Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota and Woven Planet are studying a number of viable pathways to carbon neutrality and consider hydrogen to be a promising solution. Zero Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) is emitted when hydrogen is used. Swappable for easy replacement and quick recharging. Hydrogen has significant advantages.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2014

will showcase its new lines of deep-cycle lead-acid batteries featuring Smart Carbon technology which addresses the impact of partial state of charge (PSOC) on cycling batteries in renewable energy (RE), inverter backup and remote telecom applications. Trojan Battery, Co.

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Electrek

JUNE 14, 2023

Have you been looking for a solid way to cut down on your carbon footprint at home or on-the-go? It includes four 100W solar panels, all the wiring you’ll need for it, and even a 30A Wanderer PWM charge controller. All you’ve got to do is supply the batteries to recharge. Well, is perfect for the task.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. Photo-electrochemically rechargeable zinc-air batteries. The mineral perovskite is a promising, low-cost material for enhancing the efficiency of silicon solar cells.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs. According to Solar Energy UK, more than 3,000 photovoltaic (PV) installations were undertaken every week in July – an increase of almost 200% year-on-year. But why solar? While popular, solar is just one solution. With almost 1.1

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Solar Energy Sale Grid 98

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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Low Cost Recharge Austin Li-ion 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2014

ABB and Solar Impulse have formed a technology alliance under which ABB will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane in 2015. The carbon fiber airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

With recent and projected cost declines in wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries, electrification using batteries has become a viable option for applications compatible with the inherent range limitations and recharging time. Source-to-Tank cost comparison of carbon-neutral transportation fuels. Zhao et al. —Zhao et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The basic concept of the integrated solar battery is to use the contribution of the photovoltage to reduce greatly the charging overpotential caused by the difficulty in efficiently electrochemically decomposing lithium peroxide (Li 2 O 2 ), the discharge product formed on the oxygen electrode. —Yu et al. Photo-assisted charging. (a)

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Solar Li-ion Batteries Battery 262

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Seven-Eleven and Toyota entered into a basic agreement in August 2017 regarding considerations toward energy conservation and carbon dioxide emission reduction in store distribution and operation. Efforts will be made to use hydrogen energy effectively, aiming toward the use of low-carbon hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2017

The two companies aim to contribute to the realization of a low-carbon and hydrogen-based society in the future, by way of introducing vehicles and power generators to be newly developed by Toyota that use hydrogen. Seven-Eleven Japan Co., The stationary hydrogen generator would utilize an automotive fuel cell unit.

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Japan Toyota Fuel Power 170

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. But solar is just the opening gambit. A backpack with a giant solar panel might work technically, but not in reality. Leveraging watch tech for…bisons? Batteries die before animals do.

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Energy Solar Carbon Fiber Universal 136

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

This initiative with Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics presents an exciting opportunity to continue partnering with fleets that were already servicing our local NRV logistics routes, and to utilize Volvo VNR Electrics to reduce the carbon footprint of our own supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

The buses—full-size, low-floor models for the city’s regular route network—will operate on MHI’s high-performance “ MLIX ” lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Use of a specially developed charger enables full recharging in approximately half the required time, compared with current CHAdeMO type quick charging systems.

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Li-ion Supplies Lithium Ion Batteries 291

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2018

tons of carbon in its logistic chain per year. The model will be 100% recharged with electric power from clean sources such as wind and solar. The regenerative brake acts before the pneumatic brake, to decelerate the vehicle, recovering up to 30% of energy during braking and using it to recharge the batteries.

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Brazil Recharge Electric Electrical 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

Workplace charging is a critical enabler of carbon-free transportation as the electrons consumed primarily come from solar power plants, as opposed to at-home charging, which occurs at night and relies more on fossil fuel power plants. —Jan Kleissl, senior author. Only four out of 100 stations in the study were fast-charging.

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San Diego Charging Building DC 294

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 Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel. Earlier post.) Electrofuels. per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

Over the next few decades, global supply of raw materials must drastically change to accommodate not just the UK’s transformation to a low carbon economy, but the whole world’s. Energy cost of charging electric cars: There are implications for the electrical power generation in the UK needed to recharge these vehicles.

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Climate Change Universal All-Electric Supplies 409

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2013

According to these natural findings, recently nanomaterials with tailored crystal orientation or facet for electrode materials of solar cells and lithium ion batteries were reported by controlling the preparation conditions such as additives and surroundings, and their performance has greatly improved. Its charge capacity can be 59.3

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Li-ion Universal Charging Batteries 312

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In addition to the advantages of FCEVs, which enables long-distance driving with short refueling time, this all-new FCEV model will feature a plug-in function that offers the convenience of EVs which can be recharged at home.

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Cars That Think

MAY 15, 2024

Here to talk about its so-called Powerfoyle solar cell technology is Exeger’s founder and CEO, Giovanni Fili. And if we could reduce or eliminate that problem, how would that actually influence the development of mobile and wearable tech beyond just not having to recharge as often? And the solar cell can take the shape.

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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. Excitingly, lead batteries are now becoming more common as energy storage for renewables, such as solar and wind, as local grids and independent electricity systems come on line.

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Batteries Battery Energy Storage Re-Charge 223

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2012

The 40-foot “E-Bus” is based on New Flyer’s 40-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit bus and is powered by a 120 kWh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack developed by MHI. The bus will be demonstrated on the streets of Winnipeg over the next two years.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

Volvo Cars, A-hus and Vattenfall recently launched the six-month One Tonne Life project—an attempt by a family (the Lindells) to cut their carbon dioxide yearly emissions from seven tonnes per person to a more sustainable one tonne. kWh used to power the car) that is recharged via a regular wall socket.

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EV Central

AUGUST 18, 2023

You fly more than most people, possibly in your own jet or helicopter, and your annual carbon footprint is roughly the size of Sicily. Using a typical and slightly whimpish 7.2kW charger (like the one I have in my driveway) can recharge the battery from empty in “less than three hours”. Not quite Bentley-affording smug, but still.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 2, 2021

But the efficiency equation is more complicated than that because, unlike petrol pumps, recharging stations do not transfer energy perfectly. Some people will use this information to adapt their choices about where and when to recharge. For them, recharge efficiency might be just as important as MPGe rating.

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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. Among the technologies that will be applied to the Honda Smart Home US: Solar Power System. ZeroHouse 2.0

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Honda Ford Davis Grid 341

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, has joined an $8-million funding round for CoolPlanetBioFuels , a start-up company developing a technology that converts low-grade biomass into high-grade fuels, including gasoline, and carbon that can be sequestered. Additional financial details were not disclosed. Click to enlarge.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

BUSTED: Even including the electricity used for charging, EVs have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. If the power is generated using solar or wind power, then EV driving is emission free. MYTH 4: EV total cost of ownership (TCO) is higher than ICE vehicles.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. Even if a battery-powered truck could handle the refinery’s 140,000-tonne loads, Kim says his company couldn’t afford to wait for batteries to recharge. Why a hydrogen truck?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

A high-performance lithium battery and a solar energy roof with optical equipment serve as an alternative energy source independent from the engine. The vehicle can be plugged into a standard outlet to recharge the battery. Additional electricity for the battery is produced by the solar roof. The Envision is equipped with a 2.0-liter

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2013

The Nissan LEAF has helped the UK gain its first carbon neutral cheesemaker.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

There are many, many things that we can do to address some of these concerns, one of the most impactful is to lessen our carbon emissions in the transportation sector. Electric vehicles, which run on large, rechargeable batteries rather than combustible fossil fuels, are poised to make a significant dent in our emissions.

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Green Batteries Battery Emissions 78

Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

Plus BLUETTI is unleashing extra-special deals on two solar-powered newcomers. Also, the AC70 allows up to 500W solar input, so no reason to ever worry about your battery dying if it’s sunny outside. The 2,048Wh battery can be recharged in just two hours using the 1,200W solar charger.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2019

The Audi e-tron 50 quattro will complement the existing e-tron 55 quattro model, with a 71 kWh battery and two electric motors providing for a range of up to 186 miles according to the WLTP test cycle and its 120kW charging capability facilitating recharging to 80% capacity in around 30 minutes at fast-charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

In January 2011, one Swedish family undertook to take part in the “One Tonne Life” project—a six-month experiment to find out if they could reduce their carbon emissions from the national average of 7.3 Six months later, the Lindell family reduced their carbon emissions to the level of 1.5 Earlier post.)

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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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