts
Mobike Hires Tesla’s Former General Manager As CMO
China’s bike sharing company Mobike has hired Kingston Chang, former Tesla Motors Inc.’s general manager in China as chief marketing officer, according to Chinese media. Chang will be responsible for the marketing of Mobike and report directly to Mobike’s founder Hu Weiwei. Prior to Mobike, Chang was the first general manager in China at Tesla… Continue reading Mobike Hires Tesla’s Former General Manager As CMO
BMW and Daimler let Apple flash off with iCar
Apple is suffering a setback in its expansion into the car market. According to “Handelsblatt” both BMW and Daimler reject a partnership with the IT giant. BMW headquarters in Munich Thursday, 21.04.2016 10:56 The US company Apple apparently failed with his attempt, along with BMW or Daimler to build a car. Appropriate negotiations are over,… Continue reading BMW and Daimler let Apple flash off with iCar
‘Experience Mando, Design the Future’ at the 2017 Seoul Motor Show
Korea’s biggest automobile show, the Seoul Motor Show was held at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do for 10 days after opening on March 31 (Fri). There were 27 domestic and foreign automobile companies in this motor show, and 42 new cars were exhibited, including two that were being shown to the public for the first time… Continue reading ‘Experience Mando, Design the Future’ at the 2017 Seoul Motor Show
VW works council chief Osterloh praises group restructuring
A close confidant of Works Council Chairman Bernd Osterloh joins the Board of Volkswagen. The trade unionist welcomes the restructuring of the group: Conflicts with the new CEO Herbert Diess have been eliminated. VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh Friday, 13.04.2018 11:56 clock Volkswagen does not need to fear resistance from the powerful works council… Continue reading VW works council chief Osterloh praises group restructuring
“Engineered with Daimler Group” DENZA 400 EV Makes Debut in Auto Shanghai
Shanghai, April 19, 2017—The 17th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai) will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 19-28th, 2017. At the exhibition, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. (DENZA Auto) will debut the DENZA 400 EV at the 4.1 Exhibition Hall. In sync with this debut,… Continue reading “Engineered with Daimler Group” DENZA 400 EV Makes Debut in Auto Shanghai
Lightyear wins €100 000 in Postcode Lottery Green Challenge
Martijn Lammers — Co-Founder
We have joined the finalists on stage at the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. The four other finalists came from all over the world to pitch their companies in front of an international jury (http://www.greenchallenge.info/info/juries). Lightyear will use the 100,000 euro cash prize to accelerate the development of their first car, the Lightyear One. Several preliminary rounds preceded the finals. Out of a total of over 500 companies the five finalists remained.
“All the problems we have had with zero emissions vehicles, those belong to the past now.” – Lex Hoefsloot, CEO of Lightyear during his pitch at the Green Challenge finals.
On June 29, 2017 the Dutch startup Lightyear officially announced their plans to bring a commercial solar car to the market in 2019. The first vehicle, the Lightyear One, is an electric four-wheel drive car that can handle rough terrain and has a battery range of 800 kilometers, charged by the sun. Production of th..
FAQ: How does a solar car work?
Arjo van der Ham — Co-Founder
A solar car is a car that uses the sun as its main source of energy. You might know some experimental solar cars from the World Solar Challenge, a biannual 3000 km challenge through the deserts of Australia.
The first known long distance solar car is The Quiet Achiever. Built by the brothers Larry and Garry Perkins, this car crossed the Australian continent from west to east in 1982. It reached an average speed of 23 km/h. Over the years, battery and solar technology have improved. A lot. In 2013 the World Solar Challenge introduced the Cruiser class for more practical family cars. Today the technology is at an adequate level to start the development of commercial solar cars.
How do solar cars work?
At its core, a solar car is an electric car – one with an unlimited, free and wireless power source which it takes anywhere it goes. Basically, a solar car consists of a solar panel, a battery and one or more electric motors. All these parts are co..
When cars and solar energy meet
Lex Hoefsloot — Co-Founder
Energy is the ability to do work. It is the reason why we have progressed into a highly prosperous society within 200 years. Energy veteran Gregg Maryniak showed me this graph that puts the whole story into perspective. Looking at this timescale, it suddenly becomes clear that fossil fuels are just a blip in history. In a very short time, fossil fuels gave us prosperity and the ability to accelerate all aspects of human development. Sadly, we all know that these energy sources came with a dark-side. We will inevitably switch to a new energy source.
Fossil fuels are just a blip in history. source
Despite the fact that this ‘blip’ is associated with massive amounts of energy, scientists are in fact quite certain that we can produce the same amount of energy using solar and wind power. Isn’t it fascinating how we are heading towards a future in which we can produce many times more energy using solar and wind power than mother nature has been ca..