Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

But that’s also where the battery pack sits, so that battery pack has to be mounted in such a way that when that truck backs up and hits the kingpin and grabs the trailer, it doesn’t jar it and cause shorting issues or whatever else over the long-term life of the battery. Most commercial trucks are engineered for 1.2 million miles.

Fleet 52

Fleet Portland Charging Building 52

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

.” Faster charging is typically more expensive because it requires an electrical system to operate at peak power, for which utilities levy higher demand charges, since it puts more stress on the electric grid. However, these higher energy costs can often be managed through a sophisticated EV service platform for smart charging.

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Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 131

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

If everyone could hear Ed talk about the smart grid and how plug-in cars make it possible to inventory electricity then we’d already be building that grid today. It’s going to change the world of our Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. That “V2G&# over the wheel stands for Vehicle to Grid.

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Convert Plug-in i-MiEV Plug 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Ironically, however, the applicability for these vessels would be when they are visiting ports outside of California (such as Portland (OR), and Tacoma and Seattle (WA)) since the major California ports are currently installing grid-supplied shore power capability at all container terminals. —Pratt and Harris (2013). Los Angeles, Calif.;

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Fuel Hawaii Hydrogen Honolulu 191

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Remember the Balqon container truck I wrote about a while back, the Port of Long Beach truck that can haul 60,000 lbs and that’s starting to replace diesel spewing internal combustion trucks? Plugging into the SoCal grid, in this case, SoCal Edison, this PHEV tug is significantly cleaner than its diesel burning brethren.

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Long Beach Los Angeles Lead Acid Electric 100

Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

When engineers specify components that aren’t automotive-rated, they are then forced to spend time in extensive testing to make sure their vehicles don’t catch fire. There’s a new greenhouse gas requirement on large vehicles for 2027 engines, and California’s adopting that next year. It’s capable of up to 2.2 It’s a lot of power.

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Standards Market Volt Vehicles 73

Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Strategically positioned between the Central Valley and the Los Angeles megalopolis, the charging hub will feature a solar microgrid with battery storage, plus grid energy from PG&E. Charged : The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are in the news quite a lot these days. Salim: Absolutely.

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Charging Re-Charge Volvo Hydrogen 91

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

Same truth of engineers who have actually talked to real drivers is in evidence with the BMW Mini-E. The eBox above from AC Propulsion is sending power to and from the grid right there on the Long Beach Convention Center floor. Too bad BMW isn’t planning on building and selling this car for real.

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i-MiEV 2009 Plug-in Volt 170