Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Emission reduction wedges for California in 2050. Institute of International Studies, University of. California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National. California has also. of vehicle miles traveled—including almost all light duty. improvements in building shell, HVAC systems, lighting, and.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

By Green Car Reports’ calculations, that’s enough to keep several million fuel-cell-powered light vehicles fueled. it’s playing a role in the establishment of federally-funded hydrogen hubs, and at the Port of Oakland in California it’s testing 30 Hyundai Xcient hydrogen fuel-cell semis. In the U.S.,

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2022

is building two fast-neutron nuclear breeder reactors, the first of which is slated to connect to the grid in 2023, the second in 2026. The first step was a 20-MW experimental fast breeder reactor near Beijing, which was begun in 2000 but took many years to complete and connect to the grid. It is anything but.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2016

The development shows that even without cameras, which rely on light, Ford’s LiDAR (units from Velodyne), working with the car’s virtual driver software, is robust enough to steer flawlessly around winding roads. In fact, LiDAR allows autonomous cars to drive just as well in the dark as they do in the light of day.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2010

Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea will receive Li-ion battery packs for electric buses; the packs are similar configurations as packs currently in operation in California with AC Transit. Transportation comprises light and heavy duty vehicles, military and industrial, and continues to be the company’s primary market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Automakers will push for changes in the California ZEV mandates. California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulations require volume automakers to sell a minimum number of PEVs each year in the state. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

The bill also directs the President to work with the relevant Federal agencies and California to harmonize, to the maximum extent possible, the federal fuel economy standards, any emission standards promulgated by EPA, and the California standards for light-duty vehicles. Smart Grid and Electricity Transmission.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

Since its inception, PACE has mobilized more than $1 billion dollars towards clean energy projects, including smart grid development; energy efficiency in buildings, appliances, and industries; and a wide range of renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind, and advanced biofuels. California Energy Commission; Delphi; enLighted, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2016

Among the projects selected are one by GM and EPRI of California to improve welding techniques for automobile manufacturing and power plant builds in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Harper International Corp. Sepion’s polymer membrane technology provides a counterpoint, yielding long-lasting lithium-sulfur cells.

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EV Match

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Demand response programs are an increasingly popular and inventive ways for utilities to ensure grid stability during peak usage. Whenever the grid usage is at its peak, the utility notifies the customer of a demand response event. V2G, where the “G” stands for “grid”, re-directs power from the EV back to the grid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. California Air Resources Board. Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Hawai`i Electric Light. Indianapolis Power & Light Company.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Between the United States federal government, state, and local governments; power companies and utilities; and air pollution control districts, there are hundreds of incentives for fleet owners to switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). The Internal Revenue Service administers this commercial EV tax credit.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Achates Power will develop a highly efficient opposed-piston engine for hybrid vehicles (“HOPE-Hybrid”) using a unique engine design that minimizes energy losses typical in conventional internal combustion engines. Georgia Tech will develop a new approach to internally cool permanent magnet motors. University of California, San Diego.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2012

The SAE Taskforce on wireless charging and positioning of electric vehicles (SAE J2954) ( earlier post ) is progressing, and is slated to have a final draft of the guideline this year, according to the Society of Automotive Engineers, International (SAE). —Jesse Schneider, Chair SAE J2954. Source: J2954. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

Typical northern winters take an even bigger toll on battery-powered vehicles than on traditional internal combustion-powered cars and trucks. Under light driving loads, the engine and generator also can put some electrical energy back into the battery during these heating cycles to extend the electric driving range.

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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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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

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2015

The work is part of a newly signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between ASU and Sandia to collaborate on algae-based biofuels, solar fuels, concentrating solar technologies, photovoltaics, electric grid modernization and the energy-water nexus.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Develop and demonstrate an off‐board bi‐directional DC charging system for plug‐in electric vehicles and evaluate impact of grid services on PEV batteries. University of California ‐ San Diego. University of California ‐ Berkeley. Description. Federal funding.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

ZAP chose the Jonway partnership in part because last year Jonway produced one of the first vehicles made in China to meet international standards of quality, including ISO 9000, China Compulsory Certification (CCC) and most recently passing certification for import to the European Union. Better World International, Ltd.,

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Every company is going to be faced with that issue, whether or not they make light-duty and medium- and heavy-duty EVs, because the battery manufacturers are also going to look at quantity and volume, and if they can sell at a higher volume to light-duty and consumer vehicles, then they’ll be less interested in providing packs for larger EVs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The Sonata Plug-in Hybrid will be distributed in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont, but customers in any of the other states can custom order the vehicle at their local Hyundai dealer. Sonata Hybrid SE has preliminary internal estimates of 39 mpg (6.03

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis. ARB should enact policies to accelerate the “greening” of California’s electrical transmission grids. 10 years for hybrids to reach only 4% of the new vehicle market in California.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. Even after the fall in US crude, gasoline in California costs $4 on average. At that price, California miles are 16 cents each.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Data: California DOGGR. While production costs and refining costs for heavy oil exceed that for light oil, applying information technology solutions for decision-making has provided a significant increase in the margins and profits of operations, according to Chevron engineers in a paper presented on their system earlier this year.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As both EV adoption increases and internal combustion engine vehicles have become more fuel efficient, states are seeking to offset lost revenue from the gas tax. Just as conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars measure fuel by the gallon, EV owners measure their energy consumption in kWh.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Harvesting Infrared Light to Improve Photosynthetic Biomass Production - $1,347,122. University of California, Berkeley.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2011

Average per capita light-duty vehicle (LDV) transport CO 2. A team from the University of California, Berkeley concludes that reducing demand for light-duty vehicle (LDV) travel will likely be essential to meeting the international greenhouse gas emission and climate targets for the year 2050. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

He’s tried the sugar and honey approach for ten years but instead of catching flies he’s caught hassles and obstructions from local Southern California city officials who haven’t kept up with modern technology and remain both ignorant and adversarial when it comes to helping their citizens go solar. “ Idiots !

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

And as the technology matures, it could also find uses here on Earth, such as for small power plants for individual buildings, which would reduce fossil-fuel dependency and increase grid resiliency. LCF technology could be compact enough, light enough, and simple enough to serve for spacecraft. And so far, nobody has done that.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

MCS will facilitate charging capacity up to 3.75MW—seven times higher than the current light-duty fast charging technology, which peaks at 500 kilowatts. The evaluation is co-hosted by the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN) with support from the US Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission, and others.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan boldly proclaims that electric vehicles will reach price parity with internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles by 2025. The International Energy Agency predicts that EVs will make up more than 60 percent of vehicles sold globally by 2030. EVs will/will not cause massive unemployment among autoworkers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the public discussion draft of the required update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan. The Scoping Plan describes the comprehensive range of efforts California must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and meet the state’s long-term goals to combat climate change.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Table of Contents. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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