Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. The need for large-scale electrochemical energy storage as a grid-stabilizing source of demand disappeared. In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 139

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Drawing of the 50 kWh pack and the twin charge ports for super-fast charging. EVA was designed from the ground-up as an e-taxi and is a result of interdisciplinary research in the areas of energy storage, battery charging, thermal management, and lightweight materials and design. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Taxi Charging Singapore Lithium Ion 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Earlier post.).

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Appendix C: Intricacies of the Grid—transfer of power vs. energy. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. Human culture, with its voracious desire for heat and energy—combined with a population expanding exponentially—poses a catastrophe without historical parallel.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. plants so that they use energy more efficiently. conferring hydrocarbon biosynthesis, enhanced carbon. Fluctuations for Advanced Thermal Energy Storage NAVITASMAX will develop a novel heat storage method for. NAVITASMAX.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it. Were charging full-speed ahead before we know exactly what the investment is going to be, before we know whether we can make any money off it or not, before we know how many were going to sell," Lutz said. Everything is on the table."

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45