article thumbnail

AEP Signs on as Corporate Sponsor of Pickens’ Energy Plan

Green Car Congress

The Pickens Plan calls for reducing dependence on oil, expanded use of renewable energy, a new 21st-century power grid, increased conservation and efficiency initiatives, and developing alternative fuel vehicles, such as natural gas-powered trucks and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.

article thumbnail

US DOE Selects 43 Projects for $92M in ARPA-E Funding; 3 on Automotive Power Electronics

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy has selected 43 research projects to receive some $92 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). All these projects have been selected for negotiation of awards; the final award amounts may vary.

Power 225
article thumbnail

Lux: future use of wide bandgap materials in power electronics will reduce EV cost

Green Car Congress

Wide bandgap materials possess bandgaps—the energy needed to excite electrons from the materials valence band into the conduction band—significantly greater than that of silicon; silicon (Si) has a bandgap of 1.1 However, for plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs), the threshold power savings needs to be a higher 5%.

Power 218
article thumbnail

DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $45 million to 38 new projects that accelerate the research and development of advanced vehicle technologies. This project will develop a new high energy electrochemical couple for automotive applications that meets or exceeds energy requirements for electric drive vehicles.

article thumbnail

Electric bus revolution 

Electric Vehicles India

The total electric bus market including, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), is projected to increase 211,000 units by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.9