Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

Nissan, the Japanese-based company, saw an opportunity to utilize their fully electric model Leaf to assist in these disasters. The Leaf models were used as portable power stations , with enough juice to power the average Japanese home for four days, power 6,200 smartphones, or run 100 elevator round trips in a 48-story building. .

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2023

Its Kona has a range of up to 484km (the big battery one) so range anxiety would barely be a thing. Europcar provided a Shell Recharge card: you create an account, link your payment method and bingo! ’ Our three nights here has us boosting the battery each night. Reliable range, fits the family in and drives beautifully.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge. Of course, most owners of EVs use their vehicles in a local environment and, those that can, charge their vehicle’s battery overnight at home or during the day at work.

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Miles Kia Charging All-Electric 77

Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Usually fetching $1,599 since the company lowered prices across its lineup of models , this e-bike has already seen two flash sales bring costs down to their former lowest points of $1,199, with today’s deal coming in as a 31% markdown off the new going rate that lands at a new all-time low. 2,799) Juiced’s HyperScrambler 2: $1,999 (Reg.

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Water All-Electric Sale Solar 52

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

On both sides of the Atlantic, the 4xe will be followed by plug-in versions of every other Jeep by 2025, parent company Stellantis announced during a July press briefing. kWh battery pack sits under the rear seat. The e-Save button also toggles to invoke Battery Charge, which recharges the pack using engine power.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Or Cell phone companies agreeing on all cellphone using a mini-usb plug. Is this the Zune HD?

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EV Report

APRIL 30, 2020

They were EVs that require to be recharged frequently especially at a garage that is close to owner’s place. They did not have levels like Level 1 or Level 2 options for recharge which requires quick recharging infrastructure. The former created the early days of Electric Vehicles that we lived. Reference – [link].

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

Lots going on with batteries now, as John O’Dell’s piece below illustrates. GM has been saying for a while now that they had picked their supplier for the LiIon battery in the Volt, but they weren’t prepared to announce who it was. but then contract with one or more additional battery makers to satisfy the demand.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 20, 2022

Juicing up. The liquid-cooled 64-kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion polymer battery pack is replenished through plug-in charging and regenerative braking. The regenerative charging system converts kinetic energy into electric energy, when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. 120V (Level 1) – 2.5

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This is thanks to the optional ($12,020) Performance Battery Plus – 93.4kWh on tap rather than the standard 72.6kWh. The anchors assist with battery energy recovery and I fear some of the usual feel is lost as a result. And more German metal for company. It’s bloody brilliant. 2022 Porsche Taycan RWD.

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Plug In India

MAY 28, 2022

I have been on exactly one ICE (dinasour juice* consuming Internal Combustion Engine vehicles) roadtrip prior to this. They generate charge when they go downhill, yes, they add charge back to the battery using momentum and making the use of regenerative braking. Charged for 1 hour, added 15 units to the battery and i paid Rs 316.

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EVolution

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Power comes from a 93kWh gross (83.7kWh usable) battery which feeds two motors – a 175kW motor powers the front axle and is shared with the regular e-Tron GT, but the rear is larger and more powerful, at 335kW. A 50kW DC charger boosts the battery from five to 80 per cent in around 1.5 Ford Mustang Mach E.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. Battery technologies are advancing rapidly. Electricity costs are relatively inexpensive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

» Transportation | March 28, 2009 | by EV World The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles By Noel Adams Every so often I read articles, like the ones recently about a breakthrough from researchers at MIT, which will allow batteries to charge quickly, in this case, in 2 seconds.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Battery swapping has its critics.

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Charging Batteries Battery 2009 38

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Written by Josie Garthwaite 9 Comments Posted March 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am in Automotive Before unveiling the concept version of its Model S sedan, an $57,400 electric car that Tesla Motors wants to build using loans from the Department of Energy, the startup said the Model S battery would be designed to handle rapid charging.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2024

But their weight becomes a liability on the race track, and battery cooling can put a damper on the fun well before running through a charge. However, the company wanted to build an EV that would entice ICE enthusiasts over to the electron world. Drivers can do this as long as the battery is at a 30% or higher state of charge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. General Motors has sought $10.3

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