Green Car Reports
JULY 2, 2018
Utilities are racing to expand battery storage on the electrical grid. The latest example is Pacific Gas and Electric Co., which submitted a request Friday to the California Public Utilities Commission to build and install four large banks of lithium-ion battery storage, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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. No word yet on which EVs will take part. (GM
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Having raked in perhaps 30 percent of all the money invested in electrically-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft so far, Joby is the colossus in an emerging class of startups working on these radical, battery-powered commercial flyers. A 2020 study published by the U.S.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Pause for a moment to look at the smoke detector in the room where you're sitting and think about the last time you changed its battery. A sensor network that could monitor an entire forest, or a gas pipeline, or any critical infrastructure, would need thousands or even millions of sensors—and batteries.
Baua Electric
APRIL 30, 2024
Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. They can discharge faster, providing short, intense bouts of power. Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries , powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Increased the maximum motor torque and battery power. Boosted battery power. The second generation sees a 15 kW increase in maximum battery power from 60 to 75 kW. Continuous power stayed the same at 50 kW. Motor torque increased from 270 N·m in the first generation to 290 N·m.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#.
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