Remove Commercial Remove Cost Of Remove Grid Remove Price
article thumbnail

Faradion receives first order for sodium-ion batteries for Australian market

Green Car Congress

Having seen significant interest in regions such as the US, Europe and India due to its performance, safety and price point, James Quinn, CEO of Faradion says Australasia was the next logical region for Faradion given the market conditions.

Sodium 410
article thumbnail

DOE seeks to cut cost of Level 2 EV charging equipment in half in 3 years; $12M FOA

Green Car Congress

The Grid Integration Tech Team (GITT), comprising the domestic automotive industry, electric utilities, and DOE programs and national laboratories, identifies two major task areas that need to be undertaken to achieve its vision of transitioning EVs from early market acceptance to mainstream adoption of millions of vehicles by 2020.

Cost Of 274
article thumbnail

International Transport Forum brief suggests Smart Grid and EV technologies could be mutually beneficial; V2X potential

Green Car Congress

A new policy brief published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) notes that existing electricity systems will need to be reconfigured to support the widespread adoption of electric mobility and suggests that Smart Grid technologies and EVs and EVs could be mutually beneficial.

Grid 244
article thumbnail

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Green Car Congress

In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. —Huskinson et al. Background.

Low Cost 374
article thumbnail

Eos Energy Storage introduces grid-scale battery system at $160/kWh

Green Car Congress

Eos Energy Storage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. The Aurora 1000|4000 will be sold at a price of $160/kWh in volume. With a 30-year life, Eos is can provide peak electricity at a levelized cost of $0.12-0.17 Source: EOS. Click to enlarge.

article thumbnail

Octillion Power Systems debuts new EV battery-leasing plan

Green Car Congress

Leasing is a leverage tool to drive the adoption of electric commercial vehicles by allowing fleet operators to immediately tap into the total cost of ownership benefits associated with operating electric vehicles versus those powered by with internal combustion engines (ICE). —Paul Beach.

Power 307
article thumbnail

Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

Driivz

The drive to fleet electrification includes all classifications of vehicles, from passenger EVs and light commercial vehicles to municipal and school buses to medium- and heavy-duty trucks. On the plus side, the purchase price of EVs and EV charging equipment continues to come down as new models come on the market.

Fleet 96