Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Toshiba Corporation has supplied a Li-ion battery traction energy storage system (TESS) to Tobu Railway Co., TESS stores traction energy generated by decelerating trains as they enter a station and releases it as needed when trains accelerate from the station. The system is planned to operate from 22 December.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

DENSO Corporation has developed a vehicle-to-home (V2H) power supply system for electric vehicles (EV), which is designed to work in coordination with DENSO’s home energy management system (HEMS), which was introduced earlier this year. DENSO’s H2V system leverages its HEMS. Click to enlarge. earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 45 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 20 units in Europe and 25 units in North America, which includes six initial units through the General Services Administration (GSA) via Northside Ford in San Antonio, TX, a four-unit order from Verizon and a four-unit order from an internet company.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD) got the single largest order of electric school buses to date from the second-largest public school system in the US. The LA school district expects the buses to take between three hours at Level 3 and eight hours at Level 2 to recharge fully using Sun Valley’s future charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Today’s lithium-ion batteries are superior in this respect, storing more than three times the amount of energy per kilogram. In addition, the researchers are looking to significantly shorten the time a car needs to recharge. “ KG joint venture with GS Yuasa and the Mitsubishi Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2012

In addition the device’s battery is recharged wirelessly while in use. As the technology continually develops there will be capabilities to store driver’s seating positions and exterior mirror settings, providing customers with a comfortable and individual driving environment.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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Li-ion Japan Green Charging 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Aldrich Materials Science , a strategic technology initiative of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, has signed an agreement to collaborate on the scale-up and commercialization of next-generation boron hydride hydrogen-storage materials with Ilika plc , an advanced cleantech materials discovery company. Boron-based hydrogen storage.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

The project involves more than a dozen major partners, including Mazda Motor Corporation and the Japanese industrial trading giant Itochu Corporation. It also allows users to recharge without drawing power from the grid, a significant advantage at peak load times. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2010

Toshiba Corporation is proposing the development of an electric vehicle charging system—the “Charge Grid”—that features the deployment of its Li-ion battery storage systems (specifically, its SCiB batteries, earlier post ) in various areas. The announcement was made at Smart Grid Exhibition 2010, which runs from June 16 to 18, 2010, in Tokyo.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 5, 2021

India is a developing country in all aspects, The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is planning to test a new hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vehicles to reduce the carbon footprint in the environment. Fuel tank (hydrogen): Stores hydrogen gas on board the vehicle until it’s needed by the fuel cell.

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Hydrogen Electric Vehicles Fuel Vehicles 73

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has selected Toshiba Corporation’s SCiB battery ( earlier post ) to power two new models of electric vehicles (EV), the i-MiEV and MINICAB-MiEV. The SCiB also generates little heat while recharging, eliminating the need for power to cool the battery module. 20Ah SCiB cell. Click to enlarge.

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Mitsubishi Lithium Titanate Motor Motors 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Researchers from Imperial College London and their European partners, including Volvo Car Corporation, are developing a prototype multifunctional structural composite material composed of carbon fibers and a polymer resin which can store and discharge electrical energy and which is also strong and lightweight enough to be used for car parts.

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Energy Storage Energy Polymer Carbon Fiber 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

Eaton Corporation is collaborating with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRI’s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Click to enlarge.

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EPRI Eaton Tennessee Solar 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2012

NEC Corporation has developed a prototype next-generation manganese lithium-ion battery featuring cathodes that support higher voltage operations (4.5V — Hidenori Shimawaki, General Manager, Smart Energy Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation. High voltage lithium-ion battery prototype. Click to enlarge. from the 3.8V

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Light Energy 225

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Panasonic Corporation has developed an 18650-type high-capacity 3.1 With adoption of the nickel positive electrode, the new rechargeable battery excels in durability in actual use and charge retention—the battery can be stored for a long period of time because of low self-discharge. The new 3.1

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

kWh SCiB lithium-ion battery from Toshiba Corporation which is well-suited for repeated charging and discharging and for quick charging, and also delivers stable performance at extremely low temperatures. The portable regular charger can be stored under the seat and provides 100% charging from empty in about 3.5 kW motor and a 0.9

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Honda Spain Motorcycles Lithium Ion 277

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) have agreed to collaborate on a smart grid research project incorporating electric-vehicle-to-X (e.g., To achieve this aim, NEDO is promoting its joint research into comprehensive energy-storing technologies.

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Mitsubishi Grid Companies Lithium Ion 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

The Cummins APU incorporated hybrid power electronics, system controls, and balance-of-plant components combined with SOFC modules supplied by Protonex Technology Corporation. Caine Finnerty, vice president, SOFC Operations, Protonex Technology Corporation. Earlier post.).

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Power Powered Fuel DC 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Around 1,000 people across Europe have reserved an Ampera to date, with half of those being corporate customers. For the first 40 - 80 kilometers (25 - 50 miles), depending on terrain, driving style, and temperature, power is supplied by the electricity stored in the 16-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. VAT) throughout Europe.

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Production Extended Range Gasoline-Electric Lithium Ion 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Ionic Materials will develop a more energy dense (by volume and mass) rechargeable battery based on an aluminum-alkaline chemistry. Ionic Materials, Inc.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

The Company is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Zinc carbon, Alkaline, Lithium, Rechargeable batteries and lighting products. It is a part of the global Panasonic Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of audio-visual equipment, home appliances, electronic components, automotive electronics and environmental systems.

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India Manufacturer Electric Vehicles Lithium Ion 105

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2010

Ultralife Corporation. Also, the system can provide backup electricity during an outage and, during normal operation, allow customers to draw on the stored energy to reduce both their peak electric grid demand and the utility charges associated with peak demand. Next-generation lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. 600,000.

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Energy Storage New York Commercial Lithium Ion 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2023

Blue Bird Corporation is premiering its next-generation Vision electric school bus at STN Expo West, a student transportation industry and technology event in North America. The next-generation battery takes merely three hours to fully recharge since it supports a fast-charging rate of 80 kW.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. Slow Level 1 charging [ 11 ] should be used to recharge PHEVLER batteries whenever possible.

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Clean Cleaning Future Green 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The project will be implemented by a unique Texas not-for-profit corporation created to research, develop and implement smart grid clean energy systems. NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation (MA). New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. Beacon Power Corporation (MA). Primus Power Corporation (CA). 24,978,264.

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Energy Storage Grid Energy Wind 270

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

Of the lead recipients, 24% are small businesses, 57% are educational institutions, 11% are national labs, and 8% are large corporations. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Sion Power Corporation. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. BASF, LBNL, PNNL). 4,973,724.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Advanced battery technology offers tremendous potential to significantly improve the near-term operational performance and capability for military vehicles to generate, distribute and store electrical power. 3 million to continue development of lightweight, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries using nanomaterials technology.

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Michigan Lithium Ion Energy Hybrid 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

Real-time pricing would enable customers to recharge vehicles during off-peak hours at reduced cost. Bi-directional metering would enable customers to purchase energy at off-peak hours and sell unused, stored energy back to the utility during peak periods at higher rates. American Superconductor Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

Flexibility: the high-voltage battery can be recharged from conventional domestic power sockets, the BMW i Wallbox or at public charging stations. In Comfort mode, the high-voltage battery is automatically recharged by the high-voltage generator to a charge up of around 15%. Accelerator kickdown brings the combustion engine into play.

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Water BMW Engine Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Using the energy stored within a fully charged lithium-ion battery pack alone, the Concept GC-PHEV can supply the equivalent of a days worth of electrical power consumption to the average household. Future Safety Technologies. In the event of an emergency, the system will then activate an engine speed limiter.

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North America Mitsubishi PHEV Concept 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries. Grid sourced electrical energy used to recharge the bus batteries will be augmented with solar energy collected with panels procured and installed under this project. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 19, 2007

It includes tax credits for consumers who buy or convert to plug-ins, tax incentives on tooling for carmakers who sell early models, and incentives for utilities to offer discounts for off-peak car recharging. I n other developments, Odyne Corporation , a leading developer of hybrid electric vehicle technology and Dueco, Inc.,

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold, and yet unlike most other commodities, it cannot easily be stored. During the 1990s, Brooks formed a team at AeroVironment that provided support for GM’s EV programs until he too tired of the corporate routine and joined ACP in 1999. He recruited Rippel and Cocconi for both jobs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Development of Rechargeable Energy Dense Long Cycle-life Zinc/Copper Oxide Batteries, $250,000. Kairos Power (Alameda, California).

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Driivz

AUGUST 1, 2022

The idea of using the energy stored in EV batteries for other purposes started with vehicle-to-grid (V2G). Instead of generating more power during peak times, utilities would purchase stored energy from EV owners and distribute it over the grid. During non-peak times, the EVs would draw energy for recharging. Vehicle-to-X (V2X).

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