Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck. The technology takes energy from the grid and converts it to direct current (DC) voltage.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

Human toxicity [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Terrestrial toxicity [kg 1,4-DC.-eq.]. Toxicity of marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Toxicity of non-marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Note the large impact of energy storage in the latter. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2020

Rolls-Royce recognized that any future fighter aircraft will have unprecedented levels of electrical power demand and thermal load, all needing to be managed within the context of a stealthy aircraft. The electrical embedded starter-generator will save space and provide the large amount of electrical power required by future fighters.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The Commission approved a $1.6-million The total Commission funding for the amended agreement is $2,994,298.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

ABB has secured a contract with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán to supply the all-electric power solution for fast 40-meter urban passenger ferries transporting up to 540 passengers each across Lisbon’s Tagus river. The 10 new ferries will be operated by the public ferry company Transtejo, S.A.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

BYD Ltd and Utility Partners of America (UPA) have put into service a 500 kWh containerized energy storage system (ESS) for one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in North America. AC-DC-AC efficiency shown to be as high as 94%, an industry benchmark high; DC to DC efficiency as high as 96%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The project was made possible with a $3.3-million

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 25, 2022

Charging facilities and electric vehicle development are positively correlated, and the only way to drive better growth of electric vehicles is to network and scale the construction of charging facilities. Alternative Fuel Corridor designations are now found in all 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2016

Companies can obtain favorable contracts if at least 20% of their fleets are operated on gas, as hybrids or as electric buses. Restrictions on the use of gas vehicles in non-adapted underground bus depots have prompted operators to select hybrid technology. The 51 buses will be put in service by seven operators on behalf of.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2019

liter V8 TDI Biturbo engine with electric powered compressor (EPC). An electric powered compressor (EPC) supplements the work of the two turbochargers when starting off and when accelerating at a low engine speed, allowing the V8 TDI to always build up its power spontaneously. Electric powered compressor.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Ricardo will display the first functional integration prototype of the Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) collaborative research project ( earlier post ) in public for the first time this week at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV 2014) in the UK. ADEPT schematic. Click to enlarge. 48V Diesel Fuel Efficiency'

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 10, 2024

Building in Resilience for the EV Ecosystem An essential prerequisite for the wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles is the availability and reliability of EV infrastructure. Without an electricity supply, they are stranded there. This need becomes even more pronounced during times of natural disasters.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. The selected OPEN 2018 projects are in 21 states and fall into 9 technical categories, including transportation, electricity generation and delivery, and energy efficiency. .

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. The converted 2013 Chevrolet Malibu uses a front-wheel-drive system powered by a Magna E-Drive motor with a 90 kW electric drive unit to supply the propulsion for the converted Malibu. in May 2014.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 13, 2022

To put it simply, a kW is a measure of power, and a kWh is a measure of energy; power is the rate at which something uses energy, and energy is the capacity to do work. A kilowatt is simply a measure of how much power an electric appliance consumes—it’s ­­1,000 watts to be exact. The Kilowatt. The Kilowatt-Hour.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 24, 2023

must establish resilient disaster recovery solutions that extend beyond traditional emergency responses. With the electric vehicle (EV) market demonstrating an annual growth rate of 18.17%, and a market volume of approximately $161.6 As these events continue to escalate, the U.S.

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The world is turning to electricity to help clean up the transportation sector, and that includes airports and airline travel. Including cars, trucks, commercial aircraft, and railroads, transportation was responsible for 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2021 and 20% of emissions globally.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

The electric vehicle industry is growing at a high pace these days. Are you planning a job in electric vehicle industry? Then this Electric Vehicle Interview Questions and Answers will definitely help you out. There are different types of firms working in the electric vehicle domain.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

At the ceremonial launching of Germany’s “National Electric Mobility Platform” (NEMP) in Berlin, Volkswagen presented the Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle concept to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. The electricity for driving the electric motor is stored in a 26.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified over time, as more than 20% of shipping could adopt hybrid propulsion solutions featuring batteries or other energy storage technologies, according to the paper. Engine concepts include gas-only engines; dual fuel 4-stroke; and 2-stoke.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2013

Andrews have demonstrated that ammonia can be synthesized directly from air (instead of N 2 ) and H 2 O (instead of H 2 ) under a mild condition (room temperature, one atmosphere) with supplied electricity which can be obtained from renewable resources such as solar, wind or marine. tons of CO 2 is released per ton of ammonia produced.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

HybridSHIP is concerned with introducing batteries for on-board energy storage, integrated with fuel cells and gas engines. When internal consumption was taken into account, the electric efficiency was estimated to be 44.5%, and no NO x , SO x and PM emissions were detectable. Germanischer Lloyd. Source: DNV.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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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. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. 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.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

TFSI gasoline engine and an electric motor that together develop a total output of 180 kW (245 hp) of system power and 480 N·m (354 lb-ft) of torque. TFSI with the electric motor. In conjunction with the electric unit, this functions as a torque converter. During electrical—i.e. cubic feet).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

Pcific Gas & Electric will buy two this year ( earlier post ), and West said that they have some 12,000 soft orders from utilities for a truck version of the H3 ReEV drivetrain (e.g., SIDI turbocharged engine provides electrical power. Powertrain and electrical packaging. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The company also will test three different alternative fuels—Reclaimed Grease Fuel; B20 biodiesel; and liquefied natural gas—in its heavy-duty trucks. Wal-Mart will test this diesel-electric hybrid in the Detroit area. The electrical system can provide additional power during hill climbing, even at highway speeds.

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Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles is an important component of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change. As of December 2022, more than 5,600 electric school buses are in operation, on order or funded. they created about 28% of the automotive sector’s GHG emissions in 2020.

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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). of Energy (DoE), the U.S. The new standard was more than a decade in the making. SAE J2954).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a wide-ranging Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0000397 ) for up to a total of $27 million in Phase III small business awards in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, fossil energy, and nuclear energy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. The breaker is designed to protect MVDC systems from electrical faults and expected to respond in 500 microseconds.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Furthermore, the company draws a distinction between a battery-buffered solution, which needs the grid to operate, and a battery-integrated solution, which can operate on its own, and can be made bidirectional to send energy back to the grid in times of need. A battery-buffered system is just taking energy from the grid.

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