Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

CATL is currently building a battery factory in Erfurt, Germany. Bosch’s portfolio for 48-volt systems extends beyond the 48-volt battery to encompass other system components such as DC/DC converters and electrical machines. If we want to improve efficiency, we can no longer afford to let brake energy dissipate unused.

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EV Central

MARCH 4, 2024

Using off-the-shelf parts means the latest R5 is up to 30 per cent cheaper to build compared to the outgoing Renault Zoe, with some of that saving contributing to its reasonable pricing. As far as recharging goes, cars with the smaller battery get 80kW DC charging while the 52kWh R5s can be topped up at up to 100kW. 2025 Renault 5.

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Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Anatomy and Design CCS connectors are designed for swift direct current (DC) charging. The top part of the connector resembles the J1772, responsible for AC charging, while two large pins at the bottom facilitate DC fast charging. The best adapters are affordable, durable, easy to use, and support Level 1 and Level 2 charging speeds.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2023

Building on Ram’s reputation as North America’s off-road and performance truck leader, the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept features an integrated fascia design with a skid plate and new pivoting tow hooks that can sit flush. Adjustable air suspension enables three different modes: ingress/egress, aero, off-road.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Ultium-powered EVs are designed for Level 2 and DC fast charging. billion joint venture plant that GM and LG Chem plan to build in Lordstown, Ohio. Motors designed in-house will support front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and performance all-wheel drive applications. GM’s EV battery cells will be mass produced at a $2.3-billion

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

pic.twitter.com/jRWttearYr — Tesla Manufacturing (@gigafactories) February 23, 2024 Tesla’s Gen 3 Wall Connectors offer charging for all EVs with the Type 2 DC charging port, adding up to 71 km (~44 miles) per hour with up to 22 kW of charging power in three-phase networks, according to the company.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Land Rover Defender EV conversion by Protean The first completed Defender EV has a 75-kwh battery pack affording 153 miles of WLTP range—likely in the vicinity of just 110 to 125 miles if it were to be run in EPA-cycle tests. The company didn’t reveal the curb weight of this example.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In the initial roll-out of its $250-million EVolve NY initiative, NYPA will deploy up to 200 150kW direct current (DC) fast chargers, enabling drivers to charge in as little as 20 minutes, to more than two dozen locations along major traffic corridors, John F. EVolve NY to Install Charging Stations along Major Corridors and JFK Airport.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Back in the 1800s, electricity distribution was a short-range business, driven by nearby DC generators. The facility generated three-phase 60 Hz AC electricity—the standard in the United States today—and powered Sacramento businesses such as Buffalo Brewing , as well as the California State Capitol building and the city's streetcars.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Siemens Electric Drive System converts three-phase alternating current (AC) power to drive the traction motor by using direct current (DC) power from the batteries. DC power is converted to AC power and is supplied to each of these major systems separately.

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Teslarati

MARCH 14, 2023

With today’s announcement, we are taking another big step forward in creating an EV future that is convenient, affordable, reliable, and accessible to all Americans,” said U.S. The NEVI Formula Program releases funds to states, Puerto Rico and DC to build EV chargers and alternative fuel stations across specific Interstates, U.S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Large, coastal cities such as Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, DC saw demand fall further than cities in the Midwest and South. These are the health care workers, people working service jobs, working in grocery stores, people who clean and maintain buildings. We need to build our public transit systems to serve these people.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 28, 2023

Not surprisingly, they overlap with the locations that tend to have the biggest parking lots, such as supermarkets, hospitality venues, office buildings and so on. Public charging stations allow businesses to build in the opposite direction without overstretching on capital expenditure.

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EV Central

MAY 8, 2023

The first ground-up EV from the Chinese-owned British brand – the MG ZS electric SUV is build on the architecture of a petrol vehicle – the MG4 could be a major player at the entry-level end of the EV market. Charging can be done at up to 140kW on a DC charger, which MG claims will charge it from 10 to 80 per cent in as little as 28 minutes.

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Setec Powerr

MAY 3, 2024

Among the myriad of possibilities, the implementation of a DC fast charger within the domestic sphere presents itself as an alluring proposition, offering unmatched expediency. What is dc fast charging? It’s essential for EV owners to weigh these factors carefully when contemplating a DC fast charger for home use.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

The site is on the campus of the University of California, Davis; the building process will be documented and shared through the Honda Smart Home US website. Direct PV-to-vehicle DC battery charging will substantially improve charging efficiency by reducing losses associated with DC-to-AC and AC-to-DC conversion.

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Setec Powerr

MARCH 28, 2023

Level 2 charging stations can be installed in residential homes, commercial buildings, and public parking lots. One of the main advantages of Level 2 charging is its affordability. The charging speed for Level 2 charging can range from 10 to 60 miles of range per hour, depending on the EV and the charging station.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2011

the Alto), is building a portfolio of research in the cleantech area. PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), the home of a long line of technology innovations, including laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces (e.g.,

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The intent of this article is not to debate whether taxpayer money should be used to build out EV charging infrastructure, but rather ask: “What is the best use and return on the investment of taxpayer dollars?”. True, and that is where affordable workplace and retail/mall charging also come into play.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

Looking ahead, the electric SUV will feature 11 kW AC (up from 7 kW) and up to 190 kW DC charging. Unlike many EV makers, BYD can afford to lower prices as it builds nearly all components in-house. Instead of 400 km (248 mi), the Tang will now feature up to 530 km (329 mi) WLTP range, according to BYD.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

You could do V2G through the DC port of the vehicle—this is what we are doing with school buses here in California, where our charging station converts AC to DC and then connects to the DC port of the vehicle to provide power. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Energy-system models that marry engineering, physics, economics, and policy constraints and concerns allow us to test assumptions, explore actions, and build intuitions about how those systems work. The best we can do is to build tools that allow us to explore possible futures.” and “Is your electricity bill reasonably affordable?”

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

NanoeXa has licensed key materials technologies from Argonne National Lab ( earlier post ), and develops enhanced and more affordable battery materials using the QSS system. At the recent ARPA-E Energy Summit in Washington DC, Green Car Congress had a chance to talk with Dr. Deepak Srivastava, NanoeXa CTO.

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Blink Charging

JULY 27, 2023

And while the same analysts estimate that 60% of charging will still take place at home or work, public parking and fleet depots will require more powerful DC fast chargers for charging on-the-go. Blink provides powerful Level 2 and DC fast chargers to businesses and fleets.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

Because of the support of Tata Motors — the passenger and commercial vehicle business, along with JLR — we were able to build the whole ecosystem for EVs,” he said. Making EVs affordable is the key to transition to zero-emission vehicles,” Goel highlights. Today, we cater to the entire EV market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

On another front, DOE will partner with industry, the National Laboratories, and other stakeholders to develop a study that will examine the vehicle, battery, infrastructure, and economic implications of direct current (DC) fast charging of up to 350 kW, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2016.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2016

This proposed optional method affords the same level of electric shock protection as the other methods for electrical safety currently in FMVSS No. Today’s proposal would provide more options in building safety into electric and fuel-cell cars and help automakers develop and sell more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 5, 2022

It is a fact not obvious to non-electric vehicle (EV) owners that every electrical outlet (110v, 220v, or DC fast 480v) is a potential refueling spot for EVs. Installing Level 2 chargers will build goodwill and loyalty, attract new customers, retain existing customers, increase revenue per customer, and respond to demand.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Launched in June 2020, the startup produces affordable systems for wireless connections that deliver optical fiber quality, or what Gamzina calls elvespeed connectivity. When you hear these numbers, you realize why people don’t think this price is anywhere close to affordable for growing the market.”

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2022

“It should be…” These will be affordable EVs, according to Renault Group engineering boss Gilles Le Borgne. “You know the Renault brand is a pop brand, a popular brand, and we need to make mobility affordable. Renault brand chief operating officer Fabrice Cambolive confirmed both will be global models.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 25, 2024

TVS diodes are available in bidirectional versions suitable for use in AC circuits, but they are far more commonly deployed on DC supply lines where their more accurate clamping voltage is a plus and their lower energy rating is not so much of a minus. The last consideration is proximity to the grid (aka “exposure” or “category” level).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Apple may have bailed on its plans to build its own EV, but a Chinese competitor has completed the feat, and on paper, it has the makings to be one helluva first entry into the segment. Today, the EV has publicly emerged to much acclaim, garnering an impressive amount of pre-orders in China in a very short window. kWh BYD Blade 94.3

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

Instead, Lucid leaders see a bright future in cars that aim for maximum efficiency — rather than range per se — via smaller, more-affordable batteries. allowing automakers to theoretically build many more cars from a finite supply. billion to build a network of 500,000 EV chargers by 2030. The 2021 U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

Envoy – Round Trip Car Sharing: Electrify America is also investing in a program with Envoy Technologies, a community-based EV car-share service based at apartment buildings as an amenity. This service will be available in Q1 2019. Vehicles can be reserved, picked up and returned to the same location.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 9, 2024

GoAuto understands that Polestar will roll out more affordable Polestar 3 variants – likely to have rear-wheel drive and smaller battery packs – once the high-end launch models are established in the market. Both launch variants feature a rear-biased dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain configuration.

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Qnovo

MARCH 2, 2021

The result is an accelerating race to deliver electric vehicles with increasing performance, affordability, and choice. Most cells makers also provide the pack assembly, though some auto manufacturers, namely Tesla and the German auto makers, favor building their own packs. We are in the midst of deep disruption to the auto industry.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week? According to a report out just before the weekend Nissan might build the Fisker Alaska electric pickup, as well as an electric truck with its own Nissan name. Which major battery supplier has 9-minute-charging solid-state cells and a 20-year EV battery in its sights?

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