Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2016
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [ 15 ] Electric power grids are designed with capacity to serve the highest power peaks demanded (e.g. PHEVLERs help support the electric grid.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. On Volt and Leaf. On the Grid. Late this year, a new wave of electric vehicles will begin to arrive on the U.S. Better Cars ….
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40. percent of $1.9 Cleantech Group and Deloitte.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
The large scale rollout of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be hindered unless investors stimulate demand, lower the cost of public charging infrastructure and manage the impact on the grid, according to a report published by Accenture. Plugging in vehicles whenever parked will help grid management, easing the strain on the grid.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Charging the batteries will take between 6-8 hours using a common 230 volt grid. The Tourneo Connect BEV Concept continues this collaboration between the two companies and indicates how zero-emission technology could be deployed in passenger vehicles for urban applications such as taxis or hotel shuttles.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2013
Concurrent Technologies Corporation will receive $2 million to share costs in a US Department of Defense vehicle-to-grid demonstration project at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in the western Mojave Desert region that includes parts of Kern, San Bernardino and Inyo counties.
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