EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. million it forecasted in 2018. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

New Flyer of America announced that a test demonstration with a New Flyer 40', heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) achieved 350-miles (563 km) of zero-emission range. New Flyer manufactures the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 in forty-foot and sixty-foot lengths.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2016

ABB will deliver and deploy 13 flash-charging stations along an urban transit bus route, as well as three terminal and four depot feeding stations. ABB will deliver and deploy 13 flash-charging stations along an urban transit bus route, as well as three terminal and four depot feeding stations. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid. The licensed technologies include cathode materials; a novel electrolyte formula; and a scaling process that will together enable industrial scale production of more sustainable, fast-charging cobalt-free batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2020

Leveraging ABB’s Onboard DC Grid power distribution system and proven drive technology, the new ferry design will optimize energy use, whether drawing on main engine power, battery power or a combination of the two. With the addition of newer-built, clean energy ferries to the fleet, fuel consumption is projected at 9.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

unveiled PowerDrive, a suite of plug-in hybrid electric powertrain solutions spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty applications, at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show. The vehicle is also configured with exportable grid-quality electric power to recharge vehicles and a recovery crane operating on either electric or engine power take-off.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. Sadoway (2018). Al 2 O 3 membrane. —David Sadoway.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

In 2018, Volkswagen announced at the Vienna Motor Symposium that it would make the innovative low-voltage concept accessible to a broad public. While the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) charges the battery via the grid with a plug, the MHEV does not have a battery that can be recharged via a plug, but is equipped with a 48V belt starter generator.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

However, California is lagging behind when it comes to ensuring its charging infrastructure keeps up with the growth of its electric vehicle fleet, the report finds. California has 16,549 public and nonresidential private-sector charging outlets—the most in the nation by far. Automakers are reducing charging times.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Required fleet size by battery range and charging network. We found plenty of times during the day when a portion of taxis could slip off to recharge, even if just for a few minutes. It is dependent on having a fairly dense charging network. This greatly reduces the need to have a big battery and therefore drives down cost.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

2019 Kona Electric models will be produced in Ulsan, Korea and available in the fourth quarter of 2018, with initial availability in California and subsequently in the ZEV-focused states in the western and northeastern regions of the US market. The Kona Electric utilizes a Level-II on-board charging system capable of a 7.2

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

In 2018, the Blue Switch project was created by Nissan as an initiative to promote the use of electric car batteries as viable resources for issues related to disaster prevention, energy management, climate change, and more. It can recharge where the power supply has been restored, and then drive on to another hard-hit region.”

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The proclamation coincides with the launch of the brand’s all-electric i5 and is supposed to incentivize customers into “aligning their vehicle charging with times when renewable energy is highest on the grid.” BMW believes this can be mitigated with ChargeForward by ensuring user charging times are carefully monitored and scheduled.&

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Anyone who would deploy any kind of large-scale EV charging project needs to work closely (and early) with their local electrical utility. Since 2010, OUC, a municipally-owned public utility, has installed hundreds of public charging stations, some powered by solar arrays. Q&A with the Orlando Utilities Commission’s Peter Westlake.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 28, 2008

Authorizes $30 million per year 2009-2018 Secondary Application and Disposal of Electric Drive Batteries Directs DOE to carry out research, development, and demonstration of secondary application of vehicle batteries, and Research, development and demonstration of recycling, and disposal of batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Vanadium’s role in the growing energy grid storage will increase over the coming years. According to the latest BNEF forecast, energy storage installations around the world will multiply exponentially, from a modest 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040. Therefore, the need for energy storage is crucial.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

Plug-in electric drive vehicle extreme fast charging research. The objective of this AOI is to develop and demonstrate innovative approaches to reduce the impact on the grid from multiple vehicles charging at extreme fast charging (XFC) rates. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2018

Blue Bird is taking orders for its electric school buses for delivery in 2018. With up to 160 kWh lithium-ion battery packs, the buses are expected to deliver 100-120 mile range on a single charge. A portable, standard charging station can recharge on a single shift or overnight. Earlier post.) Blue Bird RE Electric.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It was all-new for the 2018 model year, and was engineered from the start to accommodate 2021’s PHEV version. The e-motor also provides regenerative braking to recharge the battery, and there’s an integrated 33 kW (44 hp) starter-generator as well. Plug-in hybrids that never connect to the grid might as well not have a plug at all.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

We are electrifying all vehicle classes, and therefore have everything we need to make the Volkswagen Group the top automaker in all respects, including electric mobility, by 2018 ,” he said. In generator mode, meanwhile, the alternating current is rectified for charging the battery. Earlier post.). The Volkswagen e-up! kWh/100 km.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Electric vehicles typically have a smaller operating carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. Learn more about New Zealand’s public charging network here.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Electric vehicles typically have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline cars, even when accounting for the electricity used for charging. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. There are thousands of public electric vehicle charging stations across New Zealand.

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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. You also must consider the electricity that charges the vehicle. And that much more vehicle charging would then put great pressure on our electricity grids.

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