Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. How Much Energy Does It Take to Grow a Tomato? Well, let's think.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2009

The US will need to expand and modernize its outdated power transmission grid to incorporate more renewable energy sources, but balkanized ownership and regulation are going to make that process slow and difficult, according to a new Duke University analysis. —Chi-Jen Yang.

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Power Grid Grid Power Powered 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

With the premiere of pre-production models of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL, Daimler also presented its latest generation fuel cell technology: 30% smaller, 40% more power and with a size that now fits into the engine compartment of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles. Economies of scale and therefore modularization are important challenges.

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Fuel Hydrogen Mercedes Wind 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2011

The energy is stored in the liquid metals that want to react with one another but can do so only by transferring ions across the electrolyte, which results in the flow of electric current out of the battery. Affordable grid-level energy storage is the linchpin for massive deployment of renewable energy on the electric power grid.

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MIT Batteries Battery Energy Storage 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

Key to realizing the potential role for hydrogen in transportation is automakers’ continuing commitment to hydrogen FCVs as a necessary complement to plug-in electric vehicles and a critical component of their long-term strategy to provide vehicles that contribute to energy and climate policy goals. Is it different this time?

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Imagine this hopeful, and not impossible, energy scenario for the year 2040. Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

At the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington this week, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that $100 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available for ARPA-E’s third round of funding opportunity. Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

“ We do need a national energy policy. Additional battery R&D may achieve even greater cost reductions, perhaps more significant than the cost reductions expected through economies of scale and “learning by doing” in the production process. News stories are already describing the “hype” associated with the campaign for PEVs.

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Just to drive 100 miles, the average electric vehicle (EV) uses the same amount of electricity that it takes to power a typical U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the growing demand from plug-in electric vehicles and many other technologies that require electricity could increase the load on our power grids by up to 38% by 2050.

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Grid Power Grid Vehicles Renewable 94

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The APVs include REV’s proprietary energy storage system that allows vehicle operators to invert its stored electricity and power industrial equipment, buildings and homes. Using wireless control, APV’s can be viewed online as an energy storage resource distributed throughout a region.

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Electric Vehicles Energy Storage Vehicles Re-Charge 240

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

Standards under development in these areas include: J1711: Emissions and Fuel Economy Testing. Such procedures will be used during exhaust emissions tests and fuel economy certification tests, and may be used for future “charge economy” certification tests. J2464: Battery Pack and Capacitor Pack Safety. laboratories.

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2009 Standards Hybrid Fuel Economy 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is able to run completely under electric power for up to 50 km (31 miles), with the power of the turbodiesel engine alone, or through an infinite combination of the three power sources. Power is transmitted through a two-stage, single-speed reduced-ratio gearbox. Battery pack. gallons US).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Automakers in Europe can lower their emissions by shortening the transport distance and capitalizing on the DRC’s hydroelectric powered grid and proximity to raw materials. —James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF. —Kwasi Ampofo, lead author of the report and BNEF’s head of metals and mining.

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Africa Supplies Emissions Poland 221

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Vehicle manufacturing is an energy-intensive process. Regardless of whether your car is an EV or ICEV, the process to manufacture any vehicle is energy-intensive and requires the extraction and refinement of raw materials to build parts. The New Zealand Power Grid. In comparison, EV engines run on lithium batteries.

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Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles 98

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. ’s power generation, he said.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Vehicle manufacturing is an energy-intensive process. Regardless of whether your car is an EV or ICEV, the process to manufacture any vehicle is energy-intensive and requires the extraction and refinement of raw materials to build parts. The New Zealand Power Grid. In comparison, EV engines run on lithium batteries.

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