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. Phoenix, Ariz., grid, but the rising number of EVs will test the local grid’s reliability at many of the 3,000 electric-distribution utilities in the United States , which themselves own more than 5.5
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2018
The new charging station is suitable for electric models of all brands with the European standard Type 2 variant of the widely used Combined Charging System (CCS), and is now available for use free of charge. The industrial consortium includes automotive manufacturers the BMW Group and Dr. Ing. 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.
Cars That Think
JULY 5, 2023
During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. Whereas, replacing residential furnaces stands to make a bigger impact. This year, the U.S.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 7, 2011
The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos. 10 11 –5.17×10
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2012
The objective of the taskforce is initially to create a guideline for demonstration projects and design verification and later standardize in 2015 with field confirmation. This is necessary before a determination of charging frequency can be standardize and should include the second and third harmonic possibilities.
Cars That Think
MAY 31, 2024
Emily Waltz Made with a liquified gas electrolyte instead of the standard liquid solvent, a new kind of lithium-ion battery that stands up to extreme cold, made by South 8 Technologies in San Diego, won’t freeze until temps drop below –80 °C. Phoenix Tailings —a startup based in Woburn, Mass.—extracts
Green Car Congress
JUNE 6, 2013
A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ. That’s when we approached the US DOE and Ecotality about operating a vehicle in a fleet in and around Phoenix.
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