article thumbnail

SK E&S, SK Plug Hyverse partner with Korea South-East Power for green hydrogen & green ammonia production

Green Car Congress

SK E&S and SK Plug Hyverse—a joint venture (JV) formed in January of this year by SK E&S and Plug Power—will work with Korea Southeast Power Generation (KOEN) to cooperate with green hydrogen and green ammonia projects based on renewable energy resources in Korea and abroad.

Green 284
article thumbnail

Opinion: A Plug-In Perk: Free Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Finding Free Is the Key To Low-Cost EVing. I’m not sure why, but my news feed seems to be full of stories about how it’s often more expensive to charge an EV than one thinks, often times costing more than the gas equivalent vehicle. Needless to say, we’re very familiar with cars that plug in and have been for a very long time.

Plug-in 85
article thumbnail

Lux Research: fuel cell vehicles lag other drivetrains in terms of cost of ownership; ICE and HEV lowest cost

Green Car Congress

Based on an analysis of various cost of ownership scenarios for various drivetrains, including internal combustion engine (ICE) gasoline and diesel; hybrid (HEV); battery-electric (EV); plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV); and fuel cell vehicles, Lux Research concludes that fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are “ solidly in a laggard position. ”.

Cost Of 308
article thumbnail

Siemens, Duke Energy and Ford demonstrate lower cost home smart charging technology for plug-ins; due on market next year

Green Car Congress

Siemens Energy Management Division has teamed with Duke Energy and Ford to demonstrate the results of an 18-month effort to reduce the cost and expand electric vehicle charging technologies. In March of 2012, the DOE awarded Siemens a grant to develop a low cost Smart Grid Capable EVSE. In 2012, Siemens was awarded $1.6

Plug-in 299
article thumbnail

Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

Green Car Congress

This provides sufficient charge for between 20-40 miles of travel at a cost of between 40p to £1, depending on the tariff. The low cost of ‘refuelling’ in relatively short periods of time reinforce this. The average charge time per i-MiEV vehicle is two hours. Electricity providers E.ON

Low Cost 186
article thumbnail

Are public charging costs really putting the brakes on EV fleet sales?

My Energi

In May, Paul Hollick, chair of the AFP, raised concerns over the high price of public EV charging, suggesting that rising rates were making running costs widely unsustainable for many motorists and therefore preventing some of the UK’s biggest fleets from transitioning to electric. [1] 7 pence per mile). [4]

Fleet 52
article thumbnail

UK announces $49M for plug-in infrastructure through 2020, $17M for low emission vehicle technology

Green Car Congress

The UK government will provide £32 million (US$49 million) up to 2020 to support the installation of chargepoints for plug-in vehicles. The development of a zero emission electric bus with hydrogen fuel cell range extender at a fraction of the cost of the current generation of hydrogen buses (led by Magtec).

Plug-in 150