Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Ford and PGE will work together to share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand for electric vehicles, as well as partner on consumer education outreach around electric vehicles.

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Portland Ford Lithium Ion Transit Connect 320

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

OnStar’s Mobile Application will use a real-time data connection to interact with the Volt and perform tasks from setting the charge time to unlocking the doors. It uses a real-time data connection to perform tasks from setting the charge time to unlocking the doors. This preserves the battery charge for driving without gasoline.

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Volt Chevrolet Connected Connect 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2019

MWh and uses used lithium-ion batteries from development vehicles to test various interaction scenarios between electric cars and the power grid. Connecting electric cars with renewable energies in an intelligent way can have a positive effect on the energy transition. The Audi storage unit has a capacity of 1.9

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Audi Power Grid Battery Batteries 287

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

The United States continued a trend of significant growth in large-scale battery capacity, with US battery power capacity reaching 1,650 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2020. At the end of 2019, 163 large-scale battery storage systems were operating in the United States, a 28% increase from 2018.

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2020 Power Powered Battery 243

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Transmission system operator TenneT and Daimler AG, through its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, have researched and tested the feasibility of innovative system services in the transmission grid as part of a joint development partnership. These are second-life and replacement batteries.

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Automobile Grid Battery Batteries 191

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative which leverages bi?directional directional EV charging technology to partially power its North American headquarters in Franklin, TN, and its design center in San Diego, CA.

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Nissan Energy Power Powered 262

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

TECO 2030 has launched a new product concept for its containerized fuel cells, the TECO 2030 Power Barge. The solution comprises TECO 2030 fuel cell modules, batteries, power electronics, safety- and automation systems, hydrogen storage, and a refueling solution.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

A special meter display advises the driver when to shut off air conditioning and other accessories to conserve battery power. The interactive remote provides connectivity to the vehicle without the need for an internet connection or mobile phone signal. An onboard generator adds to the battery powering the electric motor.

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Los Angeles Honda Plug-in Plug 273

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Advanced storage technology continues to show promise as a potential solution to the variability of wind energy generation, and installing this project with A123 will allow us to gain hands-on experience with grid-scale storage systems.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Wind Corporation 230

Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

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Grid Vehicles Solar Netherlands 116

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 20, 2022

Why connecting truck charging stations to the electricity grid is technically and economically feasible. Truck makers are now focusing on bringing battery-powered trucks to the mass market for all vehicle segments, and including long-haul starting from 2024. Originally published on Transport & Environment.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

The P40-24 offers numerous advantages over lead-acid battery powered UPS systems, such as a smaller footprint, longer life and higher operating temperature capabilities, the company says. The U-Charge P40-24 stays true to Valence Technology’s strategy of offering advanced lithium battery technology in off-the-shelf available modules.

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Li-ion Power Powered Battery 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

To accelerate this growth, the EV industry now needs to overcome the twin hurdles of limited range and grid-dependency. The reduction in electrical (cell-to-module) losses not only delivers a 3% increase in power output; it has the added advantage of contributing to a more stylish sunroof with aesthetic appeal.

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Solar Commercial Range Grid 293

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

million to develop and demonstrate a battery-powered electric school bus that improves propulsion energy efficiency by 20-30% and that can connect to the electric grid (vehicle-to-grid). Odyne Systems, LLC will receive $2.9 Blue Bird Body Company will receive $4.9

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Integrated boost charging and the broadest range of charging compatibility from AC Levels 1 and 2, up to the most powerful Level 3 DC fast charging, utilizing the universal CCS connector standard for connectivity to, and fast charging at, any public charging network. Home charging with car-to-grid bi-directional functionality.

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Charging Miles Motoring Motor 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

CSIRO engineers modified Toyota Prius hybrids by removing the OEM battery pack and installing a larger 6 kWh, 30 Ah NiMH battery pack (five times the capacity of the original 1.2 Ah pack) and a battery charger to allow the cars to plug into and charge with electricity from the grid or from on-site renewable energy sources.

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PHEV Australia NiMH Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

low-cost Na-ion battery system for upcoming power and energy. To connect intermittent renewable energy sources (i.e., solar and wind) with variable output to the electrical grid, grid managers require electrical energy storage systems (EES) that can accommodate large amounts of energy created at the source.

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Sodium Recharge Li-ion Battery 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

7,444,192 ) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for technology that facilitates the optimal charging, management, control and maintenance of battery packs, chargers and electric vehicles (EVs). These same capabilities could also be applied by utilities to help enable real-time grid balancing on a local level.

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Electric Vehicles Energy Battery Batteries 150

Teslarati

AUGUST 31, 2024

Ben Zook was raised in Gordonville, Pennsylvania, where his family lived in a home that was never connected to the power grid. As noted in a report from The Sunday Times , everything changed for Zook when his father gave him a battery powered teddy bear.

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Solar Pennsylvania Tesla Vehicles 132

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. PbC battery. The Residential Energy Cube contains all electronics and strings of PbC batteries. Source: NS. Click to enlarge.

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Lead Acid Hybrid Battery Batteries 225

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. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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Charging Grid DC Denmark 144

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2017

In power electronics components, this is the standard volt class for grid-connected electrical devices, ranging from tablets and washing machines to e-bikes and electric cars. Monolithic integration combines several components on a single GaN chip, enabling extremely small, powerful systems to be created.

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Convert Volt DC Grid 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

Hardware built with WBG devices has the potential to be smaller, lighter, and much more energy-efficient, with applications across valuable sectors including transportation, information technology, the grid, and consumer electronics. Grid-Connected Modular Soft-Switching Solid State Transformers. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 19, 2024

Internet of Things Security Internet-enabled devices including connected lighting fixtures, voice-activated virtual assistants, doorbell cameras, and smart appliances “all serve as data-transferring endpoints in a system known as the Internet of Things,” expert Brooke Becher said in her article about the importance of IoT security.

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Africa Connect Connected Grid 125

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Connect the investor to the electric-vehicle developer: A. It is different from a plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, which runs on both battery power and gasoline.

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Plug-in Plug Al Gore NMG 140

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

The grid-connected energy storage sector is expected to expand from a total installed capacity of three gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2016 to 28 GW by 2022 according to IHS Markit, which is equivalent to the power used by 18.6 million households.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

Of the more than 3,000 consumers asked if they would consider buying a "grid-connected hybrid," the term used for plug-in hybrids in the survey, only 24 percent said that they would, according to the survey by Synovate Motoresearch. All that's needed, the survey discovered, is a dollop of education. Wonder why?

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Industrial 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To preserve vehicle battery power the program lets users pre-condition the E-Up! This involves cooling or heating the car’s interior as long as the car is still connected to the charging station and is drawing its electrical power from the electrical grid. 3+1 seating concept.

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EV Connect

MAY 1, 2023

It continues on through how you think about deployment — which cars have sufficient battery power available and where will they recharge along the route? And it affects questions of maintenance — you no longer need to worry about oil changes and similar maintenance, but how are you maximizing battery life and efficiency?

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Driivz

MAY 15, 2023

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. SB-233 covers school buses as well so they can power V2B and fleet depots use cases.

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Climate Protection Grid Climate California 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

With the e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, drivers can use their smartphones to control such functions as charging and heating or cooling. Audi connect, which is also standard, connects the Q7 e-tron quattro to the internet via the fast LTE standard. The driver can choose between four modes. “EV”

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. Volkswagen's current ID models with 77 kWh battery option now come ready for bidirectional charging.

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GM Ford Power Powered 102

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. DC fast chargers convert AC grid power to DC charging power in the charger itself, not in the vehicle.

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DC Grid Conversion Convert 98

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

When powerful acceleration is required, the battery-powered E-motor and the TSI work together in the Golf Variant (boosting). Whenever necessary, the battery can also be charged via the generator. In this case, the system operates with AC power (AC, 230 V, 3 kW).

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2021

My lap is relieved, but the battery life is the same—it's still about 10 hours, as it was with the Macintosh Portable. Batteries have gotten a whole lot better, but they have not gotten Moore's-Law better. We're living in battery-powered times. Tesla is now, arguably, a battery company.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

PHEVs, which combine an internal combustion engine (ICE) with an electric motor and a large rechargeable battery, offer advantages over conventional hybrids because they can be charged using grid electricity, which reduces their need for fuel. Meanwhile, two types of state-of-charge (SOC) control strategies (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

Despite recent advances in energy and power density, however, RFBs still require pumps—which are parasitic components and require a minium scale of operation on the order of 100s of kW to a few MWs, the OSU researchers noted. They connected batteries to an LED light, programming the holes to open and close in precise patterns.

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