Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Nissan Motor Co., In normal situations, the LEAF to Home power supply system helps stabilize the electrical grid and balance energy needs by charging an EV with electricity generated during the night, when demand is low, or sourced from solar panels and supplying it to homes during daytime when demand is high.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
A lack of significant cell and component manufacturing capacity means that most of the value of these resources is realized outside of the country, although recent announcements from companies such as BASF, General Motors and Posco show an increase in battery investments.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Featuring a 285 hp / 210 kW electric motor, the car is fitted with a single-speed automatic transmission as standard, with the option of twin-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmissions. The lightweight SP:01, which goes on sale in Asia and Europe over the coming weeks, combines a carbon fiber body with an aluminum chassis.
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2010
As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN). Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency. EVI commenced at the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2013
If you think about the new mobility grid—all the places where two or more things connect across a region—a whole region of these connection points are nodes—like neurons. If you think about that grid, you can think about an electric vehicle grid, but connected to a bus stop, car share, bike share. Zielinski, S.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2022
Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. That’s why operating EVs typically releases less carbon than operating gasoline vehicles of similar size, even in coal-heavy grids like Shandong or West Virginia.
EV Connect
MARCH 8, 2021
The EV revolution will only go as far as the global network of charging stations allows — meaning that the key indicator is not EV sales but how quickly countries and their governments are moving to prepare their grids for the energy demands of those vehicles. South Africa, the European Union and the U.S.
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