Cars That Think

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Matching the energy storage DC voltage with that of the PV eliminates the need to convert battery voltage, resulting in greater space efficiency and avoided equipment costs. Today, most utility-scale solar inverters and converters use 1500 VDC input from the solar panels. Download this free whitepaper now!

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2022

But now the company is launching a much larger power station, the CellPowa2500, which can likely power just about anything you own, be it AC or DC. The post Review: CellPowa 2500 launched as massive off-grid battery power station, and we tested it! appeared first on Electrek.

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Setec Powerr

MARCH 27, 2023

There may be huge distances between DC fast chargers, and you need every range you can get. Although it’s commonly believed that rules are meant to be broken, when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) battery life, it’s advisable to charge to a lower percentage for optimal long-term performance.

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Battery Powered Batteries Battery Power 98

EV Obssesion

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The post Battery-Powered NAWA Racer, SEVEN Concept, Solaris Charging Park, Concept Recharge appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Recharge Concept Battery Powered Charging 62

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

Improving battery power to such as level would further enable hybridization to near-HEV levels as well as engine downsizing, thereby enabling fuel economy improvements beyond the current 10-15% MHEV limit. The BISG is connected to a 48 V (nominal battery) and also typically to a 12V powernet via a DC/DC convertor.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2020

The new vessels will be able to fully operate on battery power and will have the capability to revert to hybrid mode, if required. The battery power can also extend zero-emissions capability along the supply chain by using renewables and hydroelectric power.

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Energy Storage Hybrid Washington Energy 221

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

This phase of the program will make significant use of a newly-opened hydrogen refueling station in the Washington DC region. DC-based hydrogen station. The program involves Hyundai providing a number of Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs ( earlier post ) for daily use and confirmation by the DOE using existing hydrogen infrastructure.

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DC Hyundai Tucson Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2023

With a hydraulic system powered by a Volvo Penta-supplied electric machine power take-off (EM PTO), this concept machine can effectively use battery power to transport its own excavator. Currently, the EL41H4 is still a concept machine and further testing and development is required before the next steps can be decided.

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Volvo Concept Electric Electrical 435

EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It gets upgraded Subaru Safety Sense driver assist tech, a radical new steering wheel, plus a battery pre-conditioning system. 2024 Subaru Solterra updated version The new preconditioning system is said to reduce DC fast-charging times by around 30 percent when topping up the batteries at 90kW in -10 degrees Celsius.

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Concept Battery Powered Future Power 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The system is equipped with compact, temperature-controlled batteries allowing the vehicles to operate in tough climate conditions around the world. The terminal tractors will be powered with up to 182 kWh of fast-charging Cummins batteries and will be equipped with DC-fast charge technology, enabling customers to use them in 24/7 operations.

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Lithium Ion Electric Electrical Maintenance 418

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

Ford is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles because the high voltage battery main contactors may overheat, causing the vehicle to lose drive power. In the defective vehicles, DC fast charging and repeated wide-open pedal events can cause the high voltage battery main contactors to overheat.

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Ford Batteries Battery Vehicles 243

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

The complete 30kW ProGen engine solution contains the fuel cell stack, required balance of plant, dc/dc converter, and cooling. According to KPMG’s 2018 Global Automotive Executive Survey , hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles have replaced battery electric vehicles as the no. 1 key trend in the automotive industry until 2025.

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Plug Fuel Power Powered 207

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2020

Its 42-kWh battery alone has undergone more than 40 tests such as fire, collision, vibration and extrusion. The Rong Guang EV supports conventional AC charging and DC fast charging. With DC fast charging, it can be fully charged in just two hours. It includes variants powered by 1.0T, 1.3T Ecotec engines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

On the open road, meanwhile, the coasting function can take over, allowing the car to “freewheel” with no drive power whenever the driver eases off the accelerator. Energy is no longer supplied to the two electric motors in this state, meaning no battery power is consumed.

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BMW Batteries Battery Electric 446

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Under this agreement both companies will work towards development of a 40 kW on-board DC generator to charge batteries during the daily drive cycle to increase the range of Balqon vehicles. Products include the Li-in battery-powered Model XRE20 yard tractor designed for port drayage applications. Polar Power Inc.,

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Power 294

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

ST’s new SiC devices are specifically optimized for these high-end automotive applications including EV traction inverters, on-board chargers, and DC/DC converters, as well as e-climate compressors. These new systems allow the car makers to produce vehicles with longer driving ranges.

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Power Powered DC Climate 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2023

The heat pump makes the system work very efficiently: the heat from the electric drive (inverter and electric motor) and also the high-voltage battery can be used to heat the interior. This drastically reduces the draw on battery power for the heating system, thus increasing the range.

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Alabama SUV Mercedes Re-Charge 273

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2021

The battery-powered MX-30 will begin the introduction of additional electrified models, including a series plug-in hybrid with a rotary generator for MX-30, a plug-in hybrid for our new large platform, and a traditional hybrid for our new American-made crossover.

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Mazda Market Hybrid Engine 195

Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

At the 15 locations, up to 60 Volvo-branded DC fast chargers supplied by ChargePoint will be placed at various Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route from company headquarters in Seattle to Denver, Colorado. The charging locations will be separated by about 100 miles, a perfect distance for even the lowest-range EVs on the market.

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Volvo Installation Charging Denver 130

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The batteries consist of either three (eActros 300) or four battery packs (eActros 400), each of which offers an installed capacity of 112 kWh and a usable capacity of around 97 kWh. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers.

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Mercedes Transportation DC Installation 195

EV Central

APRIL 2, 2024

Volkswagen Group performance brand Cupra has confirmed it is hatching a new large battery-powered SUV that will help it conquer new territories and see it battle more established premium rivals like BMW and Mercedes for the first time. Cupra Born.

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Australia SUV BMW Tesla 90

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

ABB’s initial contract covers the fully integrated electric power solution and an integrated marine and propulsion automation system for all 10 ferries and the battery pack for the debut vessel of the series. They will have a service speed of 16 knots and a maximum speed of 17 knots.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It works like this -- the V6 produces mechanical power, the generator turns that into electric power, and that electric power either charges a depleted battery or goes right to the EDMs if the driver wants to save battery charge. A power inverter module connects to a junction box. Sound familiar?

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Charging Juice DC Gas-Electric 89

Electric Auto Association

APRIL 6, 2022

No EV charging is 100% efficient, not plug-in charging, not wireless charging, not DC Fast Charging (DCFC), not AC home charging. Regardless of how or where you charge, not all the electrical energy pulled from the grid—those watts—will make it into the “fuel tank” (battery). Why does battery temperature matter? More info) 3.

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DC Grid Conversion Convert 80

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2019

Eaton also has more than 15 years of experience in developing commercial vehicle hybrid systems and has a number of vehicle electrification products in the market, including DC/DC converters, power distribution units, battery-electric transmissions, and high-voltage fuses.

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Eaton Supplies Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

The Lucid Air charging capabilities will include: DC fast charging at up to 20 miles per minute, with a peak charging rate of more than 300kW. —Eric Bach, Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Lucid Motors. Ultra-high voltage 900V+ electrical architecture. Ultra-high voltage 900V+ electrical architecture. On-the-road charging.

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Charging Miles Motor Motors 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

Eaton’s collaboration with KPIT initially will focus on developing and deploying technologies, software solutions and platforms for several components, including inverters, on-board chargers, DC-DC converters and power distribution modules.

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Eaton Asia India DC 207

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

It also provides buck/boost voltage conversion, bi-directional power transfer, and multiport applications with any combination of independently-controlled AC and DC power ports. Electric (Battery) Power Electronics V2X'

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Convert Grid Batteries Battery 225

Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The company, along with partner Assurant, extended the warranty to a range of battery-powered vehicles. The upgraded program covers key powertrain components such as traction motors, controllers, DC-DC converters, and chargers. Assurant Inc. is a leading global business services company headquartered in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Due to its excellent performance at high temperature and high voltage—enabling smaller, lighter and more efficient solutions—Silicon Carbide is recognized as a technology of choice for power electronics.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 5, 2021

Working of Fuel cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV): Unlike the battery-powered electric vehicles which use the battery pack as the main fuel, these FCEV’s uses battery packs only to start and store the energy generated from the regenerative braking of a vehicle.

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Hydrogen Electric Vehicles Fuel Vehicles 73

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2014

In electronic devices, WBG semiconductors can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses that currently occur during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC electricity conversion, and they can handle voltages more than 10 times higher than Si-based devices, greatly enhancing performance in high-power applications.

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Power Powered Future DC 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2014

Especially at low temperatures, all the various static-load consumers can account for the entire power generated by the alternator, which can deliver up to 3 kW. The battery power is no longer capable of meeting the demands of new, dynamic-load consumers such as high-performance electric compressors, Audi noted.

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Audi Volt Hybrid Lithium Ion 257

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

Founded in 1999, US Hybrid Corporation specializes in the design and manufacture of integrated power conversion components for fuel cell, electric, and hybrid medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as for renewable energy generation and storage.

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Hawaii Plug-in Plug Hybrid 281

EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

That explains why the first three vans will all benefit from an advanced 800-volt electrical architecture and will be capable of being of being DC fast charged at levels previously only reserved for the most expensive battery-powered passenger cars.

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Volvo Light Commercial Kia 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

This technology recharges the battery when it drops below a certain level and permits the vehicle to be refueled with 1.8

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Range Fuel Hydrogen Ferrari 150

Teslarati

JANUARY 5, 2022

In fact, it will definitely be an option for consumers who are looking to pick up their first battery-powered pickup. ” GM has estimated that the Silverado EV will have 400 miles of range on a full charge, 664 horsepower with more than 780 lb-ft of torque in its Wide Open Watts Mode, DC charging up to 350kW, 10.2

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