Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2022
Previously under-resourced to support EV charging, this scenic artery passes near six national forests and unlocks to EV drivers some of the country’s most iconic spots, from the Snoqualmie Pass in Washington, stretching the Snake River in Idaho, spanning Arches National Park in Utah and connecting outdoor destinations like Park City and Vail.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2020
Scientists from Idaho National Laboratory and the University of California San Diego have shown that slow, low-energy charging causes lithium atoms to deposit on electrodes in a disorganized way that improves charging behavior. Lithium metal is a preferred anode for high-energy rechargeable batteries. —Wang et al.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2021
This research is leading to a significant increase of the cycling life of high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries. The new funding, provided by the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), is part of $209 million awarded by VTO for advancing electric vehicles, batteries, and connected vehicles ( earlier post ).
Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2009
Exide Technologies entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the University of Idaho to develop and commercialize improvements on lead-acid battery technology for applications including hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2017
The governors of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to create a unified regional electric vehicle plan to allow electric vehicles to recharge and travel easily along the 5,000 miles of freeways in the western region. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Recharging requires about five hours through a standard 110-volt electrical outlet. The Prius PHEVs will be instrumented for data collection as part of a larger US Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratories study of modified hybrid vehicles.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Idaho National Laboratory has released the voluminous findings from its analysis of five large-scale PEV and charging infrastructure projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Second, Volt drivers plugged in more oftern than LEAF drivers.
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