Remove Corporation Remove Electrical Storage Remove Future Remove Renewable
article thumbnail

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ The average PHEVLER would use more than 90% electric fuel and less than 10% liquid fuel to serve the annual transportation needs of a typical driver. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A.

Clean 150
article thumbnail

Japan V2G demonstrator project using EVs as virtual power plant resource; METI funding

Green Car Congress

Seven companies—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC); SHIZUOKA GAS Co., Japan is promoting the adoption and expansion of renewable energy sources as a measure to reduce greenhouse gases. TEPCO); TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.—have

Japan 218
article thumbnail

Mazda Demios To Be Base Architecture for Electric Vehicle Test Project

Green Car Congress

Mazda Motor Corporation will provide three Mazda Demios (Mazda2s) for conversion to EVs for a project in collaboration with Itochu Corporation and other companies in conjunction with Tsukuba City to test a low-carbon transport system which uses clean energy. Tokyo R&D: Electric vehicles. nk (Norway): Electric vehicles.

Mazda 231
article thumbnail

SAE technical experts: fuel cell technology has advanced significantly, FC vehicle production has begun, further cost reductions & infrastructure development required

Green Car Congress

Takashi Moriya, Senior Chief Engineer at Honda R&D, re-iterated Honda’s strategic focus on electrification as the main pathway toward reducing greenhouse gases, and shift to renewable sources of energy. Honda also sees the possibility of a “hydrogen-powered society” based on renewable energy and renewable-energy-generated hydrogen.

Fuel 150
article thumbnail

The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

It optimizes energy consumption based on grid constraints, energy pricing, renewable energy availability, locally stored energy, preconfigured EV owner preferences, and driver needs. Owners can also use smart energy management to integrate charging and building infrastructure with onsite battery storage and renewables like solar panels.

article thumbnail

MIT team calls initial performance results of magnesium-antimony liquid metal battery “promising”

Green Car Congress

Sadoway and Bradwell, along with Dr. Luis Ortiz, are also founders of Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications. Earlier post.).

MIT 301