Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

Synovate Motoresearch presented some very interesting survey results at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Long Beach, CA last week, as reported in MIT's Technology Review. Simply put, as the first sentence of the article states, [W]hen consumers understand what plug-in hybrids are, they want them.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Industrial 100

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

.” Faster charging is typically more expensive because it requires an electrical system to operate at peak power, for which utilities levy higher demand charges, since it puts more stress on the electric grid. This article appeared in Issue 62: Oct-Dec 2022. Stay tuned. Subscribe here.

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Volvo Fleet Electric Electrical 132

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

This project is currently at the stage of conducting grid readiness assessments.] They’ve also got a site at the Port of Long Beach and a couple others in the LA area. When your home was built or when the business next to you was built, they went to the utility and said, “I need a hookup to the grid.” A lot heavier.

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Fleet Portland Charging Building 52

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Remember the Balqon container truck I wrote about a while back, the Port of Long Beach truck that can haul 60,000 lbs and that’s starting to replace diesel spewing internal combustion trucks? Plugging into the SoCal grid, in this case, SoCal Edison, this PHEV tug is significantly cleaner than its diesel burning brethren.

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Long Beach Los Angeles Lead Acid Electric 100

Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

The primary customers right now are the ports—Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles­—and the ports around the country are usually in urban environments. I think the truck technology is going to be there to do it, but I’m not sure the grid will get built out fast enough to do it on schedule. It’s capable of up to 2.2

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Standards Market Volt Vehicles 72

Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Strategically positioned between the Central Valley and the Los Angeles megalopolis, the charging hub will feature a solar microgrid with battery storage, plus grid energy from PG&E. Charged : The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are in the news quite a lot these days. Salim: Absolutely.

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Charging Re-Charge Volvo Hydrogen 90