Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Idaho National Laboratory researchers recently released independent testing results of a wireless charging system designed for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). kW Level 2 Charging System, uses inductive technology to wirelessly charge a PEV’s traction battery, which powers the vehicle. Source: INL. Source: INL.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and TDK R&D Corporation, along with the US Department of Energy (DOE), automotive companies and suppliers have completed bench testing to support the SAE Technical Information Report (TIR) J2954. Automated wireless charging can also be done in conjunction optionally with autonomous parking. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

SAE International approved for publishing “SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer for Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles and Alignment Methodology,” a milestone industry guideline to establish wireless power transfer between infrastructure, vehicle suppliers and OEMs for plug-in electric and electric vehicles (PH/EV). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

SAE International is engaged with the Idaho National Lab and US Department of Energy (DOE) in bench-testing of WPT 3 (11 kW) levels in 2017, said Jesse Schneider, chair of the SAE J2954 task force, in his presentation at the SAE 2017 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium last week in San Diego. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2016

SAE International has published “SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer for Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles and Alignment Methodology,” a milestone industry guideline to establish wireless power transfer between infrastructure, vehicle suppliers and OEMs for plug-in electric and electric vehicles (PH/EV). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Idaho National Laboratory has released the voluminous findings from its analysis of five large-scale PEV and charging infrastructure projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The key finding of INL’s assessment of the results was that public charging infrastructure is not needed everywhere to enable PEV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Currently, there is bench testing underway at Idaho National Lab (INL) between automotive and supplier WPT systems, coordinated by the SAE J2954 Team and the US Department of Energy (DOE). —Jesse Schneider (BMW), Chair of the SAE Wireless Charging Taskforce. WPT 3 (up to 11kW) will also be specified as an informative appendix.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. PHEV operations often occur with minimal pre-trip charge events – “they run even if not plugged in”.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

In a new report, “ Wireless Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles ”, Navigant Research forecasts that worldwide sales of wireless EV charging equipment for light-duty vehicles will grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 108% from 2013 to 2022, reaching annual sales of slightly less than 302,000 units in 2022. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

kW), 11 kW wireless charging is a big step towards commercialization for electric vehicles. During charging, the magnetic energy created by the GA Coil is coupled to the VA Coil. Wireless charging is convenient due to its non-contactless nature. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

WiTricity is collaborating with Nissan to further the adoption of wireless EV charging systems. Products developed by carmakers, Tier 1 suppliers and charging infrastructure suppliers will be measured against 3.7 kW test stations (WPT 1 and WPT2; the J2954 team also envisions light duty charging rates of 11 kW (WPT3) and 22 kW (WPT4).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2016

This flexibility enables wirelessly charged vehicles to interoperate more easily with standards-based charging sources made by different automakers, Tier 1 suppliers and infrastructure suppliers. SAE International, through its J2954 Committee, is at the forefront of defining standards for wireless charging. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

The Taskforce members have agreed on specifications for the SAE J2954 Test Stations, which automakers will use as a basis to develop their wireless charging systems, and to verify that they will interoperate with charging systems and vehicles sold by other makers. Earlier post.). The Taskforce agreed that the WPT1 (3.7

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

Coulomb Technologies has installed its first Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in San Jose, California from its $37 million ChargePoint America program ( earlier post ). Installation of the ChargePoint charging stations is underway now in all nine regions. Sacramento, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

TDK and Idaho National Laboratory will provide the view from labs. Hybrid J2954 Wireless Charging Task Force Committee. The workshop is the day before the SAE 2017 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium , also in San Diego. A separate meeting will be held later for heavy-duty WPT. The room is limited to 50 people.

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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

JUNE 7, 2009

Coulomb Technologies, the developer and provider of a family of products and services that provide a plug-in vehicle charging infrastructure ( earlier post ), announced a series of infrastructure wins (two European, one US) in late May and early June. KHLim’s CO 2 neutral area produces its own green energy through wind, heat and solar.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. 46 organizations have signed on to the principles so far.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to financial issues, such as where incentives are available and how much driving electric will save you compared to filling up with gasoline, the deciding factor for ranking the states was the density of available public charging. The gap between states, particularly on the critical charging issue, was dramatic.

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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. Over in the United Kingdom, various local governments have partnered with AI firms to help them figure out where they need to put EV charging stations to bolster EV adoption and benefit the entire community.

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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 Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Thanks to the Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity at the Idaho National Laboratory, the US Department of Energy has now clocked up one million miles under its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle testing. The activity looks at plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in real world usage using both fleet and public drivers.

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 3, 2021

Red rocks, dinosaur prints, Sawtooth Mountains, High Sierra wilderness, and wildflowers By Raejean Fellows: Past President, Electric Auto Association; Director, Plug In America. Little Redfish Lake, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho - Photo by Raejean Fellows. Stanley and Sun Valley, Idaho are definitely at the top of the list.

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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. Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid. V2GHalf strategies only require a modulation of the charging current without violating the users’ desire to have the battery fully charged at a certain time.

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Electric Auto Association

MARCH 1, 2023

Erb was an advisor to this team from the University of Idaho, finishing in first place with this Camaro EV conversion. We started off with a bang,” recalled Erb. Our first two ride & drives, in 2014 and 2015, were the largest NDEW events held in the area west of the Mississippi, south of St. Louis, and north of Florida. “We

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure and a back-up generator to maintain bus service in a disaster situation. Fifty-one projects in 39 states will receive a share of the funding. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2011

The report details findings from the ANSI Workshop held in April, Standards and Codes for Electric Drive Vehicles, which ANSI convened on behalf of DOE and the Idaho National Laboratory. Coordination is also needed on such areas as residential applications, metering, preferential rates, time of use, and communications protocols.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 8, 2024

According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, there are 36,366 DC Fast charging stations available in the United States. Should you use one of them to charge your Electric Vehicle (EV)? AC can be thought of as "low and slow" charging, while DC is very fast and powerful. This makes DC ideal for rapid charging stations.

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Blink Charging

JULY 5, 2023

But how much does it cost to charge an electric car? Charging Cost Formula In a blog on this topic, Investopedia suggests using this formula: Charging Cost = (VR/RPK) x CPK. Charging costs can vary depending on your driving patterns, season, type of chargers, and where you typically charge.

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Plug in America

JANUARY 22, 2024

This month, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $623 million in grant awards for installing EV charging stations across the country, in communities, and along highway corridors. Across the country, local players are taking advantage of the CFI funding opportunity to rapidly scale charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols met with US Energy Secretary Steven Chu in May and followed up that meeting with a letter, urging the continuation of funding to support research, development and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post. ). —Letter to Secretary Chu.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Current rules for conventional vehicles do not work for plug-in hybrids because the vehicles run on both electricity and gasoline; industry debate centers on the rules for estimating miles per gallon. NREL’s proposed adjustment method assumes that the increase in gasoline use during CD mode is the same as the increase calculated for CS mode.

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE), the growing demand from plug-in electric vehicles and many other technologies that require electricity could increase the load on our power grids by up to 38% by 2050. Vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, technology is smart charging tech that allows car batteries to give back to the power grid. home for a day.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Toyota may be questioning the viability of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see our latest Green Piece column ) but in the US there is keen support for the technology. Plug-in hybrids need different rules to conventional vehicles because they run on both petrol and electricity.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. If youre interested in converting your Prius, see the information at How To Get a Plug-In Hybrid. You can see a general overview of PHEVs at All About Plug-In Hybrids (that page needs an update!). Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org.

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