Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Honda e units will be used as part of a car-sharing fleet in a trial which uses the Honda e’s bi-directional charging function to feed energy back to the grid when the vehicles are not in use for sharing. A single Honda e can feed up to 20 kW of power back into the grid when plugged into a bi-directional charging station.

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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

MARCH 23, 2010

A group of US and Canadian power grid operators, who manage most of the North American bulk electric grid collectively, studied the effect that plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) would have on the electric power grid. ISO RTO operating regions. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

At the upcoming 2013 IAA in Frankfurt am Main, Audi will present the Audi Sport quattro concept show car—a coupé plug-in hybrid with a system output of 515 kW (700 hp). In Sport mode, the operating strategy sets the drive system for maximum power and performance. The Audi Sport quattro concept. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

AC Propulsion has delivered an AC Propulsion-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where it will be used to evaluate Vehicle to Grid (V2G) operation as part of a research program. With V2G, for example, a fleet of EVs plugged in to the grid could balance the variable ups and downs of power generated from the wind.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The Grid Friendly EV Charger Controller technology notifies the car’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. By charging plug-ins when electricity is most readily available, the technology could translate into lower bills for vehicle owners and a more stable grid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Nissan Motor Corporation has begun testing in Japan of a system to use electric vehicle technology to help power grids cope with peaks in demand. Demand response is a strategy to make power grids more efficient by modifying consumers’ power consumption in consideration of available energy supply. to 8:00 p.m.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The powertrain of the plug-in hybrid BMW Vision EfficientDynamics. The plug-in full hybrid BMW Vision EfficientDynamics all-wheel drive concept car is powered by a 1.5-liter, Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). liter, three-cylinder turbodiesel; two electric motors, one on each axle; and a 10.8 Objectives.

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MAY 30, 2013

The carport will enable NSA Mid-South to recharge its current fleet of 17 electric vehicles with renewable electricity in approximately four hours, while reducing demand on the commercial power grid. Since then, the carport has successfully generated enough electricity to power more than 60 typical homes for a day.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

In addition to reinjecting electricity into the power grid, the bidirectional charger supports a vehicle-to-load (V2L) function for powering electrical appliances directly from the car. Mobilize V2G will also be available on future Renault electric vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

At the upcoming Geneva show, Audi will show a new variant of the prologue—the Audi prologue Avant—featuring a plug-in hybrid powertrain. It is equipped with the plug?in The Audi prologue Avant uses a version of the Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid powertrain. in diesel hybrid drive from the Audi Q7 e?tron Click to enlarge.

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MAY 16, 2019

The project seeks to address multiple challenges related to the expansion of EVs, including the repurposing of used EV batteries, the expected impact of EV demand and renewable energy on the nation’s utility operators and the integration of EV batteries as a storage solution for the electric grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. This project will demonstrate and test an electric vehicle’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the vehicle’s battery state.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a technical report that provides an interim test plan for evaluating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications. The global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market is expected to grow at a rapid pace, reaching the $2.25 1547 tests. Example of V2G test setup.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2011

These vehicles all have built-in connectivity to REV’s AutoGrid Network. The REV vehicles act as dynamic energy storage devices on the power grid, together acting as an extension of the power plant whenever they are plugged in. Army’s Tank and Automobile Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

CSE will work closely with KnGrid , a leader in vehicle-grid communications, to create a standardized platform that optimizes charging benefits for both grid operators and vehicle owners. Group 2: Grid communication interfaces for plug-in electric vehicle charging to support vehicle-to-grid services. Schmeck, H.

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MARCH 5, 2012

This will reduce the current complexity of the ICT architecture and at the same time increase its power. The individual components are connected with many different data transmission systems, for example. The “Revolution” prototype is being newly designed from the ground up.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The Boosted Range Extender combines a two-cylinder combustion engine with an electric motor, alternator and power-shiftable two-speed transmission. The power shift transmission is actuated via a compact integrated control module/hydraulics unit. A plug-in function also provides for charging from the power grid.

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JUNE 5, 2017

The project outlines the construction of a virtual power plant that will regulate electric power demand according to the supply of electric power generated from renewable energy in Toyota City and that will enable multiple user-side energy resources to function as if they were a single power plant.

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OCTOBER 28, 2017

Since then, The Mobility House has been providing Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles plus fleet operators a comprehensive service supporting the individual charging infrastructure. The V2G technology allows integration of EVs into the power grid as an aggregated swarm energy storage. Mitsui & Co.,

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JULY 24, 2020

In the test grid, the fully electric Audi model operated with a DC wall box, which enables a charging capacity of up to 12 kW, and a flexibly extendable home storage unit with a capacity of 9 kWh. V2H has great potential to reduce the homeowner’s electricity costs and increase network stability.

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Audi Charging Grid Energy Storage 243

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These include, (1) EV connectors; (2) user terminals; (3) internet connections; (4) maintenance terminals from physical access or disassembly. We have been studying potential impacts to the power grid. Electric vehicle communication ecosystem with EVSE components and external entities. —Jay Johnson.

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JULY 19, 2007

The basic question addressed, which appears on the study homepage (epri-reports.org) is this: How would air quality and greenhouse gas emissions be affected if significant numbers of Americans drove cars that were fueled by the power grid? Cumulative GHG emissions reductions from 2010 to 2050 can range from 3.4 billion metric tons.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

The project goal is to verify the use of advanced technologies in a smart grid under the use of large volumes of renewable energy already in place, to contribute to smart grid standards, and to implement a low-carbon social infrastructure system that efficiently uses renewable energy on a remote island where electricity costs are relatively high.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

Ricardo will support a project led by Coventry City Council, working alongside electricity distribution network operator WPD, to investigate the implementation of dynamic wireless power transfer (WPT) solutions for electric vehicles in Coventry, UK. Power can even flow in both directions. ORNL and dynamic WPT.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

A team of Burns & McDonnell engineers, along with subcontractor Coritech Services, has developed a system of bidirectional, fast-charging stations for a fleet of plug-in electric vehicles at Fort Carson, Colo. Click to enlarge. phase technology demonstration supported by the US Departments of Defense, Energy and Homeland Security.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The electric charging cable connection is housed on the hood. The system is designed to incorporate electric vehicles into a smart power grid. It enables the collection and distribution of electricity between the grid, homes and businesses and electric vehicles, to intelligently balance demand and efficient storage of energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

By way of comparison: the most powerful conventional e-up! These 204 cells add up to a rated voltage of 374 V and rated power of 18.7 At peak level the cells provide an effective power output of 75 kW and over a continual period 35 kW. in Frankfurt. Click to enlarge. and the e-Golf. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy. In California 1.4

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JANUARY 22, 2011

The agency has now set up a feature on its website, “ Fostering Applicant Connections ” to try to connect its “Encouraged Applicants” that were not selected for an award and potential investors, partners and customers. Grid-Scale Rampable Intermittent Dispatchable Storage (GRIDS).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

The study will help identify the possibilities of connecting two neighboring metropolitan areas—Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria with a “green” highway. IBM has teamed with Západoslovenská energetika, a.s. This mobility project with ZSE tackles all of these issues.

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MARCH 13, 2009

For each of two automotive firms—the Swiss concept car manufacturer Rinspeed and the German company RUF Automobile GmbH—the Siemens research team developed an integrated system consisting of a motor/generator, power electronics and an interface with a battery connection. A later version is expected to feature a twin-motor design.

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JUNE 21, 2016

The remarkable advantage for BMW customers in using BMW i3 batteries as a plug and play storage application is the ability to tap into an alternative resource for residential and commercial backup power, thus using renewable energy much more efficiently, and enabling additional revenues from the energy market.

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EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand?

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

by Toby Gill, CEO, Intelligent Power Generation. With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

During the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, Gary Kissel of General Motors presented an update of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle standards being revised or developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Hybrid Standards Committee. by Jack Rosebro. Active standards work. Click to enlarge. Monitor equipment grounds.

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