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

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. and the other five participating companies will conduct a feasibility study expected to be completed by the middle of September 2011. Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., Hitachi Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Among the findings of the study, published as an open-access paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters , was that battery electric vehicles with large battery capacity can produce two to three times as much air emissions damage as gasoline hybrid electric vehicles, depending on charge timing. Source: Weis et al. Click to enlarge.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Paired with renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or other energy sources, facilities can use the BES system to store and harness solar power or as a backup power source by storing energy from the grid. Incorporating a BES system can aid in lowering the operational costs of a DC fast charger.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2010

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has published a report that describes the design of a superconducting direct current (DC) cable system capable of moving thousands of megawatts of electricity between regions, and which is practical and ready for commercial development, using today’s technology. A Superconducting DC Cable.

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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 6, 2013

The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. For the study, the team used vehicle operation data from a FedEx Express parcel delivery diesel truck of GVW class 5 (16,001?19,500 Electric grid transmission and distribution efficiency (from power plants to end-use customers) is the third component.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2013

Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk released the preliminary design study for what he call “The Hyperloop”—a new high-speed electric transportation system targeted for the the specific case of high-traffic city pairs (e.g., For the study, the Hyperloop design team used a system servicing San Fransicso and Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2011

The institute, a technology arm of Shimizu Corporation, a major Japanese construction firm, is presently conducting advanced studies, including verification testing, into various technological areas, including microgrids, which are a localized power management system, and smart BEMS (building and energy management system).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

AC charging is via the mains grid (22 kW) or DC fast charge via CCS/Combo2 for up to 150 kW. From empty to fully charged batteries takes 1-2 hours with DC fast charging; night charge can take up to 10 hours (AC charging) with maximum battery capacity of 300 kWh.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen study Golf Variant twïnDRIVE. Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) These vehicles must be operated sustainably—i.e.,

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission. year grid study from the U.S.

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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?

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

This software facilitates installing new charging stations, managing charging sessions, regulating draw from the grid, handling different billing scenarios and processing payment for charging, and most importantly, ensuring a seamless user experience for EV drivers regardless of locale or currency.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

Partners Volkswagen AG, Lichtblick SE, SMA Solar Technology AG and the Fraunhofer Institute Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) have submitted the final report from the INEES research project (Intelligent integration of electric vehicles into the power grid for the provision of system services). Volkswagen AG equipped 20 e-up!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2011

During his keynote speech at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington DC this morning, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) and ARPA-e will partner on two energy storage initiatives. The first is to develop hybrid energy storage modules; the second to fund a grid energy storage study.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The USPS chose this as one of five solutions in a feasibility study for the possible conversion of its 142,000 Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) to plug-in Battery Electric Vehicles.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

With bidirectional charging, the batteries in our vehicles can not only provide fuel for the road but energy for our homes and even our shared electrical grid. In one-directional charging, alternating current (AC) electricity is converted to direct current (DC) energy that’s stored in an EV battery to power the car.

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Driivz

MARCH 23, 2022

V2X, meaning vehicle-to-everything, is the overarching term for transferring the electricity stored in electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the grid, buildings, houses, and other energy-consuming destinations. This helps balance the grid overall and, where available, takes advantage of flexible energy markets. . The use cases are: .

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 25, 2022

Alternative Fuel Corridor designations are now found in all 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico. According to a McKinsey & Company study, 20-times as many charging stations are needed as there are existing ones, up to 1.2 DC fast EV Charging Chargers. Impacts and Benefits to Existing Fuel Retailers. Our Solution.

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2023

Homeowners living in areas where utilities offer variable pricing can use V2H to reduce their electric bills by tapping the EV battery for power during peak demand times when electricity from the grid is most costly. Using the energy stored in your EV battery instead of grid energy can also help reduce your carbon footprint.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Decrease the ancillary services cost per additional MW of solar power on the grid by 50%, if the proposed forecasting model was used operationally. Demonstrate that bi-directional,vehicle-to-grid operability provides ancillary grid services, storage, and/or generating assets. MW of fuel cells in operation.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Two-way EV charging will reduce that even further- using EV batteries to power homes (vehicle-to-home V2H), buildings (vehicle-to-building V2B) or feed it back to the grid with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Driving V2G Adoption. For V2G to become ubiquitous, two things must occur: Policy & EV Charging infrastructure .

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Frank (email: afrank@efficientdrivetrains.com) Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The AWC backbone is critical to more rapidly scaling up offshore wind because without it, offshore wind developers would be forced to build individual radial transmission lines from each offshore wind project to the shore, requiring additional time consuming permitting and environmental studies and making balancing the grid more difficult.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

While studies show that 30% of newer drivers aged 18-25 plan to buy an EV next, the overwhelming majority (58%) in the US still plan to stick with gasoline. Cost (and Cost Comparison) A recent study showed 67% of would-be purchasers claim cost is a primary concern. Tesla, for example, is now one of the world’s most high-profile brands.

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EV Life

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

According to a new AAA study, 95% of electric car drivers have never run out of charge. Locate DC Fast Chargers near you. Often misnamed a “Level 3” charger, DC Fast Chargers (or “Superchargers” for Tesla) use special high-powered equipment to charge a battery from empty to 80% full in less than 30 minutes. See the next step.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

In electronic devices, WBG semiconductors can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses that currently occur during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC electricity conversion, and they can handle voltages more than 10 times higher than Si-based devices, greatly enhancing performance in high-power applications.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

2013, this combined project installed nearly 17,000 alternating current (AC) Level 2 charging stations for residential and commercial use and more than 100 dual-port direct current (DC) fast chargers in 22 regions across the United States. Between 1 Jan. 2011, and 31 Dec. —INL report.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 18, 2023

Washington, DC Transportation accounts for almost a third of all U.S. A new EV may cost more upfront, but saves in the long run Studies conclude that manufacturing a vehicle accounts for around 25 percent of its lifetime carbon footprint. — S.H.,

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Schoolchildren didn’t have access to the Internet or reliable electric lighting for studying after dark. Her team collaborated with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), an organization that couples tourism with humanitarian technology to provide solar energy in off-grid communities.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Grid. Attract and leverage private, State, and Federal investment in electric vehicle deployment, infrastructure, research and development, and education and outreach.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

a bioenergy and biofuels company based in Washington DC, has signed a letter of intent with Rentech, Inc. The facility will also export more than 20 megawatts of baseload renewable power to the grid after powering the entire facility with clean electricity. The Solena Group, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

The action plan also suggests conducting a collective study to evaluate the effectiveness of various local, state, and national ZEV incentives to inform state and local government policy. Design and execution of a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle infrastructure feasibility study for the MOU states outside of California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

Field studies in Tokyo have shown that deploying fast chargers increase vehicle usage by more than 50 percent. Smart Grid integration tools. Level III stations rely on an off-board charger that converts AC to DC, using a 480 Volt, three-phase electric service. Remote station management. Ability to find available stations online.

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Electric Vehicles India

JULY 7, 2021

The government also wants to consider a proposal to study the real-time performance impact of electric two-wheelers to ward and village secretariat staff. The Okaya has bagged a major EV charger contract from the state own PGCIL (Power Grid Corporation of India Limited) which is an Indian state-owned Maharatna PSU of the Government of India.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Adding batteries to the system offers several benefits: coupled with on-site generation, it allows charging to be offered at off-grid locations; it enables peak shaving to avoid utility demand charges; and in some cases it allows a site to avoid expensive grid connection upgrades. Charged : Tell me more about DC-to-AC conversion.

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