Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored. If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced. Moreover, deregulation disincentivized the construction of new power plants.

Grid 140

Grid Power Powered Vehicles 140

Drive Electric

OCTOBER 26, 2022

BEVs run entirely on a battery-powered electric drivetrain. The electricity used to drive the vehicle is stored in a large battery, which is charged by plugging the car into a power source, either at home or public charging stations. BEVs are low-maintenance vehicles. HOW DOES A FULL EV WORK?

PHEV 98

PHEV New Zealand Petrol Gas-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries. In their study, Yang et al. The need for storage. Credit: ACS, Yang et al.

Li-ion 231

Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon 231

Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

But Frank’s worried about how much the batteries cost and how much they weigh, and how much room they take up in the trunk. Frank has got himself a battery fixation but he doesn’t seem to know that some folks have over 160,000 miles on the battery powered RAV-4 EVs that are still going strong after many years on the road.

Electric Cars 225

Electric Cars San Jose Cars Plug-in 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The Volt is an electric-drive vehicle, powered by a 16 kWh Li-ion battery, incorporating an internal combustion engine and generator to serve as a range extender; an electrical plug is intended to be the primary source of stored energy used to deliver motive power. When we’re in this combination.on

Extended Range 344

Extended Range Volt Motor Motors 344

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system. Red Herring ).

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45