Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The joint research team designed an integrated system capable of adjusting the amount of battery charge/discharge and the amount of electrolysis hydrogen production in relation to the amount of solar power generated. The team then evaluated the economic feasibility of the system. Credit: NIMS. 2018.11.119 ).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South officially welcomed into service the US Navy’s first solar-powered electric car charging station. Since then, the carport has successfully generated enough electricity to power more than 60 typical homes for a day.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

As one of its efforts related to Denmark’s EDISON (Electric vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated market using Sustainable energy and Open Networks) project ( earlier pos t), Siemens is developing rapid charging systems for automotive batteries, initially targeting 400V and 63 amps.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2017

UK-based Connected Energy and Groupe Renault have installed two quick-charge stations based on Connected Energy’s E-STOR energy storage technology on highways in Belgium and Germany. The E-STOR technology developed by Connected Energy uses second-life batteries from Renault electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performance. —Dubarry et al.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2018

Vastly greater numbers of electric cars on United Kingdom roads could pose problems for the power supplies used to recharge them—if, that is, they all plug in during the day. Frank Mitchell, head of SP Energy Networks a unit of ScottishPower, said a rush to electric cars in the U.K.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Those vehicles are hungry for electrons, driving growth in charging stations and the infrastructure to support them. EV chargers are more than just high-current electrical outlets. The beating heart of EV charging lies in the software and management systems that enable this dynamic market.

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Blink Charging

JULY 28, 2022

Electric cars are on the rise. The number of electric car sales nearly doubled from last year until now. About 10% of people buying a new car chose an electric one. When we think about electric cars, the image of Elon Musk shooting a Tesla into space with a Depeche Mode-like dummy promptly comes to our minds.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Drivers who buy an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge the battery often start to consider the source of their energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2014

The TT concept features a plug-in hybrid drive with two electric motors and a system output of 300 kW (408 hp) and 650 N·m (479 lb?ft) miles) solely on electric power, and has a total range of up to 880 kilometers (546.8 TFSI to an electric motor producing 40 kW and 220 N·m (162 lb?ft) ft) of system torque.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Toyota Motorsport GmbH’s (TMG) TMG EV P002 ( earlier post ) set a new electric record on the 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. Using TMG’s motorsport-tuned electric powertrain, driver Jochen Krumbach set a lap time of 7 mins 22.329 secs, breaking the electric record set by TMG last August by more than 25 seconds.

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Setec Powerr

JULY 26, 2022

The new energy vehicle charging station is similar to the car gas station, which is a kind of “power-up” device. It is a high-efficiency charger that can quickly charge mobile phones, electric vehicles, and electric vehicles. Regular charging. Fast charging.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

Up to 30 electric vehicles at a time can recharge in Fraunhofer IAO’s parking garage. The aim of charge@work is to design a micro smart grid (MSG) capable of supplying the EV fleet with electricity produced exclusively from renewable sources. EV charging at IZS. Click to enlarge. —Hannes Rose.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 16, 2023

The electric vehicle industry is booming, and with it comes a plethora of terms and acronyms that can sometimes be confusing. Two of the most commonly used terms in the EV charging realm are EVSE and EVCS. EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. EVCS, or Electric Vehicle Charging Station, is a more holistic term.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have analyzed the cost, energy, and environmental implications of a fleet of self-driving electric vehicles operating in Manhattan. Required fleet size by battery range and charging network. Click to enlarge. Bauer, Jeffery B.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. The metal is specifically used in a battery’s cathode, the positively charged end that determines much of a battery’s performance. SPARKZ Inc. Energy density is especially important for EVs.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has completed 40 mn battery swaps so far, CEO William Li said on Thursday, replacing depleted batteries with fully charged packs, rather than plugging the vehicle into a charging point. Nio is one of a handful of EV makers betting on battery swapping as a major power option for EVs.

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Driivz

JULY 14, 2021

V2G, Vehicle-to-Grid, is a two-way power connectivity between the vehicle and the grid, with power from the vehicles’ batteries used to deliver energy to the grid during peak demand, and then the batteries are recharged from the grid during times of lower demand, such as late at night/early morning hours.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The PNNL technology tells a vehicle’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. The Grid Friendly EV Charger Controller technology notifies the car’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

The project is supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), in cooperation with the State of Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., On Maui, 15% of the electricity supply is already generated by renewable energy, and there are plans to increase this percentage going forward.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

MAHLE Powertrain and Allotrope Energy have unveiled a new battery technology which offers ultra-fast recharging coupled with good power density. The technology features a high-rate battery-type anode and a high-capacity electric double layer capacitor (EDLC)-style cathode, separated by an organic electrolyte.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio on Thursday signed a partnership agreement with battery giant CATL to develop longer life batteries as part of efforts to lower overall EV costs. Nio has also invested heavily in infrastructure for battery charging and swapping. ” Warranties typically cover EV batteries for eight years.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. According to the latest statistics available, approximately 55.6%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

ZAP plans to use the technology its charging stations internationally. The controller technology allows electric car owners to recharge their rides at times of lowest cost and least stress on the grid. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

The first—“ Electric Vehicle Benefits and Costs in the United States ”—shows that the benefits of vehicle electrification vary based on vehicle type; driving style; climate; how supplying electricity is generated; and time of charge. Further, drivers should not be encouraged to charge at night in coal-heavy regions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Twenty units of the Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle ( earlier post ) are on the roads of the Munich pilot region in a fleet trial by partners Audi, E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke München (SwM), and Technische Universität München (TUM). All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a Smart Charger Controller for plug-in vehicles that will automatically recharge vehicles during times of least cost to the consumer and lower demand for power. Widespread use of these devices could help advance a smart power grid.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

IBM is working with ZSE on the charging stations between Vienna and Bratislava s part of the VIBRATe e-mobility project. ZSE), the largest distributor and supplier of electricity in Slovakia, on a smart energy “feasibility” study that will help prepare the capital city Bratislava for electric vehicles (EVs). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

CASE stands for the strategic pillars of connectivity (Connected), autonomous driving (Autonomous), flexible use (Shared & Services) and electric drive systems (Electric). More than ten new electric cars are set to go into series production at Mercedes-Benz Cars by 2022, from the smart to the large SUV. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2023

They achieved this by using a radioisotope heater unit, which employs radioactivity to heat things directly, and a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, which converts radioactive heat into electricity. John MacNeill A Lunar Power Grid LunaGrid will consist of a modular network of fixed power stations and mobile charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

Siemens Corporate Technology , Siemens’ research organization, supplied the drive systems for the prototypes of two electric cars shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The Electric RUF 911 of Alois Ruf ( earlier post ), a manufacturer of high-performance cars based in Pfaffenhausen, contains a preliminary version of the electric drive concept.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized. —John D.

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