Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory wanted to understand how insect pollinators respond to utility solar farms planted with native grasses and wildflowers. The two solar farms were planted with native grasses and wildflowers in early 2018.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The White House says that demand for critical minerals is set to skyrocket by between 400 and 600 percent in the next several decades, with EV battery demand increasing by 4,000 percent. GM will source lithium for EV batteries from CTR. Currently, the U.S. purchases many of these materials from foreign entities, especially China.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Accelerating Alternatives for Minnesota Drivers project will provide safety and technical assistance and training related to Plug-in Vehicle (PEV) and natural gas fueling infrastructure; establish the Minnesota Natural Gas. vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. Project lead. Description.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest announced the launch of Midwest EVOLVE , a three-year project to promote electric vehicles in seven Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Nationwide, there are more than 40,000 public-charging stations in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

A new study by a team from the University of Tennessee, Tsinghua University and the University of Minnesota has found that the wide-scale deployment of electric vehicles in China can increase the Environmental Justice (EJ) challenge in that country. These increases in renewables and nuclear power can positively impact PM 2.5

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. Further, the system was designed for one-way power, not for distributed renewable-energy devices sending power back into the system.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

million through the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Alliance to support projects specifically focused on advanced high-voltage electrolytes for batteries and advanced engine and powertrain technologies to improve vehicle fuel efficiency. The Department of the Army is contributing an additional $2.2 Drive Oregon. United Parcel Service.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Combined with AC Transit’s already-installed solar capacity, this solar installation will produce the renewable electricity equivalent to what will be required to produce 180 kg/day of green hydrogen. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2021

As a result, there is a critical need to create new pathways for biofuel conversion that reduces carbon waste, prevents the loss of CO 2 emissions, and in turn, maximizes the amount of renewable fuel a conversion process yields. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Stanford University.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Nanoparticle nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC), an emerging material that is being rapidly incorporated into lithium-ion battery cathodes, has been shown to impair Shewanella oneidensis , a key soil bacterium, according to new research published in the ACS journal Chemistry of Materials. —Hang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2023

US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland signed Public Land Order 7917 withdrawing approximately 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws for a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

DME as a Renewable Hydrogen Carrier: Innovative Approach to Renewable Hydrogen Production, $1,500,000. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Honeywell (Plymouth, Minnesota). Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors for The Scale Up of High Energy Density Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Advanced Lithium ion Batteries, $1,200,000.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

Rather than relying as extensively on oil as the source of energy to power vehicles—most of it imported to the United States and Europe from other countries—we will use increasing amounts of ethanol and other potentially renewable fuels as well as electricity. David Kittleson, University of Minnesota. Tom Stricker, Toyota.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

For example, the mineral requirements for an EV’s batteries and electric motors are six times that of an ICE vehicle, which can increase the average weight of an EV by 340 kgs (750 pounds). EVs require automakers to design new manufacturing processes and build plants to make both EVs and their batteries. Ford and its.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM billion, and spends $60 million annually on Li-ion battery research and development. LG Chem provides the Li-ion battery system for Hyundai’s Blue Gen System.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

Ten of these projects are new while the rest received renewed funding based both on their achievements to date and the quality of their proposals for future research. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. University of Minnesota. Batteries Biomass Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Catalysts Research Solar Solar fuels'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

National Renewable. University of Minnesota. BCT) Metastable Fe-N Anisotropic Nanocomposite Magnet—A Path to Fabricate Rare Earth Free Magnet A joint University of Minnesota and Oak Ridge National. resulting in reduced cost for renewable solar electricity. cold battery while the vehicle is parked and while the.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

regenerated in a reactor, similar to a battery. The University of Minnesota will develop an ultra-thin separation. similar to a battery, yet can charge and discharge much more. Printed Integral Batteries. manufacturing process for lithium-ion batteries that reduces. PolyPlus Battery. Current methods.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2014

Second, PHEVs with smaller battery packs are more likely to deliver emissions benefits and reduced gasoline consumption at lower lifetime cost compared to those with large battery packs in the short term. No EDV deployment occurs with high battery costs, low oil prices, and no CO 2 policy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Renewable Power (4 projects). Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

Tesla Roadster Drives Coast to Coast in 15 Days Electric Auto Association Chapters and Tesla Owners Group Unite to Provide Cross Country Support for Renew America Roadtrip by Stan Hanel (LVEVA), assisted by J. The Tesla Motors roadster battery pack contains 6,831 Lithium-ion battery cells similar to those in a laptop computer.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

For instance, a recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quarterly EV charging infrastructure trend report has identified only 1,246 EV charging ports at private multifamily residences across the entire United States, with nearly all being Level 2 chargers. Minneapolis illustrates the landlord EV charging investment dilemma.

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