Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2009
Hydro-Québec has joined a Ford-EPRI North America-wide demonstration and research program on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). EPRI has identified nine utilities across North America to test drive the vehicles and collect data on battery technology, vehicle systems, customer use and grid infrastructure. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2010
Hybrid Owners have the highest interest in PHEVs. Source: EPRI/SCE. Additionally, EPRI envisions that the combined survey responses will provide a rich source of data to address issues related to preparing electric utilities as they accommodate PHEVs and other types of electric vehicles. Click to enlarge. Fast-charging.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is using JCS Li-ion packs. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2010
Distribution of battery requirements for consumer-selected PHEV designs (shaded circles) compared to USABC, MIT and EPRI performance requirements. The present analysis explores both, with a particular emphasis on the latter—challenging untested assumptions regarding consumer valuation of PHEV capabilities. Axsen et al.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2009
The Ford PHEV charge settings user interface. Ford’s PHEV vehicle-to-grid communications. We are designing what plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles will be capable of in the future. Ford’s key partners in this effort include: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
Plug In Partners
AUGUST 1, 2008
T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. The entire PHEV environmental assessment is available on the EPRI website.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2012
The objective of the taskforce is initially to create a guideline for demonstration projects and design verification and later standardize in 2015 with field confirmation. Design validation test and wireless charging verification test. Develop protocol and determine means of communication.
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