Electrek

JULY 15, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Charging an electric vehicle with rooftop solar in the US is cheaper than using grid power or public chargers. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules vehicles will offer integrated solar charging, long-range batteries and optional fuel-cell range-extender options. which will supply solar tonneau covers for the Alpha, adding as much as 19 miles of range extension daily when parked in the sunlight.

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Electrek

JUNE 8, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions breaks ground on its largest solar project to date, in Texas. Fast charging is needed in all types of communities to speed up the EV transition, finds a new study. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

After taking solar installation classes and volunteering with GRID Alternatives for several years and learning to install racking systems, PV modules and inverters, and how to wire them up – including bending conduit – in 2015 I installed a solar PV system on my own roof with a crew of GRID experts. Installing the 5.2

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 17, 2022

By Phil Browne, as told to David Waterworth I’ve been on a personal journey to reduce my emissions, and hence my carbon footprint, over the last 20 years. This is my story — from the early beginnings, to supporting unique climate action projects, to charging our EV from home solar. My husband, Ray, and I […].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Proterra unveiled its new, high-powered charging solution that is designed to enable the electrification of large-scale vehicle fleets. Developed in partnership with Power Electronics, the new Proterra charging systems offer transit agencies and fleet operators a customizable vehicle charging solution. The new Proterra 1.5

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Electrek

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Governors of five Midwestern states create an EV charging network. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Natural gas prices have doubled in the US. Here are some cleaner alternatives.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 13, 2024

The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. Invented in 1983, PERCs are used today in nearly 90 percent of solar panels on the market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

We have found that lithium-ion batteries are following in the footsteps of crystalline silicon solar panels. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Joule. Credit: Schmidt et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The electric charging cable connection is housed on the hood. The on-board advanced Honda Automated Network Assistant acts as a personal concierge, which learns from the driver by detecting emotions behind their judgments. Entry and exit from the vehicle is via rear-hinged coach doors.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Solar and wind led the record growth of renewables globally in 2020, according to IRENA. South Dakota wants to subsidize more EV charging stations. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Electrek

JULY 13, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program will install 38,000 chargers over the next five years. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Electrek

MAY 25, 2021

The UK will install 3,550 “ultra-rapid charging points” on motorways and in towns over two years. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Electrek

JUNE 1, 2021

7-Eleven will install at least 500 fast-charging ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 21, 2024

A coal plant in South Texas will shut down and convert to a solar + battery electricity generation facility, with the help of a $1.4 The grant money will be used to convert the plant away from coal power and replace it with solar and battery storage. SMECIs grant will reduce climate pollution by 1.8

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 1, 2013

“Well maybe not you, personally… If you help us.” After I listened and agreed to do what they asked of me and put the damn Trader Joe’s bag back on my head, they returned me to Hermosa Beach City Hall where my Tesla-Toyota had fully charged up. We are so screwed. “No we’re not. ” I pleaded.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Transitioning corporate vehicle fleets from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is a concrete step toward reducing emissions and helping every company in a given value chain, along with providing EV charging for your employees. What Are the Three Types of Greenhouse Gas Emission Sources?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

BioSolar’s cathode technology, which has been the primary focus of its university-led research and development efforts, is a novel conductive polymer material that leverages fast redox-reaction properties rather than conventional lithium-ion intercalation chemistry to enable rapid charge and discharge.

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Electrek

AUGUST 27, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Maryland is funding 36 public fast chargers and 145 workplace charging ports. 5000 2021 list is out, and solar has a solid foothold in the Top 20. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 18, 2024

One of the main benefits of an electric vehicle is in the convenience of owning and charging the car. Instead of having to go out of your way to fuel it, you just park it at home, in the same place it spends at least 8 hours a day, and you leave the house every day with a full charge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The study—part of MIT’s five-year Plan for Action on Climate Change—examines how the complex interactions between advanced drivetrain options, alternative fuels, refueling infrastructure, consumer choice, vehicle automation and government policy will shape the future for personal mobility.

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EV Connect

MAY 2, 2022

I don’t think any of us — except, perhaps, those lucky enough to have solar panels — enjoy getting our electric bill. But it’s that bill that’s the first step to understanding a new term coming to the fore in electric vehicle discussions: demand charges. What Are Demand Charges? This is a “ demand charge.”

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2025

In true independent charging form, the Solar Charging Kit from JackRabbit keeps riders rolling even when theres not a convenient AC outlet in sight. Theres also an added USB-A and a USB-C charging port for powering other devices in addition to charging JackRabbit batteries.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 19, 2023

It’s also the first to implement site-wide alternative fuel vehicles, on-site renewable energy generation, energy storage equipment, and employee EV charging stations. If the standard 4-person compact SUV drives on average 15,000 miles per year with an average MPG of 25.5, 1-megawatt solar carport with energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Solar panels affixed to roofs and walls, and panels over the parking area, together will supply at least 3.5 Adjacent parking will include at least 120 charging stations for electric vehicles. The headquarters also will be the single largest net-zero energy structure in the nation, in terms of square footage and load.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Benefiting both EV customers and the electric utility industry in the US and Canada, ChargeScape will unlock entirely new value that EVs can provide to the electric grid, while enabling EV customers to earn financial benefits through a variety of managed charging and energy-sharing services.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2025

Aptera Motors has unveiled its very first production car at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), claiming that the model will be the only solar-powered vehicle on sale to the public when it launches. But weve seen solar-powered vehicles for decades and theyve historically been too impractical for the average person.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ford, Honda, and BMW have announced plans to create a new “vehicle-to-grid company” that’s aimed at standardizing vehicle charging via a singular platform. ChargeScape plans on addressing this by offering equipment that would help people manage energy sales during peak demand periods while also scheduling charging times during off-peak times.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening met with noted personalities at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru to discuss various issues. It has also established electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country called Ather Grid. Tarun Mehta Co-founder & CEO at Ather Energy was invited to attend this event.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 2, 2021

Depending on factors like the ambient-air temperature, how empty the battery is when you start charging, and the supply voltage to your EV's charging unit, the efficiency of charging can vary between 70 percent and 90 percent. I expect that soon all chargers will communicate digitally with a car as they charge it.

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Cars That Think

MAY 15, 2024

They eat up battery life requiring frequent battery changes or charging. One company that’s hoping to reduce our battery anxiety is Exeger , which wants to enable self-charging devices that convert ambient light into energy on the go. So our solar cell can convert any light energy to electrical energy. We’re not angle dependent.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Student transport company First Student and utility Con Edison have launched a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) hub with 12 solar-roofed electric school buses in Brooklyn. The panels, along with solar arrays on the rooftop of the facility, will create a clean energy generation, battery storage, and power delivery system. Get started here.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

The warmth of the garage will help your car hold battery charge for longer and charge more quickly. If you charge at home, keep your EV plugged in when you start to warm it so the battery’s charge won’t be tapped. Aim to stay between 20-80% charging range for maximum efficiency – and plan to charge more frequently.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Tesla appears to be doubling down on its new “Oasis” Supercharger station concept, which consists of larger stations powered by solar and a microgrid battery system. The site will also include restrooms, as well as a large solar array and battery storage. Oasis has 11 MW of planned solar power and 39 MWh of energy storage.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2025

Photo: Leeward Renewable Energy A group of Oklahoma solar farms collectively generating a whopping 724 megawatts (MW) will power Googles data center operations and artificial intelligence (AI) with long-term power purchase agreements. Together with the 152.5 million metric tonsof CO2 emissions over the term of the power purchase agreement.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Chevy Blazer EV (left), Chevy Equinox EV (middle) Chevy Silverado EV (right) (Source: GM) Chevy EV owners in Texas who have Reliant as their electric utility can now charge for free at night with renewable energy. Over 150 Chevrolet dealerships across Texas are now offering the Reliant Free Charge Nights plan to new EV buyers.

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