Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

BMW Group and Vattenfall have started a new research project on the secondary use of high-voltage EV batteries using batteries from the MINI E and the BMW ActiveE as stationary power storage.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB rechargeable Li-ion battery to power the Fit EV. Toshiba will supply battery modules for the new car, which Honda will launch in summer 2012 in Japan and the US. The SCiB charges in about half the time of a typical Li-ion battery, Toshiba says. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The world’s largest 2nd-use battery storage is starting up. The 13 MWh project is now nearing completion after a construction time of just under one year; a total of 1,000 battery systems from second-generation smart fortwo electric drive cars are being grouped into a battery storage in Lünen, Westphalia.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. The batteries—each with a capacity of 33 kWh—are equipped with a BMW-owned battery management system and are also used by the car manufacturer in the BMW i3. With a capacity of 3.2 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

Partners Volkswagen AG, Lichtblick SE, SMA Solar Technology AG and the Fraunhofer Institute Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) have submitted the final report from the INEES research project (Intelligent integration of electric vehicles into the power grid for the provision of system services).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. In Germany, Mercedes-Benz Cars has eight vehicle and powertrain plants (Bremen, Rastatt, Sindelfingen, Berlin, Hamburg, Kamenz, Kölleda, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim), which either purchase electricity or operate their own power plants.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

Professor Aguey-Zinsou believes that his invention would offer significant advantages over current power storage solutions for home solar systems, such as the Tesla Powerwall battery. —Professor Aguey-Zinsou. Professor Aguey-Zinsou is one of the co-founders of H2Store. —Llewellyn Owens, H2Store CEO and Co-founder.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

(MHI) has decided to build a commercial production verification plant in Nagasaki Prefecture and launch its operation by autumn 2010 in a move toward the company’s full-scale entry into the lithium-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery market. The commercial production verification plant, slated for.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 2, 2022

There’s been a lot of talk about electric vehicles (EVs) acting as backup power for homes during blackouts—so much so that Ford is now using the concept as a central component of its marketing campaign for the F-150 Lightning. Next-gen GM and PG&E BY RON FREUND, Member, Electric Auto Association of silicon valley.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2014

Researchers at the University of Maryland, with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, report on a new method for expanding graphite for use as a superior anode for sodium-ion batteries in a paper in Nature Communications. To make the material suitable for use in Na-ion batteries, some of the oxygen must be removed.

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Sodium Li-ion Maryland Batteries 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2015

On the transportation side, if the agency operates a fleet of at least 20 motor vehicles, the directive is to improve agency fleet and vehicle efficiency and management by: Eliminating unnecessary or non-essential vehicles from the agency’s fleet inventory.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

First, you’ll need to get a permit from your local government to connect to the grid. Bidirectional charging allows you to send energy both ways – from the grid into your vehicle (G2V) and from the vehicle to the grid (V2G) or building (V2B). Practical considerations when choosing a charger.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Renewable or green power supplies 3% of Ford’s energy needs worldwide. Electric vehicle battery charging.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. This includes all of the resources used in manufacturing the vehicle, the battery, and powering the vehicle. grid actually diversifies U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. Earlier work has been focused on multifunctional structural batteries and dielectric capacitors. Trunk lid being mounted on to the test vehicle. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky (UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center to help develop and deploy a domestic supply of advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications.

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2022

This spurred Julie Angus to cofound the startup Open Ocean Robotics to design, build, and operate oceangoing uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) drones. Otherwise, our command-and-control portal can program a vehicle for autonomous activity, such as uploading a route [for] doing a grid survey.” She is the company’s CEO.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Anticipating strong future demand, Toshiba Corporation will construct a second dedicated production facility for its safe, long-life, rapid charge SCiB battery ( earlier post ), in the Kashiwazaki Frontier Park, in Kashiwazaki city, Niigata prefecture. Construction is scheduled to start in April 2010, with a completion date of October 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2022

BYD introduced its Type A battery-electric school bus that also offers innovative vehicle-to-grid technology, allowing the vehicle to serve as a power storage resource when it’s not transporting students. BYD’s battery-electric technology can cut fuel costs by as much as 60% compared to diesel vehicles.

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Driivz

MAY 31, 2022

Smart EV Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). Smart EV charging uses intelligence to manage when and how an electric vehicle plugged into a smart charger will receive power for charging based on the cost of electricity, its availability, and the needs of the driver. What is the Flexibility Market for Energy? .

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Driivz

APRIL 18, 2021

Implementing USEF enables large-scale deployment of smart energy grids. At its most basic level, consumer power flexibility is giving individuals more options about whether and when to use energy. DSR, though, may become an issue if the system cannot reduce power demands.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2019

Greenlots, a US-based provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management software and solutions, signed an agreement to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell New Energies US LLC, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc. Greenlots will retain its brand identity and leadership team.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Vehicle Technologies (5 projects). Renewable Power (4 projects). ENERGY STORAGE. Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. High Energy Density Lithium Batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s

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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. It eliminates waiting in lines or out of order machinery and gives you the benefit of your vehicles full range right from your doorstep. The main benefit associated with the swapping model is speed.

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