article thumbnail

Honda tests Gen 2 prototype electric autonomous work vehicle with Black & Veatch

Green Car Congress

First introduced as a concept at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, the Honda AWV combines the company’s rugged and durable off-road side-by-side platform with emerging advanced autonomous technology. The result is a new category of capable work vehicle that can be deployed in a variety of dynamic work environments.

Honda 418
article thumbnail

Ford unveils C-MAX Solar Energi concept; “plug-in” hybrid not dependent on electric grid can fully recharge from sun

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company announced the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a sun-powered hybrid vehicle that can deliver the efficiency of a plug-in hybrid without depending on the electric grid for recharging. This could be especially important in places where the electric grid is underdeveloped, unreliable or expensive to use.

Solar 366
article thumbnail

BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

Green Car Congress

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, BMW announced the BMW i ChargeForward Program—a pilot study to be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Grid efficiency through managed charging, combined with a used EV battery “second-life” system.

Grid 150
article thumbnail

Top 3 questions Tesla institutional investors want answered in the Q1 2021 earnings call

Teslarati

Tesla’s institutional investors have voted on the top three questions they would like the company to answer during the Q1 2021 earnings call. Proponents of alternative grid storage technologies claim that lithium-ion is unsuited to long-term (e.g., Boring Company Las Vegas Convention Center Loop to welcome its first visitors in June.

Las Vegas 142
article thumbnail

WiTricity acquires Qualcomm Halo; unifying technology platforms for wireless EV charging

Green Car Congress

This is an exciting day for WiTricity, for automakers, for prospective EV buyers, and ultimately for any company deploying fleets of autonomous vehicles. Qualcomm Incorporated and WiTricity have been working collaboratively with global standards organizations, which currently leverage reference designs from each company.

Las Vegas 278
article thumbnail

US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy delivered more than $47 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight projects to further smart grid demonstration projects in seven states. The $47 million in new Recovery Act awards will support existing projects that are advancing demonstration-scale smart grid technologies.

Grid 150
article thumbnail

CATL reaches deal to supply energy storage systems to US firm HGP

CN EV Post

(Image credit: CATL ) CATL recently entered into a 450 MWh supply agreement with US battery storage project developer HGP, the battery giant's latest similar agreement with a US company. HGP is based in Dallas, Texas, and has decades of market experience deploying grid investment-grade energy storage assets.