Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

Silicon Carbide multiport DC-DC converter fitted to the Tata Vista EV. A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. A key aspect of the converter is the use of silicon carbide devices. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2020

The largest commercial electric passenger plane can go 100 miles on batteries. Mercedes has outlined its plans to globally source batteries for localized EV production. The world’s largest commercial electric airplane—a converted Cessna—has. And GM is reportedly working on an electric van.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The companies will demonstrate the connected and automation-ready, zero-emission, battery-powered machine at bauma 2022 from 24-30 October at Messe München. The integrated software connects and intelligently coordinates actions across the machine while the all-electric actuators and motors provide the muscle.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Today, most utility-scale solar inverters and converters use 1500 VDC input from the solar panels. Matching the energy storage DC voltage with that of the PV eliminates the need to convert battery voltage, resulting in greater space efficiency and avoided equipment costs. Download this free whitepaper now!

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Green Car Reports

MAY 26, 2019

By land, by sea, and by air, battery power is expanding to drive all kinds of transportation. It's harder to loft several thousand pounds of batteries into the air, to make them last potentially an hour or more. The most challenging of these modes may be air travel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2012

Designed to provide cleaner transportation at Southern California’s ports, these electric trucks—a Navistar International Pro-Star on-road tractor and a Kalmar Ottawa off-road tractor—have been converted from diesel fuel to run on electric battery power. TransPower, in collaboration with EPC Power Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2022

Battery power: 90 kW. Battery capacity: 13.2 The vehicles are manufactured for the Ministry of the Interior at the Stellantis factory in Sochaux, and converted by the EGP in Hordain, the bodywork manufacturer referenced for all of the Group’s screen-printed vehicles. WLTP electric range: up to 56 km.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing batteries for plug?in energy batteries. ion batteries is approximately four times too high on a kWh basis; current batteries are two to three times too heavy and large, and high? in electric vehicles (PEVs). energy lithium?ion

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Of the 960 currently managed by the City, 885 would still be need to be converted from diesel to electric as the City had previously committed to converting 75 school buses. million in capital costs through Fiscal 2035, or $28.3 billion through Fiscal 2035, or $310.9

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

The CEA and Renault Group have jointly developed a new electronic power converter architecture directly integrated into the vehicle’s charger. Due to the use of ferrite materials, dedicated to high frequency, and a shaping injection process called Power Injection Molding, the converter has become more compact.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2020

The new vessels will be able to fully operate on battery power and will have the capability to revert to hybrid mode, if required. The battery power can also extend zero-emissions capability along the supply chain by using renewables and hydroelectric power.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2019

Power management company Eaton’s eMobility business was chosen by Nidec-PSA Emotors (Emotors), a joint venture between Nidec Leroy-Somer and Groupe PSA, to supply high-performance traction inverters for a battery-electric vehicle platform.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2021

AeroTEC’s Moses Lake facility has long been a favorite location for electric aviation projects, having recently flown a battery-powered 9-passenger Cessna 208B “eCaravan,” also powered by a magniX EPU.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Due to its excellent performance at high temperature and high voltage—enabling smaller, lighter and more efficient solutions—Silicon Carbide is recognized as a technology of choice for power electronics. It also ensures faster charging times and better acceleration.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

The modular pre-engineered ProGen engines allow OEMs to rapidly convert commercial fleet vehicles to zero emission powertrains, reduce time to market, and benefit from the ProGen volume leverage in the overall market. 1 key trend in the automotive industry until 2025. 1 key trend in the automotive industry until 2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Now, researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), collaborating with UCLA and UC Berkeley researchers, suggest that the US can retrofit diesel-electric trains with batteries in a way that is cost-competitive with diesel. a) Depiction of the TCO for battery-electric propulsion. (b)

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Baua Electric

MAY 30, 2023

is finalizing plans to take a position as much as $30 million to arrange a untouched battery bind meeting plant in Thailand, the place it is going to get started creating a compact electrical automotive upcoming occasion, consistent with an organization reputable. “That would also scale up the capacity of the battery plant.”

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

China’s BYD plans to end production of the pouch-type batteries used in its best-selling hybrids as the automaker seeks to address durability concerns and the risk that they could leak, said three people familiar with the matter. In extreme cases, leaking electrolytes could cause the battery to burn or explode, they said.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

At the heart of the project there is the hybrid, bi-modal drive system that combines the electrical power supply from the overhead line with a fuel cell hybrid power pack (consisting of hydrogen fuel cells and batteries) that works independent of the overhead line. The Spanish state railway operator Renfe is providing the train.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 14, 2023

Jaguar hopes more people will convert their classic cars into electric vehicles to keep them on the road. Those who convert their internal combustion engines won’t miss a beat, either. The battery-powered model reaches 62 mph in 5.5 The battery will eliminate the standard 4.6 DeLorean really gets to the future 3.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries ( earlier post ), has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a Tier 1 supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. Source: PowerGenix. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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EV Obssesion

AUGUST 31, 2021

The post Wrightspeed & Matthews Specialty Vehicles Partner to Repower & Convert Buses & Trucks into High-Performance Electric Vehicles appeared first on EV Obsession. .–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles today announced a teaming […].

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

Fortescue worked with Liebherr to convert several diesel excavators to run on electric powertrains. At another site, the company is testing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered e-excavator. Fortescue also has a 240-tonne battery-electric haul truck prototype called Roadrunner in on-site testing.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

The famous English university town of Oxford has officially launched a fleet of 159 new battery-powered buses. Some of the buses are already in service, and the city plans to convert all of its buses to zero-emission models. Operators Go-Ahead and Stagecoach put up about half of the £82.5-million million grant.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar will work with aggregates producer CRH to put its 70- to 100-ton battery electric off-highway mining trucks to the test — marking the first time a truck like this has been evaluated by the aggregate industry. mph, then used the 10% downhill return to recoup some battery power with regenerative braking.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Drivers taking part in the UK’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle demonstration (ULCV) trial were won over by the electric vehicles they drove, with an overwhelming majority reporting that they impressed by the vehicle performance. What’s more, of the 349 participating drivers, 80 per cent said they coul[.]. Electric cars'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

ST’s new SiC devices are specifically optimized for these high-end automotive applications including EV traction inverters, on-board chargers, and DC/DC converters, as well as e-climate compressors. These new systems allow the car makers to produce vehicles with longer driving ranges. and the 750V SCT160N75G3D8AG, which is $26.00.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

kWh lithium-ion battery pack (from the Jetta Hybrid), which stores the kinetic energy recovered from regenerative braking; assists in the starting phase of the fuel cell; and adds a dynamic boost to the maximum acceleration of the Golf SportWagen. The fuel cell and battery power an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The stations enable charging of a 400km-range battery in 20-30 minutes. However, these are both converted and new-concept electric vehicles, developed by individuals or small companies with a real passion for zero emissions technology. An additional six batteries power the brakes and steering systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Li-ion battery maker Electrovaya Inc. Electrovaya would work with Hero Eco to implement Li-ion-powered electric bikes for Hero’s markets in Asia, Europe and North America. Miljobil is a Li-ion battery pack integrator, which was earlier part of Tata Motors.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The system opens a new door for San Francisco to get to zero emissions by 2035, as each bus will now be able to drive on clean electric power through each of the areas – known as “green zones.” The technology allows the city to convert the fleet into part-time electric buses as an intermediate step to full electrification.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, it would be a great time to stop using gas-powered lawn tools and start working on converting to battery-powered alternatives. With warmer weather around the corner, it’s time to ensure your yard care kit is up to task.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

King County Metro Transit recently put its first Proterra battery-electric bus into service in Bellevue, Washington. The battery bus is the first of three that Metro will test this year. The routes, which also serve the Bellevue Transit Center, start and end at the Eastgate Park-and-Ride, where the battery charging station is located.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 6, 2022

Regardless of how or where you charge, not all the electrical energy pulled from the grid—those watts—will make it into the “fuel tank” (battery). EV batteries store and produce DC electricity, not AC electricity. This is important because EV batteries are charged with DC power. Why does battery temperature matter?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Schematic of a redox flow battery. Sandia researchers have developed a new family of electrochemically reversible, metal-based ionic liquid (MetILs) that could lead to non-aqueous redox (reducing-oxidizing) flow-battery energy storage systems ( earlier post ) able to cost-effectively store three times more energy than today’s batteries.

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