Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2011
Electric grids require balance in order to function properly. Energy storage technologies represent an alternative to traditional grid management using generation assets such as natural gas peakers to balance the grid by adding power to it. 2010 vs 2011 forecasts. Earlier post.). —Energy Storage on the Grid (2011).
Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2011
Sandia National Laboratories’ Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory is undergoing a major renovation so Sandia researchers can test larger batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Construction started in December 2010, and completion is scheduled for September 2012, but the work will likely be complete this summer.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2010
The all-electric WIV chassis. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) presented the preproduction plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show. All-electric walk-in van. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2010
will deliver to FedEx the first full-production eStar —Navistar’s all-electric commercial truck. The company is currently taking orders for the eStar and intends to deliver 400 units by the end of 2010. Sales of the eStar all-electric vehicle are conducted through a wholly owned Navistar affiliate. Click to enlarge.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Optically clear EP29LPSP has superior physical strength, electrical insulation, and chemical resistance properties. Systems and methods for controlling the gas conversion in a fiber-optic gyroscope." June 12, 2010. Revised September 28, 2010. US Patent 8,347,722. 8 January 2013. 10 Chappell, Charles D. and Kara L.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2010
The study by Dr. Jeremy Michalek and colleagues found that while a fleet with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with universal high electric range (i.e., Jeremy Michalek and colleagues found that while a fleet with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with universal high electric range (i.e., Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2011
On December 16, 2010 the US DOE Energy Information Agency (EIA) published a report projecting that renewable energy will still only constitute 12 percent of the USA’s energy sources by 2035. In Germany, renewable electricity generation will be 35 percent by 2020, and 50 percent by 2050. EIA projections of renewables penetration.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
231 
Let's personalize your content