Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

Kazuhiko Maeda of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Kengo Oka of Chuo University and collaborators in Japan have succeeded in demonstrating that Pb 2 Ti 2 O 5.4 electron volts (eV), meaning that it can absorb visible light with a wavelength of around 500 nanometers (nm). Resources.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 25, 2007

It want CARB to authorize aftermarket conversions of hybrids with its Lithium batteries.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

This conversion can happen within the charger or in the vehicle, depending on which device is equipped with a converter. Efficiently running this bidirectional conversion process requires smart-charging technology , which manages how and when the car takes or returns energy. This can further reduce your utility costs.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 22, 2023

He worked on high-efficiency electronics systems, including wide-bandgap power-conversion technologies for EV inverters. Department of Energy ’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a 200-kilowatt, 1,050-volt silicon carbide inverter, which is now used in the 644K and the 944K. Watch this video of a 944K in action.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 25, 2024

Paul Kohl, Georgia Institute of Technology At the battery seminar, Wright showed off a BAT300 test channel designed to convert a 400 or 800 volt direct current down to a 10 volt current for cell formation or cell testing. “Battery companies have expended enormous effort on predictive modeling.” Does it really do all those things?”

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Industrial Industry Batteries Battery 74

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Inspired by the damping mechanisms which sustain trees under wind and seismic loads, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are investigating the potential for the development of energy harvesting systems that efficiently convert the same motion- and wind-based excitations into electric power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

They are more durable and reliable, and can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses in electricity conversion compared to current technologies. Clemson University will develop a pre-commercial megawatt class variable speed drive based on new motor power converter technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

While OEMs have been focusing on familiarity, increasing consumer knowledge will enable higher sales conversions to new drive-train technologies. ” 38% of respondents knew that “with the Chevrolet Volt, most people can commute back and forth to work for $1.50 —Dave Fish, Ph.D., vice president, Maritz Research.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. The converted plug-in hybrids recharge their batteries through a standard 110-volt household outlet and charge in five to six hours for a 5 kWh lithium-ion battery.

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Electric Auto Association

AUGUST 2, 2022

Over three decades later, Martinson reinvented himself, earning an Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership (EMSL) from the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. We had a conversation about EVs, and I asked him if the grid would ever be ready for all the EVs that would eventually be on the roads,” Martinson remembered.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 31, 2022

They reach out from their exhibit case to spark conversations with visitors: “I remember Grandma having a slide rule like that.” I encountered this funny-looking calculator during a recent visit to the Whipple Museum of the History of Science , at the University of Cambridge. Which brings me to the object at top.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 9, 2012

Local enthusiast Steve “LEAF” Erickson led the charge of electric conversions and the trail of early-adopter factory EVs across town and down Sandy Boulevard, finishing in front of the theater as Paine looked on. As Paine arrived to the theater, he was greeted by a parade of EVs. A proper road rally! Sweet vindication!

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Portland Oregon San Francisco Conversion 100

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Every [Volt] will come equipped so you have some type of charger. Who is going to install that 240 volt charging system in the garage if that’s what somebody chooses to do? Director, Manufacturing Research Center, Western Michigan University. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University. John Patten, Ph.D.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. Chevrolet S-10 :Jim Coates very clean conversion Chevrolet S-10 :Mark Brueggemanns neat project, and more. Comutacar : Scott HullsC-cars and upgrades DaihatsuFellow Van : Interesting Japanese conversion. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Development of a Dedicated, High-Value Biofuels Crop The University of Massachusetts, Amherst will develop an.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Charging the batteries will take between 6-8 hours using a common 230 volt grid. In collaboration with Strathclyde University and Scottish and Southern Energy, Ford will test fifteen prototypes and associated charging infrastructure around the London borough of Hillingdon during the early part of 2010.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. West Virginia University (NAFTC).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. PHEV conversions are emerging at a frenzied rate (see the frequency of CalCars-News postings), to the point where its no longer feasible to track every instance of a PHEV. We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV). The GREET 1.6

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

SilMach The idea of using silicon MEMS to make a watch motor seized French engineer Patrice Minotti in 1996 while he was in Tokyo, heading a joint laboratory between France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the University of Tokyo. “I

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Per our brief conversing on EV educational tour this afternoon, here's a more descriptive outline of the Tour de AZ: "Spirit of DC" PHEV3Al Tour helpfully with lots of team building to provide needed coordination with some 15 county seats of government as starters per Listing of Arizona Counties as follows: 1. CALCars News not copied].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The concept of 48-volt mild hybrid powertrains is drawing quite a bit of attention from automakers because they are working diligently to lower CO 2 emissions by increased electrification of the powertrain as opportunities for achieving still more fuel efficient engines diminish. Earlier post.) During the conference session on 28 Jan.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The current 12-volt electrical system and, above all, the new 48-volt system offer many ways of making driving even sportier, more comfortable and more efficient. Conversely, high coating thicknesses for the electrodes produce a high energy density. Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro plug-in hybrid. lb-ft) of system torque.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

This research is being performed through teamwork with local universities: the University of Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania State University, West Virginia University, and the University of Maryland. Innovative fabrication methods can also lead to significant energy storage system improvements. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2010

Prodrive is joined by the University of Manchester, Raytheon Systems Ltd, SciSys, International Transformers and Tata Motors European Technical Centre. Existing hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, need one DC-DC converter for the traction motor and another for the vehicle’s 12 volt system. Earlier post.) DC-DC converters.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. Table of Contents. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

Because a single Si junction has insufficient potential to drive water splitting, it cannot be used for direct solar-to-fuels conversion. Authors of the paper are MIT associate professor of mechanical engineering Tonio Buonassisi, former MIT professor Daniel Nocera (now at Harvard University), MIT postdoc Mark Winkler (now at IBM T.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

A new compact (13-liter), high-efficiency, high-capacity converter has been developed to boost power generated in the Toyota FC Stack to 650 volts. After DC/AC conversion by power supply unit. Power supply capacity varies according to power supply unit conversion efficiency, amount of remaining hydrogen and power consumption.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

The combination of electronics, advanced battery technology and charging techniques ensures the system can deliver the required rapid charge and discharge performance, while at all times maintaining a stable 12 volts to the vehicle’s main electrical system. They have also designed a 100 mpg UK (83 mpg US, 2.8

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Newsweek ).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2015

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new low-voltage, single-catalyst water splitter that continuously generates hydrogen and oxygen. volt battery. In the reported study, the new catalyst achieved 10 mA cm −2 water-splitting current at only 1.51 V Earlier post.)In

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. EFICIENCY OF ENERGY CONVERSION There is a law in science (more specifically, thermodynamics) that. Posts | Profile Kate Galbraith Reporter Ms.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

EPA declares CO2 a “threat to public health&# Alternative Energy Stocks The Time is Right for Gas-guzzler to Dual-mode EV Conversions Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward The Seven Sins of Greenwashing: Is Everybody Lying? 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA 2) Inconvenient Truth (2) JCI (2) MGA (2) NSANY (2) PGE (2) SB1.DE

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. Third, I dont understand why people feel it available in message chatting to speak in a manner they would doubtless not use in personal conversation. Im certain that they have customers that make 240 KW look like a 9v battery.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. She spent the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and before that she was the Southwest correspondent for The Economist based in Austin, Tex. nk Related Posts From Green Inc. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon?

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