Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

SAE International has published the first global standard that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle and supply equipment (EVSE) ground-system requirements for wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). After a communications handshake, charging begins automatically without a physical corded connection.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Israel-based StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has demonstrated a prototype 4680 form factor cell that is fully charged in just 10 minutes. StoreDot’s extreme fast charging cells have been in development for more than three years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2023

Effenco’s Hybrid Electric solution eliminates the need to run engines when trucks are stationary. Effenco’s Hybrid Electric system. The SuperBattery technology also enables vehicle design optimization and ensures no thermal runaways occur. It can be adapted to new heavy-duty vocational trucks as well as existing fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $96-million funding opportunity (Fiscal Year 2022 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement) to support decarbonizing the domestic transportation sector. Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Accessibility. Creating Cleaner Non-Road Engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation provided new details on their enhanced heat pump system, deployed in Hyundai and Kia’s global electric vehicle (EV) line-up to maximize their all-electric driving range in low temperatures. The technology was first introduced in 2014 on the first-generation Kia Soul EV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2021

The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced that $12 million in rebates will be available to install publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Applications for rebates open 5 August. Since December 2017, CALeVIP has made more than $155.9

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $133 million in funding to support new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials. Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials. million).

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2024

Tesla's Model 3 'Highland' edition has set a new standard in electric vehicle (EV) fast charging, according to the latest results from AMCI Testing. This demonstrates Tesla’s advantage in effectively integrating their vehicles with the charging infrastructure, notably through its Supercharger network.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

With electric vehicles becoming more common, the risks and hazards of a cyberattack on electric vehicle charging equipment and systems also increases. Johnson and his team recently published an open-access summary of known electric vehicle charger vulnerabilities in the journal Energies. Johnson et al. —Jay Johnson.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck. ORNL’s bidirectional technology is fully compliant with grid power quality standards.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

has partnered with The Mobility House to deploy smart charging strategy and management solutions for the district’s zero-emission fleet project, which is now operational and scheduled to transport students to schools throughout the district. Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. Their open access paper is published in the journal Energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY. Curbside Charging.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) mobilized a $135-million climate financing package for VinFast Trading and Production Joint Stock Company (VinFast) for manufacturing Vietnam’s first fully-electric public transport bus fleet and first national electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

million is available to expand public electric vehicle (EV) charging in 13 rural counties. Incentives available through the new Inland Communities Incentive Project will cover up to 75% of EV charging equipment costs. The website CALeVIP Connects provides information on electric vehicle installers and service providers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Under the terms of the agreement, Anjie Wireless will license WiTricity’s patented magnetic resonance technology and industry-leading designs to develop and commercialize highly efficient wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging systems for sale to leading carmaker brands in the China market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette announced $139 million in federal funding for 55 projects across the country that will support new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies (DE-FOA-0002197, earlier post ). Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. 5,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

In 2019, Amazon announced plans to obtain 100,000 electric delivery vehicles. UPS has ordered 10,000 of them and FedEx plans to be fully electric by 2040. The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy intends to issue three sustainable transportation technologies funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in Spring 2021. This will involve partnerships with industry to demonstrate these technologies at industrially-relevant scales.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

The funding will support the next stage of the SuperTruck initiatives—aimed at electrifying freight trucking—along with efforts to expand electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and lower emissions for on- and off-road vehicles. Low Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Technologies Funding Opportunity. VTO is also offering up to $62.75

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has launched the development of a special fuel cell system for heavy-duty trucks. While state-of-the-art technologies have been implemented in this weight class in recent years to improve environmental performance, safety and efficiency, overall fuel consumption and vehicle emissions still remain a challenge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2020

The corresponding electric fleet sizes for the WECC footprint are 9 million LDVs, 70,000 MDVs and 94 HDV charging stations. Unmanaged charging is predicated on arrival time at home in the evening—the time at which the PNNL team assumed charging would begin. million for the WECC.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Enevate Corporation, developer of a silicon-dominant composite anode material and high energy density batteries ( earlier post ), has introduced HD-Energy Technology for Electric Vehicles (EVs); the high energy-density cells support extreme fast-charging. Earlier post.) Source: Enevate. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office published a notice of intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Fiscal Year 2020 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research FOA.” Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials. Utility-managed smart charging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

NFI Group subsidiary New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has received new firm orders for 16 battery-electric and fuel cell-electric transit buses from Winnipeg Transit. Four Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric 40-foot transit buses (4 EUs) and four Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric 60-foot transit buses (8 EUs).

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Let’s face it – two of the big questions that every electric vehicle (EV) owner ponders: “How far can I travel on a single charge?” This preference is fueled by advancements in battery technology, leading to enhanced range. However, an electric car’s lithium-ion battery may last as long as the vehicle itself.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2020

The new Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid, with a fourth-generation technology system, offers a best-in-class EPA-estimated economy rating of 100 MPGe combined and an EPA-estimated 37 miles of all-electric driving range. Escape Plug-In Hybrid has a Level 1/Level 2 AC charging port. Escape Plug-In Hybrid’s liquid-cooled, 14.4

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Fiscal Year 2021 Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies RD&D DE-FOA-0002475. AOI 1: EV Charging Community Partner Projects. 2,377,904.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

a global EV charging software company which has developed a platform for managing large charging networks for electric vehicles from end-to-end. As an example, EVgo, the largest public fast charging network in the United States, recentlyt signed a long-term agreement with Driivz.

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CN EV Post

MAY 12, 2024

The standardization of battery design and swapping systems among electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers is akin to the universal fuel compatibility in gasoline vehicles. Lastly, a standardized system would foster a more competitive market for battery innovation, driving advancements in technology while maintaining consumer-friendly practices.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

Last week, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels (Fit for 55). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

l/100 km / 34 mpg US; combined CO 2 emissions, weighted: 156 g/km; combined electric energy consumption, weighted: 11.7 kWh/100 km) brings advanced technologies from motorsport to the road. A two-speed electric motor positioned on the rear axle supports the 2.0-liter The electric-only range supported by the 6.1

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Using current technologies, all evaluated biofuel, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle pathways offer significant C2G GHG emissions reduction compared to the current gasoline internal combustion engine vehicle. When fueled by hydrogen produced from landfill gas, the total dropped to 117 g CO 2 e/mi.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 19, 2024

climate goals for economywide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require rapid decarbonization of the light-duty vehicle fleet, and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) are poised to become the preferred technology for achieving this end.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The patent includes claims over novel materials and manufacturing processes that are critical in achieving the required energy density, power and cost targets required for the widespread use of electric vehicles. Fisker anticipates the technology to be automotive production grade ready from 2023 onwards. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

A development team from CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, in collaboration with international research partners, have successfully used ceramic membrane technology to develop a scalable hydrogen generator that makes hydrogen from electricity and fuels including natural gas, biogas and ammonia with near zero energy loss.

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