Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Schneider Electric reinforced its partnership with PACCAR, which is receiving a $33-million matching grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to continue the development of its Class 8 Kenworth and Peterbilt battery electric and fuel cell vehicles, along with its vehicle charging stations, for the SuperTruck 3 project. Earlier post.)

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Peterbilt Kenworth Grant Electric 345

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Lightning Energy supplies charging solutions to commercial and government fleets. As a part of the agreement, Lightning Energy will sell ABB’s DC fast-charging systems under the Lightning Energy brand. This ensures customers can pair the optimal charging solution with the requirements of their fleet.

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DC Fleet Colorado Commercial 284

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

in 2009 to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. A megawatt charging station will be developed and demonstrated. The project will also focus on development of clean hydrogen via electrolysis and clean power for fast charging. launched the SuperTruck Initiative?in Award amount: $32,971,041).

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MARCH 20, 2014

The WattStation Connect network will enable Ford to gather information on charging station use. Ford Motor Company, in conjunction with GE, will supply electric vehicle charging stations at Ford facilities nationwide, beginning with facilities in and around its headquarters. Click to enlarge.

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Installation Ford Charging Fusion 290

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

million awarded by the Department of Energy to Daimler Trucks North America, headquartered in Portland, and $199 million awarded overall by the DOE to fund 25 projects geared toward putting cleaner cars and trucks on America’s roads and improving the nation’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

Piaggio has introduced the refreshed 2009 range of the Ape Calessino, including a new electric version powered by lithium-ion batteries. Range is 75 km (47 miles) on one charge. The Ape Calessino Electric Lithium can be fully charged in less than 4 hours directly from a normal 220V household socket. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion 2009 Parts Lithium Ion 236

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Honda has invested in advanced bi-directional charging technology at its European R&D site in Offenbach, Germany, which is helping to balance demand and store energy more efficiently across the facility. Since its installation in June, the EV charging station has supplied power for 447 charge sessions and has saved 3.87

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Honda Installation Charging San Francisco 150

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 12, 2009

Here’s a few shots from yesterday first full day of the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach, California. He charges his Mini-E it from the power his rooftop solar system generates. I’ll be back there today for more Greenius coverage to be published later this week.

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Plug-in 2009 Plug Mini E 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Additionally, Lightning Energy will provide Forest River dealers and customers with customized charging and microgrid energy solutions, including Lightning’s Mobile Battery Vehicle Charging solutions to ensure customers have the necessary infrastructure to support fast ramp-up of their zero-emission fleets.

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All-Electric Gasoline-Electric Canada Dealers 370

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Toyota-Astra Motor claims to be the first automotive APM to present electrified vehicles in Indonesia by bringing in the Toyota Prius Hybrid in 2009 and the Lexus LS600h in 2010. In addition, the Emergency mobile EV charging system from SETEC POWER also attracted everyone’s attention.

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Indonesia Lexus Power Powered 98

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

EV Connect, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, including a cloud-based software platform for managing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, their interaction with utilities and the driver experience, entered into a joint marketing and product agreement with GE’s Industrial Solutions business.

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Connect Connected Los Angeles Charging 150

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MARCH 27, 2015

These tests resulted in the combined 115% freight efficiency improvement over a 2009 baseline truck. The SuperTruck also incorporates Predictive Hybrid Control, which optimizes hybrid battery-charging strategies to the terrain of the road ahead. and anti-idle testing in both a cold chamber and hot chamber. mpg (19.26

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Ford Motor Company is installing a new workplace plug-in vehicle charging network at nearly every Ford facility in the US and Canada. Ford will install charging stations at more than 50 company offices, product development campuses and manufacturing facilities. fully to charge a vehicle. Today, there are more than 20,000.

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All-Electric Ford Charging Electric Vehicles 338

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

ABB and Volvo Buses are partnering to co-develop and to commercialize electric and hybrid buses with open standards-based direct current (DC) fast charging systems. That system enables onboard batteries to be charged in 15 seconds with a 400 kW boost at selected stops using a roof-mounted system (“Flash station”). Earlier post.)

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Volvo Hybrid Charging Re-Charge 281

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MARCH 31, 2024

Lightship, a next-generation RV startup founded by Tesla alumni, has announced that the company would be adopting the electric vehicle maker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its products. It’s an efficient use of space and it allows a high rate of charge at the appropriate charger.

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Standards North America Tesla Charging 111

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JANUARY 6, 2014

OLEV Technologies is the exclusive licensee of the Shaped Magnetic Field in Resonance (SMFIR) technology and the On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) wireless EV charging system, which were originally developed at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Earlier post.). MEDITECH), and member of the MIT Corporation.

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South Korea Companies Charging MIT 199

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MARCH 30, 2012

announced the availability of the US’ largest network of fast-charging electric vehicle (EV) stations to date. The City of Chicago is overseeing the project’s installation of 280 charging stations overall to increase accessibility to EV charging. The $21 card includes three 15-minute sessions at fast-charging stations.

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Illinois Chicago Charging Installation 274

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The CR-Z Concept 2009. Honda will reveal the CR-Z Concept 2009, the most recent prototype of a compact sports car using Honda’s IMA technology, at October’s Tokyo Motor Show. It features solar panels in the roof, which could be used to help to charge the on-board battery. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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2009 Concept Honda Electric Vehicles 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2011

ABB has delivered and installed Austria’s first network of direct current (DC) fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). Vorarlberger Kraftwerke AG (VKW), a unit of Austrian utility illwerke vkw, will operate the charging network as part of its VLOTTE project. CHAdeMO standard; it offers one 50 kW max connection.

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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. The key finding of INL’s assessment of the results was that public charging infrastructure is not needed everywhere to enable PEV adoption.

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Charging Volt Chevrolet Plug-in 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Expected to begin arriving at US dealers in late November 2009, the 50-state certified A3 TDI delivers 42 mpg US (5.6 Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (excluding $825 destination charge, taxes, title, options, and dealer charges) for the A3 TDI clean diesel with S tronic front wheel drive is $29,950.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2009

Toyota Industries’ solar charging station. Toyota Industries Corp (TIC) has developed a solar charging station for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). kWh storage battery, for subsequent use in charging. TIC launched its current EVSE stands in July 2009. Click to enlarge. kW solar panel in an 8.4

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Solar Toyota Industrial Industry 316

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AUGUST 6, 2013

About 50% of the more than 12,000 PEV owners in SCE territory charge at Level 1. SCE began its PEV readiness efforts in 2009, and quantified the anticipated impact of PEVs on the electric grid before consumers began buying and leasing them. And you’re probably looking at demand charges on top of the basic cost. Click to enlarge.

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Charging Grid Plug-in Volt 246

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2022

Small fleets and owner-operators have often faced multiple barriers to zero-emission truck adoption, such as high upfront costs, limited financing, and complex planning for charging. This is in advance of the formal launch of the program at 1 p.m. on 31 August when the program will open for voucher requests from eligible small fleets.

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Fleet Emissions Financing Dealers 334

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Evatran, a developer of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has signed contracts with six commercial participants to outfit their Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF models with pre-production Plugless Power wireless charging systems. Plugless Power is a Level 2 (240V at 30A, 3.3 kg) to the. Earlier post.).

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2012 Volt Commercial Power 329

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

has introduced the Bůsbaar—an overhead, pantograph-based fast-charging station for buses. By fast charging these batteries for 5 or 6 minutes at each end of a bus route, a bus can run throughout the day on 100% electricity from the grid. Opbrid calls such buses Rapid Charge Hybrids (RCH).

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Lithium Titanate Charging Hybrid Batteries 247

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JULY 18, 2021

Lydia Peeters, Flemish minister of Mobility and Public Works, allocated €93 million of her EU COVID recovery budget towards a greener fleet for De Lijn, mainly for electric buses and their charging infrastructure. De Lijn introduced its first hybrid buses in its fleet in 2009, and currently operates 530 hybrid buses.

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Hybrid Plug-in Transportation Plug 221

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Momentum Dynamics was formed in 2009 and has specialized in high-power wireless charging using resonant magnetic induction. BARTA is the first major transportation authority in Pennsylvania to deploy fully electric vehicles, and the first in the US to deploy electric paratransit vehicles.

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Pennsylvania Electric Vehicles Vehicles Tax Credit 277

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JANUARY 19, 2010

plan to construct a network of up to 1,000 charging stations for electric cars in Japan by 2012 through a tie-up with highway operators, municipalities and others. In the first phase, charging stations will be built on a highway between Tokyo and Niigata several tens of kilometers apart. The Nikkei reported that Mitsubishi Corp.

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Mitsubishi Charging Japan 2009 199

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AUGUST 9, 2023

VR9 stands for the vehicle resistance class according to which a special protection vehicle is certified under the VPAM (Vereinigung der Prüfstellen für angriffshemmende Materialien und Konstruktionen) BRV (Bullet Resistant Vehicles) 2009 standard. VPAM BRV tests the whole vehicle and not just the materials used.

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BMW Production MPH Electric 370

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JUNE 14, 2012

New Zealand is implementing revenue-neutral changes to its road user charges (RUC) system as of 1 August 2012. In New Zealand, diesel and electric-powered vehicles pay for their road use through road user charges. The proportion of diesel vehicles in the New Zealand fleet has increased from 13% to 16% over the period from 2003 to 2009.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi.

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Volvo Corporation Plug-in Plug 246

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

The EEStor EESU—a high-power-density multi-layered barium titanate ceramic ultracapacitor—is expected to provide energy densities of more than 450 Wh/kg and more than 700 Wh/L; charge in minutes; and have extremely long life. ZMC announced its intention to exercise this additional investment option on 21 May 2009. million).

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ZENN 2009 Golf Cart Motor 170

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JANUARY 30, 2010

The TS line is UL-listed to charge from 30 Amps to 100 Amps, accommodating power available at different charging locations. The CS line is also UL-listed to charge from 30 Amps to 100 Amps. The TS line represents EVSEs specifically designed for use with the Tesla Roadster.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

and Coulomb Technologies demonstrated smart grid enabled smart charging stations for electric vehicles during the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach. In times of peak demand or during critical grid events, utilities are able to utilize public charging infrastructure to manage the electricity load. GridPoint, Inc.

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Grid Long Beach Charging Plug-in 199

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APRIL 29, 2009

On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. Examples of advanced powertrains are turbo charged gas engines, diesel and hybrid. For reference, the fully loaded PRT is approximately 80% the weight of 2009 VW Rabbit.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Hyundai Mobis has operated a manufacturing facility with almost 1,200 employees in West Point since 2009 as the largest Tier 1 supplier to Kia Georgia. The EV Power Electric system plant will expand Hyundai Mobis’ current footprint in Georgia. Oh, Vice President of Hyundai Mobis Electric Powertrain Business Unit.

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