Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Capital District Transportation Authority, New York: $3,520,000. New York City Transit Department of Subways, New York: $2,000,000.

Emissions 256

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If you ask a bunch of experts to predict the cost of a technology 10 years from now, they’re all over the map—9 out of 10 are wrong, and you don’t know which one is right. A year ago, we weren’t even having this conversation. Another example is the Champlain-Hudson Power Express line under construction from Quebec into New York City.

Clean 95

Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 95

Charged EVs

MARCH 30, 2023

Revel aims to promote EV adoption in cities by solving two interrelated problems: The company’s rideshare fleet generates demand to justify the cost of installing DC fast chargers, and its charging Superhub ensures that the fleet stays charged, while also offering charging to the public. It’s a kind of new time crunch.

New York City 104

New York City Grid New York Charging 104

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

Clean Fleet Report would like to see an EV on/off button, so the battery charge can be saved and used when needed, such as in the city where electric running is far more efficient than using gasoline. New York City to Toledo? Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle. Charlotte to Orlando?

Chrysler 93

Chrysler Plug-in Hybrid Plug 93

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Charged attended the New York City E-Prix in July, and spoke with several execs from EV infrastructure powerhouse ABB. Now, the general consensus seems to be that having the [AC-to-DC] conversion happen off-board lightens the bus, and makes room for a bigger battery. This was really the focus in 2010 through 2013.

Charging 97

Charging Future Fleet DC 97

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

We thought,” Hoff told Spectrum , “we could integrate this, the analog-to-digital conversion, on a chip, and then use these circuits as the basis for switching.” Besides reducing the cost of the systems to the telephone company, such chips would enable companies to build small branch exchanges that handled switching electronically.

IDEA 121

IDEA 2000 Design Engine 121

Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

The cost of a fill up is approximately $2.00. So far the possibilities are very limited although we may be able to report soon on some changes in the market for conversion of existing hybrids to plug-ins. The CityCat model will clock out at 68 mph with a driving range of 125 miles. Refueling is simple and will only take a few minutes.

New York City 100

New York City New York Alternative Fuels Plug-in 100