Charging Grid Phoenix Standards 
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2018
In Germany, the FastCharge research consortium ( earlier post ) has presented a prototype for a charging station with an output of up to 450 kW in Jettingen-Scheppach, located near the A8 motorway between Ulm and Augsburg. Initiated in July 2016, the Fast Charge research project has received €7.8 million (US$8.9
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Residents can access about 1,000 charging ports spread over 277 public charging stations , with another 3,500 or so charging ports located at residences. The answer is a nuanced “perhaps.”
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2012
Under the emerging J2954 guidelines, communications for wireless charging will use DSRC. 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).
Driivz
JULY 2, 2023
Electric school buses equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology also have tremendous potential as “batteries on wheels” that can store electricity and provide it to the grid or to buildings when needed. However, private enterprises are investing in public charging for trucks. Battery weight also comes into play.
Cars That Think
MAY 31, 2024
Emily Waltz Made with a liquified gas electrolyte instead of the standard liquid solvent, a new kind of lithium-ion battery that stands up to extreme cold, made by South 8 Technologies in San Diego, won’t freeze until temps drop below –80 °C. Phoenix Tailings —a startup based in Woburn, Mass.—extracts
Green Car Congress
JUNE 6, 2013
In a project co-funded by the US Department of Energy and managed by Ecotality North America, the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) has demonstrated the durability of lead-carbon batteries in the high-rate, partial state-of-charge operation of a hybrid electric vehicle. Boris Monahov, program manager.
Cars That Think
JUNE 23, 2023
where it hardly ever rains, the roads are new and wide, the traffic lights are normalized and standardized. Then it expanded into Phoenix, also relatively easy. O’Dowd: We have hooked up everything to the Internet and put computers in charge of large systems. I know of no examples of someone shutting down a grid with malware.
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