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Mazda6 diesel sedan offers up to 60 mpg US

Green Car Congress

i-ELOOP (short for “intelligent Energy Loop”) uses a supercapacitor to store electricity recovered during deceleration to power the vehicle’s electrical systems, thereby improving fuel economy. Most are available with i-ELOOP as well as i-stop. Mazda’s engineers determined that a typical vehicle deceleration phase lasts only about 10 seconds.

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Practical aspects of off-grid EV charging

Charged EVs

An off-grid energy system basically consists of just four key components: 1) a battery to store energy; 2) one or more renewable energy sources (e.g. solar panels, wind turbines, hydroelectric turbines); 3) an appropriate DC-input charger for said source; and 4) a DC-to-AC inverter to power the house, EV charger, well pump, etc.

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Practical aspects of off-grid EV charging – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

An off-grid energy system basically consists of just four key components: 1) a battery to store energy; 2) one or more renewable energy sources (e.g. solar panels, wind turbines, hydroelectric turbines); 3) an appropriate DC-input charger for said source; and 4) a DC-to-AC inverter to power the house, EV charger, well pump, etc.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored. The system converted AC grid power to DC power to charge the battery and could also convert DC power from the battery to AC power that could feed both external stand-alone loads and the grid.

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Imagine this – a human powered car

Green Cars News

From the company that wants to introduce the world to people-powered cars (presumably a step up from Fred Flintstone’s day) comes the Imagine PS - a grid rechargeable neighbourhood electric vehicle that could even be used as a temporary power station.

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EV Range Confidence – Charged and Ready

Blink Charging

The convenience of Level 2 (L2) charging for daily use , and DC Fast Charging (DCFC) for longer journeys and fleet usage, highlights the practicality of owning an EV. Growth of the EV Network The NEVI Formula Program will install DC fast charging stations every 50 miles along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors.

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

Charged EVs

It’s fairly well known by now that EVs cost far less per mile to drive than their closest ICE counterparts, and the main reason is simply that the EV drivetrain is far more efficient at converting its stored form of energy into motion. The OBC is usually a metal box hidden somewhere on the vehicle, which EV owners never see.

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