article thumbnail

Dürr building smart and resource-efficient paint shop at San Luis Potosí in Mexico for BMW Group; Industry 4.0

Green Car Congress

Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements for connected Industry 4.0 San Luis Potosí will build the BMW brand’s best-selling model series, the BMW 3 Series Sedan. The BMW Group is investing around $1 billion in the new plant and creating at least 1,500 new jobs. production.

BMW 253
article thumbnail

Volvo CE and Rolls-Royce develop wood-burning charger for off-grid EVs

Baua Electric

The resulting heat is converted into electric energy and stored in a connected Battery Storage Module, or BSM. And it was Rolls-Royce (the power-production company, not the BMW-owned auto brand of the same name ) that helped Air Burners develop the 450-kWh EV charging station within the BioCharger.

Grid 52
article thumbnail

How EV Owners Can Navigate Through Coronavirus Period Safely

Wallbox

In general, EV charging stations are “cleaner” than using gas pump carriers because of the simple fact that fewer people are using them. For example, the manuals of the Tesla Model 3 and BMW i3 recommend keeping the car plugged in. How to keep your EV in good conditions during times of low or no usage. Maintaining the EV’s battery.

Austria 52
article thumbnail

Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

When driving, the regenerative system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. For a cleaner and more elegant look, the rear wiper could be tucked under the spoiler to increase rearward vision for the driver. Road Test: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e.

PHEV 104
article thumbnail

NREL: battery second use offsets EV expense, improves grid stability; recommendations

Green Car Congress

Energy storage systems based on reused automotive batteries can increase the availability of peak-period electricity and store energy during periods of low demand. These capabilities are expected to become even more valuable in future facilitation of higher penetrations of solar- and wind-based generation.

Grid 150
article thumbnail

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. And even greater ranges can be expected soon.

PHEV 150
article thumbnail

Should the Cobalt for EVs Come From the Congo or the Seafloor?

Cars That Think

Last March, BMW and Volvo joined other companies calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining , one spearheaded by the World Wildlife Fund. But it won’t simply dangle over the seafloor, hoovering up nodules like a giant underwater vacuum cleaner. “At This vehicle is some 12 meters long and weighs 80 tonnes in air.

Congo 110