Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Stationary fuel cell generators (FC generators) and rechargeable batteries will be introduced at stores, managed centrally by building energy management systems (BEMS), raising the proportion of renewable energy and electric power derived from hydrogen used. Boil-off hydrogen from the hydrogen station can also potentially be used.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2010

Bicycle parking lot in Sakurashinmachi, Setagaya, where Sanyo’s Smart Energy System “Solar Parking Lot” is installed. Sanyo Electric has completed installation of two Solar Parking Lots for hybrid bikes, incorporating solar panels and lithium-ion battery systems, and also provided 100 electric hybrid “eneloop bikes”, in Setagaya, Tokyo Japan.

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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.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

(MHI) will supply two electric buses to serve in a transportation system being planned by the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The buses—full-size, low-floor models for the city’s regular route network—will operate on MHI’s high-performance “ MLIX ” lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Toyota unveiled the all-new Prius in a livestream event from Japan, with Series Parallel Hybrid (HEV) models to launch in winter this year and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) models to launch in spring 2023. Following Japan, the new Prius will be launched in North America, Europe, and other countries around the world.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

The bZ4X adopts a new AWD system jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru; In addition to the use of regenerative energy systems, the vehicle also adopts a solar recharging system; this cleverly recharges the battery while stationary, and further enhances the unique environmental performance of a BEV.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

JFE Engineering Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Evaluation of cyber security (Hitachi, HP Japan, and Cyber Defense Institute). Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The Smart Center uses plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) and home energy management system (HEMS)-equipped smart houses to monitor and coordinate energy used by the vehicles and houses involved, the electricity supplied by the power company, as well as the electricity generated by the houses from, for example, solar panels.

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Plug-in Grid PHEV Japan 207

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Energy procurement is being shifted toward more sustainable sources, like biomass and solar power. In Japan, Nissan will increase the amount of renewable energy it buys from 5,200 MWh to four times that amount by fiscal year 2016 through the Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). Honda Motor Co., Earlier post.) HSHS is also designed to enable users to secure their own supply of energy and mobility in a time of disaster.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Honda Motor Company will introduce a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a new plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the US market in 2012, said President & CEO Takanobu Ito in his mid-year address in Tokyo, Japan. Vehicles equipped with this new system are scheduled to go on sale in 2012 in Japan and the US. Battery electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

MHI), has developed Japan’s first cargo container-type large-capacity energy storage system using Li-ion batteries. Japan’s first container-type large-capacity energy storage system using lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., (MHI), Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MAY 15, 2024

Here to talk about its so-called Powerfoyle solar cell technology is Exeger’s founder and CEO, Giovanni Fili. And if we could reduce or eliminate that problem, how would that actually influence the development of mobile and wearable tech beyond just not having to recharge as often? And the solar cell can take the shape.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Production is moving from a supplier in Japan to the Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., The plant also features one of the largest solar power generation systems in the state as well as several electric vehicle charging stations, allowing the facility to operate on a blend of renewable and conventional electricity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2011

The energy storage system, which is capable of 100 kW output with 60 kWh capacity, is currently one of the largest indoor lithium-ion battery-based systems in Japan. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery energy storage system installed in the microgrid system uses 320 units of a 50 Ah-class cell.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. Resource-poor Asian neighbors such as Japan and Korea are also counting on Aussie green hydrogen to help get them off fossil fuels in the decades ahead. Why a hydrogen truck?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Last month, the company was chosen to supply the batteries that will power a DOE-funded smart grid energy storage project by Portland General Electric (PGE) that will help manage peak demand and smooth the variations in power from renewable sources like wind and solar. Earlier post.).

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

One of the first places this theory has been tested is Japan. Japan has widely accepted EVs and was the first to put EVs to work during natural disasters. Japan is prone to thousands of tsunamis and earthquakes each year. It can recharge where the power supply has been restored, and then drive on to another hard-hit region.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. Among the technologies that will be applied to the Honda Smart Home US: Solar Power System. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

The field test is intended to verify the convenience of electric vehicles from the viewpoint of rechargability at homes in agricultural communities, where gasoline stations are gradually decreasing because the population is shrinking and aging. and FedEx Express in Japan, and British Gas in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Fit EV Concept hints strongly at the direction and styling for Honda’s upcoming production Fit EV battery-electric vehicle, which will be introduced to the US and Japan in 2012. Fully recharging the battery will take 2 to 2.5 No one vehicle can meet every customer need or solve every societal challenge.We Click to enlarge.

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Los Angeles Honda Plug-in Plug 273

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2009

Better Place officially opened the Yokohama, Japan EV exhibit with the public debut of its automated battery switch system, designed to make long distance travel by EV convenient for customers. provided the solar photovoltaic (PV) power system at the demonstration site in Yokohama. Demo vehicle moving into position for battery switch.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. The work was supported by the French oil company Total S.A.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Furthermore, the aqueous cathode does not suffer from H 2 evolution from the solution, and the battery is efficiently rechargeable, they note. Credit: ACS, Lu et al. Click to enlarge. Also, sodium rather than lithium might be used as the anode.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

Scientists from the Energy Technology Research Institute, AIST in Tsukuba, Japan, have developed a lithium-water electrochemical cell for the controlled generation of hydrogen and electricity. Recharging the battery would be a matter of replacing the lithium metal cell. Source: Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Recharge – Largest Charge Point Operator (CPO) in Norway, Sweden and Finland Challenge : Needed a robust solution with a path to operational excellence and scalability. Impact : With Driivz, Recharge is able to deliver a world-class customer experience for EV charging with industry-leading charging station availability.

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Cars That Think

MAY 21, 2022

Who, after all, hasn’t tired of having to plug in and unplug their phone and other rechargeable gizmos? Indeed, it’s hard to recharge or power a device when the air gap is just a few centimeters, much less a few meters. Indeed, efficiencies can exceed 70 percent, more than double that of a typical solar cell. It’s a nuisance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. This level of investment is already poised to happen in at least three places: California, Germany and Japan. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For example, the CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, says Japan will run out of electricity if all cars in Japan are EVs. Solar energy costs have fallen by 85% over the last 10 years and by 2030, we will all be energy surplus. Solar energy costs have fallen by 85% over the last 10 years and by 2030, we will all be energy surplus.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. In July, itopened an assembly line in Japan to build its FCX Clarity. When that time comes, fuelcells, solar panels, hydrogen, those will be the key words,”Fukui said. “We “Naturally, we’regoing to have to accommodate that too.” General Motors Corp.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

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Green Charging

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s because a motor drives these vehicles, while the rechargeable batteries provide power to run the engine. These plug types include the CHAdeMO standard used in Japan EVs. Smart charging involves intelligent management of how your EV charges, by connecting it to a grid or a solar pv network. Commercial chargers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

The report shows that the participants found the cars to be fun yet practical, easy to drive and recharge, and many said they would buy an electric car in the next five years, according to UC Davis researchers. Respondents said the MINI E met 90% of their daily driving needs. 99% of respondents said home charging was easy to use.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Several thousand Leafs made in Japan will be delivered to metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Washington state, Oregon and Tennessee. Some transportation experts are skeptical that electric vehicles will catch on anywhere in the country, in large part because the batteries and the installation of home recharging units are expensive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They think BYD has a shot at becoming the worlds largest automaker, primarily by selling electric cars, as well as a leader in the fast-growing solar power industry. "Importing batteries from Japan was very expensive," Wang says. "If we put our staff in Japan or the U.S.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. The closest to that source is solar.

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