Remove Companies Remove Comparison Remove Connected Remove Power Grid
article thumbnail

Tesla to Adapt Bi-Directional Chargers by 2025

Get Electric Vehicle

Any electric vehicle that is linked to a smart charging station or has an internet connection can have a controllable load, or the ability to choose when an EV charges. Strict requirements for voltage and frequency must be met for the grid to operate correctly. What is Bidirectional Charging? kWh and a usable capacity of 14 kWh.

Tesla 75
article thumbnail

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

Green Car Congress

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. is shown with both UK and French grid mixes. Renault also had a panel of experts review the report the ensure full compliance with ISO 14 030 norms related to LCA; the company also published that review report.

Li-ion 364
article thumbnail

Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

Green Car Congress

At the recent Siemens Energiewende-Dialog (Energy Transition Dialogue) in Berlin, the company presented a three-point plan with specific proposals for the cost-efficient implementation of the Energiewende in Germany. Electricity prices in comparison. Euro cents/kWh. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge. billion) this year.

Germany 239
article thumbnail

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

Green Car Congress

The companies say they a vision for a larger role for methanol as a clean and sustainable fuel worldwide. The company is proactively working with partners across China to expand the use of methanol-fueled vehicles. Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity. Earlier post.) —Wang et al.

Renewable 150
article thumbnail

Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

Get Electric Vehicle

Vehicle to Grid is a really interesting area to do projects. The idea here is that you can connect your EV to the power grid and flow power from your EV to the Grid. An electric car acts as a load or micro-generating station for the grid. There are two possibilities for your thesis.

IDEA 98
article thumbnail

Volkswagen intends sales of 150K e-cars by 2020; 100K ID, ID SUV; >1M in 2025; more on MEB

Green Car Congress

As one point of comparison, customers bought 54,451 Nissan LEAFs EVs in fiscal year 2017—a 15% increase from 47,423 a year earlier. The company is also committing itself to developing a comprehensive charging infrastructure. Contracts with the battery suppliers have been signed. MEB Architecture.

2020 287
article thumbnail

Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

CharIN was created with this mission as an alliance of companies that are like-minded and think among the same lines. The High Power Charging system is 500 kW, and the Megawatt Charging System is going to be multi-megawatt [up to 4.5 Without connectivity, you cannot really integrate transportation with the power grid.