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OCTOBER 28, 2022

JERA, the largest power generation company in Japan, responsible for about 30% of Japan’s electricity, and Toyota Motor have built and deployed the first large-capacity “Sweep Energy Storage System”. The project plans to operate grid storage batteries for recharge and discharge operations, connected to the Chubu Electric Power Grid Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Combined with a fully electric drivetrain and a natural gas-powered onboard generator to recharge the battery, the Hypertruck ERX will provide more than 1,000 miles of range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Part of the demonstration plan includes utilization of the EVs for grid-balancing services ( earlier post ). Smart Grid Model at a Substation with One Distribution Grid Level in Kihei (Hitachi).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Electric vehicles are defined as “vehicles that use energy stored in rechargeable battery packs or in hydrogen that rely solely on electric motors for propulsion.”. a transition strategy for those negatively impacted by the requirement.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), France’s leading producer of 100% renewable electricity, and Renault signed a partnership agreement at the Lyon International Motor Show. Move In Pure uses the random share of CNR’s production to store electricity in the vehicles via a remote controlled system.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) have agreed to collaborate on a smart grid research project incorporating electric-vehicle-to-X (e.g., MC, MMC and MELCO have worked on Smart Grid systems to utilize these batteries since last March. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Electric vehicles are defined as “vehicles that use energy stored in rechargeable battery packs or in hydrogen that rely solely on electric motors for propulsion.”. Model-year 2029 and earlier ICE cars can still be sold and registered in Washington. Emergency vehicles are excluded from the requirements.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

The Volkswagen Group Components brand will be showcasing the near-series design study of its flexible quick charging station at the Geneva Motor Show. Connected to the grid or even off-grid, the station can charge up to four electric cars simultaneously, based on the principle of a ‘power bank’, two with DC quick charging.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Startup electric car company Aurica Motors announced a plan to keep the NUMMI plant, which employs 4,700 people, from shutting down when Toyota leaves on 31 March. The Aurica E-Car features four electric motors (one for each wheel), controlled by its proprietary drive electronics. Aurica envisions a battery swap in 3 minutes or less.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

In addition to Opel, partners include EnBW AG (consortium leader), ads-tec GmbH, Daimler AG, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, KIT, PTV Group, SAP AG and TWT GmbH Science and Innovation, along with BridgingIT GmbH and Toyota Motor Europe. Connected vehicles Electric (Battery) Smart charging Smart Grid' Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

What Type of Motor Is Used in EVs? What are the types of electric car motors and how do they run? AC & DC EV Motors The two types of electric flow are alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). An electric vehicle’s traction is provided by an alternate current motor.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has developed a system that links homes, plug-in vehicles (hybrids and full EVs), electric power companies and users, and enables integrated control of energy consumption. The Toyota Smart Center is one of the company’s smart-grid initiatives.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

In 2018, Volkswagen announced at the Vienna Motor Symposium that it would make the innovative low-voltage concept accessible to a broad public. While the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) charges the battery via the grid with a plug, the MHEV does not have a battery that can be recharged via a plug, but is equipped with a 48V belt starter generator.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Speaking at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Honda Motor Europe’s President and COO, Katsushi Inoue outlined Honda’s commitment to an electric future in Europe, with a specific aim to have electrified powertrains in two-thirds of Honda cars sold in Europe by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2013

The ship’s batteries will be recharged in the breaks between crossings, a procedure which only takes 10 minutes. Rather than a diesel engine, the ferry is equipped with electric motors to drive the ship’s two screws. These motors are powered by a Li-ion battery weighing 10 metric tons. Resources.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In a series hybrid, the electric motor is the only means of providing power to the wheels. The motor receives electric power from either the battery pack or from the engine-generator. In a parallel hybrid, the engine and electric motor combine to provide the power that drives the wheels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

The introduction of electric vehicles on a large scale in the UK can only have a beneficial effect on CO 2 emissions if low-carbon electricity, universal broadband provision and smart grids are in place to support the transition, according to a new report published by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

The shipping containers, which house a Frankenstein-like assortment of machine parts—motors repurposed from Volvo truck engines, giant tanks of compressed air, huge silos of piping hot sand—are produced by a company called Cheesecake Energy. They gradually lose capacity with each discharge and recharge cycle, and they can be fire hazards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 While there are technical challenges ahead—such as extending vehicle range and making provision for an increased demand on the national grid—our results show that even current EVs are more than capable of meeting users’ day-to-day needs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. The project is intended to help validate the performance advantages of the company’s technology for use in grid-tied energy storage and community energy storage—i.e.,

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Upon review of the motion, the CPUC issued a decision extending that exemption to medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers and directed Southern California Edison (SCE) and Pacific Gas & Electric to modify their respective Electric Rule 18 tariffs to allow this resale of electricity as a motor fuel for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2013

SEAT, a Spanish motor company and member of the Volkswagen Group, has unveiled a plug-in hybrid R&D prototype based on the new Leon hatchback. TSI gasoline engine with a 75 kW electric motor. The system detects when overall energy consumption is low on the grid, and incentivises, by way of lower costs, charging during these times.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

Volkswagen Group company Škoda is showcasing its VisionS plug-in hybrid concept SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. We have therefore fitted the VisionS with electric motors and plug-in technology. It works alongside an e-motor that provides 40 kW of continuous power and a peak torque of 220 N·m (162 lb-ft).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2019

Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Wu et al.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

From the battery, the power is delivered to the control module and electric motors of the vehicle. The main type of battery used is Lithium-ion and when the charge is depleted the batteries can be recharged again. In fuel cell cars we do not have to recharge the battery. in societal costs to our health and the environment. #3.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

With the increase in performance from the additional electric motor, the development team was also able to improve the efficiency of the entire vehicle and achieve lower emissions as well as lower consumption. The power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design. 13,500 rpm.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 12, 2012

Those clever minds at Mitsubishi – including Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation itself – have developed the M-tech Labo (pictured): an all-new smart grid demonstration system. It has been set up with the aim [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

The forty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE H2 was equipped with a Ballard Power Systems fuel cell, producing electricity in motion to continuously recharge the 100 kWh of batteries to power a Siemens electric drive motor. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling. miles per diesel gallon equivalent.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2012

The two heavy-duty industrial trucks, formerly with diesel engines, were retrofitted with electric motors and other electronics powered by lithium-ion batteries. The grid-compatible Inverter-Charger Unit (ICU) is much smaller and lighter than competing chargers with equivalent power ratings, Transpower says.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

American Honda Motor Co., Separately, Ford Motor Company and KB Home announced that products from the Ford-led initiative MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) will be featured in the homebuilder’s ZeroHouse 2.0 Market Background Plug-ins Smart charging Smart Grid Sustainability' model home in San Marcos, Calif., ZeroHouse 2.0

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 6, 2021

The electric scooter has a 6 kW peak power motor which gives a torque of 26Nm. Ather offers 3 charging modes for this scooter which is fast charging grid available at few places as a network in a particular city, Ather dot charger for home installation, and a portable charger. General specifications.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Electric motor-generators on each crankshaft will improve engine efficiency by modifying the piston dynamics and resulting combustion process. AML’s contact-free current transfer would achieve 99% efficiency in DC electrical motors with 5-10 times the power and torque densities available in existing DC technologies.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This gives zappi users the opportunity to charge for free – quick, simple, zero emissions motoring. While charging your car through mains supply is still far cheaper and more environmentally friendly than running a petrol or diesel car, doing it with renewable energy can take EV charging completely off grid. In result?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. In 2010, Toshiba announced that it was working with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to bring the SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to electric vehicles (EVs). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) times that of other Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2016

The bus recharges at stops using its roof-mounted contacts that engage using laser guidance. Short top-up charges maintain the battery level until full recharge at a terminus. A further 4- to 5-minute charge at 400 kW at the terminus at the end of the line enables a full recharge of the batteries. Earlier post.).

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