Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Photo: ChargePoint Only a measly 1% of US retailers offer EV charging stations even though they come with significant benefits and government incentives, according to Consumer Reports. EV charging is available on average at 1 out of every 14 big box store locations, 1 out of every 15 grocery stores, and 1 out of every 40 department stores.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

Japan-based Chiyoda Corporation announced that a demonstration plant located in its Koyasu Office and Research Park has successfully achieved expected performance using a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology. Organic Chemical Hydrides (OCH) can store and transport hydrogen under ambient temperature and pressure.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2021

The team used a a promising combination of cathode and electrolyte: the nickel-rich cathode allows a large amount of energy per mass to be stored, while the ionic liquid electrolyte ensures that the capacity is largely retained over many charging cycles. The team reports on the lithium metal battery in an open-access paper in Joule.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Early tests have shown that the carrier, called Hydrosil, is stable and could be safely transported and stored in existing infrastructure at ambient pressure and temperature conditions. HySiLabs has developed two innovative chemical processes to charge and release H 2 in and out of the carrier. The hydrogen can be released on demand.

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Setec Powerr

MAY 17, 2024

Energy storage systems can store surplus energy and dispatch flexible capacity to support the electrical grid during peaks of energy demand, such as when temperatures are high, or when intense weather events and power outages occur. Customer services – behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems (i.e.,

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2018

Tired of not being able to find a fast charging station near the stuff you need to buy? Electrify America, an organization born out of the Volkswagen emissions settlement, plans to install an unspecified number of DC fast-charge stations at 100 Walmart stores across the country. Not anymore.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

New Flyer of America announced that a test demonstration with a New Flyer 40', heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) achieved 350-miles (563 km) of zero-emission range. New Flyer manufactures the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 in forty-foot and sixty-foot lengths.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 4, 2023

A well-managed charging station not only enhances the longevity of your charging cable but also ensures safety. A tangled or improperly stored cable can pose a tripping hazard or even lead to cable damage, which can affect the charging efficiency of your EV. Tips for Effective EV Charger Cable Management 1.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed on the details of specific financial assistance they will provide to installers of charging stations for electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, and EVs). The new program targets charging facilities recognized to have high public value under the subsidy utilization plans drawn up by local governments.

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Driivz

JANUARY 28, 2024

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure ( NEVI ) Formula Program funds continuing in waves through 2026, there’s lots of opportunity to land funding for qualifying public EV charging projects. Chargers conform to ISO 15118 -2, -3, and -20 are Plug and Charge capable Charger-to-Charger-Network Communication.

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Blink Charging

AUGUST 14, 2023

Commercial real estate and electric vehicle (EV) charging are a natural fit. And Statista calculates that EV charging revenue will grow to $816.4 Adding EV charging infrastructure is an obvious way to increase property value while providing a much-needed public service. Who benefits from commercial EV charging infrastructure?

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 22, 2024

One of the knocks on the potential of electric vehicles has been the paucity of charging stations compared with the near-ubiquitous presence of gas stations. The standard question posed by EV naysayers is, “What if an EV’s battery is nearly depleted and the nearest charging station is too far to reach?” government.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2021

Governor Inslee signed the bulk of 1287, vetoing the Clean Cars amendment package due to its linking electrification to the implementation of a road usage charge program. Electric was defined as vehicles that use energy stored in rechargeable battery packs or in hydrogen and which rely solely on electric motors for propulsion.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, for EVs to fully realize their potential as a clean transportation option, a reliable and convenient charging infrastructure, including smart EV charging and renewable energy sources, must be in place. Why is Smart EV Charging Important?

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Charged : We’ve been covering your company for several years. What did you tell the folks in Sacramento?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Whole Foods Market, the largest retailer of natural and organic foods, with more than 270 stores throughout North America and the UK, has installed its first Coulomb ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for Electric Vehicles (EV). The charging station is located at Whole Foods Market flagship store in Austin, Texas.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2019

As the lithium-ion batteries that currently power most phones, laptops, and electric vehicles become increasingly fast-charging and high-performing, they also grow increasingly expensive and flammable. Moreover, the battery could be cycled at high rates; increasing the charge/discharge rate by an order of magnitude (0.5C–5C)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

kWh/100 km) features both fuel cells and a battery drive which can be charged externally using plug-in technology. Alongside various national and regional ministries as well as the National Organization Hydrogen (NOW) and H 2 Mobility, the first customers in the German market also include Deutsche Bahn, the German railways.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 1, 2024

For massive datasets to be of use, they must be stored somehow. Short for spin transport electronics , spintronics harnesses both the electron’s intrinsic magnetic property—its spin—and its electric charge to improve electronic devices. Traditionally, the field of electronics has relied merely on manipulating the electron’s charge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2018

H2-Industries and Lloyd’s Register (LR) are working together on developing safety standards for all-electric vessels powered by emission-free Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology. The oily substance can be stored and transported in exactly the same way that diesel is transported. The organization dates back to 1760.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 16 major US employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge ( earlier post ), while another 3 US corporations have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. National Clean Fleets Partnership.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Magnesium ions hold twice the charge of lithium, while having a similar ionic radius. The other circumvents the difficulties by storing magnesium cation in its complex forms. —Dong et al. Neither approach is practical.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Rather than a lithium-ion battery, the Sián uses supercapacitors—a technology pioneered originally in the Lamborghini Aventador but significantly enhanced to store ten times the power. Symmetric power flow ensures the same efficiency in both charging and discharging cycles—the most lightweight and efficient hybrid solution.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Toshiba Corporation announced the development of its next-generation SCiB (Super Charge ion Battery), which uses a new material to double the capacity of the battery anode. Toshiba launched the SCiB as a safe, long-life, fast charging lithium-ion battery in 2008 ( earlier post ).

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EV Central

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The electrons head one way during charging and the opposite direction as the battery puts out power. Polymer-based plastic is the other, but it’s nothing like the Tupperware container you store leftovers in. The electrolytes currently used in lithium-ion batteries are organic solvents that also happen to be flammable.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2013

SolarCity has unveiled a smart energy storage system to address rising utility demand charges and increasing grid outages affecting businesses. Utilities have increased revenues faster than electricity usage in part by creating “demand charges” for businesses that have increased their share of the utilities’ cost burden.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

Researchers from the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE) at the Arctic University of Norway have discovered a growing Arctic abiotic methane- and methane hydrate–charged sediment drift on oceanic crust in the deep Fram Strait of the Arctic Ocean. So there is probably much more. —Johnson et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2015

At the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris this week, Nissan announced the development of a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system which will allow drivers to operate as individual energy hubs with the ability to store, use or return electricity to the grid. Endesa 10 kW bidirectional charging point for EVs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Silicon has a significant theoretical energy storage capacity advantage over graphite, being able to store almost ten times the lithium as does graphite. Lithium-ion battery electrolytes currently contain a solvent mixture with a dissolved lithium salt and at least one, and often more than three, organic additives. Interfaces.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2018

Graphene exhibits unique electronic properties that can potentially be employed for a wide range of applications such as touch screens, conductive inks and fast-charging batteries. The resulting graphene slurry be easily separated into monolayers when required or stored away for months. Dong et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The energy stored in a battery of a given size is proportional to its voltage. Conventional lithium-ion batteries use organic liquid electrolytes that have a maximum operating voltage of 4.3 O 4 cathode and Li anode at a charge voltage to 5.1V. The battery was charged at C/10 before each discharge measurement.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2014

SwRI’s V2G aggregation system allows electric delivery truck fleet owners to make money by using normal vehicle charge times to assist in managing grid frequency. The SwRI system suspends vehicle charging when the electric grid frequency drops too far below 60 Hertz, the normal operating frequency. Click to enlarge.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 15, 2023

Level 2 Home Charging Station A Level 2 home charging station is a significant investment for EV owners. It allows for faster charging times compared to a standard household outlet (Level 1 charging). With a Level 2 charger, you can fully charge your EV in a matter of hours instead of overnight.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Charged spoke with Steve Cotton, CEO and President, and David Regan, VP of Commercial, about the different ways to recycle batteries, and the challenges of building a full-scale circular supply chain for batteries. Charged : Do different companies handle different steps of the process that converts spent battery packs to minerals?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2018

To prevent early degradation, the report focuses on power, temperature, Depth-of-Discharge (DOD) and State of Charge (SOC). The report describes how adapting the charging and operational regime—e.g. Based in Germany, Fraunhofer is Europe’s largest application-oriented research organization with 72 institutes and research units.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2018

In addition, the superoxide consumes the organic electrolyte in the process, which greatly limits the cycle life. Nazar and her colleagues switched the organic electrolyte to a more stable inorganic molten salt and the porous carbon cathode to a bifunctional metal oxide catalyst.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2012

The announcement follows on Nissan’s introduction of the LEAF-to-home V2H system, which can supply electricity from Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EV) to residential homes when used with the “EV Power Station” unit—also a 6 kW charger for charging the LEAF—developed by Nichicon Corporation. Earlier post.).

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