Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Nissan’s new regional office in France will house the largest grid-integrated electric vehicle (EV) system and second-life battery storage unit yet installed in a building, anywhere. Grid integration trials have already begun in Denmark.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 10, 2023

Li Auto is aiming to build about 300 super-fast charging stations this year, and NIO also plans to add 10,000 new charging piles this year, according to local media. HK (Image credit: Li Auto) Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) is starting to build out its charging infrastructure as its first all-electric model is set to be launched this year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Less than a year after the first PowerReady project reached completion in a Manhattan apartment building, the program has supported the installation of more than 340 Level 2 chargers and 45 DC fast chargers—including the largest publicly accessible universal charging hub in the Americas, operated by Revel in Brooklyn. Curbside Charging.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars has opened a factory for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) batteries in the Bangkok region in Thailand. In doing so, the partners are responding to the high demand for electric mobility and, in particular, for plug-in hybrid vehicles in Thailand. The aim is a carbon neutral new car fleet until 2039.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. Models along with solutions like Plug & Charge, we as a manufacturer are making a decisive contribution to realising such goals. million electric cars for a year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I have a friend who builds electric charging networks and drives a Leaf. I, on the other hand, established an EV-centric website and drive a plug-in hybrid. Consequently, we’ve been talking for some time about how electric cars and renewable energy are going to take over the world. What will it look like and how […].

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

From 2022, new homes and buildings, such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as buildings undergoing major renovations, will be required to install electric power under new legislation announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 22 November Car charging pile. Home charging piles are the most common method of car charging.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

A new policy brief published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) notes that existing electricity systems will need to be reconfigured to support the widespread adoption of electric mobility and suggests that Smart Grid technologies and EVs and EVs could be mutually beneficial.

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My Energi

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, the UK’s Transport Minister unveiled plans for electric vehicle (EV) charging points to be installed on all new-build properties in England from 2022. After all, the last thing homeowners need is the pressure to swap out a dated and incompatible charging device less than a few years after purchasing their new-build. “As

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

million passenger plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) anticipated to be on California roads. Building over a million chargers by 2030 is ambitious, but it’s also an opportunity to create good jobs and showcase California’s can-do spirit. New analysis from the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows the state will need nearly 1.2

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Plug N Drive

JULY 16, 2020

This report is based on the work of Strategic Policy Economics and examines several critical topics, including: using EV batteries as mobile energy storage units, the second life application of EV batteries as back-up grid storage and the economic value of EV to grid or ‘V to G’ programs for consumers and utilities.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Part of the demonstration plan includes utilization of the EVs for grid-balancing services ( earlier post ). Smart Grid Model at a Substation with One Distribution Grid Level in Kihei (Hitachi).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. “I’m very encouraged that carmakers now see as allies the utilities, plug-in advocates, community and regional efforts like ProjectGetReady.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2022

Alongside cultivating new investors, the government should also help to develop a resilient, sustainable and efficient supply chain, build up skills capability and commit to the long-term funding of battery research, particularly next generation batteries. million private cars and commercial vehicles in 2040 (2020 report 2.2

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Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2022

The vision of Ziggy, a mobile EV charger designed to tool around parking lots like a plug-wielding valet, raises an important question: Do robots take tips? From its home base, Ziggy slurps up a 50-kilowatt-hour charge from the grid, batteries, or solar power. Users summon the robot via a mobile app or in-vehicle infotainment system.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

initiative, which encourages electric car adoption as it brings the state closer to its goal of installing at least 10,000 charging stations by the end of 2021. To date, more than 11,000 rebates have been approved for New Yorkers to purchase electric cars. Kennedy International Airport and five major cities.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

THE UK GOVERNMENT will introduce legislation to include electric vehicle charging points on all new-build homes and offices in England, it has been confirmed. The government first proposed the potential world-first legislation that all new-build homes would get charging points back in 2019. Are electric car chargers standardised?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2010

Shandong Electric Power corporation is building a 23-million yuan (US$3.37 million) charging station in Linyi City that is capable of charging 45 cars at a time. Shandong is one of China’s biggest auto producing provinces and has been developing electric cars since 2004.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

This study builds on the 2007 Environmental Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles by EPRI and NRDC ( earlier post ), which showed that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could contribute to reductions in national greenhouse gas emissions, while also leading to improved air quality.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2011

Better Place and China Southern Power Grid Co. The agreement, which focuses on joint electric car and infrastructure projects in CSG’s service areas, will further advance electric cars with switchable batteries in China. —China Southern Grid Chairman Zhao Jianguo. — Better Place Founder and CEO Shai Agassi.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The production version of the car will go onsale in Europe in 2019, he added. At a global level, Honda aims to have electrified technology in two-thirds of its new car sales by 2030. Its low and wide proportions give the car a planted, muscular stance that hint at sporty driving performance.

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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. This new analysis – “Understanding the life cycle GHG emissions for different vehicle types and powertrain technologies” builds on earlier work for the LowCVP.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

The paper, “Charged Up: Southern California Edison’s Key Learnings about Electric Vehicles, Our Customers and Grid Reliability,” shares information based on customer data and utility operations gathered since SCE began to prepare the distribution system and its customers for widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption in its service territory.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Ford and Oncor will work together to develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles as well as share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand. Earlier post.). —Bob Shapard, Chief Executive Officer of Oncor.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Dahlia Garas, program director of the Plug-In Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, with a BMW i3. Dahlia Garas, program director of the Plug-In Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, said the project has four main components. We are learning more about how to integrate electric vehicles with the grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

In fact, 27 million of consumer and 1 million of commercial Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEV) will be sold by 2030. The rapid adoption of EVs will pose challenges for utilities as the increased capacity creates overload peaks that compromise the stability of the grid. Connected services for consumer EVs will reach 26.37

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Honda is to explore vehicle-to-grid charging technology as part of its efforts to develop more efficient and cost-effective plug-in electric vehicles. The Japanese carmaker will work with the University of Delaware and NRG Energy to build on the research first conducted by the university and energy [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2018

Advanced Energy Economy, Energy Foundation, Illinois Citizen Utility Board, Natural Resources Defense Council, Plug-in America and Sierra Club worked with diverse stakeholder and business interests to draft the Accord. —Chris King, chief policy officer, Siemens Digital Grid. We envision a world with zero emissions.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

million for innovative research and development proposals to accelerate the use of electric vehicles, to reduce the cost of installing and operating charging stations, and to provide recommendations on how they can be used for grid resiliency. Cuomo announced the availability of up to $3.5 million light-duty, 2.5

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Cars catch fire. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. You don’t have to go far to see [a car on fire]. In the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

have formed a strategic partnership and plan to build a global platform for TMC’s next-generation telematics services using the Windows Azure cloud computing—i.e., TMC believes that, as electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles become more popular, such systems will rely more on telematics services for achieving efficient energy management.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Jean-Louis Borloo, France’s Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, presented a national 14-point plan designed to accelerate the development and subsequent commercialization of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in France. Availability of a standard outlet to charge the cars outside of the home.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

million to develop an advanced smart charging technology that maintains plug-in electric vehicle consumer needs while reducing charging loads, to achieve electricity grid benefits. from local utility grid or California Independent System Operator); and data safety/security considerations.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2010

GE and Nissan have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore new technologies that are needed to build a reliable, dynamic smart-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The first relates to the integration of electric vehicles with homes and buildings. Nissan LEAF Reservations. Earlier post.).

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Driivz

MARCH 23, 2022

V2X, meaning vehicle-to-everything, is the overarching term for transferring the electricity stored in electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the grid, buildings, houses, and other energy-consuming destinations. This helps balance the grid overall and, where available, takes advantage of flexible energy markets. . V2X requires:

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