Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Installing traditional fixed fast-charging stations is usually a cost- and labor intensive process that requires electrical upgrades to support the connection between charging stations and the main electrical grid. Volvo Cars’ future is electric, as reflected by our industry-leading commitment to electrify our entire product range.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

ElaadNL would handle management of infrastructures and the smart-charge standard, and LomboXnet would take charge of installing the network of unique public charging terminals powered by a 44 kW grid connection. Grid operator Stedin would be involved to balance supply and demand of the grid.

Solar

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

There are five areas of focus: Infrastructure : Utilities pledge to proactively work with their state regulatory and legislative bodies to assess and address any potential system impacts from fueling large numbers of plug-in vehicles from the electrical grid. Earley, Jr.,

Transportation

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Since the MOU signing, state regulators, the auto industry and infrastructure developers and other stakeholders have shared information and best practices to help move this effort forward. The plan also suggests promoting the installation of charging infrastructure for commuters at public transit hubs.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

announced last month that it had achieved an important automotive-grade certification, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), for THINK and had begun shipping battery packs to be installed in THINK vehicles for commercial sale in European and North American markets. Ener1’s principal operating subsidiary, EnerDel, Inc., Earlier post.).

Li-ion

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Relevant plug-in vehicles that drive customer demand and are connected; Enabling technologies like advanced batteries and sophisticated software controls; A capable/green grid; and, Plug-in ready communities with supporting policies. Mark Duvall of EPRI said the grid would be able to handle “ as many [plug-ins] as you want. ”

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2015

Driven by environmental problems, a growing auto industry, and a big policy push, China’s advanced energy storage market will be worth $8.7 China leads the world in installed capacity of renewables, with plans for much more. billion in 2025, more than quadrupling from the current $1.7 billion, or 85% share of the revenues.

Energy Storage

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The new digital meters are being installed by the thousands in many utility districts, and in SoCal Edison’s case, they expect to be fully installed by 2012. The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. To be honest, we’ll be very lucky to see that many.

Electric Cars

Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. Maybe it's not out of necessity that you don't have access to the grid,” Andersen says.

GM

Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2025

Hyundai and Kia have invested in WeaveGrid , a software company that enables rapid EV adoption on the grid, following Toyotas earlier backing. WeaveGrids tech helps EVs charge in a way thats smart and grid-friendly while keeping vehicle data secure. Hyundais investment signals that the company is taking grid-interactive EVs seriously.

Kia

Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric car’s introduction. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world.

China

Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels.

Electric Vehicles

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

When biogas is produced and used on-site in a fuel cell, fuel utilization or overall energy efficiency can reach 90% and can reduce emissions by more than 90% by weight as compared to the emissions associated with grid electricity generation. Reducing the projected cost of hydrogen production using renewable-based technologies—e.g.,

Congress

Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. Most major petrol companies have also installed EV chargers at many of their sites. The New Zealand Power Grid. Battery production is known to be the most energy-intensive part of the manufacturing process of an EV.

Environment

Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Rising EV sales are set to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport, according to the new edition of the IEA’s annual Global EV Outlook , released today. This shift will have major ramifications for both the auto industry and the energy sector.

Global

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

PHEV

Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. Most major petrol companies have also installed EV chargers at many of their sites. The New Zealand Power Grid. Battery production is known to be the most energy-intensive part of the manufacturing process of an EV.

Environment

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

My tenacious advocacy for EVs at local organizations, government agencies, schools, and organizing events has resulted in policy changes, charging installations, and more people driving EVs and more organizations promoting EVs in our area. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings.

North America

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant. But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid.

PHEV

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

My tenacious advocacy for EVs at local organizations, government agencies, schools, and organizing events has resulted in policy changes, charging installations, and more people driving EVs and more organizations promoting EVs in our area. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings.

North America

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This can be accomplished by building upon the above EV and ICE vehicle policy recommendations, coupled with 100 percent methane capture, retiring all coal-fired electric generation as well as converting the US electric grid with 80 percent clean energy by 2030. Grey hatched areas indicate regions where gaps in utility grid data exist.

Sale

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

Plug-in

Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

The US electrical power industry alone “is influenced by a variety of decision-makers, including over 200 investor-owned utilities, 10 federal power authorities, over 2000 publicly-owned utilities, about 900 rural electric cooperatives, seven RTOs [ Regional Transmission Organizations ], 48 state regulatory bodies [e.g.,

Grid

Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

Many in the auto industry are warning that realistic BEV range numbers under varying conditions need to be widely published , else risk creating a backlash against EVs in general. Even if the total cost of ownership is lower for an EV, a potential EV customer may not be interested if meeting today’s monthly auto payments is difficult.

Buy

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vehicle to Grid [V2G] technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

Grid

Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2025

As one of the largest automobile markets in the United States, the state’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions has a significant impact on the global auto industry. Utility Rebates : Some local utilities offer rebates for home charging station installations.

Emissions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

Grid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. Notice in [link] that GM carefully avoids claiming to reduce CO2 by shifting to the grid, but leads people off the track by focusing on smog related issues. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

Volt