Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

If this trading scheme remains unchanged, sales of electric cars are likely to result in higher overall CO2 emissions and oil consumption. Low running costs of electric vehicles would lead to extra demand for car transport and make necessary the taxation of electricity. National Grid. Popularity.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

Plug-in hybrid vehicles can be plugged into the electric grid – such as a normal 120 volt household outlet - to boost mileage. Since the utility grid has lower demand during overnight hours, the recharging of plug-ins would not add to the peak load. Thanks to Green Car Congress for the tip.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

I think for the customer, such a car will be attractive. Ultimately, Audi is targeting costs of around $100/kWh. Considering that the company started with costs around $700-$800/kWh, they have come a long way, Dr. Hackenberg said, but the $100 target is still a long way off. Hackenberg.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

For Chevron, this means (a) managing down the cost of steam generation for injection into the field and (b) using information technology to be able to “dial in” the steam at the optimum pressure and temperature to specific locations in the strata of the field—and then recovering that newly flowing oil.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

To discourage car use, householders would also have to park on the outskirts of the towns and walk to their parked vehicles. The Conservatives cited guidance for the eco-towns commissioned at a cost of £424,000 by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. The first is the cost of the battery pack. From a historical perspective over the past 17-18 years the cost has come down by a factor of 15x. by Bill Cooke.

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Li-ion Power Powered Market 170

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. Electric car batteries like cell phone batteries do degrade in energy capacity over time. Finally, age.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. Electric car batteries like cell phone batteries do degrade in energy capacity over time. Finally, age.

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Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric 95

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Neil Auerbach of Hudson Capital points out “ Every 100 bps increase in cost of debt = $2-$5 MWh cost of renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

When we spoke to customers interesting in driving a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, many wondered what the cost of hydrogen would be. Because of the inherent weight and cost of batteries, and the chemistry and physics that drive slow recharge times, today’s electric vehicles have practical limits for many consumers, Hyundai suggested.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Using the average cost of electricity in the US (around 11 cents per kWh), GM believes a Volt driver would pay about $2.75 He describes the figures from the Volt as a ‘game changer’ as long as the Volt driver plugs the vehicle into the electric grid at least once a day. The reports do come with a disclaimer, however.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). GM knows better and guards against making fraudulent claims.

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