Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Xcel Energy in Minnesota, for example, has already started to upgrade distribution transformers because of potential residential EV electrical-load issues. The answer is a nuanced “perhaps.”

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Grid United States Charging Gas-Electric 121

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

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New Mexico Colorado Mexico EV Smart 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits. Regents of University of Minnesota. VoICE-MR: Vocation Integrated Cost Estimation for Maintenance and Repair of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV). Dream Team Co LLC.

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through local showcases in key markets throughout major metropolitan areas in seven Midwest states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Drive Oregon. Description. Federal funding. Description.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

For frigid climates like the Minnesota and Canada pack warming can be integrated with the overnight charging for a PHEV. After 10 years of operation the battery will still have 75% of its energy storage potential and could be used for non-automotive applications like load leveling for the grid to accommodate renewable energy.

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Li-ion Power Powered Market 170

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Just a few days after the California Air Resource Board's mandate came out, Governor Newsom had to publicly beg electric vehicle owners not to charge their cars due to concerns of the power grid and blackouts. This winter, residents in the Sierra Nevada mountains lost power for days due to heavy snow storms.

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