Cost Of Grid Powered Stimulus 
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2011
The automotive industry is living proof that private companies will rarely change their behaviors without a significant stimulus to that change, and furthermore one that needs to be mandated. Power plant capital costs. The same can be said for the electricity companies that generate power in the USA. Source: EIA.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2017
Today around the world, new renewable power plants are being built that will generate electricity for less cost than fossil-fuel power plants. We are in a good position to transform the global energy system but success will depend on urgent action, as delays will raise the costs of decarbonization.
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2011
hybrids and plug-in hybrids vs. battery EVs); pricing; power generation investment and capacity; funding and developing an infrastructure; and energy sources for electricity. This is already a reality as governments around the world have offered billions of dollars in the form of loans, grants, and rebates through various stimulus programs.
Green Car Congress
MAY 12, 2009
At the AABC 2008 conference, Robert King from GE Global Research outlined requirements and challenges for hybrid locomotive batteries, including: 1,300 kW continuous chare/discharge power. drive cycle requiring supplying and receiving high power for minutes to hours. 1,000 kWh useable energy. high utilization. 20-year useful life.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2009
The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. All-electric cars, like the upcoming Nissan Leaf, have a range of about 100 miles and are powered by electric motors instead of the gas-powered internal combustion engine found in most current cars. On the Grid. Better Cars ….
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