Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

Direct PV-to-vehicle DC battery charging will substantially improve charging efficiency by reducing losses associated with DC-to-AC and AC-to-DC conversion. PV-to-EV charging will decrease CO 2 emitted in the lifecycle of an electric vehicle by avoiding the carbon associated with grid electricity production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

In 2012, Nissan will increase the number of dealers selling the LEAF in Europe by almost 10 times, making it accessible to many consumers for the first time. This Direct Current (DC) Quick charger charges the Nissan LEAF, or any other ChadeMo compliant vehicle, to 80% capacity in just 30 minutes. Market and Dealer Expansion.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The company envisions offering both Level 2 (220v) and DC Fast (480v) options, depending on location and use. The PowerDock is a stand-alone unit that offers up to four simultaneous charges; the Express Plaza can be configured as a standalone unit, or part of a solar carport for maximum energy efficiency and reduced grid load.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Decrease the ancillary services cost per additional MW of solar power on the grid by 50%, if the proposed forecasting model was used operationally. Demonstrate that bi-directional,vehicle-to-grid operability provides ancillary grid services, storage, and/or generating assets. MW of fuel cells in operation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. The report identifies insights about the choice of charging infrastructure in each region that will both maximize benefits to consumers (thus helping to drive EV adoption) and maximize benefits to the grid from greater EV use. —“Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

GE Energy’s Industrial Solutions business unveiled the new WattStation and WattStation Connect software at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit, Mich. GE’s Immelt on EVs and the Smart Grid. I think every aspect of the electric vehicle can be done; every aspect of a smart grid can be done. Smart grid demo. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2013

Electric grid transmission and distribution efficiency (from power plants to end-use customers) is the third component. Downstream energy use of the electric truck comprises electric drivetrain (DC?DC DC converter, inverter, and electric motor) efficiency and the loss in charging/ discharging.

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Cars That Think

MAY 27, 2023

Schweitzer has received many accolades for his work, including the 2012 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering. Advances in power electronics Power system faults can happen when a tree or vehicle hits a power line, a grid operator makes a mistake, or equipment fails. In 2019 he was inducted into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

In August 2012, the Administration announced the winner of an initial $30-million Federal award to create a pilot institute, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII). They also offer greater efficiency in converting AC to DC power and in operating the electric traction drive during vehicle use.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

This year will see the worldwide rollout of public “trio” chargers that comply with the AC-Type 2 Mode 3, DC-CHAdeMO and DC-CCS standards. The domestic charging market, typically an AC domain, will be shaken up this year with the introduction of DC chargers. million units worldwide by the end of this year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC, has signed a letter of intent with Rentech, Inc. The facility will also export more than 20 megawatts of baseload renewable power to the grid after powering the entire facility with clean electricity. The Solena Group, Inc., Earlier post.). Do, CEO of Solena.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Bazzi in his presentation at the US Department of Energy (DOE) 2011 Merit Review in Washington, DC this week. Inverter system to support power panel, vehicle-to-grid power flow (V2G), and micro-grid functions up to 6.6 The Chrysler PHEV pickup project is a $97.4-million The project is due to run through June 2014.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Why electric school buses are needed The best reason to switch from ICE school buses to electric school buses can be summed up in just two words: child wellness. Many school districts use diesel buses for fuel efficiency, but even diesel exhaust was classified as a known carcinogen to humans in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

This can be a big problem for users of an ultracapacitor since DC-DC converters necessary to most ultracap applications require cell voltage be maintained above 1/2 full cell voltage. 3-D Nanofilm Asymmetric Ultracapacitor (DOE Merit Review presentation , 2012). While emerging new converters. Resources. ?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

are partnering to bring smart fortwo electric drive vehicles to Connect by Hertz car sharing and Hertz Rent A Car locations in New York; Washington, DC; and San Francisco. Series production begins in 2012 for sale through smart USA’s dealer network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The DC and fast charging infrastructures for BEVs are very expensive to construct [ 13 ] & operate, and are wasteful of electricity inversely to the square of charge time (meaning ½ the charge time 4 times the losses, and ⅓ the charge time 9 times the losses). PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

This can be a big problem for users of an ultracapacitor since DC-DC converters necessary to most ultracap applications require cell voltage be maintained above 1/2 full cell voltage. 3-D Nanofilm Asymmetric Ultracapacitor (DOE Merit Review presentation , 2012). While emerging new converters. Resources. ?

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Nikola sells both of these, but the problem with hydrogen is that the electrical grid is already built out, and there’s relative ease to add new chargers, whereas hydrogen fueling stations are a more involved effort. For a zero emission truck, you’ve got basically two choices: batteries, or hydrogen fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

But up to 30% of the generated power may not be put into the grid and therefore could be available for hydrogen production (up to 3,600 GWh/a). In the current installation, the MCFC delivers power to a direct current (DC) link that is connected to the ship’s alternating current (AC) bus through power converters.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

Coincident with the announcement of the GBE-Audi collaboration, SAE is holding its second High Octane Fuels Symposium (HOFS) in Washington, DC. The Audi e-gas plant in Werlte began feeding into the grid a few months ago. Straathof (2012) “Fermentative production of isobutene,” Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

The primary goal of the project, which runs until June 2012, is consistently to utilize renewable energy sources for electrically powered vehicles. In addition, a DC/DC converter is used to supply the 12V onboard electrical system with its required voltage. Earlier post.) kWh or a 13.2 Data logging and saving.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC. The Fischer-Tropsch tail gas can be used to produce 20MW of excess electricity for export to the national grid or converted into steam to be used in a district heating system. 3D Isometric cutaway view of the Solena PGV reactor. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Power plants accounted for 32% (2,064 million metric tons of CO 2 equivalent) of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2012, according to the EPA. Vermont and Washington, DC are not included in this rule because they do not have fossil fuel-fired power plants. Clean Power Plan proposed rule.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. In 2021, more EVs than that were sold each week. In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

Combined Charging System – Plug for DC-charging up to 100kW. Eight global automakers will participate in a charging display and will demonstrate a harmonized single-port DC-fast charging technology at the upcoming EVS26 event in Los Angeles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). The standard is to be officially published this summer.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Specifically, the project will demonstrate a 50-kW capacitive wireless charging system with 150 kW/m 2 power transfer density and 95% efficiency, while meeting fringing-field safety standards and increasing grid reliability by minimizing power pulsations. Ultra Light-weight Bidirectional DC-DC Converters for Electric Aircraft - $1,195,345.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Dr. Hackenberg then conceived the transverse matrix, the MQB, applied in the new Audi A3 in 2012, with the TT debuting in 2014. A charging plate with an integrated spool is placed on the parking space and connected to the grid supply.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

As a result, the fast charger will be able to fully charge the pack in a current typical battery-electric car in less than one hour without a special DC infrastructure. Until now, fast charging with the power of 22 kW and above was only possible by using off-board DC charging infrastructure requiring more extensive space and expense.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2011

NRG Energy plans to install a total of 70 Freedom Stations in the DFW area by the end of 2012, 35 of which are scheduled for installation by the end of 2011. Freedom Stations comprise one EVSE-CS and one EV50-PS, a DC fast charging system. High Power DC Charging Station. The DFW ecosystem includes: Level 2 Home Charging Dock.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2012

The new Pike Pulse Grid for EVSE manufacturers. Pike Research forecasts that global sales of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37% between 2012 and 2020 as the global market for plug-in vehicles (PEVs) grows, rising from less than 200,000 units sold in 2012 to almost 2.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

released in April 2012 ( earlier post ), and identifies additional areas where there is a perceived need for standardization work to help facilitate the safe, mass deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure in the United States. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) released Version 2.0

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. So Tesla knew it had to set up its own fast-charging network, which it started to do in the fall of 2012, actually. This is not something you would do at home. Although there is a thought that news out of D.C.,

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. So Tesla knew it had to set up its own fast-charging network, which it started to do in the fall of 2012, actually. This is not something you would do at home. Although there is a thought that news out of D.C.,

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

“Formula E is a very unique application, because not only are we taking this equipment and shipping it all around the world, but we’re also connecting it to so many different power sources and different grids,” said Medeiros. Don’t most of today’s e-buses offer both Level 2 and DC charging? You go to 350, you go to 600, a megawatt.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores. A first test setup located near Ingolstadt recently started supplying the grid. The majority of stations currently available on the market support DC charging with 50 kW.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The high-voltage battery feeds the electric motor through a water-cooled DC/AC converter, the power electronics. To optimise the effort for wiring, packaging and cooling, the DC/AC converter has been integrated into the engine space. 2012: smart electric drive. 2012: E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID. 2012: E 400 HYBRID.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

As the translator moves back and forth in a straight line inside the coils, the magnets generate current that feeds an 800-volt DC bus. A prototype turns on the lights In 2012, about a year and a half after our initial round of $10 million, we completed the first prototype that generated power. The stator is a series of copper coils.

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