Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

Rapidly declining battery costs, low-cost electricity, and federal purchase incentives mean these vehicles will be cheaper to own and operate than diesel trucks before the end of this decade. kWh and hydrogen prices as low as $8/kg.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

FreeWire’s proprietary battery-integrated charging technology, Boost Charger, addresses grid constraints by packaging charging infrastructure, grid infrastructure, and energy storage into a fully-integrated compact solution. —Arcady Sosinov, Founder and CEO of FreeWire Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

The two companies have agreed to collaborate on the following activities: Introduction of V2G services in the European market; Exploring the use of second-life EV batteries for stationary applications (including households, buildings, grid); and. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The goal is to create a 10x reduction in O&M costs at advanced reactor power plants, thereby improving their economic competitiveness. The reason is that although nuclear power is considered by many to be necessary to achieve a zero-carbon grid, nuclear power plants are comparatively cost-intensive in some markets.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet. liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In the UK, CNG Fuels launched its renewable biomethane fuel, the most cost-effective and lowest-carbon alternative to diesel for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). It therefore offers fleet operators the chance to significantly reduce running costs and emissions. —Philip Fjeld, CEO of CNG Fuels.

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Renewable Fleet Fuel Gas-Electric 150

Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

federal government is actively facilitating EV adoption, aiming to simplify the purchasing process for consumers , encourage companies to electrify their fleets , and assist businesses in installing EV charging stations. kWh, while off-peak hours could be as low as $0.11 million per year in 2028.

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Energy Storage Energy Batteries Battery 102

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

We are already busy creating new charging options for customers, whether they are residential customers or companies and government agencies with large vehicle fleets. Our new, ambitious EV vision builds on this work as we continue to lead the clean energy transition and enhance the customer experience while keeping bills low.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Low Cost, High-Performance, Heavy Rare Earth-Free 3-In-1 Electric Drive Unit. Low-Cost Rare-Earth Free Electric Drivetrain Enabled by Novel Permanent Magnets, Inverter, Integrated Design and Advanced Thermal Management.

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $7 million in research and development funding to four projects to reduce the current costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50% over the next three years. The four projects selected will leverage additional investments from the industry grantees. Delta Products Corporation.

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Cost Of Electric Vehicles Eaton Grid 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

These new SCALEUP teams are receiving funding to support the scaling of high-risk and potentially disruptive new electric vehicle battery, data center efficiency, grid modernization, emissions mitigation, and storage technologies. This project will demonstrate that the IM PE can be a low-cost component in safe, solid-state Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

“We will be creating a seamless, sustainable ecosystem that addresses the main applications and provides answers to all the energy questions raised by electric car users and fleet operators. The low-cost 11 kW AC Wallbox is suitable for overnight charging, a procedure that protects the battery. —Thorsten Nicklaß.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As more fleets of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles go electric, there’s a growing awareness that building the necessary charging infrastructure will be a complex proposition, requiring specialized expertise and considerable capital. TeraWatt has only recently come out of stealth mode, and has yet to announce any major customers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2019

As a consequence, the Midwestern states have some of the highest levels of renewable energy on their grids. Hydrogen can be used as an effective storage medium to increase utilization of these renewable energy resources.

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Illinois Universal Hydrogen South Dakota 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

Promising applications for these fuel cells include materials handling backup power, residential co-generation, fleet vehicles and portable electronics. Long-Lived, High-Energy-Density and Low-Cost Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive, Grid Energy and Medical. APC Investment: $4,176,005 (through NSERC and CFI).

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Canada Li-ion Fuel Batteries 262

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

GEMINA’s goal is to reduce fixed operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from ~13 $/MWh in the current fleet to ~2 $/MWh in the advanced fleet. These projects will work to develop digital twin technology to reduce O&M costs in the next generation of nuclear power plants. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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Molten Salt Maintenance Massachusetts EPRI 307

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2019

Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Each year, NEO compares the costs of competing energy technologies through a levelized cost of energy analysis.

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Wind Solar Emissions Batteries 207

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions.

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F-150 Ford Extended Range Electric 526

Teslarati

JULY 5, 2021

Tesla Energy firmly argued against using coal and gas generators to support a proposed low-cost, reliable, secure, and zero-emissions grid in Australia. . Second, Tesla strongly recommended building a market that would incentivize the use of new technology or infrastructure to handle the energy coming from a sustainable grid.

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Coal Australia Gas Energy 145

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Low-cost electric traction drive systems using no heavy rare earth materials. The objective of this potential area of interest is to research, develop, and test a heavy rare earth mineral free advanced motor and inverter drive system that costs ?$7/kW Transportation and energy analysis.

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2020 Vehicles Polymer Gasoline-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

Typical daily grid demand. “ Why do you need energy storage on the grid, when the grid is full of power plants that generate all the energy that is needed? ” It would seem like a good question to ask and applies the same logic has been used for the past fifty years in determining grid strategy.

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Store Grid Energy Storage Wind 279

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2012

ABB launched the Terra Smart Connect (SC), a low-cost DC fast-charger that the company says will significantly improve the business case for installing electric-vehicle (EV) fast chargers throughout Europe. The Terra SC. Click to enlarge. Output DC voltage range is 180 – 500 V.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Electrification of fleets. Electrification of fleets (buses and light, semi and heavy commercial vehicles) continues to expand. The explosion of home deliveries during the pandemic helped boost plans for electrifying fleets of “mid-class” trucks and vans over the next two years. Looking ahead.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The DOE-QTR defines six key strategies: increase vehicle efficiency; electrification of the light duty fleet; deploy alternative fuels; increase building and industrial efficiency; modernize the electrical grid; and deploy clean electricity. DOE’s most significant role in transport research is here.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2016

The plates employed a unique method of adding low-cost alloy elements into the molten steel, resulting in the dispersion of highly conductive metal inclusions throughout the steel, thereby delivering the needed electrical conductivity. Abas Goodarzi, Ph.D,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2017

The drive unit’s high efficiency means low costs of ownership: Fuel costs compared with an equivalent gasoline engine are much lower, at around €4 (US $4.70) per 100 kilometers (62.1 With this deal, Audi is reducing the CO 2 emissions of the g-tron fleet when running on gas by up to 80%. liters per 100 kilometers (42.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Bright Automotive launched eSolutions with a just-announced contract from the US Army TACOM to conduct a demonstration project on a low-cost plug-in hybrid electric solution for non-tactical military vehicles. The IDEA is a multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. National Grid. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Organized by Sandia, the American Gas Association, and Toyota, the workshop included participants from the auto industry, freight delivery fleets, gas suppliers, gas storage developers, utilities, academia, industry associations, national laboratories, and federal and state governments. Roles of fuel providers and utilities will shift.

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Electric Auto Association

MARCH 16, 2021

While many drivers recognize the benefits of driving an EV, such as the ease of low-cost home charging, some are concerned with the availability of charging stations during long road trips. The rate incentivizes customers to do certain tasks—such as charge their electric vehicle—at times of the day when demand for electricity is low.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

An intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that “talks” directly with the nation’s electric grid has been unveiled today courtesy of carmaker, Ford. when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power. “We

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 As private companies, automobile manufacturers look for the lowest cost means of getting from A to B and the premiums that they can charge for getting from A to B faster. Power plant capital costs.

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Renewable West Virginia Energy USA 220

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

High Temperature DC Bus Capacitor Cost Reduction & Performance Improvements. By supporting improved scientific comprehension in the area of kinetics and diffusion behavior, this AOI will help to identify the development paths towards novel magnesium alloys and greater impact on weight reduction in the US fleet.

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Setec Powerr

JULY 19, 2023

As we stand on the brink of a significant shift towards medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, fleet owners must recognize that avoiding electrification is no longer an option. Here are three crucial aspects to consider when contemplating the switch to an EV fleet. What is the total lifetime cost of ownership for each vehicle?

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Electric Vehicles India

JANUARY 2, 2023

Additionally, the cost of EVs has been steadily decreasing, making them more affordable for the average consumer. However, it is difficult to predict exactly how quickly solid-state batteries will be adopted, as it will depend on a variety of factors, such as cost, performance, and the availability of materials.

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