Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

They could also back up or temporarily replace grid-sourced electricity for residential and small commercial enterprises at times of power disruption. EMPOWER rapid chargers can be installed at existing fuel stations or along corridors frequented by travelers only part of the year, such as near national parks or vacation destinations.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 30, 2023

To put these startling developments in context, Charged interviewed more than a dozen executives, engineers and analysts from automakers, DC fast charging network operators, charging hardware firms and other businesses. Death of CCS? EV advocates are less sure, noting that three adapters will be needed during the transition.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group and a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, has installed charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks as part of its ongoing partnership with Volvo Trucks.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Vehicle-to-grid EV charging technology has arrived in Australia – or, at least, one small part of it. A Nissan Leaf owned by Barossa winemaker Joseph Evans has become the first car to be connected to the electricity grid in South Australia. Nissan Leaf being used for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2023

The roadmap’s primary focus is on light duty, on-road plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are recharged via a connection to the electrical grid, as well as the supporting charging infrastructure needed to power them. Topics covered include standards to address high power DC charging; storage (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Crucially, they are an integral part of any electrified powertrain, supplying and controlling the current and voltage throughout the drive system. There are three main power electronic components on board battery electric vehicles; an inverter, a DC-DC converter, and an onboard charger (OBC).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Electrify America (EA), the largest open DC fast charging network in the US, is increasing access to sustainable electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure for rural Californians with the deployment of eight new solar-powered, off-grid charging stations across Fresno County. feet and can operate in the event of a blackout or power outage.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

The system transferred electricity from the power grid to the vehicle battery terminals at more than 92% efficiency. ORNL’s bidirectional technology is fully compliant with grid power quality standards. The technology takes energy from the grid and converts it to direct current (DC) voltage. —Omer Onar.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

This new initiative will leverage Honda’s fuel cell technology expertise as part of the company’s global goal to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050. 288 kW-DC. 1152 kW-DC. 288 kW-DC. 1152 kW-DC. Plant, Cooling Tower, Grid Inverter. Preliminary System Specifications.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

The priorities of the codes and standards effort will be to identify the most critical standards for EVs at scale, including for standards to address high-power DC charging, storage (i.e., ANSI’s facilitation of this initiative is supported in part by VTO/Argonne National Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable. Danfoss technology in the trucks.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. grid, but the rising number of EVs will test the local grid’s reliability at many of the 3,000 electric-distribution utilities in the United States , which themselves own more than 5.5

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EV Connect

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Electric vehicle charging stations use both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) to power EVs. AC vs. DC Power Near the turn of the 20th century, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were developing the types of electric power we use today. Tesla established AC electricity to combat some of the obstacles DC presented.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The 42-vehicle fleet marks a milestone in partnership between federal, state and private energy organizations, as well as in DoD’s demonstration of emerging vehicle-to-grid technology. The vehicles have the capability to direct power both to and from the electrical grid when they’re not being driven. Coritech DC (V2G using SAE Combo).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

The advantage is that fast-charging infrastructure can be built nearly anywhere, even if in places with a low-capacity grid connection. This automotive power bank could be used wherever the capacity of the grid connection is too low but there is demand for powerful charging infrastructure. 4 and have now been given a second purpose.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The Audi e-tron Charging Service is going on-grid in ten markets. The Audi e-tron Charging Service is part of a broad-based offering for charging and provides access to the public charging infrastructure in 16 European countries. for DC charging (up to 50 kW), regardless of the charging duration and how much energy is drawn.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The project is part of a Joint Capability Technology. independent from the bulk power grid (i.e., The project will also be one of the first large-scale demonstrations of the new Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standard-based DC fast-charge technology, Redfield said. Demonstration for Energy. Harbor/Hickam, Hawaii; Fort.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

million for a program to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying direct-current (DC) fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EVCI). The project leverages Eaton’s previous DOE-funded research on solid-state transformers, solar-plus-storage and DC systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2014

Coritech intends to install the battery converters in its bi-directional electric vehicle charging system for use in Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) applications for the Department of Defense (DoD). Ideal Power Inc., Among the many benefits of PPSA as compared with conventional systems are reduced size, lower cost and improved efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has deployed the first electric vehicle (EV) aggregation system using the new Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standard for bidirectional power using direct current (DC) fast charging. The SPIDERS project is led by Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

have been selected as contractors for a joint US-Japan collaboration supporting a Smart Grid project on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Part of the demonstration plan includes utilization of the EVs for grid-balancing services ( earlier post ). Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The chargers were installed as part of a grant issued to Volkswagen by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The upgraded charge park now features a combination of two DC Fast Chargers and 49 Level 2 AC Chargers. The 100kW DC Fast Chargers are equipped with two connectors, enabling two vehicles to be charged simultaneously.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Back in the 1800s, electricity distribution was a short-range business, driven by nearby DC generators. If the AC generators failed, the facility had two small DC generators as backups. The facility was acquired in 1902 by California Gas and Electric, headquartered in San Francisco, and three years later became part of.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The project seeks to develop and commercialize the next generation of domestically manufactured DC Fast Charging (DCFC) technology in support of the federal government’s clean energy and climate priorities. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The pilot program, supported by VW settlement funds, will include pupil transportation and a vehicle-to-grid study. The utility-preferred Proterra 60kW DC fast charger is optimized for bi-directional power flow, with inverters integrated into the charger rather than on the bus.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

From only one device mounted on the vehicle, a driver will now have the advantage of wirelessly charging at all levels up to 300-kilowatts, powering their home through a vehicle-to-grid interface, and even charging while driving at highway speeds with grid-to-battery efficiency of 90-96.5%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

The breakthrough removes a 100-year-old barrier to the development of DC transmission grids, which can enable the efficient integration and exchange of renewable energy. DC grids will also improve grid reliability and enhance the capability of existing AC (alternating current) networks, according to ABB.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2010

The technology can play an important role in integrating renewables into the grid. It compensates for fluctuations in the voltage and current of an electric grid, thereby allowing more power to flow through the network while maintaining safety margins and increasing stability. Hierarchy of the battery solution. Source: ABB.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

As well as enabling EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home or the grid, Wallbox’s latest innovation is designed to give EV drivers the ability to isolate their home from the grid and use their EV for backup power during a blackout. Providing up to 11.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The biggest advantage of the variable speed generator set is reduction of fuel consumption at part load operation. For DAMEN Naval it is the first time that variable speed generator sets are applied on Naval vessels in combination with a DC Grid. —Managing Director of DAMEN Naval, Hein van Ameijden.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. In order to achieve the goals for energy efficiency, energy flexibility and grid stability, the opportunities arising from the digitization of energy networks must be consistently exploited. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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My Energi

MARCH 14, 2024

While vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is by no means an exclusive addition the impressive new model, harnessing AC format is certainly a different approach to most solutions on the market. Of course, there are already a few DC V2G solutions, but they have their limitations.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

André Taylor (center), Center Director for DC-MUSE, working with students from the unit operations senior lab course at NYU Tandon. That’s what DC-MUSE is addressing.” In their analysis of decarbonization methods, DC-MUSE researchers identified pathways including resistive, microwave, and inductive heating strategies.

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