Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

With the new TerraVolt XR extended-range battery, Proterra buses can now be configured to travel up to 180 miles (290 km) between charges. This newest high energy density battery complements the existing TerraVolt FC fast-charge battery which has been extensively tested over nearly one million customer revenue miles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A team of battery scientists recently developed a lithium-ion battery material that not only recharges 80% of its capacity in 10 minutes but keeps that ability for 1,500 charging cycles. When a battery operates or recharges, ions move […]

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

The Robust Affordable Next Generation EV-Storage (RANGE) program’s goal is to enable a 3X increase in electric vehicle range (from ~80 to ~240 miles per charge) with a simultaneous price reduction of > 1/3 (to ~ $30,000). ARPA-E defines robust design as electrochemical energy storage chemistries and/or architectures (i.e.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The buses—full-size, low-floor models for the city’s regular route network—will operate on MHI’s high-performance “ MLIX ” lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The drive motor is a 3-phase asynchronous AC induction unit with maximum output of 240kW; the 621.6VDC battery pack has 93.24 Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

Siemens earlier this year launched a new hybrid energy storage system for streetcars that combines a double-layer capacitor (DLC) and NiMH battery pack. Streetcars equipped with the Sitras HES hybrid energy storage system can be driven up to 2,500 meters (1.6 miles) without an overheadcontactt line (OCL).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

Over the next ten years, Argentina plans to modernize and decarbonize its entire 40,000-mile rail network. times the volume to store energy versus diesel, and hydrogen requires 11 times the volume, while lithium batteries require 50 to 75 times. g/bhp-hr for NO x , 0.000 g/bhp-hr for PM, and negative CO 2 using RNG.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

Schematic illustration of the aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using the coated lithium metal as anode, LiMn 2 O 4 as cathode and 0.5 Researchers from Fudan University in China and Technische Universität Chemnitz in Germany have developed an aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using coated Li metal as the anode.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles. Added to this is the High Performance Battery we developed, which boasts twice the power density of conventional drive batteries and, like many other components, is inspired by technology from Formula 1.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

According to a new report from Navigant Research, the shipment volume of advanced batteries for the first three quarters of 2016 equates to more than 323.5 million individual battery cells, 16.1 GWh of energy capacity, 61.4 The report does not include experimental batteries that have not yet reached mass production.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2012 (AEO2012) includes a High Technology Battery case that examines the potential impacts of significant breakthroughs in battery electric vehicle technology on the cost and price of all types of battery powered electric vehicles. Source: EIA.

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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 10, 2014

has selected Toshiba as the battery supplier for its next-generation, all-electric bus from Proterra Inc. The new fleet will use Toshiba’s Rechargeable Batteries (SCiB), a safe rechargeable battery solution with high-rate performance and long-life capabilities that is used in a wide range of applications, from EVs to grid energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

A 12m Solaris battery-electric bus with electrical traction and on-board power supply equipment from Vossloh Kiepe has entered passenger service with the Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG as the first of five such buses. The first opportunity-charging battery bus with traction equipment from Vossloh Kiepe. adaptive energy management.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2013

The working concept of I3 – /I – redox reaction in the aqueous Li-I 2 battery. A team from Japan’s RIKEN, led by Hye Ryung Byon, has developed a lithium-iodine (Li-I 2 ) battery system with a significantly higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. 500 km) [311 miles]. Zhao et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry. —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

a leading maker of battery-electric commercial transit buses. Proterra’s EcoRide BE-35 battery electric bus ( earlier post ) is averaging up to 24 mpg (diesel equivalent) in service, a more than 600% improvement over a typical diesel bus. General Motors Ventures LLC will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., Proterra Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

Loop’s robust, no-compromise range extender means truck operators do not have to choose between hauling batteries or freight, and they can transition to zero-emissions without any impact to cost of ownership. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

Axion Power International, Inc, the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), has entered a strategic relationship with ePower Engine Systems LLC. Our early testing has gone well and has demonstrated an ability to increase miles per gallon by more than 35%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

The 800-volt architecture of the vehicle ensures that the lithium-ion battery can be charged for a range of around 250 miles (400 kilometers, according to the NEDC) in just over 15 minutes. Our vehicle will be fast to drive, but also quick to recharge and able to replicate its performance time after time. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Gasteiger, Chair of Technical Electrochemistry, Technische Universität München; and Dr. Jens-Peter Suchsland, SolviCore GmbH, delve into the technological barriers for all-electric vehicles—battery-electric or PEM fuel cell vehicles. wind and solar). Source: Gröger et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2014

The Rapitán & Rapitán Sport will be powered by a 40 kW air-cooled brushless induction motor delivering 125 N·m (92 lb-ft) of torque, and a Li-ion battery-based energy storage system. The energy accumulation system combines a lithium-ion battery and ultra-capacitors.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have demonstrated in the laboratory a lithium-sulfur (Li/S) battery that has more than twice the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries, and that lasts for more than 1,500 cycles of charge-discharge with minimal decay of the battery’s capacity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Working principle of a redox flow battery. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe are developing improved redox flow batteries for automotive applications in an attempt to address storage capacity and charging time limitations of current Li-ion battery solutions for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

introduced several e-mobility sustainability initiatives to commence with the US launch of the battery-electric e-Golf ( earlier post ). These emissions represent the majority of greenhouse gas emissions up through approximately the vehicle’s first 50,000 driven miles. SunPower: residential solar with energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced a new 35-foot vehicle based on the same technology platform as its current 40-foot Catalyst vehicle. The Proterra TerraFlex Energy Systems provides customers with the ability to choose between 53 kWh to 321 kWh of energy storage, and the option to charge on-route or in-depot.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Nation-E AG, a Swiss company for energy storage, smart metering and load levelling solutions, has introduced a mobile charging station for EVs: NationMobile Angel Car. The system can charge batteries of stranded electric vehicles while on the road.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded a $3-million grant to leading battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra as one of 46 transportation, energy storage, biogas and efficiency projects receiving a total of $83.7 This system can be recharged on-route in less than ten minutes with a 500kW charge rate.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2011

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a self-assembling three-dimensional nanostructure for battery cathodes (Li-ion and NiMH) that allows for faster charging and discharging without sacrificing energy storage capacity. Most capacitors store very little energy. —Paul Braun.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

ton Maxity Electric model doubles th electric truck range to 200 kilometers (124 miles) and will be tested for one year under actual operating conditions in the city Dole (Jura Department), allowing Renault Trucks to explore all potential avenues of hydrogen technology under actual operating conditions. The range-extended 4.5-ton

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

The company’s EDI PowerDrive 6000 PHEV drivetrain system surpassed one million miles in a commercial fleet setting in late 2016. The company is supplying its drivetrain technology to Yaxing Motor Coach for integration into a fleet of city buses to be delivered in March of this year. regenerative braking capabilities. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

Approximately 90% of Californians now live within 15 miles of an Electrify America ultra-fast charger, with 96% living within 25 miles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The report, Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress , examines public policies toward PEVs, taking into account the promise and limitations of PEVs, recent improvements in battery technology, market dynamics, and the proliferation of policies around the world that promote the use of PEVs. The Need for “Truth in Advertising.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The difference lies in a more powerful electric motor, increased energy storage and equipment for overhead conductive opportunity charging. The battery pack uses a heater/cooler system which operates both at the ramp and when driving. Recharging takes approximately 6 minutes at end stations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

Using a micro-hybrid system featuring carbon/carbon ultracapacitor units as energy storage can result in significant increases in fuel economy over a baseline conventional vehicle, according to a study by Dr. Andrew Burke at UC Davis. In this mode, the engine both recharges the ultracapacitors and provides power to drive the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The electric powertrain and the high-performance battery with 400 volts are AMG-exclusive, in-house developments. Just like in Formula 1, the battery is specifically designed for fast power output and draw with innovative direct cooling of the cells. kWh battery is 13 kilometers (8 miles). a P3 hybrid.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

Electric vehicles are powered by electricity stored in rechargeable batteries or obtained from other sources such as hydrogen fuel cells. There are three main types of electric vehicles: #1 Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): These vehicles are powered solely by electric motors and rely on rechargeable batteries for energy storage.

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