Setec Powerr
DECEMBER 13, 2022
If you’ve only ever driven conventional fuel vehicles, we’re here to explain this basic EV knowledge today. To put it simply, a kW is a measure of power, and a kWh is a measure of energy; power is the rate at which something uses energy, and energy is the capacity to do work.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2013
The memory effect of the battery is written in a cycle with partial charging (here, 50% of the battery’s storage capacity) followed by complete discharge. In the subsequent cycle, the memory effect is evident through an overvoltage (small “bump”) at precisely the same point at which the partial charging cycle terminates.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2011
Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
In Li-ion batteries, Li ions (Li + ) leave the cathode during charging and move through the electrolyte and separator to intercalate into the anode. As the technology gets fixed, the anode is more of an issue related to fast charge. Generic Li-ion cell and various component technologies. The reverse happens on discharge.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. Appendix C: Intricacies of the Grid—transfer of power vs. energy. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. Nor are these stations likely to use renewable energy directly from solar and wind.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 17, 2023
Mineral market analysis company Benchmark estimates that at least 74 lithium, 55 cobalt, 64 nickel and 97 graphite mines, as well as 54 new synthetic graphite factories will be needed by 2035 to meet the global demand for EV and renewable energy storage batteries. Each mine and factory will need hundreds of workers to operate them.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home.
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