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IBM, Honda, and PG&E partner on smarter charging for EVs; utilities to communicate charging instructions directly based on grid conditions

Green Car Congress

IBM has teamed with American Honda Motor Co., By utilizing the existing in-vehicle communications system in the Honda Fit EV, the electric vehicle can interact with utilities and the grid, creating a direct channel for sending and receiving usage information that could improve local grid management.

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Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

Green Car Congress

Reduction of hydrogen fueling system costs and improvement of system availability, safety and reliability through inventive materials and novel designs. Last year, General Motors and Honda announced plans to jointly develop hydrogen fuel cell cars, and Hyundai will lease its Tucson Fuel Cell hydrogen-powered vehicle in California this spring.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

While people can purchase neighborhood electric vehicles today for about $10K, they only have a top speed of 35 miles an hour or so, essentially glorified golf-carts. All the commercially available freeway-capable (70 mph) EVs are priced way out of reach for the average consumer.

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A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

Driivz

The Benefits of a Comprehensive Solution A comprehensive charging network solution yields both technical and commercial benefits: Monetization : Improved charging network availability supports greater utilization and gross revenues, augmenting monetization. Utilities may lack load capacity to provision and service new charging points.

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Santa Monica AltFuel Expo Sets up

Plugs and Cars

The production of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles and electric bicycles is picking up. But this is unlikely to have a large impact on the availability of full BEVs. Honda with the remaining CNG vehicle from a major and two hydrogen fuel cell cars. I hope to find out more tomorrow. A few bio-cars were there.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Timing: BMW says all these technologies will be become available over the course of 2024. Honda: Saloon and Space-Hub Concepts Debuted two Honda O Series concepts: Saloon and Space-Hub. The new ‘H’ mark will be applied on future Honda EV models, including the Honda 0 Series. Pricing has not been announced.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., He calls Stockholm’s neighborhoods a “ string of pearls ” with a balanced use of land for work and housing—and yet Stockholm has relatively high level of car ownership (555 cars/ 1000 inhabitants). A Q&A with Luca Guala on the Masdar PRT is available here.

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