Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. If my speculation holds true congratulations are due both to BMW and AC Propulsion.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. Appendix C: Intricacies of the Grid—transfer of power vs. energy. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

BMW handed over forty electric MINI E cars to their test drivers on Sunday—all members of the public—in the start of two consecutive six-month field trial periods which will evaluate the psychological, social and technical aspects of living with an electric car. Power consumption = 185 Wh/mile (115 Wh/km). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The battery’s modular layout allows scalable ranges from about 200 miles up to more than 340 miles on the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure) cycle. The battery housing is closed at the top with a cover that is easy to remove in the event that maintenance is required. While a vehicle is charged at 2.3

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Charged EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

Zeem is able to offer a cost per mile below that of diesel, thanks to California subsidies. It makes sense for organizations to focus on their core activities, so just as they outsource things like IT or building maintenance, many want to outsource the charging infrastructure for their electric fleets. We had a qualification process.

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EV Driver

MAY 24, 2018

The day’s task was to visit some of our charging stations for a regular service and maintenance check up while road testing another Plug-in Electric vehicle. This spacious car was collected early in the morning from Andy, a very helpful customer advisor from Hammond Nissan with a fully charged battery showing a capacity of 174 miles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Car manufacturers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors LLC, Honda R&D, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nissan, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen. With a smaller battery capacity than BEVs, PHEVs have an electric driving range of 40-60 km (25-37 miles). Medium- or heavy-duty vehicles were not included.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

One Bloomberg study found 341 miles was the average range desired, while Deloitte Consulting’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study found US consumers want to be able to travel 518 miles on a fully charged battery in a BEV that costs $50,000 or less. Studies differ about far drivers want to be able to go between charges.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

miles) and at least eight years in operation. Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores. A first test setup located near Ingolstadt recently started supplying the grid. Fast charging and Audi wireless charging.

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EV Connect

MARCH 8, 2021

The EV revolution will only go as far as the global network of charging stations allows — meaning that the key indicator is not EV sales but how quickly countries and their governments are moving to prepare their grids for the energy demands of those vehicles. Starting in 2017, the Germany-based company IONITY set out to address this problem.

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