Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

And since these trucks typically operate on almost the same route every day and return to a company garage at the end of every operation, systematic central recharging is feasible. The comparison involved a 2011 Smith Newton electric truck powered by a 120 kW electric motor, and a 2006 Freightliner truck powered by a Cummins diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive. Price: The most expensive component of a ZEV is the battery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The lithium-ion battery pack supports a range of 130 km (81 miles) on the European cycle, and is rechargeable in six hours using a conventional 220 V socket or to 80% capacity within thirty minutes with a 50 kW quick charge. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids. With four doors and four seats, a length of 3.48

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [ 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

The 100 battery-driven electric Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL vans ( earlier post ) in use in Berlin and Stuttgart have covered 650,000 km (404,000 miles). Mercedes-Benz delivered the first vehicles for field testing to testing partners in Berlin at the beginning of September 2010, and in Stuttgart in January 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2010

The Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies, which will provide the facilities for maintenance, will also have charge infrastructure onsite. The remaining five will be owned by Hawaiian Electric. The project will cost approximately $1.1 million, of which about $500,000 in funding will come from the US Department of Energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

Additionally, the expectations for the majority of consumers in these markets is a charge time of two hours or less (55% in China, 60% in the United States, 67% in Europe, and 81% in Japan) compared to the expected eight-hour charge time (required using Level II chargers with a 24 kWh battery pack) typical for current market offerings.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2011

This approach to high-speed flywheel technology offers the prospect of enabling the unit to be sealed for life, thus avoiding the need for high-speed seals and a vacuum pump, and hence reducing costs and maintenance requirements. Kinergy prototype prepared for testing. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The SOLO will be a lightweight electric crossover with an on-board 30 kW Capstone microturbine that will charge the crossover’s batteries and super capacitors while in operation or at rest. The supercar will be available late this year, while the SOLO will be available in 2011, said Velozzi CEO, Roberto Velozzi. Earlier post.).

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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. As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

liter Theta II engine (169 hp/126 kW at 6,000 rpm and 156 lb-ft/212 N·m of torque at 4,500 rpm); a 6-speed automatic transmission; a 30 kW (151 lb-ft/205 N·m) electric motor; and a lithium-polymer battery pack. lithium polymer battery pack (5.3 2011 Sonata. 2011 Camry. Battery type. Li-poly battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2011

internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV). Conceptual sugar-to-electricity system. Zhang 2009. Click to enlarge. Zhang 2009. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Better Place, perhaps better known for its battery swap model, had on display its Level 2 charging stations ( charge spots ). Eaton’s quick charger can recharge the iMiEV to 80% of battery capacity in 25 minutes. kW, 240V at 32A) inductive charging system that it plans to roll out on a commercial scale in 2011.

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The EV sector includes HEVs (Hybrid Electric Vehicles), PHEVs (Plug-In Electric Vehicles), and BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles). While the most common place for recharging was at home (51%), many are also charging their vehicles while out and about. Driven largely in China, the U.S., Would increase likelihood to purchase EV.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The report covers two years of revenue service data on the buses from April 2011 through March 2013. When the power requirements of the bus are low, the fuel cell power system provides power and recharges the energy storage system. The energy storage system consists of two lithium phosphate battery packs from Valence.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The iOn with (1) Motor, (2) Traction battery pack, (3) Inverter and (4) On-board charger. Peugeot is also a partner in the consortium VTLIB’ (Veolia urban transport), still in the running as a candidate for the Autolib’ project, a future electric car self-service system planned for Paris and nearby suburbs in 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Well, besides the aforementioned EV incentives , it’s mostly fuel savings and lower maintenance costs. Finally, electric cars use a process called regenerative braking , which takes advantage of the kinetic energy that is usually lost and returns it to the battery. Is EV charging fast enough?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Mitsubishi’s North American-spec i-MiEV battery electric vehicle ( earlier post )—available in either an ES base model or upgrade SE trim package —will be available to test drive at US dealerships beginning in November 2011 with the first scheduled customer vehicle deliveries set to commence in early 2012.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Batteries not ready. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. By 2011 look for a larger THINK Ox. www.autobloggreen.com/. /

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Scientists and engineers have extended the range of EVs by cramming ever more energy into their batteries, and vehicle charging networks have expanded in many countries. For EVs, much of the environmental burden centers on the production of batteries, the most energy- and resource-intensive component of the vehicle. AFP/Getty Images.

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