Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Software experts there will focus on Cloud computing to expand and enhance connected car functionality in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA) is opening a lab in Seattle, the organization’s sixth.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

km) stretch of highway after installing a catenary system for electric and hybrid trucks in the vicinity of the largest US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. On normal roads without overhead lines the vehicles make use of a hybrid system which can be operated alternatively with diesel, compressed natural gas or via a battery.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

WAVE uses a charging “plate” that’s embedded beneath the surface of the road, and works with a second charging plate on the bottom of the vehicle to transmit current to the vehicles’s battery through induction (read: magnets ). Here’s hoping it can solve that problem at -10°, too. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2024

megawatts of power, currently the highest-speed charger available in the US, along with solar and battery backup on-site and a unique partially grid-islanded setup. WattEV has just opened the first electric truck charging depot in the US to use the new Megawatt Charge System, capable of delivering up to 1.2

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, unveiled its expanded battery-electric bus manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California—North America’s largest. The growth of BYD Coach and Bus reflects a rapid transition to electric transportation and will allow BYD to build up to 1,500 battery-electric buses annually.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

Three of the latest companies that intend to add XLP F-150s to their fleet include the City of Long Beach, Calif.; The proprietary XL Link vehicle connectivity is a continuous data link from every vehicle, collecting millions of operational data points, allowing analysis and reports on key performance indicators.

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

US’s largest heavy-duty electric truck microgrid Prologis (NYSE: PLD) and Performance Team , A Maersk Company, have launched the heavy-duty electric truck charging depot near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Prologis Denker microgrid uses 2.75

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2014

million hydrogen, battery electric, and plug-in electric vehicles on the roadway by 2025. The chargers will be powered by a 10kW solar PV system that will be connected to a 30 kWh lithium-ion storage battery with bi-directional DC-AC charger that will provide a V2G interface. California’s zero-emission vehicle goal is to get 1.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2009

During his talk, he suggested that migrating to some battery commonality would be a huge win for the industry simply because it would support a more rapid achievement of the higher production volumes required to bring prices down. We as OEMs are currently on a path to design, sell and service all unique battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. These metro areas are expected to account for 89% of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in operation through 2022, according to a 2017 Navigant report. In Cycle 2, Electrify America also will continue to invest in the six Cycle 1 metros: Fresno. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade. San Diego-Carlsbad.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. These metro areas are expected to account for 89% of expected battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in operation through 2022, according to a 2017 Navigant report. Electrify America also will continue to invest in the six Cycle 1 metros: Fresno. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade. San Diego-Carlsbad.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

EV Fest in Long Beach, CA , which says it will have several Cybertrucks in attendance, April 13, 12pm-2pm. Salem Kicks Gas in Salem, MA with a large variety of EVs on display and test drives from local dealers, along with e-bike and other battery-powered outdoor equipment displays. April 27, 11am-2pm. April 28, 1pm-4pm.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

Daimler’s S400 BlueHYBRID, which goes on sale this month, is the first series production passenger car featuring a traction lithium-ion battery pack. The power electronics—from Continental—comprise a control unit which acts as the master of the E-drive system and a power unit that converts the direct current generated by the battery.

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Baua Electric

MAY 21, 2024

Arc has built the first models of its much-anticipated Arc Sport 500hp electric wake boat, and we got a chance to take it for a quick demo in Long Beach, CA and holy heck, this thing rips. The weight penalty of the Sport’s massive 226kWh battery isn’t that significant, either.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

Jeon Oh, SK Energy’s Leader, Corporate R&D Center/HEV Battery Project, provided an update on the company’s Li-ion automotive battery activities at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 this week in Long Beach. Battery Management System. Tags: Batteries Plug-ins. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

Capstone provides sustainable energy alternatives with microturbines, EV charging, solar, battery energy storage and generators for prime and standby power. Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity, at the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, to sit down with Jim Crouse, the president and CEO of Capstone Engineered Solutions.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Charged : You recently wrote, “Commercial vehicle battery packs are tough to source.” Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck? Rustam Kocher: I think it’s going to be an issue for any company that has a large battery pack. Also, the demands for medium- and heavy-duty battery packs are much more complex.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

The company made the announcement at the Plug-In 2009 Conference and Exposition in Long Beach, CA. To date, utility-led smart charging trials have been limited by the availability of grid-connected vehicles. GridPoint, Inc., Earlier post.) Smart Charging 3.0

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 19, 2007

Synovate Motoresearch presented some very interesting survey results at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Long Beach, CA last week, as reported in MIT's Technology Review. Simply put, as the first sentence of the article states, [W]hen consumers understand what plug-in hybrids are, they want them. Wonder why?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2009

plug-in hybrids, extended range electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles) are smart loads, and so fall into the third element. No communications connectivity between PEV and utility in Non-AMI utility environments. A network of smart loads with communications to report their current state and act on smart grid commands.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

The D3 design allows multiple remote EV charging dispensers to be connected to a single Rhombus power control system (PCS), significantly reducing total electric vehicle support equipment (EVSE) costs for fleet EV deployments. The dispenser is available for immediate ordering.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

We saw a real gap in the marketplace for accurate testing of the larger battery systems. It was obvious that NREL’s technology, missing in the marketplace, could provide improved information on battery performance and safe system integration key for success in these growing application areas. Isothermal Cell Calorimeter.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2012

I-710 is a major north-south interstate freeway connecting the city of Long Beach to central Los Angeles. Via this corridor, trucks would travel from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the Vernon/Commerce rail yards via a separate facility from the general purpose lanes, generating no local emissions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will replace 180 diesel drayage trucks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with LNG trucks. The project will complete a long-planned regional liquid natural gas (LNG) fueling corridor across the southwestern U.S., Total DOE award: $5,519,862.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Audi introduced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron US pilot program at TED2012 in Long Beach, California. Energy storage is provided by the lithium-ion battery, which is located in multiple blocks under the luggage compartment floor, under the rear seat and in the center tunnel. A3 e-tron BEV. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In Europe, the eSprinter will be available in 3 battery configurations (56, 81 and 113kWh) and in short- and long-wheelbase versions, but here in the US we’re only getting access to the long-wheelbase, largest battery version, which will be built in Charleston, South Carolina. ft of torque). The car said we got 2.0

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda announced recently the CR-V e:FCEV compact crossover will be available combining both hydrogen and a plug-in battery in 2025. (It Through a chemical process, electricity is created to power the motor and (alternately) charge a lithium-ion battery. Connectivity is through multiple USB-C ports.

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 2, 2022

While many newer homes might already have a 200Ah electrical panel, making upgrades easier and cheaper, our townhouse connects to a single 100Ah (amp)/240V electricity line. Not so fast; our electrical line is buried underground and is relatively long, two huge disadvantages when it comes to upgrading. Sounds easy, doesn’t it?

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

They can’t go much above 800 to 1,000 volts in battery technology with their electronics only at 1,200 volts. Right now I’m working on a committee where we’re defining the standard for an ePTO (electric power take-off) connection. Number one, they can get a full day’s work out of a 48-volt battery pack, so they don’t need to go higher.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

They even had a real plug connected to their toy car on the exhibit hall. The eBox above from AC Propulsion is sending power to and from the grid right there on the Long Beach Convention Center floor. He was the lead guy on the EV1 battery team and now he’s the head honcho of Bright.

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