Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2014

General Motors is increasing its renewable energy use with 3 acres of new solar arrays at two Michigan facilities. The company’s processing center in Swartz Creek and engine plant in Flint will feature 150 kW ground-mount solar arrays expected to generate a combined 400,000 kWh of renewable energy per year to the facilities’ grids.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

Chrysler Group is working with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology using four all-electric minivans. The battery-powered minivans are connected to a charging module that, using NextEnergy technology, can simulate any electrical grid in the world. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart Grid V2X'

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Michigan Technological University. Second-life Battery in Mobile EV Charging Application for Rural Transportation (SMART). Adaptive Second-Use Battery Utilization with Different Degradation Levels for EV Charging Stations and Power Grid Support and Resiliency. . $7,888,476. Princeton NuEnergy. 10,000,000. Smartville Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The program lives within Michigan Central, a new mobility innovation district being developed by Ford. This is the second of two studios opening as part of the partnership announced in 2020 between Newlab and Michigan Central.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2013

LG Chem Michigan Inc. LGCMI) is targeting the launch of commercial production of automotive lithium-ion battery cells in July, 2013 at its Holland, Michigan facility once it has successfully completed the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and gained customer approval.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2021

Now, a study from University of Michigan researchers shows that when, where and how those fleet vehicles are charged can greatly impact their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The U-M researchers found that 50% to 80% of the lifetime emissions associated with an electric delivery vehicle’s battery occur during charging.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2011

The primary element of one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is now up and running. The system is the result of collaboration between Ford, DTE Energy, Xtreme Power, the city of Wayne and the state of Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

DTE Energy will work with DDOT, SMART and Proterra on the charging infrastructure. DDOT will receive two 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 Max buses, two Proterra 125 kW plug-in chargers and one 500 kW overhead fast-charge system. DDOT and SMART provide high-quality, safe and cost-effective public transit to the southeast Michigan region.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

million research center, led by Michigan Engineering and funded by the US Department of Energy, will focus on understanding an emerging branch of science involving mechanical and chemical phenomena that affect advanced battery designs. Those include long-duration energy storage and hydrogen fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Charging data.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2018

The proposed XFC design is expected to offer grid-to-vehicle efficiency up to 96.5%—four —four times less weight and half the size of conventional DC fast EV chargers (DCFC), as well as a high voltage direct current (HVDC) port to utilize energy storage and renewable energy systems, minimizing demand on the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. Bradley & Associates, commissioned by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), examines key drivers of EV adoption in the US, Europe and China, with an emphasis on vehicle charging scenarios and infrastructure. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2010

GE and Nissan have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new technologies that are needed to build a reliable, dynamic smart-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The second focuses on electric vehicle charging dynamics with the larger electric grid. Nissan LEAF Reservations. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Xcel services customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Electric vehicles are the next frontier in the clean energy transition, and we are committed to making charging EVs easy, convenient and affordable for customers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

a wireless power technology company, have been awarded funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Vehicle Technologies (VT) program to research and develop a system for wireless fast-charging an electric vehicle at up to a 19.2 Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Boulder Electric Vehicle has successfully demonstrated its Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) battery-electric trucks in three separate locations in Michigan, Colorado and California. Royal Oak, Michigan. The US Army Corp of Engineers and the SPIDERS project signed off on verifying full charge and discharge of the vehicle at 60 kW.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

Coulomb Technologies and Shocking Solutions, a provider of plug-in vehicle infrastructure solutions and consulting, announced that the first networked charging stations for electric vehicles in Michigan are now available. Michigan a Launch Market for the Volt. Michigan a Launch Market for the Volt.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As a result, regulations and guidelines related to electric vehicles are changing frequently, and consumers and charging station hosts must be aware of new developments. With states enacting new kWh taxes on EVs and EV charging, we want to make sure you have the right information. By the end of 2022, there were 2.7

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The state of Michigan, for example, is using AI to help transportation planners decide where to put EV charging stations. Michigan state officials have said the software has already recommended that eight new chargers be installed at several Kroger grocery store locations. Grid Management. In many ways, actually.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Third, they want to explore opportunities for the State of Michigan to establish leadership and benefit the state’s economy and industry. The initial grid-enabled model. Specific to GEVs, this requires smart meters either at the charging point or on the vehicle to connect the vehicle to the energy delivery system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

A novel finding of our work, enabled by our high resolution simulation, is that electrification may increase deadheading for TNCs [transportation network companies] due to additional travel to and from charging stations. This extra vehicle travel increases estimated congestion, crash risk, and noise externalities by 2–3% (2–3¢ per trip).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

million to develop and demonstrate a battery-powered electric school bus that improves propulsion energy efficiency by 20-30% and that can connect to the electric grid (vehicle-to-grid). Blue Bird Body Company will receive $4.9 Blossman Services will receive $2 million to develop a 4.3L Gas Technology Institute will receive $4.9

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

GM’s focus will be offering zero-emissions vehicles across a range of price points and working with all stakeholders, including EDF, to build out the necessary charging infrastructure and promote consumer acceptance while maintaining high quality jobs, which will all be needed to meet these ambitious goals.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

In addition, a $185-million collaborative learning lab in Southeast Michigan that is dedicated to developing, testing and building vehicle battery cells and cell arrays opens late next year. The Ford Ion Park team is underway already. This 200,000 sq.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Jeju Island, equipped with the most comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure in South Korea, has set its sights on becoming a zero car-emissions zone by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2011

The companies use solar energy and smart grid technology to fully charge up to 13 electric vehicles per day via six Level 2 GE EV Charging Stations and to power the overhead lighting in the parking lot. The GE EV Solar Carport connects to the grid, where it deposits extra energy and withdraws that energy when needed.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Ford Motor Company is teaming with DTE Energy to build Michigan’s largest solar array at Ford World Headquarters. The project, funded by DTE Energy, will provide employees with 360 covered parking spaces and 30 charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles such as the company’s Ford Fusion Energi and C-MAX Hybrid Energi.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

A national survey of consumer attitudes towards plug-in electric vehicles suggests that people would prefer control to convenience in many charging scenarios, and also that renewable energy sources are an important component. Optimized charging allows the system to manage and plan vehicle charging, for example, charging at off-peak times.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

AOI 03: Utility Managed Smart Charging Research and Demonstration. e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Resilient-Interoperable-Smart Charge Management Control Systems Architecture for EVs at scale. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

Coulomb Technologies, in partnership with Ford, Chevrolet and smart USA, will provide 4,600 free home and public ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles throughout the United States through the ChargePoint America program. Sacramento, Calif.; the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, California; Redmond, Wash.;

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2012

million to replace battery modules and packs that may contain defective prismatic cells produced at A123’s Livonia, Michigan manufacturing facility. In addition, the company recorded an inventory charge of approximately US$15.2 million related to inventory produced at its Michigan facilities that may be defective.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

Plus, if you are able to charge at home, it’s really convenient. Like your smartphone, you plug it in when you arrive home and forget about it until you wake in the morning to a fully-charged battery. Depending on your electric utility, you may be able to save even more money by setting your car to charge at off-peak rates.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2013

Only 999 examples will be built at Detroit Electric’s new production facility in Wayne County, Michigan, with cars sold worldwide through a network of specialist retail partners. Detroit Electric’s home charging unit will enable drivers to charge their SP:01 with full charge achieved in 4.3 Electric (Battery) Plug-ins'

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

According to GM the V2H bundle will initially only be available for purchase in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. “We GM once again noted with the announcement that it plans to expand V2H bidirectional charging technology across all its Ultium-based EVs by model year 2026. It’s good for charging at 19.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

As part of the collaboration with dealers, utilities and local governments, Ford will help develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles as well as share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support customers’ needs.

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