Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Electric vehicle battery charging. Xtreme Power will provide an active power management system on the charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Topics covered the expected gamut of policy (especially carbon policy), infrastructure, batteries and consumers. Infrastructure, recharging and business models. An electric vehicle charging at 110V takes about 6-7 hours; moving up to 220V brings charge times down to 2 and 3 hours, Darbee said. —Jon Lauckner.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

Participants will be able to use a charging infrastructure at home, at the workplace, in car parks and on the public highway. The project, for which the pilot phase (2010) will involve the cities of Milan and Brescia, will focus on: Building recharging infrastructure. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2009

Vehicles with green plates will also be allowed access to public recharging facilities at select Ontario government and GO Transit parking lots. Ontario intends to build infrastructure for charging electric vehicles through a combination of private sector companies and Ontario’s existing electricity utilities.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

Eaton will also provide infrastructure for the electrical charging of these vehicles. The development and deployment of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and accompanying charging infrastructure will take place over 18 months. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. Vehicles will be evaluated over a two-year period.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. Infrastructure. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Fuels Hydrogen. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2010

The trials seek a range of participants to build a comprehensive electric vehicle system environment, replicating real-world conditions as closely as possible. The Victorian Government proposes that the trial supplement technology deployment costs in early roll-out, rather than by directly purchasing vehicles or infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Battery driving range was the top concern about plug-ins (73%), followed by charging stations (69%); reliability and serviceability (64%); and safety (64%). 82% of respondents consider a range per charge of less than 200 miles to be acceptable. 82% of respondents consider a range per charge of less than 200 miles to be acceptable.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

In 2009, the company sold more than 120,000 vehicles internationally in the European Union and the United States and has a capacity to build up to 400,000 vehicles annually. Named ZAP Hangzhou, the new company plans to design and manufacture electric vehicles and develop infrastructure technology for the Chinese market.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 4, 2009

The green car race is not restricted to vehicle manufacturers desperate to steal a march on their rivals – it’s also apparent that some of the leading nations are battling to be the first to have infrastructure in place for the electrification of the automobile. Point six: Establishment of standard outlets to charge cars outside homes.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

‘Several task forces were established at a summit in Berlin to work on related projects such as alternative drivetrains, battery technology and infrastructure with first detailed proposals expected to be made in the course of 2010, the German government and the companies said in a joint statement. Other countries such as the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

This project will Demonstrate a secure, interoperable and integrated smart grid infrastructure for 110,000 consumers in the state that will maximize distribution system efficiency and reliability and enable consumers to reduce their energy use and save money. 29,561,142. 125,006,103. Pacific Gas & Electric Company (CA). 25,000,000.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The vehicles in the trial will be identical to those scheduled to be launched in 2011 and participants will be able to use a charging infrastructure at home, at work, in car parks and on the public highway. The field trials begin in 2010.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The fuel infrastructure is already in place. The vehicle will be recharged at night, plugged into a standard home outlet. It’s expected to cost roughly 150,000 yuan ($ 22,000 ), and go as far as 70 miles (110 kilometers) on electricity when fully charged. Tags: Plug in Partners. PHEV s address all needs.

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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. Novel Battery : Semi-Solid Rechargeable Power Sources: Flexible, High Performance Storage for Vehicles at Ultra-Low Cost (<$0.10/Wh).

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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2009

What’s more is that without any serious infrastructure in place they have little chance of taking off as a viable alternative to the internal combustion engine due to their limited range and low speeds. For one, they need to improve their energy capacity and recharge times which are, at the moment, “simply inappropriate”.

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

EV drivers want the EV charging experience to be simple and seamless. Although 80% of charging is done at home and at work, EV drivers have high expectations for when they travel. Here’s what to look for when you are evaluating EV smart charging management solutions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

BlueOn can travel as much as 140 km (87 miles) on a single charge. It supports recharging via 220V household power and a 380V industrial-strength power, which promises quick recharging speeds. Under the household power, the battery will be fully recharged within six hours.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

The UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) launched a Joined-Cities Plan designed to make it easier for drivers to charge plug-in vehicles in a number of major UK cities by deploying a cost-effective and compatible network of recharging points. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Infrastructure Plug-ins Policy.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

It will address a wide range of issues including government policy and legislation, R&D, technical regulations as well as development of the market, supporting infrastructure and consumer incentives. Should public money be used to help the supply of infrastructure? Tags: Interviews smmt Paul Everitt.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Opel will use MeRegioMobil to study new intelligent charging technologies. The electric Meriva features electronic controls which permit high power electrical recharging using both a 230-volt single-phase household current as well as 400-volt three-phase AC. Charging time with 230V is approximately 3.5

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

A: Toyota is unveiling a new Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the Frankfurt motor show, signalling further progress towards its ambition of building the ultimate eco-car. Advanced battery technology allows for full recharging in around an hour and a half and the extended EV capability brings CO2 emissions down to around 60g/km.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Michael O’Brien, the company’s US corporate manager, believes there are “serious challenges” towards making plug-ins and electric vehicles viable and has expressed concern about range, cost and charging times. The primary concerns with plug-in hybrid technology appear to be the fuelling infrastructure and lowering costs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

To develop a factual evaluation of the economics, sustainability and performance of the range of powertrain alternatives across the entire, members of the consortium provided confidential and proprietary data on what they called an “unprecedented scale”— including vehicle costs, operating costs, fuel and infrastructure cost.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Confirming the recently announced support for ultra low carbon Cars and infrastructure. The following abbreviated table demonstrates the progressive narrowing of the 15% band which serves to increase the taxation charge for the bands which follow. Tags: Energy Saving Trust 2009 Budget. Confirming future increases in fuel duty.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

For people looking for the most effective way to end our addiction to oil, PHEVs have made sense because carmakers can build them now, with todays technology and using todays infrastructure. They reinforce the Pacific National Labs January 2007 findings that we wont have to build new power plants for cars that charge at night.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

Recharging can occur from a conventional wall outlet using standard household power, allowing EN-V to travel at least 40 kilometers (25 miles) on a single charge. The ability to communicate with other vehicles and with the infrastructure could significantly reduce the number of vehicle accidents. Urban corridors. Group (SAIC).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Since taxis drive nearly continuously, they require instant charge of their battery to maintain quality of service and continue serving the public. Given the taxi business, waiting three to four hours for standard charge is not an option. Tags: Brief.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project. However they also retain the ability to travel long distances when utilizing the existing gas or diesel refueling infrastructure. Our goal: Get car makers to build Bettah PHEVs than we can convert ourselves.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Coulomb Technologies are moving into EV charging. More details — and a nice namecheck for ‘Revenge’ – after the jump: Harris: Coulomb Technologies gets funding for electric car charging stations. Harris: Coulomb Technologies gets funding for electric car charging stations. By Scott Duke Harris.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

Many of the companies that have fleets of trucks have buildings that are perfect for solar. And if (or as) battery-electric trucks catch on, the charging infrastructure that will be developed to keep the fleets in operation could provide the foundation for a charging infrastructure for rechargeable electric passenger vehicles as well.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

At least GM sent this nifty printed banner explaining all about the new J1772 industry standard recharging plug. Too bad BMW isn’t planning on building and selling this car for real. Get to know Coulomb they make the CHARGEPOINT charging stations and they make them good. May I charge your EV sir? Check the oil?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. Locations must be found for charging stations.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 6, 2021

Model T was a huge hit and welcomed by people in all classes of the society while Model S couldn’t enjoy the wide acceptance though it was a great car owing to its hefty price tag of $74,990 to $71,990. An electric vehicle (EV) uses the same rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power your laptop or smartphone required.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The current state of market readiness of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles presents serious challenges, particularly in mass production, given issues including range; cost; a charging time still longer than a conventional gasoline refueling; a broad variation in battery pack life, and the lack of infrastructure.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

That bet takes shape at a new lithium ion battery plant and at an electric-vehicle assembly line that Nissan will build at its Smyrna, Tenn., Battery-powered cars may be the wave of the future, but costs are high; the recharging infrastructure isn’t there, and hefty government subsidies are needed to make electric vehicles competitive.

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