Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production. The cost of doing each is daunting, and the total cost goes up as you concatenate them.” Concatenated costs also include changing multiple personal behaviors.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

One solution is to use more powerful base stations or to install more of them throughout an area. But that strategy can double costs, or worse. Repeaters or relays can also improve coverage but here, too, the costs can be prohibitive. RIS, on the other hand, promises greatly improved coverage at just marginally higher cost.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Despite the recent progress, a number of myths around the use, power efficiency and cost of fuel cells still exist. Myth #2: Hydrogen gas is dangerous to store and use. The cost of making fuel cell vehicles has recently dropped dramatically.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

To be successful, systems will need to evolve—in some cases, considerably—to compete financially with the cost of natural gas production. However, the authors note, to date EES (almost exclusively pumped hydroelectric storage) contributes to only about 2% of the installed generation capacity in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

There were two Level 2 charging stations about six blocks away in a grocery store parking lot, but that was not a convenient or reliable option. I asked about installing charging stations in our garage and was invited to bring the issue up before the HOA (homeowners association) board, where all good ideas go to die,” he said. “I

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Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

By comparison, before the current price round, DC charging with more than 50 kW was possible for 68 cents, while AC charging cost 43 cents per kWh from January 2022 until the end of August in Germany. For DC charging up to 50 kW, 75 cents per kilowatt hour will be charged at Allego from the effective date (previously 70 cents).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

In comparison to automotive service, use in this application will entail relatively benign duty cycles, generally much less than one cycle per day with discharge durations of greater than one hour. Systems Integrators and Installers. —“Identifying and Overcoming Critical Barriers to Widespread Second Use of PEV Batteries”.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Typically, with electrical equipment, you install it and then you just leave it there for 10, 15-plus years. Sometimes I use the comparison to Moore’s law,” said O’Shea. I also asked O’Shea about vehicle autonomy as a solution for the problem of drivers who don’t have the option of installing a home charger. O’Shea quipped. “I

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. If cost is an important consideration, than charging your EV at home is a no-brainer as it cuts out any profit-hungry middlemen. Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. It is simply the cost of doing business. That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. run the hardware store and buy a new one.

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