Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2012

ABB launched the Terra Smart Connect (SC), a low-cost DC fast-charger that the company says will significantly improve the business case for installing electric-vehicle (EV) fast chargers throughout Europe. Output DC voltage range is 180 – 500 V. The Terra SC. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

million for a program to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying direct-current (DC) fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI). Ready access to low-cost, fast charging infrastructure is essential for fleet electrification and broader electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2022

IDTechEx forecasts that most of the new DC charging installations will be in the 100+ kW power classes. Public DC charging installations will go through a power class shift in the coming decade. Source: IDTechEx - “Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles and Fleets 2022-2032 ”. What does a fast-charging curve tell us?

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EV Obssesion

JANUARY 19, 2022

The post EV Connect: Industry’s Most Flexible Electric Vehicle Charging, 150kW DC Super-Fast Charging Stations at 100 PTT Stations in Thailand, Electric Rail Vehicles appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Today, FreeWire shared that it has partnered with GM Energy to help deploy the former’s ultra-fast EV chargers to commercial and fleet customers in the US. The post GM Energy will offer FreeWire’s unique charging solutions to fleets via new partnership appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

At the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference, electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced high-power charging options to make a 100% electric bus fleet more easily achievable. North American cities, counties and transit agencies are announcing zero-emission fleet goals.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2021

A support program with €350 million for commercial charging for fleet applications and for employees is planned for the summer. The following is funded: the purchase of normal charging infrastructure (AC and DC) (3.7 10,000 funding per location, the connection to medium voltage in the amount of 80 % of the total costs, max.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

As well as enabling EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home or the grid, Wallbox’s latest innovation is designed to give EV drivers the ability to isolate their home from the grid and use their EV for backup power during a blackout. Providing up to 11.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

GE’s WattStation Connect for mobile device users. GE Energy’s Industrial Solutions business unveiled the new WattStation and WattStation Connect software at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit, Mich. WattStation Connect provides owners a user-friendly method to manage, monitor and maintain their EV charging ecosystem network.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

Elli Group GmbH , with headquartered in Berlin, is to develop products and services connected with energy and charging for the brands of the Group. We will be creating a seamless, sustainable ecosystem that addresses the main applications and provides answers to all the energy questions raised by electric car users and fleet operators.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Customers can choose here between the basic version and two fully networked variants, which they can control using the We Connect ID. More than 270,000 public charging points are already connected—both in towns and on long-distance routes. A special DC BiDi wallbox will be used for the power transfer and communication.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Innovative EV charging developer FreeWire Technologies is improving its flagship lineup of Boost chargers to offer an even more flexible and capable lineup that now includes bidirectional capabilities, power sharing, and site backup should the local grid encounter any power outages.

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Setec Powerr

MAY 26, 2023

With over a quarter of total road transport CO2 emissions attributed to heavy-duty trucks, transitioning to an electric fleet is not only an environmentally responsible choice but also a strategic move to stay ahead in an increasingly green-conscious business world​.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

are partnering to bring smart fortwo electric drive vehicles to Connect by Hertz car sharing and Hertz Rent A Car locations in New York; Washington, DC; and San Francisco. The smart fortwo electric drive will be available for rent through Connect by Hertz car sharing in New York City beginning 15 December.

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Charged EVs

MARCH 17, 2023

Some charging operators assume they need the highest-power DC chargers available, but it makes more sense to choose the right power levels for the use case of each specific charging site. Shortly after that, your focus seemed to shift to DC fast chargers. Then they got involved in developing the first DC fast charger.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The charging capacity of the new FastChargers is three to nine times as high as what is currently possible with DC rapid-charging stations. Both the high-performance electronics for the charging connections and the communication interface to the electric vehicles were integrated into the system. 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

ABB and Volvo Buses are partnering to co-develop and to commercialize electric and hybrid buses with open standards-based direct current (DC) fast charging systems. The flash stations are connected to the 50 kVA electricity network and also have a 3kWh storage unit (supercap) for smoothing peaks in consumption.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The Eguana power control system manages system power flow and handles the core power conversion functions—AC→DC and DC→AC—as well as connectivity with power grid. Tesla is now expected to announce a grid-scale battery pack as well as a home battery to come from its GigaFactory capacity.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

This software facilitates installing new charging stations, managing charging sessions, regulating draw from the grid, handling different billing scenarios and processing payment for charging, and most importantly, ensuring a seamless user experience for EV drivers regardless of locale or currency.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

Partners Volkswagen AG, Lichtblick SE, SMA Solar Technology AG and the Fraunhofer Institute Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) have submitted the final report from the INEES research project (Intelligent integration of electric vehicles into the power grid for the provision of system services). Volkswagen AG equipped 20 e-up!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

AeroVironment’s UL-listed product offering includes smart grid-enabled home charging stations; commercial AC charging stations; high-power DC fast charging stations that can fully charge a vehicle in minutes; and a standard 120 Volt AC charging cord that can be used with every EV and plug-in hybrid (PHEV).

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Blink Charging

JULY 27, 2023

In 2030, McKinsey estimates that there may be as many as 48 million EVs plugging into the US power grid, which means that utility providers are already preparing for the increased load. This helps offset the cost of demand fees. For example: Let’s consider a site host that has a DCFC that is connected directly to the electricity grid.

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Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

MHDs are typically managed at fleets, although fleet sizes can range from 10 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 vehicles. The current state of fleet electrification: progress and opportunities Buses are on the move The move to electrify the U.S. Although this equals just over 1% of the total fleet, it is a significant milestone.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The GA contains a grid-connected Power Factor Correction (PFC) converter, followed by a DC-AC inverter, a filter and impedance matching network (IMN) connected to the GA coil. Thus, it enables customers and taxi fleets a way to charge without the need for human interaction. —SAE J2954. Click to enlarge.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program will bring DC fast charging to alternative fuel corridors in all 50 states, connecting EV drivers in rural America to major cities. Notably, the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has allocated $7.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Since the input and output are never directly connected together, this novel current modulation technique provides circuit isolation without the size, weight, cost, and efficiency loss of a transformer. The system is designed to allow power to flow in any mix among any ports with 96.5% estimated CEC efficiency.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. Detroit automakers to offer a battery-electric van for the delivery fleets found throughout the US.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A landmark initiative is the $5 billion NEVI Program, which provides government funding to strategically deploy DC Fast Charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected charging network offering consistent data collection, access, and reliability. EV Connect conforms to the stringent standards set by the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. In addition, a DC/DC converter is used to supply the 12V onboard electrical system with its required voltage.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Decrease the ancillary services cost per additional MW of solar power on the grid by 50%, if the proposed forecasting model was used operationally. Demonstrate that bi-directional,vehicle-to-grid operability provides ancillary grid services, storage, and/or generating assets. MW of fuel cells in operation.

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Driivz

MARCH 23, 2022

V2X, meaning vehicle-to-everything, is the overarching term for transferring the electricity stored in electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the grid, buildings, houses, and other energy-consuming destinations. These terms designate the different destinations for the electricity drawn from the connected EV battery. The use cases are: .

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2016

This will be the world’s fastest flash-charging connection technology taking less than 1 second to connect the bus to the charging point. As this current is up to 10 times less than would be the case without storage, the connection can be made with a cheaper and more readily available low-power supply.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Partial Consent Decree, CARB moved forward the company’s plans for DC fast-charging in more metro areas, adding charging for regional routes, and strengthening highway networks. The plan also includes investments for charging stations to support ZEV bus fleets and ride hail services, as well as residential and autonomous vehicle charging.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Assistant General Manager for Fleet Richard Coulson, left to right); LA General Services Dept. The plug-in hybrid Elgin Broom Bear sweepers already have nicknames–borrowed from the Australian hard rock band AC/DC–Angus and Malcolm. LA General Services Dept. ” Rocking Plug-Ins.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. Detroit automakers to offer a battery-electric van for the delivery fleets found throughout the US.

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