Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2014
Zipcar was the first car-sharing company in the United States to introduce electric vehicles, starting in Boston in 2002, and the first to offer hybrid vehicles through a partnership with Honda in Seattle in 2003. Zipcar has nearly 40 vehicles in approximately 20 locations throughout the greater Sacramento area.
Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2019
Batteries will be recharged for seven minutes after each trip to 80% capacity, allowing for maximum efficiency and battery life. The Maid of the Mist’s conversion to an all-electric fleet is a bold move that shows the world we take our commitment to lowering carbon emissions seriously.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2010
A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. Drivers are assumed to immediately plug-in and recharge whenever they are parked within 25 ft of an electrical outlet. —Axsen and Kurani. Plug and play.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. At the turn of the 20th century, utilities promoted the use of electric truck fleets to soak up excess electricity. Those applications will require institutional fleets of EVs.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2009
Valence’s Saphion technology, commercially introduced in 2002, refers to the processes and materials used in developing the novel patented lithium iron magnesium phosphate cathode materials. They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2010
We’re now in the crisis CalCars knew, when we began in 2002, would some day arrive. (We We won’t need new power plants, since we have enough off-peak electricity to recharge as many retrofits as we can build. So these retrofits will cost less to drive right away, benefitting public, military, and private fleets, and individual drivers.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
While the battery electric vehicle has made progress in recent years, with improved affordability and energy storage capability, for most consumers, range anxiety and lengthy recharging time remain formidable obstacles, Hyundai said. Extensive crash, fire and leak testing successfully completed.
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