Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Well-to-wheels vehicle emissions (gCO 2 equiv.km -1 ) by energy source, vehicle energy intensity (MJkm -1 ), and fuel carbon intensity (gCO 2 equiv. The study will be published in the April 2010 issue of the Journal of Power Sources , and is currently available online. MJ -1 ) by vehicle pathway and timing profile. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 9, 2016

It's a very reasonable question: electric cars themselves have no tailpipe emissions, but what about the power plants used to recharge them? After more than a dozen studies and five-plus years of plug-in car sales, we know the answer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2019

Regional differences in climate, electric grid burdens, and driving patterns compound to produce significant regional heterogeneity in the GHG benefits of electrification. The results highlight the need for a portfolio of fuel efficient offerings to recognize the heterogeneity of regional climate, electric grid burdens, and driving patterns.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The average cost to trial participants for recharging at home is between 25p and £1 (US$0.40 The results form part of the CABLED project, which will see an overall total of 110 ultra low carbon vehicles from different manufacturers, tested on the roads of Birmingham and Coventry as part of a £7.5-million and $1.60) per day.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Other areas highlighted for future study include in-depth research into the addition of elements such as carbon aimed at extending both lifetime and performance. One of the Consortium’s studies is already underway in the US in partnership with the Argonne National Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is providing £30 million (US$45 million) in new funding to further encourage a shift to low carbon transport. million) in a second round of the Green Bus Fund Competition to buy new low carbon buses. million) for a biogas demonstration project, subject to a feasibility study.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

Unlike the widely studied Li/S system, both Se and Se x S y can be cycled to high voltages (up to 4.6 Their high densities and voltage output offer greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries, opening possibilities for new energy storage systems that can enable electric vehicles and smart grids, according to the ANL team.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Overall, EV sales have been disappointing so far due to a lack of choice and perceived personal benefits, high purchase prices, and most importantly, consumer anxiety about range, maximum speed, recharging times, and the lack of public charging infrastructure. The study is part of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Service.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Public and private fleet owners are under increasing environmental and government pressure to reduce carbon emissions by switching to electric vehicles (EVs). During low-demand/low-cost periods you can use grid energy to charge onsite batteries cheaply, or direct energy from solar panels to your batteries when the sun is shining.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

Researchers from Griffith University in Australia and Peking University in China have synthesized low-cost, hierarchically porous, and nitrogen-doped loofah sponge carbon (N-LSC) derived from the loofah sponge via a simple calcining process and applied it as a multifunctional blocking layer for Li–S, Li–Se, and Li–I 2 batteries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. The high energy storage has stimulated a worldwide study of Li-air batteries. Furthermore, the aqueous cathode does not suffer from H 2 evolution from the solution, and the battery is efficiently rechargeable, they note. Credit: ACS, Lu et al. Click to enlarge. V and charges at 4.2-4.4

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The main type of battery used is Lithium-ion and when the charge is depleted the batteries can be recharged again. In fuel cell cars we do not have to recharge the battery. EVs: Dispelling The Biggest EV Pollution Myth We often hear people saying that EVs are not capable of reducing pollution as they use power from the grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Volvo Buses has already sold more than 1,000 of its conventional hybrid units; the plug-in version will facilitate the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide by 75 to 80%, compared with current diesel buses, the company said. sbaar pantograph on the roof ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge. sbaar for between six and ten minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2009

As part of several technology demonstration projects under study, Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has purchased six Coulomb Technologies electric vehicle charging stations from Carbon Day Automotive, Chicago, Ill. Electric cars and trucks charged at the stations will have their emissions offset through renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2014

These properties render quinone-based redox couples very attractive for high-efficiency metal-free rechargeable batteries, they found. Since grid-scale electrical energy storage requires hundreds of gigawatt-hours to be stored, the batteries for this application must be inexpensive, robust, safe and sustainable. —Yang et al.

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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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2012

and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) as contractors for the Smart Community System Demonstration Project in Spain, as the result of a feasibility study which was conducted from March through October 2011 by the three companies. MHI), Hitachi, Ltd.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing. Yet many more are actually needed.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2015

The Dahn Group studies of the reasons for the failure of Li-ion cells began in 2008 and now represent the largest focus area for the group. combinatorial solutions handling robot for respirator carbons. Fundamental studies of safety of Na-ion and Li-ion batteries. Rechargeable Zn-air cells and PEM fuel cells. —Prof.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

One compartment contains a metallic lithium electrode (anode) in an organic solvent (1m LiClO 4 in ethylene carbonate/dimethyl carbonate), while the other contains an aqueous electrolyte solution (LiNO 3 /H 2 O) with a carbon-based hydrogen generation electrode (cathode). sea water) by using sunlight. Haoshen Zhou. 201000049.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. Better Cars ….

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

In the paper, the GM team broke down CO 2 and fuel consumption reduction potentials into several categories: The introduction of E-REVs and PHEVs to existing grids, displacing petroleum use; The influence of charging availability and consumer behavior on CO 2 reduction; Changes in power grid mix as well as vehicle stock; and.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

An important new goal for the ZEV program should be to help assure the transformation to very low carbon-emitting vehicles occurs in the timeframe necessary to meet the Governor’s 2050 target of an 80% reduction in GHGs compared to 1990 levels, ARB staff proposed. —Rizzoni and Marano. —Rizzoni and Marano.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A recent study on what would motivate EV skeptics to buy electric vehicles shows that most of their concerns have been met. The ability to understand the degree of carbon footprint reduction. Furthermore, numerous models are capable of almost 400 miles and can recharge fully in sometimes as little as 20 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Enhanced Biomimetic Three-Dimensional Nanoporous Gyroid Membrane for High Efficiency Carbon Dioxide Absorption, $250,000. Additive Manufacturing of Carbon-Carbon Composites with Tailored Thermal Transport Properties, $1,349,659. Grid-Edge Intelligent Distribution Automation System for Self-Healing Distribution Grids, $550,000.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

The resulting improved electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of the nanowires. solar and wind) with variable output to the electrical grid, grid managers require electrical energy storage systems (EES) that can accommodate large amounts of energy created at the source. However, they add, few studies have.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

In a life cycle assessment of the Volvo EX30 electric vehicle released Thursday, the automaker underscored that its upcoming compact EV has the lowest carbon footprint of any electric Volvo yet. With the same methodology applied, Volvo had calculated the lifetime CO2 of the XC40 Recharge to be 54,000 kg of CO2 equivalent.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The electrode achieves an exceptionally high capacity of 544 mAh g -1 (almost doubling that of intercalation carbon materials), good rate capacity and cyclability (80% capacity retention over 50 cycles) for Na-ion storage. Sodium has been proposed as a promising lower-cost alternative to Li-ion rechargeable batteries for grid storage.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study focused on a portfolio of powertrains: BEVs, FCEVs, PHEVs and ICEs, taking into account significant advances in ICE technology between now and 2020. Over the next 40 years, the study found, no single powertrain satisfies all key criteria for economics, performance and the environment. Click to enlarge.

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Drive Electric

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Fully electric vehicles run on rechargeable batteries, which power an electric motor. When the battery depletes, it is recharged using grid electricity from a wall socket or a dedicated charging station. . Want to reduce your carbon footprint as much as possible. WHAT IS A BEV (BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE)?

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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. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

According to the results of simulation studies by a consortium including Ricardo, Jaguar-Land Rover, E.ON and Amberjac Projects, a substantial medium-term rise in the number of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles would have a much lower impact on the UK national power grid than has previously been estimated.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

EV owners should be urged to charge at night to save not only money and the power grid but “ the world ,” a news headline cries out. Not so fast, exclaim researchers at Stanford University, who state that charging EVs during the day is actually cheaper, better for the grid, and healthier for the environment. Join the crowd.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

The UK’s Committee on Climate Change commissioned research from a number of consultants to inform its advice on meeting carbon budgets across multiple sectors, including transportation. Recharging infrastructure is mentioned as a concern but with a lower priority. Recharging infrastructures. Demographics. Daily usage patterns.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Audi is introducing a 1+1 urban concept technology study for urban and metropolitan areas. Audi says the technology study is targeted toward people who are interested in technology and are enthusiastic about new approaches to mobility, independent of their age and status. Audi urban concept with support for wireless charging.

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