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Frost & Sullivan analysis suggests momentum toward supplementary 48V on-board power-net

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However, currently all of these are tied to a simple 12V on-board power supply. The car of today has to step-up from a simple 12 Volt on-board power supply to 42V or a proposed 48V power-net, in order to support all new systems and applications for enhanced performance, thereby demanding a massive investment across the entire ecosystem.

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

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By the 1950s, the grid was moving electricity across time zones and national borders, tying in diverse sources of supply and demand. Batteries, by contrast, respond nearly instantaneously to commands to draw or supply power. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

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In addition, using smaller batteries would allow more EVs to be built, and potentially relieve pressure on the battery supply chain. 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.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. The vehicles will be controlled centrally and the computer will match supply to demand and provide routing instructions. Urban planning as part of the solution.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production. Interesting in any case.

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