Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. Once electricity is generated and passes into the grid, it is typically used almost immediately. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2014
In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. Weis et al. Click to enlarge.
Cars That Think
JUNE 23, 2023
Not like in airplanes—my, oh my, they study the source code.” —Dan O’Dowd: They say they’re studying it. Not like in airplanes—my, oh my, they study the source code. People build a safety-critical system, then they put a cheap commercial software product in the middle of it. There is no testing now of software in cars.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Our cell could make for a straightforward, robust overall system that uses cheap stainless steel to make interconnectors. —Meilin Liu, who led the study and is a Regents’ Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Material Science and Engineering. —Yu Chen.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
French construction company Bouygues Immobilier is working on an office in Meudon, western Paris, which uses 4,000 square metres of solar panels to meet not only its own energy needs but also to export surplus energy back to the power grid.
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