Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

Electrify America and Walmart announced that more than 120 plus ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now operational and open to the public at Walmart stores across the US. Electrify America chargers at Walmart stores feature 150 kilowatt (kW) and 350kW DC Fast Chargers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to build an estimated 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at sites across its service area in Northern and Central California—8 times the number currently installed.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 30, 2023

The Southern California company is looking to speed things up again—this time with record-setting charging stops. Founder Richard Hatfield claims that the company’s Lightning Strike motorcycle can fill its battery from 20 percent to 80 percent in a little over 10 minutes on a Level 3 DC fast charger.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For companies that invest in EV charging, deploying battery storage can reduce power demand charges. Charging on demand is a tricky part of EV charging station operation. So do you know what a demand charge is? Baseline Charges. Energy or Usage Charges. Demand Charges. What are demand charges?

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for EV charging.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 28, 2023

The 60% surge in new electric vehicle (EV) registrations in Q1 2022 shows that drivers are hungry for change, provided that somewhere to charge is on the menu. For most drivers, home is still where the charge is. However, domestic Level 1 charging won’t sustain a national shift to EVs. Everyone wins.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Both fleets will recharge their Volvo VNR Electrics at their local facilities. To support the charging of its battery-electric fleet, Producers Dairy has installed two 150 kW DC fast chargers at its Fresno dairy processing facility with the ability to upgrade for future capacity. Producers Dairy.

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EV Life

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Electric Car Charging Stations. According to AAA research, the two biggest fears Americans have about switching to electric cars is not having enough electric car charging stations (58%) and that they’ll run out of charge (57%). According to a new AAA study, 95% of electric car drivers have never run out of charge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

Packs also have advanced emergency charge and pack-to-pack balance features to maintain constant DC voltage on the high voltage bus. Octillion’s advanced circuit boards for its battery management systems are designed in California, while the packs themselves are often built in the country where the vehicles are operated.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2015

BMW and Nissan are partnering to offer public DC Fast charging at 120 locations across 19 states in an effort to support Nissan LEAF and BMW i3 customers and to promote increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide. Additionally, these chargers are compatible with the Nissan EZ-Charge cards.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

Toyota held its first media briefing and drive for the RAV4 EV ( earlier post ), due to go on sale later this year in California. Fay says that the company is planning to sell the full complement of 2,600 RAV EVs in California, plus 30,000 Prius plug-in hybrids and to introduce iQ EV urban car sharing programs to achieve ZEV compliance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

California and Maryland Spark EV owners may also qualify for a $2,500 California state rebate or $2,300 Maryland excise tax exemption. Additional Chevrolet bonus cash is also available: $1,000 in California, $1,200 in Maryland, and $3,500 in Oregon. A 120V charge cord set comes standard.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Mayor Dan Pike; and local businesses including Starbucks and REI, celebrated the ground breaking of the state’s first DC fast charger and its segment of the West Coast Electric Highway. The state’s first public DC fast-charging station is located in the Bellingham’s Sehome Village Shopping Center. Earlier post.)

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Among its first announced customers, back in December 2017, was Pepsi, which reserved 100 of the trucks and plans to use them in the California regions of Modesto and Sacramento. Many were covered in detail during a day of presentations and site visits for partners and media held this past August in Ontario, California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

The Spark EV is also sold in California and Oregon, where sales totaled 1,145 in 2014. Three available levels of recharging capability include the industry’s first use of the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC fast charging, which charges 80% of the battery in just 20 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Earlier this year, Recargo, parent company to PlugShare, a leading charging station locator app, was awarded more than $1.6 which will install 61 DC fast chargers at 41 sites along major routes on Interstate 5, Highway 99 and Highway 101. Fast chargers allow vehicles to fully charge in 20 to 30 minutes. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. Direct solar PV-to-vehicle charging. Market Background Plug-ins Smart charging Smart Grid Sustainability'

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. In the 310 total miles we drove through Southern California we averaged 30.6 kWh per 100 miles.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo reveals C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” – Volvo revealed its new C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” which according to the company “has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design.” Batteries, Charging and Supply Chains. ” – Volvo Chief Executive Håkan Samuelsson.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

2019 Kona Electric models will be produced in Ulsan, Korea and available in the fourth quarter of 2018, with initial availability in California and subsequently in the ZEV-focused states in the western and northeastern regions of the US market. The Kona Electric utilizes a Level-II on-board charging system capable of a 7.2

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EV Connect

JANUARY 8, 2024

According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, there are 36,366 DC Fast charging stations available in the United States. Should you use one of them to charge your Electric Vehicle (EV)? The Difference Between AC and DC Current Electrical current comes in two forms: alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Frank (email: afrank@efficientdrivetrains.com) Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Ready to hit the road Charging The first question asked about a long trip in an EV is always charging. There are two ways to charge, with the most common plugging into either a home or public charger, the other is through regenerative motor braking. This is our review of the car that made the trip. Here’s an overview.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

VinFast invited Canadian and American automotive journalists to California to drive the 2023 VF 8, an all-electric midsize two-row SUV. Currently only available in California, the VF 8 also will be introduced in British Columbia, Toronto and Montreal. VinFast offers charging options. seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. (

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

seconds); efficient (combined city/highway 119 MPGe); affordable (as low as $17,495 in California net after Federal and state rebates); fun-to-drive electric vehicle targeted for the urban environment. It will be the first vehicle on the market to use the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC Fast Charging (J1772).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. ACP looked at other ways of marketing its technology and saw an opportunity in the California electricity crisis then unfolding.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914. Otmar was one of our first speakers,” said Pohorsky. “He That was quite a conversion.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

San Diego, Portland and Sacramento were rated fifth, sixth and seventh putting four cities in California in the top-15 index. The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Washington DC. Rounding out the top ten were Newark, Seattle and Atlanta. —Richard Canny. Sacramento.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In 464 miles driving through Southern California, Clean Fleet Report achieved a combined 38.8 The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has two main ways the battery is charged–plugging in or through regenerative braking when slowing or stopping. The Pacifica Hybrid does not have a Level 3/DC fast charging capability.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

But deploying EV charging stations at a single warehouse—a far easier task from a technical standpoint—can take a year or more. Amazon recently brought a group of journalists to a warehouse in Seattle for a first-hand look at one of its charging depots. Three are 50 kW DC fast chargers. One site in Seattle took 18 months.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

Toyota invited the automotive media to Carlsbad, California, in late March for the first drives of what turns-out to be a significantly improved Prius Prime. Driving Range and Charging The two Prius Prime models differ in their EPA rated fuel economy depending on which tires they are wearing. Performance of 0-60 mph in 6.6

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC's, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - After so much weather in California, commonly known as rain elsewhere, the "Spirit of DC" was charged and ready for a Tuesday run over to Cuyamaca Community College for a show & shine display, courtesy of Diesel & Electronics Instructor Jim "P" Hannibal.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) still has all the off-road ability of a non-electrified Grand Cherokee, but when the battery has a charge does so in complete silence. hours to fully recharge the battery. The Grand Cherokee 4xe does not have the ability to DC fast charge. But on a 38.7-mile

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

kWh battery is charged, there is no sound upon pressing the start button as the Escape PHEV defaults to electric mode. If it is cold outside or the battery charge is low, then the engine kicks-in, as it does under heavy acceleration (unless you’re in EV Now mode as explained below). EV Charge mode charges the battery while driving.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

The companies plan to deploy charging infrastructure based on Joby’s Global Electric Aviation Charging System (GEACS). Meanwhile, Joby rival Beta Technologies has already installed its multi-modal CCS-based charging system at 17 locations across the eastern US, and plans to install another 55 soon.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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