Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. In the boom of the 1920s, U.S.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2018
A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2013
SolarCity has unveiled a smart energy storage system to address rising utility demand charges and increasing grid outages affecting businesses. Elon Musk is the Chairman of Solar City, and Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors. SolarCity points out that the utility grid is aging and outages are increasing.
Creative Greenius
APRIL 12, 2009
So buckle up and hang on while I take you for a little trip with the Greenius to the places I’ve been and the places I’m going… My First Solar PV Install. As regular Creative Greenius readers have learned, GRID Alternatives is a nonprofit organization that installs solar panels on low-income housing in California.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
Bloom’s customers have deployed the solution to lower and/or fix their energy costs, while significantly cutting their carbon footprints and enhancing their energy security by reducing their dependence on the grid. Founded in 2001, Bloom Energy can trace its roots to the NASA Mars space program.
Creative Greenius
AUGUST 31, 2009
In 2001 she terminated our grass lawns and replaced them with drought tolerant plants because of her concerns for water use. I volunteer with GRID Alternatives installing solar panels on low income and Habitat for Humanity houses. My wife, Debra, is a horticulturist and works at our local South Coast Botanic Garden.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
According to the survey, 16,670 patents concerning electric propulsion vehicles were filed around the world in 2001 to 2006. Of these patent applications, Japanese applicants filed more applications than applicants in any other region, accounting for 6,869 (76 percent) in 1995 to 2000 and 11,553 (69 percent) in 2001 to 2006.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
138 
Let's personalize your content