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California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers. Weisenmiller.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage San Diego California Energy

Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% And so “EVs are bad.”

Coal

Coal West Virginia Power Powered

The Birthplace of the AC Grid

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Back in the 1800s, electricity distribution was a short-range business, driven by nearby DC generators. Folsom Powerhouse , in California, became the first facility to send high-voltage alternating current over long-distance transmission lines. LET THERE BE ELECTRICITY. General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y.—were

Grid

Grid Sacramento Water San Francisco

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

Grid

Grid Power Powered Vehicles

What Is Bidirectional Charging? Understanding the Benefits for Both Drivers and Businesses

EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Electric vehicle (EV) technology is advancing quickly. With each passing year, the potential of a road free of gas-guzzling cars looks more realistic. Batteries get more powerful , charging grows more efficient, and the path to an all-EV future becomes increasingly clear. What Electric Cars Have Bidirectional Charging?

Charging

Charging Grid F-150 Convert

When (and How) Should You Use a DC EV Charger?

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).

DC

DC Alternative Fuels South Dakota Plug-in

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Future Green

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Solar

ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Li-ion

Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

In two packages of awards, the California Energy Commission approved more than $44 million to expand the hydrogen fueling infrastructure and increase the number of alter alternative fuel vehicles on the road in the state. Expanding hydrogen fueling stations in California. million ZEV vehicles on the roadways by 2025.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Los Angeles Hydrogen Fuel

Tesla Megapack off the grid: Teslarati exclusive interview

Teslarati

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A Tesla Megapack is powering a large housing factory completely off-grid in Patterson, California, with energy from a large array of on-site, PVGraf solar panels. The factory isn’t connected to the local power grid, and this is the first time a Tesla Megapack has been deployed and running completely off-grid.

Grid

Grid Tesla Re-Charge Solar

Electrifying School Buses

Noodoe

JANUARY 7, 2022

Electric School Buses in the US are a hot conversation. To get a real view of what it’s all about, it’s worthwhile to take a look at why schools are starting to go electric, how an electric bus fleet actually operates, and who’s manufacturing electric school buses. Benefits of electric over diesel. Operation Cost.

Fleet

Fleet DC Charging Grid

Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Today, the organization has grown to include over 230 members around the world, and is working to establish ever-more-powerful charging standards. The organization’s latest project is the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a standard under development for large battery-electric vehicles, which will enable charging at power levels of up to 4.5

North America

North America America Charging Plug-in

Four Factors That Will Impact EV Charging Infrastructure Requirements by 2030

Driivz

AUGUST 21, 2022

In this blog, we look at four factors that will impact building the electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support growing demand for EV charging between now and 2030. . California leads with 34,000 total public charging points, followed by New York (6,547) and Florida (5,644). . Level 3 fast charging: 400-volt to 900-volt DC.

Charging

Charging Grid Volt DC

EV Driven

California Energy Commission awards more than $1.8M additional funding to further UCSD microgrid project; energy storage, EV charging and V2G services are components

Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

The Birthplace of the AC Grid

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

What Is Bidirectional Charging? Understanding the Benefits for Both Drivers and Businesses

When (and How) Should You Use a DC EV Charger?

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

Tesla Megapack off the grid: Teslarati exclusive interview

Electrifying School Buses

Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Four Factors That Will Impact EV Charging Infrastructure Requirements by 2030

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