Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2009
A plug-in parallel hybrid electric terminal tractor used to move shipping containers and cargo within the port will be tested at a Port of Long Beach shipping terminal. US Hybrid Corporation performed the conversion which uses a 33 kWh Li-ion battery pack from GAIA. Andra Rogers. Mobile, Ala., Houston, and New York City.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2023
An inverter takes the direct current (DC) voltage input from the batteries and converts it to the AC power required to operate the vehicle’s motor. The numerous rotating surfaces within EVs are exposed to voltage spikes during the DC-to-AC conversion process.
Baua Electric
MAY 8, 2024
The solar EV charging tech company launched its product in February 2023 at Intersolar North America in Long Beach, California, and now it’s ready to take pre-orders. However, EV batteries operate on a direct current (DC), requiring the power to be converted from AC to DC in the charging process.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2009
Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2011
Li-ion battery manufacturer Leyden Energy provided its high energy-density, high-performance Li-ion battery cells for SSI Racing’s electric Dream Car at the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Leyden Energy, formerly known as Mobius Power, Inc., Leyden has also developed a 10 Ah pouch cell. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 21, 2016
Hybrids and EVs have a substantial requirement for power conversion; a drive train can be operated up to 100s of kW. A typical silicon-based converter will be no more than 95% efficient, Pi Innovo says, therefore having at least a 5% loss. These losses, as heat, have to be dissipated. —Jim Witham, GaN Systems’ CEO.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. The project will include the purchase and conversion of 283 alternative fuel vehicles for numerous fleets including taxis, cities, schools, and delivery vehicles.
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