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.

Washington 294

Washington Clean Cleaning DC 294

Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Whilst with unidirectional (one-way) EV chargers, electricity flows from the electric grid into the electric vehicle, with bidirectional (two-way) EV chargers, electricity can flow both ways. This means that they can handle the electrical conversion back from DC to AC. V2G: Vehicle to Grid. But how does this work?

Charging 138

Charging Grid Store DC 138

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. The report identifies insights about the choice of charging infrastructure in each region that will both maximize benefits to consumers (thus helping to drive EV adoption) and maximize benefits to the grid from greater EV use. —“Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”.

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Europe China Charging Grid 244

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

The technology optimises the CO 2 balance of the vans with certified green electricity, or even surplus wind energy (“Wind-to-Vehicle/W2V”). The electric engine, power electronics, converter and AC/DC charger are housed beneath the hood. The bodywork as such remains unaffected. The power is transferred to the front wheels.

Mercedes 231

Mercedes Fleet Stimulus Package MPH 231