Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
At the IAA Transportation show, QUANTRON is presenting a family of hydrogen and battery-electric trucks. In addition, QUANTRON offers an optionally available aero package for all QHM FCEV trucks which has been designed to improve the operating range by a further 10%. QUANTRON QHM FCEV.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
With the new fourth-generation smart electric drive, Daimler’s smart brand is applying electrification across all models in the range. smart will be the only car manufacturer worldwide currently to offer its full model range with both combustion engines and all-electric drive. Powered by a 17.6 kWh/100 km.
Open Source Civic EV Kit
JULY 31, 2008
It turns out that, up until last year, all the public buses for Oregon and Washington used four Deka group 31 batteries in them. All the buses in both states now use Odyssey group 31 batteries and have not had any issues. The bus companies were very frustrated because the batteries kept dying after 10-12 months of operation.
Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2009
Hot syngas from the gasifier is cooled and cleaned, then compressed to the reformer (methane reforming) and the reverse water gas shift (Re-WGS) reactor. CO 2 charge @ $100/tC. Most of the 77 EJ of direct energy use in transportation in 2000 consisted of liquid fuels. Hertwich and Zhang (2009). Hertwich and Zhang (2009).
EV Central
JANUARY 19, 2024
You’re a smart little SUV. The e-2008 has a range of only 328km, its single motor offers just 100kW/260Nm, has 100kW maximum charging, and the rear seat and boot space are sized better for a retired couple than our family of four. Day 3 – Home charging 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Most competition is stronger on paper.
Charged EVs
JUNE 2, 2023
The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. That puts it squarely into the nascent segment of mass-market 3-row electric family utilities.
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