Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

In addition to reinjecting electricity into the power grid, the bidirectional charger supports a vehicle-to-load (V2L) function for powering electrical appliances directly from the car.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

The Nissan LEAF is the first electric car to surpass 400,000 sales. The company committed itself to working with governments and utility companies to support the adoption of electric vehicles, make charging them easier and more convenient, and develop second-life uses for electric car batteries. million barrels of oil a year.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 2, 2018

Self-driving cars will provide numerous benefits to electric cars. PG&E partners with Tesla to provide power grid backups. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. In the last week of June, Tesla built 5,000 Model 3 electric cars—a. Tesla Model 3 production reaches a milestone.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2022

An algorithm uses price incentives to compare the cars’ charging plans with regional electricity output from renewable energies and the available capacities in the distribution grid. The resulting flexible grid usage is intended to reduce the frequency of bottlenecks in the power grid and create financial benefits for participants.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

Lithium-ion batteries made in Russia will be applied in electric vehicles (buses and cars), special equipment and in power grids. The signed agreement also includes building a facility for manufacturing of lithium-ion cells and energy storage systems in Russia, with at least 2 GWh production capacity by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

Among alternative powertrains, consumer interest in battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is highest in the Republic of Korea (23%), China (17%) and Germany (15%), while Japanese consumers showed the highest preference towards hybrid electric vehicles (HEV/PHEV) (48%) followed by the Republic of Korea (35%).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

The Volkswagen Group presented its technology roadmap for batteries and charging up to 2030 today on its first “Power Day”. The goal of the roadmap is to reduce the complexity and cost of the battery significantly in order to make the electric car attractive and viable for as many people as possible.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

A large scale roll-out of electric cars on European roads would result in significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of certain air pollutants, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment. However, larger numbers of electric vehicles will not be enough for the shift to a low-carbon economy. Source: EEA.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Testing of the first 50 BMW i3 cars equipped with bidirectional charging technology is expected to start under real-world everyday conditions in early 2021. This will effectively turn the electric vehicles’ batteries into mobile energy storage devices that can also supply electricity when required.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) designed to eliminate the use of cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid.

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Blink Charging

JULY 28, 2022

Electric cars are on the rise. The number of electric car sales nearly doubled from last year until now. About 10% of people buying a new car chose an electric one. Part of the answer to this question lies in the efficiency of EV batteries. Electric cars are much older. Looking Back in the Mirror. Moving Forward.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

As interest in AI surges, so too has scrutiny of the technology’s energy intensity and its corresponding burden on data centres and power grids. Artificial intelligence ‘s next target is the electric vehicle battery. Battery development is typically a slow and laborious process, with extensive testing and retesting.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 26, 2023

LG Energy Solution (LGES) noted on Friday that it is currently engaged in “active discussions” with Tesla and other electric vehicle companies to provide batteries from its planned factory in Arizona. The battery supplier’s comments were shared in a conference call. The battery maker posted KRW 25.6 trillion (USD20.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

Nissan anticipates increased collaboration with the energy sector to support the decarbonization of power grids; and. The company introduced the world’s first mass-market electric car, the Nissan LEAF, and has sold more than 500,000 of the zero-emission vehicle to date.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

OptiFuel will also provide powered tender cars (3,000 hp) that can carry 11,500 DGEs of CNG/RNG and construct an estimated 12-15 CNG fuel stations along Argentina’s rail network, each with the capacity to refuel a tender car in less than an hour. We didn’t look at one railroad or even one country.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2022

A realistic pilot test conducted by Porsche, the grid operator TransnetBW and consulting firm Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S), has demonstrated that electrical balancing power can be stored in the high-voltage batteries of an intelligent swarm of electric cars. —Dr Rainer Pflaum, CFO TransnetBW.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The BMW Group has pooled its years of experience with battery cells and extensive knowledge in the field in a new Competence Center in Munich. The purpose of the facility is to advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes. The new Battery Cell Competence Center puts us in an enviable position.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2019

Together, Mercedes-Benz Energy and Beijing Electric Vehicle plan to set up the first 2nd-life energy storage unit in Beijing, making use of retired BJEV electric car batteries. BJEV is an expert in areas such as charging and battery swap infrastructure and battery 2nd-life usage. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The BMW Group officially commissioned BMW Battery Storage Farm Leipzig, which will connect up to 700 BMW i3 high-capacity batteries. There are currently 500 batteries integrated in the storage farm today, because—only four years after the BMW i3 market launch—most battery packs are still in cars on the road.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

For electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles the carbon intensity of the power grid is also a key factor in terms of the vehicle’s full life cycle emissions. However, if a race for bigger and bigger batteries is left unchecked, EVs doing low mileages could undermine some of the potential benefits, the report finds.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

The EV market is evolving quickly, presenting a challenge for battery manufacturers aiming to keep up with the pace of development. Artificial intelligence ‘s next target is the electric vehicle battery. Chemix , an AI-powered EV battery developer , has completed a USD 20 million Series A funding round, led by Ibex Investors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2023

NIO’s new Innovation Center will be the home for five teams including Digital Systems, Digital Development, Digital Cockpit, Autonomous Driving (AD) and Power. These updates are derived from direct user feedback gathered over time from various sources such as NOMI, the world’s first in-car AI companion, NIO app, user events, and more.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

Volkswagen’s Flexpole 150kW charging units, each of which features two charge points, have an integrated battery storage system, thereby overcoming one of the biggest obstacles to the rapid roll-out of fast charging infrastructure in Europe today—the need for high-powered grid connections.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 4, 2023

However, as the number of EVs on our roads continues to grow, so too does the number of old EV batteries requiring responsible disposal. According to estimates from EECA, an EV battery is expected to last 10 to 20 years (and more than 350,000km!) So, what happens to EV batteries once they have done their dash?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

directional EV charging technology to partially power its North American headquarters in Franklin, TN, and its design center in San Diego, CA. Leading the industry, Nissan has also received certification for second-life LEAF batteries to be used in stationary energy storage.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2017

The purchase of an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge its battery often gets drivers thinking about the source of their energy. We haven't seen data from recent years looking at the overlap between electric-car drivers and home solar panels.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. No battery is perfect, however, so engineers keep pushing for new and improved ways to store those electrons.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Nio currently buys most of its batteries from CATL and has been exploring battery supplies from new partners such as CALB. Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio on Thursday signed a partnership agreement with battery giant CATL to develop longer life batteries as part of efforts to lower overall EV costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Both of the electric vessels are powered by Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS), certified by Bureau Veritas, under prior contracts with Leclanché’s e-Marine group. MWh capacity Leclanché Battery System and produces zero emissions. MWh Leclanché Battery System. MWh Leclanché Battery System. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

Connected to the grid or even off-grid, the station can charge up to four electric cars simultaneously, based on the principle of a ‘power bank’, two with DC quick charging. By contrast, when it is permanently connected to the mains power grid, the battery pack continuously and independently recharges itself.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The report, which uses existing, open-source data to model the current trajectory for emissions stemming from the car industry, was carried out by global management consulting firm Kearney. … The report suggests that the car industry still has a chance to get on track. degree pathway by at least 75% by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

But the cars and SUVs used in these situations drive more miles each year than a typical personal vehicle, contributing a higher proportion of greenhouse gases to the environment. The researchers collected simulated rides provided by three fleets: gasoline-powered, and electric-powered with either 40 kWh or 60 kWh battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The world’s largest 2nd-life battery storage unit will soon go into operation in the Westphalian town of Lünen. The stationary storage unit, with a total capacity of 13 MWh, uses second-life battery systems from the second generation of smart electric drive vehicles.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As more power stations adopted the clocks, the frequency regulation allowed them to share electricity and create an interconnected power grid. which produced battery-operated clocks. Unfortunately, these early clocks were lousy timekeepers, their ability to keep time deteriorating along with the battery.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 16, 2021

Ashok Leyland acquires Switch Mobility, GM to supply electric batteries. Hitachi ABB Power Grids has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ashok Leyland and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) for an e-mobility pilot project. GM to supply electric batteries & hydrogen fuel cell systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Today, utilities use complex software platforms called an energy management system (EMS) and advanced distribution management system (ADMS) to manage the demand, supply, and reliable delivery of electricity on the power grid. Central to this research is an NREL-developed software solution called foresee. —Dane Christensen.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 19, 2018

Charging network EVgo has installed second-life batteries from two BMW i3s to its charging station in Union City, California, the company announced last week. The two batteries each store 22 kwh of electricity to help balance the load on the power grid when electric cars are charging at peak times, according to a report in Charged EVs.

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