Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

The investment will help Electrify America reduce its overall energy-related costs and lower the company’s impact on Sacramento’s electrical grid. This first-of-a-kind program will help address peak energy demands, minimize impacts to the grid and support the expansion of EV charging in our community.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

The home, located on the West Village campus of the University of California, Davis, is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting. DC-to-DC electric vehicle charging. Photo by Dorian Toy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

The average emissions for an electric vehicle in the UK are 75 gCO 2 /km, when CO 2 emissions at the power station are taken into account, according to an analysis by Gary Davis, Operations Director and chief greenhouse gas (GHG) analyst at Edinburgh-based carbon accounting firm Ecometrica. Click to enlarge. Methodology.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Well-to-wheels vehicle emissions (gCO 2 equiv.km -1 ) by energy source, vehicle energy intensity (MJkm -1 ), and fuel carbon intensity (gCO 2 equiv. MJ -1 ) by vehicle pathway and timing profile. The authors developed hourly electricity demand profiles for seven vehicle and fuel pathway scenarios. Source: McCarthy et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

750,000 to research value-based design options for the standardization of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries. The stored, compressed air will be used to generate electricity on an “on demand” basis to meet the facility’s needs, including periods of high demand or grid outages.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Electrify America announced its next $200-million investment in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure as well as education and awareness in California which is outlined in its Cycle 2 California ZEV Investment Plan submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period, which begins in July 2019.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R. The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. which produces hybrid and electric drivetrains for small, medium and large vehicles. About the authors. Dr. Andrew A. Dr. Bruce R.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will partner with an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) to investigate secondary applications for aged battery packs from electric drive vehicles. million with 51% of the funding coming from CCSE and its partners.

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Li-ion San Diego Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

In a paper published in the journal Transport Policy , Jonn Axsen, Ken Kurani and Andrew Burke explore two aspects of the “ purported problem ” in the context of starting a market for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs): performance goals, and the abilities of present and near-term battery chemistries to meet those goals. grid only).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

—Amy Davis, Vice President and President of New Power at Cummins. Commercializing renewable hydrogen in China is anticipated to not only help green industries, but in combination with hydrogen refueling stations, it will also help alleviate hydrogen supply bottlenecks to accelerate fuel cell vehicle adoption.

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Hydrogen China Green Industrial 321

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability will serve as the lead for the center, which will be a multi-campus effort that includes UC Berkeley and UC Davis. The project will identify the smart grid technologies requiring additional workforce training and support. Better land use planning and design of community systems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2010

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) will lead a joint research study of how the useful lifespan of electric vehicle batteries could be extended by repurposing them as household electric storage devices with a $992,000 grant from the University of California. of Monrovia, Calif.; Flux Power of Vista, Calif.; of Monrovia, Calif.;

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The station is cofunded by the California Energy Commission under its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) and was installed at a fuel station that has been operating for more than 60 years by Ramos Oil, one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States. .: $1 Alternative Fuel and Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. These areas of the state are expected to experience heavy electric vehicle use within the next ten years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved Electrify America’s plan to invest its second $200 million in California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure and education programs. These metro areas are expected to account for 89% of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in operation through 2022, according to a 2017 Navigant report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. In this scenario, gasoline use is estimated and aggregated based on the respondents’ anticipated next conventional vehicles and recorded diary days. Plug and play.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2018

EVgo, America’s largest public fast-charging network for electric vehicles (EVs), has launched a commercial installation of second-life battery storage at a public DC fast charging station. —Austin Brown, Executive Director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy.

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Grid Charging Batteries Battery 240

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis. ARB should enact policies to accelerate the “greening” of California’s electrical transmission grids. Four external experts—Dr. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen PHEV Grid Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro. 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. At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. slow charge.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The report found that whilst there were significant potential environmental benefits to be had from a switch to electric vehicles, these were wholly dependent on changes in the way electricity was generated, energy taxed and CO2 emissions regulated. National Grid. Key findings of report include: Performance. CO2 emissions. Popularity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

Researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are identifying battery second use (B2U) strategies capable of offsetting vehicle expenses while improving utility grid stability. —Mike Ferry, Center for Sustainable Energy. Resources. Neubauer, K. Wood, and A.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. More recently, Gage became the CEO of EVGrid , working on Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) tech.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

I suspect without some explicit direction from the top, prodded from those of us below, the automakers will do everything to achieve the requirements with conventional vehicles, eschewing the greater near term cost and long-term benefit of transitioning toward plug-in electric drive components and batteries. Such as the $1.1 No plug, no deal!

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C. Duke Energy Corp.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2013

This proposed carbon intensity value includes feedstock rendering, transportation of the rendered feedstock to the refinery, renewable diesel production, finished fuel transportation to California, and vehicle tailpipe emissions. Surplus electricity produced is exported to the local electrical grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption. The cost of making fuel cell vehicles has recently dropped dramatically.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

"In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in ecosystem must be in place when vehicles like the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle hit the market," GM said on its company FastLane blog. The 2009 ExtremeTech Case Mod Contest, sponosred by Newegg, is now accepting submissions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

PG&E addresses three specific areas: Expanding the electrification for fleets with medium- and heavy-duty vehicles including school buses, transit agencies and delivery fleets that often use diesel, a highly polluting fuel. Exploring new uses for vehicle electrification through five, one-year projects for an overall budget of $20 million.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 20, 2006

On Tuesday, the president of Toyota's North American subsidiary, Jim Press, said the company is looking at developing a plug-in vehicle that can "travel greater distances without using its gas engine." Four years ago, the professor at the University of California at Davis and a team of engineering students created a plug-in vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. He predicted that 10 percent of the cars sold would be electric vehicles by 2020. And local electrical grids may need reinforcement.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles [EV], plug-in hybrids [PHEV] and fuel cell vehicles [FCV] at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. The current electrical grid is poorly designed for distributed generation of power.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Now popular in Europe, Think Global meets all European and US federal motor vehicle safety requirements. will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

As Keith Bradsher of The New York Times reported in a page-one story earlier this month: Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that.

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