Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2011

Mitsubishi has worked to improve the driving range of the 2012 Mitsubishi i: The 98-mile LA4 range is attributed to software upgrades and a revamped regenerative braking system. Solar-powered charging station. The charging station is powered by 96, 175W photovoltaic modules from Mitsubishi Electric.

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Mitsubishi EPA Solar Miles 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2012

will provide a 2MW ALTI-ESS Advantage advanced energy storage system to provide ramp-rate control for smoothing the power fluctuations associated with photovoltaic applications in addition to frequency regulation for the San Fermin 26 MW photovoltaic solar farm in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.

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Puerto Rico Li-ion Solar Lithium Titanate 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Kohl’s Department Stores will expand its plug-in vehicle charging station initiative with 36 new stations across 18 additional Kohl’s locations by the end of fall 2012. With the expansion, Kohl’s shoppers will be able to take advantage of a total of 101 charging stations at 52 Kohl’s locations across 14 states.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 11, 2011

It's moving from an innovation to a fad, this business of solar-powered charging stations for electric cars. The latest car company to jump on the bandwagon is Mitsubishi, which will launch the diminutive four-door, four-seat 2012 Mitsubishi 'i' electric minicar in November at a price of just $27,990 before incentives.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. kW solar PV system on our own house in 2015. Installing the 5.2

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Cars That Think

MARCH 30, 2023

The Southern California company is looking to speed things up again—this time with record-setting charging stops. Faster pit stops could also help unlock sales for electric two-wheelers, which have been slow to catch on due to dawdling charge times and limited riding range.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2013

will more than quadruple production capacity for large lithium ion batteries (LIBs) for solar and wind power generation. In October 2012, the development group of Hitachi Chemical’s Tsukuba Research Laboratory and the LIB equipment development group of Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., The Nikkei reports that Hitachi Chemical Co.

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Lithium Ion Wind Solar Batteries 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Demonstrate the application of this solar forecasting at Sempra Generation’s 48 MW Photovoltaic (PV) Plant.

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Energy Storage San Diego California Energy 231

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

TMC says it hopes to market similar systems with PHEVs scheduled for launch in early 2012 and with some Toyota Housing homes. With a smart phone, users can remotely check the current battery charge of their vehicle and the distance it could travel, adjust the charging time or turn the air-conditioning on or off to ready the car for use.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

350Green is planning a national network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with fast chargers. This approach aims to address two of the most vexing challenges facing widespread adoption of EVs: range anxiety and access to a garage for overnight charging. —Mariana Gerzanych, 350Green’s founder and CEO.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2018

Over the years, we've noted the paucity of solid data on the intersection of home solar energy and driving plug-in electric cars. A California-only study from 2012 still gets quoted occasionally, and we continue to seek more recent and more comprehensive data.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

A 2012 analysis from California, in the earliest days of modern electric cars, indicated as many as four in 10 electric-car drivers were already using or considering the addition of home solar panels to.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The California Energy Commission approved its first $10 million to fund Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) research and development (R&D) projects during its monthly business meeting today. 1 million to use high-fidelity solar forecasting to predict load impacts on California’s electricity grid and reduce solar integration costs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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Volvo Diesel Cars Solar 52

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Critics of plug-in cars like the 2012 Nissan Leaf and 2012 Mitsubishi i often say their high sticker prices are just too expensive to make a sound economic case for making the switch from gasoline to electric. Not so, says electric car advocate and BMW ActiveE driver Peder Norby.

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Electric Cars Mitsubishi Solar Gasoline-Electric 129

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Bradley & Associates, commissioned by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), examines key drivers of EV adoption in the US, Europe and China, with an emphasis on vehicle charging scenarios and infrastructure. All three regions have established targets for EV registrations.

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Europe China Charging Grid 244

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Honda Motor Company will introduce a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the US market in 2012, said President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his mid-year address in Tokyo, Japan. Vehicles equipped with this new system are scheduled to go on sale in 2012 in Japan and the US. Plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The Zephyr 7 is a solar/battery powered electric UAV with a wing span of 70 feet (22.5 This latest flight was undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere winter so the aircraft had to show it could remain operational through the longer nights, re-charge sufficiently in the shorter periods of daylight and cope with the harsher weather conditions.

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Lithium Sulfur Power Powered Batteries 274

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. Among the technologies that will be applied to the Honda Smart Home US: Solar Power System. ZeroHouse 2.0

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Honda Ford Davis Grid 341

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2013

SolarCity has unveiled a smart energy storage system to address rising utility demand charges and increasing grid outages affecting businesses. Elon Musk is the Chairman of Solar City, and Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors. —Peter Rive, SolarCity’s chief technology officer and chief operations officer.

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Energy Storage Energy Connecticut Tesla 257

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

Nissan announced that US pricing for the updated 2013 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will start at an MSRP of $28,800 for the newly-added entry-level S grade—an 18% reduction from the $35,200 MSRP of the 2012 LEAF entry model, the SV. The 2012 LEAF SL had an MSRP of $37,250. MSRPs of 2012 LEAF and 2013 LEAF.

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2013 Nissan Tax Credit Tax 360

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2013

The project was launched in January 2012 and will be completed in mid-2014. With the Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles, ISI, ISE and KIT will examine driving and charging behavior. The data will also give information on the necessity of charging infrastructure and the sustainability of EVs and PHVs in the traffic system.

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Prius Plug-in Grid Plug 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Charging is phased during the day so at peak hours, when electricity is most expensive, the building draws power from the cars. The system ensures the Nissan LEAFs are fully charged by the end of the working day for their owners to drive home. Electric (Battery) Smart charging V2X' The results have led to approximately a 2.5%

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Building Nissan Power Storage Supplies 277

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2009

Coulomb Technologies, the developer and provider of a family of products and services that provide a plug-in vehicle charging infrastructure ( earlier post ), announced a series of infrastructure wins (two European, one US) in late May and early June. KHLim’s CO 2 neutral area produces its own green energy through wind, heat and solar.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The system measures power consumption, the amount of power generated by solar panels, vehicle use, and other household characteristics to construct models for forecasting household electricity demand and vehicle use. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging V2X' Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2012

We are using the technologies developed during the UCR project to address other lithium battery storage opportunities related to cell towers and solar and wind energy systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. “ Idiots ! “ Idiots !&#

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Solar Installation California Building 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The global installed base of EV charging stations is set to reach more than 1.1 These public infrastructure solutions have complete compatibility with all EV models, although coming at a price for charge-station owners. Business conditions in 2014 will be tough for companies that manufacture AC charging stations.

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Plug-in Global Plug Production 314

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

Partners Volkswagen AG, Lichtblick SE, SMA Solar Technology AG and the Fraunhofer Institute Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) have submitted the final report from the INEES research project (Intelligent integration of electric vehicles into the power grid for the provision of system services). Volkswagen AG equipped 20 e-up!

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Power Grid Power Powered Grid 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Ford PHEV charge settings user interface. Using the system, for example, a vehicle owner could choose to accept a charge only during off-peak hours between midnight and 6 a.m. when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power. Click to enlarge.

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Grid Plug-in Plug Ford 284

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Ltd will stage the European premiere of two electric vehicles at the upcoming 2011 Geneva International Motor Show in March: the updated pure-electric vehicle 2012 e6-Eco and the independent 4WD dual-mode electric SUV S6DM. It takes 40 minutes to fully charge the e6 using a 100 kW quick charger. China-based BYD Co., gasoline engine.

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E6 BYD Li-ion Extended Range 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2012

The V2H system is to start testing, using Prius PHVs, at the end of 2012 in approximately ten households as part of the Toyota City Low-Carbon Verification Project (Toyota City Project) that began in April 2010. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). when running the engine in the Prius PHV as a generator.

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Toyota Power Powered Prius 350

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

This Vehicle to Grid (V2G) system consists of the Endesa two-way charger and an energy management system that can also integrate such off-grid, and renewable, power generation as solar panels and wind turbines. Later on, in 2012, Endesa presented the evolution of such technology at the ZEM2ALL demonstrator.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2014

Discharge mode is shown; the arrows are reversed for electrolytic/charge mode. As the fraction of electricity generation from intermittent renewable sources—such as solar or wind—grows, the ability to store large amounts of electrical energy is of increasing importance. Cell schematic. Huskinson et al. Click to enlarge.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 13, 2021

When we aren’t working on our mission to accelerate EV adoption by making charging easy, reliable, and accessible to all, you might find us sharing photos of cool and unique EVs we encounter in our day-to-day lives with one other on our Slack channel. We are very excited to see what this company does next. Photo courtesy of wallpaper.com.

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