Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

High-voltage DC current is more dangerous and harder to interrupt than the comparatively sedate 48 volts used in smaller vehicles. I’m on the SAE Truck and Bus Electrical Systems Committee, and I know we are trying to write 48-volt standards now. When will they need to go higher than 1,000 volts? Geoff Schwartz: Yes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. It is wasteful and destructive to be burning this versatile molecule; we must stop.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? Nonetheless, I do agree that it wastes of energy, reduces range and should NOT be mandatory. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. a cyclist is much quieter, and these cars do have horns still for people what step out in front.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

The high-voltage battery in the BMW i3 consists of eight modules (each with 12 individual cells), which together produce a rated voltage of 360 volts and generate approximately 22 kWh of energy. And if the battery has to be recharged at a public charging station, the driver is given a choice of available stations in the neighborhood.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

While the timing of charging can be handled through the use of these smart meters, this does not preclude the need for upgrading the grid, a project that will save massive numbers of kWh that are currently being wasted due to the incredibly old and cobbled together grid we’ve got now.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. Im certain that they have customers that make 240 KW look like a 9v battery.

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