Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Electrify America recently unveiled its first application of a megawatt-level battery energy storage system (BESS) for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, building upon the company’s existing BESS installations at more than 150 stations across the US, including more than 100 installations in California.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lucid Motors announced the Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle yet offered with the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute. For owners charging their Lucid Air in real-world conditions on the road, that can translate into 300 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.

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Teslarati

JUNE 13, 2023

Toyota is one of the world’s most respected carmakers, but there is little doubt that the Japanese auto giant has been lagging in the battery-electric vehicle segment. As per Toyota’s technology roadmap, the company will produce high-performance, solid-state batteries to improve vehicles’ driving range.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Recently, however, one of the Model S Plaid’s lesser-known innovations was highlighted by motoring publication Car and Driver , which noted that the new flagship Tesla is the quickest charging EV it has tested to date. The @Tesla Model S Plaid is the quickest-charging EV we've ever tested!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2020

The EU could slash truck carbon pollution by more than a fifth (22%) in a decade by requiring its main cities to have electric truck charging infrastructure, according to a new study released by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). These trips could be covered today by electric trucks, ?thanks

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

Based on a substantial shareholding agreement in May 2020, Volkswagen Group entered a strategic cooperation framework with the major Chinese battery producer headquartered at Hefei. The new activities will not affect ongoing contracts with other battery suppliers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2021

Archer says that the 60-mile range is based on utilizing battery technology that’s commercially available today. The performance estimates account for realistic battery pack integration, inaccessible energy at low state-of-charge, emergency reserves, and capacity fade at the end of life of the battery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

announced a next-generation powerline communication (PLC) device, the QCA7006AQ, designed to address the needs for electric vehicle (EV) charging station communications—also known as electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)—that use global Combined Charging System (CCS). —Lars Boeryd, Sr.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

As US consumers await deliveries of the first Emeya hyper GTs from Lotus, the supercar developer is touting its quick expertise in the BEV segment with impressive charging times. While we still await a chance to drive the Emeya ourselves, Lotus has revealed some more impressive specs regarding charging times in the hyper GT.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission drivetrains for commercial fleets, announced new battery-electric powertrain options for the Ford F-59 Model to support its customers with delivery and food truck applications. This powertrain is the fifth powertrain now available in the Lightning product line.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Our EV powertrain and battery solution is configured and installed to support features such as wheel-chair lifts, aftermarket HVAC systems, and third-party seating configurations. This makes it critical to know the vehicles’ locations and state of battery charge at all times. All Lightning products are available today.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 14, 2022

Interestingly enough, Kanninen drives a base Tesla Model 3 , the company’s shortest-range car available today. “I am grateful that I was driving my standard-range Tesla Model 3 when I hit traffic. ' That is wrong, and I would know—I was trapped on I-95 for 14 hours in my EV." They lasted the night.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

In addition to software development and the capability for autonomous driving, this also applies to areas such as battery technology, battery recycling, charging infrastructure and mobility services. Battery and rapid charging. The biggest cost in electric cars is the battery.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Major factors driving this growth include declining battery costs leading to more affordable EVs, expanded charging infrastructure, government incentives and standards, and corporate sustainability initiatives. The cost to charge an electric vehicle is significantly less than purchasing diesel or gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry. —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Batteries get more powerful , charging grows more efficient, and the path to an all-EV future becomes increasingly clear. With bidirectional charging, the batteries in our vehicles can not only provide fuel for the road but energy for our homes and even our shared electrical grid. What Is Bidirectional Charging?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

As a part of the first cycle of investment, Volkswagen’s “Electrify America” program is earmarked to spend $300 million, with the most focus on the installation of hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at multi-family residences, workplaces, highway rest-stops, commercial and retail sites, and municipal lots and garages.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2012

According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. battery over others. billion annually in 2011 to more than $14.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

This first-of-a-kind program will help address peak energy demands, minimize impacts to the grid and support the expansion of EV charging in our community. This will help reduce Electrify America’s demand charges and increase the overall grid benefit of its energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

The projects—which include two new car sharing services, new ZEV bus and shuttle routes and electric vehicle charging systems throughout the region—are part of Electrify America’s Green City Initiative, which was announced by the company and city officials in 2017. EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

Together they generate more than 600 hp (440 kW) and are fed by batteries designed to provide five hundred kilometers of range. The PSM motors also enable a very compact design, making it possible to make the motors and batteries smaller and lighter with the same power figures, Mayer said. That also saves weight.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

Two new studies from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Transport & Environment (T&E) have suggested that advances in technology would enable battery-powered heavy trucks like the Tesla Semi to become cheaper to own and run compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts. “The future of trucking is electric.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 11, 2024

Still, the LEAF’s starting price of $28,000 makes it one of the most affordable models available today… as long as you find somewhere that has CHAdeMO charging. Like its predecessors, the 2025 models have a cute 40 kWh battery pack that delivers up to 149 miles of EPA range.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

research vehicle (the “125” marking 125 years of the automobile), a fuel-cell plug-in hybrid with a range of more than 1,000 km (621 miles) that anticipates more than two generations of vehicles to 2025 and beyond. Lithium-sulphur batteries (e.g., The lithium-sulphur battery for the F 125! When designing the F 125!,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

We are now delivering powertrains for over $25 million in orders from major fleets, propelling Lightning Systems to the position of the established premium provider of a full range of platforms for commercial vehicle fleets. All Lightning products are available today.

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EV Life

AUGUST 28, 2020

How do you charge your EV at home or in public? How much battery range do you need for your favorite road trips? Narrow your electric car search Make a charging plan Know your range Maximize EV incentives Test drive Consider leasing vs. financing Get safe pickup or delivery. Make an EV charging plan.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2016

A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. This is an issue where common sense can lead to strongly opposing views. —Jessika Trancik.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

e-Golf Intelligent Charge. e-Golf Intelligent Charge. Over the mid-term, it will be even easier and more convenient to charge EVs and plug-in hybrids with the market launch of inductive charging systems; Volkswagen is demonstrating this with an e-Golf at CES. e-Golf Intelligent Charge. e-Golf Intelligent Charge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Consumers’ expectations around the performance and purchase price of electric vehicles are so divergent from the actual offerings available today, that no more than 2–4% of consumers worldwide would have their expectations met, according to a new survey from Deloitte. Vehicle range is clearly an issue among consumers.

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EV Adoption

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The actual transaction price that consumers are paying for electric vehicles is of course much higher when delivery charges, sales tax, fees, options, and upgrades including everything from paint color and wheel options to driver assist systems are added to the base MSRP.

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DIY Electric Car

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Unlike our fuel powered cars, these cars work on electric motors which basically rely on electrically charged batteries to function. All you have to do to power it up is charge its batteries and you''re good to go! Hence, it may require a dedicated charging station as the recharge time is quite long.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The low-cost materials—made of lithium, boron and sulfur—could improve the safety and performance of electric cars, laptops and other battery-powered devices, according to the scientists. However, we predict that electrolyte materials synthesized from a range of compositions in the Li?B?S USD/m 2 per 10 ? Sendek et al.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Nissan began accepting reservations for its eagerly anticipated Nissan Leaf today. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Electric vehicles are powered by batteries instead of internal combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Also on the list of five is the arrival of advanced batteries, including air batteries (e.g., IBM and its partners have launched a multi-year research initiative exploring rechargeable Li-air systems for transportation—The Battery 500 Project ( earlier post )—but are viewing it in terms of a multi-decade development cycle.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 30, 2022

Company Promises Longer Range, Faster Charging. The holy grail of battery development really hasn’t changed much in spite of the exponential growth of the electric vehicle market–make it more energy dense (for longer range), more powerful (for faster acceleration), faster charging and cheaper.

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