Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is attempting to power its EV charging stations with solar power facilities along the highway. One of the biggest challenges facing EV charging is the question of profitability. EV charging suppliers are torn between energy costs, expansion needs, and remaining price competitive (to name a few factors).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. But I was in a hurry and simply mounted on the handlebars a Drok meter , which I had purchased for an earlier bicycle-based battery-charging project. Fast forward a dozen years.

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EV Central

APRIL 29, 2024

Chinese battery-making giant CATL has launched its new Shenxing Plus battery at the Beijing motor show claiming it’s capable of adding as much as 600km of range after a short 10-minute charge and delivering a driving range of more than 1000km. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. But I was in a hurry and simply mounted on the handlebars a Drok meter , which I had purchased for an earlier bicycle-based battery-charging project. Fast forward a dozen years.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 9, 2022

The existing standard solution is to build EV charging stations to solve the range problem of electric vehicles. But the vast capital investment makes the current number of EV charging stations unable to meet the demand. Mobile EV charging is the new model that emerged from this situation.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2024

While other companies are able to offer cheap and affordable EVs, new companies are placed in a strange spot as they risk being undercut and outsold by established names on the block. Tesla, on the other hand, has a strong reputation for building quality EVs that are supported by a strong charging infrastructure.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 4, 2024

Though stout on specs, the new truck is far from cheap. The Silverado EV RST First Edition starts at a healthy $96,495 after a $1,995 destination charge, though that’s almost $10,000 less than Chevy originally advertised. It’s still a far cry from affordable, but it is more than the trucks' rivals’ starting prices.

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Driivz

MAY 15, 2023

is evaluating legislation to mandate bidirectional V2G charging capabilities for all EVs and EV charging equipment sold in the state after January 1, 2027. Some are already available via partnerships between automakers, home EV charging manufacturers, and other participants. Most cars sit in parking lots during the day.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

OneD Battery Sciences and Koch Modular said on Wednesday they have teamed up to build a factory in North America to produce enough silicon-graphite anode material to supply batteries for around 1 million EVs annually. Pluvinage said OneD is “already in negotiations” with customers to build a similar plant in Europe.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Between my electric bikes, e-motorcycles, e-ATVs, electric tractors, and a few other things I’m probably forgetting, having a weather-sealed, solar-powered off-grid charging shed would be a big benefit. I used pressure-treated 2x4s to build a pair of mounts for the solar panels, each of which would hold three 200W panels.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. —Weis et al.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

So all those cheap EVs need to be fast-charged, and what better place to expand than BYD’s home city? In June 2023, Shenzhen unveiled its first fully liquid-cooled supercharging prototype station as part of its “City of Supercharging” plan, in which it set a goal to build as many supercharging stations as gas stations by 2025.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

40 i (40 kWh) – Cheap to run, cheap to buy, the Renault Zoe is the perfect all-rounder. Volkswagen e-Golf (24kWh) – Impressive build quality and a real-world range of over 80 miles is more than enough for the average UK motorist’s daily needs. Currently less than 4% of EV breakdowns are linked to running out of charge.”.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

The company is building these shipping container systems, which work like giant batteries that store energy as heat and pressurized air , rather than a chemical reaction (Cheesecake’s name is derived from a nerdy acronym for their technology.) That’s why Liu’s Thermal Energy Storage Group at ORNL is focused primarily on buildings.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

According to the NREL’s fire marshal Nicholas Bartlett, micromobility devices such as electric scooters and bikes are no longer permitted to be charged or stored in the buildings. E-bike fires in buildings are exceedingly rare. I understand that the NREL’s goal here is to protect their staff. But let’s get real.

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China EV

OCTOBER 2, 2019

BEVs charging at shopping area in Guangzhou. But state funds can’t be invested in loss-making enterprises, so it seems the aid will likely take the form of a loan to buy land in Beijing on which to build a plant. Why build a plant if your sales are dismal, one might ask? Chicken and egg scenario. Former real estate guy.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The biggest issues for EVs were reportedly failing electric drive motors, unreliable charging, and trouble with battery packs. Automakers have also been building them a lot longer than their plug-in counterparts and they tend to be based on models that have been around for a while. “It

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

By far the most common component used for protection against transients and surges is the MOV, or Metal Oxide Varistor, mainly because it is both effective and very cheap to manufacture (the cynic in me says the latter is far more important…), as it is basically a compacted chunk of zinc oxide particles.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s supposed to ensure improved charging times, improved range, and reduced production costs across the lineup. However, Weber believes it will also help the company build a mainstream version of what the i3 was supposed to be.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers. —Jon Lauckner.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Here at Charged , we’ve been covering the commercial EV market for a decade. When Charged first spoke with him in 2021, he was the Charging Infrastructure Lead at Daimler Trucks North America, and also the Chair of CharIN’s Megawatt Charging System (MCS) task force. In the real world, things haven’t been that simple.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union. Photo: BYD If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

The two companies have agreed to collaborate on the following activities: Introduction of V2G services in the European market; Exploring the use of second-life EV batteries for stationary applications (including households, buildings, grid); and. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

BNEF predicts that lithium-ion battery prices, already down by nearly 80% per megawatt-hour since 2010, will continue to tumble as electric vehicle manufacturing builds up through the 2020s. Coal emerges as the biggest loser in the long run. —Elena Giannakopoulou, head of energy economics at BNEF.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Green Authority

AUGUST 9, 2022

The charge time is between 4-6 hours, best left plugged in overnight. Sturdy build: The Razor E100 is built to last. You can, however, buy these add-ons for relatively cheap. And the sturdy build will ensure the scooter lasts for years to come. Q: How do I charge the Razor E100 electric scooter? What’s good?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

Powervault units can also automatically charge using low-cost, off-peak energy from the grid. Thanks to this home energy storage partnership with Powervault, Renault is adding a new element into its global strategy for second life batteries, which already covers a large number of usages from industrial to residential building and districts.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new family of anode materials that can double the charge capacity of lithium-ion battery anodes. Recent efforts to improve lithium-ion battery electrodes have focused on building new nanomaterials atom by atom. —Kreder et al.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 14, 2024

Once powered by polluting combustion engines, these days, most golf carts use quiet and emissions-free electric motors, charging up their batteries for mere pennies and offering plenty of around-the-town range. The cost of electricity for charging an electric golf cart is much lower than the price of gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

Consumers and Charging. If you build it, they aren’t coming. Gasoline is too cheap. Incentivize the market on all three of these spaces and the market will change consumer behavior. The consumer is ready to go, but they have to have the product and the ability to use the product. Incentivize the battery makers.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Connectivity is via USB-C, both for communications and charging, and it’s got WiFi and Bluetooth along with a mic and speaker. An integrated battery is good for one hour of operation, with one hour of charging, but you can add more batteries as a payload (maxing out at about 2 kg). There’s also a small LCD display.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2014

Discharge mode is shown; the arrows are reversed for electrolytic/charge mode. Furthermore, this electrode permits higher charging voltages by suppressing the parasitic water-splitting reactions. Cell schematic. AQDSH 2 refers to the reduced form of AQDS. Huskinson et al. Click to enlarge. —Michael J. Commercialization.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Then, as electricity entrepreneurs expanded power generation and transmission capacity, they faced the new problem of what to do with all the cheap off-peak, nighttime electricity they could now produce. In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

But Novi seems unlikely to be able to capitalize on that value, as it has committed to charging zero fees for international transfers. And it's far from clear that people drawn in by cheap remittances will also use the app for everyday payments, particularly when they have to be made in cryptocurrency rather than local currency.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2014

The quinones have a charge capacity in the range of 200–490 Ah/kg, and cost about $5–10/kg or $10–20/kWh, leaving ample scope for achieving the US Department of Energy’s target of $100/kWh for the entire battery system. Such a system would create a minimal impact on the environment, and would likely be cheap, they figured.

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Green Authority

JULY 14, 2022

Sturdy build: Perhaps the opposite of a sleek and smooth design, the G4 features a relatively rugged build quality with big metal components. 25 Miles per Charge. Charge Time: 6 Hours. See also: The best cheap kick-scooters. I felt like if I were to crash, there would be strong protection here. Gotrax G4 Specs. ~25

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My Energi

AUGUST 18, 2023

The used EV market should be thriving – and such impressive growth figures suggest that progress is building fast. The EVs of today, which include those on our list, have excellent ranges, impressive durability and are cheap to maintain thanks to fewer moving parts.

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