Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Washington Clean Cleaning DC 294

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Downstream, sulfur is trapped and carbon monoxide is cleaned up while the hydrogen content is enriched. Further, since no combustion takes place, the noise level is reduced ( 30%, after DC/DC), making fuel cost low compared to traditional diesel-fueled APU solutions. —Magnus Henell, CEO of PowerCell Sweden.

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Grant Fuel Energy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

ABB and Volvo Buses are partnering to co-develop and to commercialize electric and hybrid buses with open standards-based direct current (DC) fast charging systems. Its first fully electric bus will be launched in June 2015 as part of the ElectriCity project in Gothenburg, Sweden. Developing e-bust fast-charging standards.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The fast charger, with associated electrical systems, is based on OppCharge , an open interface for DC electric bus charging using pole-mounted pantographs, as opposed to putting the pantograph on the vehicle’s roof. ABB’s fast charging solutions are based on IEC 61851-23 , the international standard for fast charging of electric vehicles.

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Luxembourg Hybrid Volvo Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

Decades of investment in advanced technology, supported by EU programs such as Clean Sky, have made such ambitious goals feasible. Adding heat through internal combustion generates considerable entropy. The EU is targeting a 75% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per passenger kilometer between the years 2000 and 2050.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Now, the general consensus seems to be that having the [AC-to-DC] conversion happen off-board lightens the bus, and makes room for a bigger battery. As the batteries get denser, that bus will have more range, and maybe more flexibility, because the charging will happen with DC. We released a 24-kilowatt DC charger last year.

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