Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In this article let us look at some of the trends that are being caught in the EV industry now and for the years to come. Although the higher upfront costs have long been a barrier to EV adoption, major automakers like Tesla, Chevrolet, Nissan, and Hyundai are also lowering the cost of their current models.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Fisker Automotive , which unveiled the concept version of the Karma in January, recently raised $87 million to help put it into production. Drivers will need to select the "stealth" mode to rely exclusively on electricity stored in the battery. The stealth mode is a holdover from the origins of the vehicles propulsion system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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Cars That Think

JULY 2, 2023

This article was first published as “Design case history: Apple’s Macintosh.” The author spoke with many members of the design team in the months following the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh, however, Steve Jobs did not grant an interview for this article. It appeared in the December 1984 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 8, 2022

The concept of individual mobility grew during the pandemic. Now you might think that in our previous articles we pointed out that EV sales are booming and here we are making a contradiction. For example, salespeople must know how to talk about the total cost of ownership, batteries, charging, etc. #3.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2015

During the photo-assisted charging process, I − ions are photo-electrochemically oxidized to I 3 − , harvesting solar energy and storing it as chemical energy. However, challenges with hydrogen storage and the cost of fuel cells make those systems complicated and difficult for implementation.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 4, 2021

These cars can store some solar energy in batteries and operate smoothly at night or when there is no direct sunlight. Automobile companies are already developing interim technologies, such as solar roof panels for charging batteries and internal systems, to capitalize on the concept. What is a solar car and How does it work?

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

This article was first published as “Marcian E Hoff.” His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The goal of the project was to take the concept of “time-triggered” communication used in earlier bus-based protocols like TTP/C and apply them to switched Ethernet. That way, one gets all the safety and security benefits of having completely isolated networks, while only having the cost of a single network.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This article was first published as "Design case history: the Atari Video Computer System" in the March 1983 issue of IEEE Spectrum. A PDF version of the original article including photographs and technical diagrams is available on IEEE Xplore. But once these problems were solved and enough software was developed, the VCS took off.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Consumers expect a simpler concept. Whats new at Seeking Alpha?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. “Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If cost is an important consideration, than charging your EV at home is a no-brainer as it cuts out any profit-hungry middlemen. Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

This proposal seven is exact same concept at the Tesla Board of Directors supported at the 2022 Tesla Annual Meeting. The Tesla Board of Directors supported this proposal concept in 2022, and should do so today. And I think we could make one for a cost of maybe at at really high scale of about $10,000. Let’s see.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Then consider that in order to actually go any farther than the neighbood store, one still had to have ANOTHER car.

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