Remove Articles Remove Environment Remove Grid Remove Power Grid
article thumbnail

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

Grid 130
article thumbnail

What makes maintaining electric vehicle charging stations more difficult than gas stations?

Setec Powerr

Electric vehicles are gaining popularity as people become increasingly concerned about the environment and rising fuel costs. We discuss this issue in the article. While gas stations only require a supply of gasoline, electric vehicle charging stations require a source of electricity, which must be supplied by the local power grid.

article thumbnail

The Greening of Transportation

Cars That Think

Flow batteries are typically used in stationary applications like power-grid storage,but as Charette notes in our cover story, “ Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium? Patel describes several efforts around the world to adapt SMRs to the marine environment.

article thumbnail

How is New Zealand disposing of EV batteries?

Drive Electric

In this article, we will explore what happens to old EV batteries in New Zealand and why it’s essential to dispose of them properly. In New Zealand, the Ministry for the Environment and the New Zealand Automobile Associatio n are working together to ensure that old EV batteries are handled in an environmentally responsible way.

article thumbnail

Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Cars That Think

We also expect to demonstrate the viability of other key concepts and systems, as well as the ability of these systems to interact with each other reliably in the harsh environment out at sea. That won’t be easy, given the extremely dynamic environment these platforms will have to function in.

Wind 87
article thumbnail

How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?

Blink Charging

Learn more about these batteries in this article, where we discuss the lifespan of different batteries and how to recycle them when the time comes. It allows cars to get charged from a power grid and the battery to charge the grid back. The main goal is to reduce the impact of these batteries on the environment.

article thumbnail

Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity

Green Car Congress

The power of EVs is electricity from the grid. Another concern associated with EVs is that they could increase emissions of criteria pollutants like SO 2 and NO x because power plants are believed to be the largest contributor to China’s SO 2. Generation mix of the six interprovincial power grids in 2008.

Coal 291