Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

While theoretically, increased use of wind and solar power also increases the need for balancing power, empirical evidence in Germany suggests otherwise. Since 2008, installed wind and solar capacity in Germany tripled. At the same time, balancing power reserves decreased by 20%. The German Balancing Paradox.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The fuel-cell system is around 30% more compact than before; can for the first time be housed entirely in the engine compartment; and is installed on the usual mounting points like a conventional engine. The powerful storage battery is space-savingly installed in the rear of the SUV. By means of the 7.2

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. There are about 600,000 GHE installations working in the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Giving drivers the convenience of charging their vehicles when they are away from home, charge stations have already been with us for some time and are now being installed in at a quickening pace.

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