Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2023

Whenever new technologies are introduced into the power grid, there’s always a chance they could disrupt the system, possibly even leading to blackouts. Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Further, natural gas can be used to keep the power grid stable as solar and wind power fluctuate. Link to original article: [link]. Natural gas does produce about 28% less CO2 emissions than heating oil and 50% less than coal for the same amount of energy when burned.

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Cars That Think

MAY 25, 2024

IEEE Spectrum spoke with Yilu Liu , who has been researching EMPs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Tennessee, about the potential effects of the phenomenon on power grids and other electronics. How do EMPs damage power grids and electronic equipment? What are the differences between various kinds of EMPs?

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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. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? toward a tipping point.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The 260-kilometer, 320-kilovolt high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission system, based on technology from Hitachi Energy , in Zurich, marks a milestone in an ongoing transformation of the European power grid: It will plug into the first truly dynamic multiterminal HVDC network in Europe. grid research and advocacy consortium.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 20, 2009

Here’s a quote from the LA Times article By Maeve Reston: Obama unveils $2.4-billion “Even as our economy has been transformed by new forms of technology, our electric grid looks largely the same as it did half a century ago,&# Obama said. Read the full LA Times article and the complete Town Hall Transcript.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 28, 2010

For more information, read the article: GE, Nissan team on smart charging for electric cars. Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: GE, Nissan team on smart charging for electric cars. smart-grid lab for three years. by Martin LaMonica. Credit: GE).

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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

Last year I wrote an article — Electric Vehicles Have Lower Well-to-Wheel Emissions in All 50 States and DC Than Gas-Powered Vehicles — looking at “well to wheel” from the US Department of Energy and my own analysis of EV sales and source of electricity by state. And so “EVs are bad.” of US EV sales in 2020.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Explaining how the power grid works Why dont we run out of electricity when everyone is using their air conditioner on a hot day? Readers can find the answer in Avengers of the Power Grid , written by Aditie Garg. This years manga story competition is now accepting submissions. when writing her comic.

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Setec Powerr

APRIL 18, 2023

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. I hope this piece of article can help those who are running charging stations or want to get into this investment.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 31, 2023

So when he called me on a Friday afternoon in the summer of 2021 to propose an article delving into the complexities of the global transition to electric vehicles, I knew that he’d do the research at a deeper level than any tech journalist, and that he’d explore angles that wouldn’t even occur to them. Take power-grid transformers.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. This would allow utilities to stagger when electric cars are charging, or charge up power all at once if generation is high.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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? During his reporting for that series, Charette ran across a startup called Influit Energy that is trying to commercialize a new type of flow battery.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As more renewable energy sources are integrated into the power grid, the overall greenhouse gas emissions associated with EVs can be further reduced. This article was co-written using AI and was then heavily edited and optimized by our editorial team.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2015

Aqueous flow batteries have attracted significant interest because they could theoretically provide affordable power grid-level energy storage someday. The solar flow battery could thus bridge a gap between today’s energy grid and sources of renewable energy.

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Setec Powerr

MAY 19, 2023

This article aims to delve into these complexities, providing a clearer picture of the factors that determine the future of EV charging pricing. As the electricity grid expands to meet the growing demand for electric travel, a thorough understanding of pricing becomes paramount.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 5, 2021

ELECTRICITY FOR THE HIMALAYAS To bring electricity to Lingshed, the IEEE group installed 14 solar microgrids, each powering a string of LEDs in homes and along the streets. Kumagi described the trek in her 2016 Spectrum article. The team traveled the first leg of the trip to Lingshed in an SUV.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

From the article by Bill Howard: What sounds like an odd-couple fit – Microsoft? Here’s the full text of the article in case the link goes bad: [link]. As electric cars become popular, they need a way to charge off-peak to avoid taxing the electric grid. Microsoft’s Hohm to Manage Ford’s Electric Cars.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. This article will answer your confusion. But feasibility in today’s grid applications requires the application of the latest technologies. So what exactly is energy storage? Mechanical storage.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#.

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2023

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. One useful application of direct control is adjusting electrolyzers’ energy consumption based on the power grid ’s current energy mix. Hydrogen has great promise as a low-emission fuel source.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 2, 2022

With a major utility like PG&E testing a solution as well, it could be soon that homeowners may have at the ready external sources for power shutdowns. In fact, there have been predictions of late that vehicle-to-grid bi-directional charging capability will one day be a requirement for all vehicle sales.

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Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Power Grid. EV Batteries as Storage to Support the Electricity Grid.

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Drive Electric NZ

APRIL 4, 2023

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. A battery in its second life can serve a variety of purposes, such as: Providing stability to the power grid. So, what happens to EV batteries once they have done their dash?

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Vehicle to Grid is a really interesting area to do projects. The idea here is that you can connect your EV to the power grid and flow power from your EV to the Grid. An electric car acts as a load or micro-generating station for the grid. Advantages of V2G in grid perspective 2. Thank you. #16

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Updated to attribute projection on “smart-grid&# earnings to FERC Chairman.). All stressed that plug-in technology already exists and just needs a push on the financial front from Congress.&#. November 16, 2009: 06:01 PM ET. By Judith Burns.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. But a large-scale system of electric cars and smart grids is unlikely to be ready soon.

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Blink Charging

JULY 28, 2022

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. Part of the answer to this question lies in the efficiency of EV batteries.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids. This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2022

Under this arrangement, an independent power-generation company sets up solar- or wind-power plants for multiple customers, with each customer investing in the amount of capacity it needs. MW of captive wind power off-site, the electricity from which will be wheeled in. In India, this approach is known as a group-captive model.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

In contrast, electricity produced by offshore wind power typically requires multiple conversions and transmission across long distances before it’s fed into the grid or an electrolyzer onshore, processes that siphon off power and reduce efficiency. H2Mare will also look into initial strategies for managing a small island grid.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids. This is particularly important for China, which has minimal natural gas capacity, a more flexible power source than slow-ramping coal plants.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Swapping could help to ease the strain on power grids at peak times when drivers recharge, but industry analysts and executives expect it would only become feasible if batteries become more standardised. It currently has 2,382 battery swapping stations and 21,652 public charging stations, according to Li.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. We are able to model how these reactions would be implemented in the chemical plant and we are able to consider how the grid and chemical plant would work synergistically together.” While still new, the initiative is ramping up its activities.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

As interest in AI surges, so too has scrutiny of the technology’s energy intensity and its corresponding burden on data centres and power grids. Chemix , an AI-powered EV battery developer, has completed a USD 20 million Series A funding round, led by Ibex Investors.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

This article may contain affiliate links. Preheating your car when it’s still plugged in is highly recommended–this will use energy from the power grid instead of taking from the battery’s reserves, saving valuable energy for driving. How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV. Tips for Electric Cars To Navigate the Cold Stuff.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Swapping could help to ease the strain on power grids at peak times when drivers recharge, but industry analysts and executives expect it will only become mainstream if batteries become more standardised.

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