Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , Plug-in vehicles for grid balancing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The process demonstrably improves the overall environmental performance of electric vehicles, thereby helping to make e-mobility more economically efficient. Depending on the model, Daimler AG guarantees its electric vehicle customers a battery life of up to ten years.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

Ricardo will support a project led by Coventry City Council, working alongside electricity distribution network operator WPD, to investigate the implementation of dynamic wireless power transfer (WPT) solutions for electric vehicles in Coventry, UK. Credit: Carlos Jones, ORNL/US Dept.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While it’s great news that electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in the United States, it does pose a unique issue: EV sales are now outpacing EV charging infrastructure. of the total light-duty vehicle market in 2021! of the total light-duty vehicle market in 2021! In fact, BEVs accounted for 3.2%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

A team of Burns & McDonnell engineers, along with subcontractor Coritech Services, has developed a system of bidirectional, fast-charging stations for a fleet of plug-in electric vehicles at Fort Carson, Colo. Smith, Hawaii—SPIDERS is to enable those facilities to operate independent from the bulk power grid (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. According to the latest statistics available, approximately 55.6%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced energy technologies, starting with the evaluation and testing of second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries. Duke Energy and ITOCHU’s program builds upon their involvement in Project Plug-IN, a large-scale public/private EV initiative based in Indianapolis.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

Working with a group of nearly 100 BMW i3 drivers, selected from approximately 400 applicants, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to optimizing electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. That would mean installing vast amounts of energy storage, such as. There are a few possibilities.

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Driivz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A Charge Point Operator (CPO) is an eMobility industry player that builds EV charging sites, installs hardware from a variety of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) vendors, and ensures optimal ongoing EV charging operations.

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Blink Charging

JULY 27, 2023

This innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging station will be beneficial to both drivers and businesses that want to host DCFC charging stations. In 2030, McKinsey estimates that there may be as many as 48 million EVs plugging into the US power grid, which means that utility providers are already preparing for the increased load.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. BMW i Home Charging Services.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

At Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford launched a strategic collaboration with Haier (home appliance), Trina Solar (solar power) and Delta Electronics (power management) to introduce MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) to China, a holistic approach for lowering the energy costs and carbon footprint of Chinese families.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). MW of Solar PV installed, additional 2 MW planned. The Commission approved a $1.6-million

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. V2GFull varies not only the charging of the vehicle battery, but also can vary the discharging of the battery back into the power grid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

This strategy will extend the useful life of the battery for the owner, even beyond in-vehicle use, BMW said. Because the electric draw is much less at home when compared to automotive usage, this storage system is an ideal application for a retired BMW i3 battery; the repurposed battery will offer many additional years of service.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [

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EV Connect

APRIL 11, 2022

For many industries, public infrastructure does not always initially keep up with the private sector; however, the electric vehicle charging station industry hopes to disrupt this notion. EV Connect provides the charging hardware, software and service to help power the electric vehicle industry down the road for years to come!

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

The six participating companies will build and test a system that applies the latest technologies that will be utilized including: power distribution control; demand side load control; control-ICT platform, electric vehicles (EVs) operation and charging control; multiple type of rapid chargers; and information and telecommunications technologies.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. Hyzon Motors , one of the few firms working on ultraheavy trucks powered by fuel cells.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Global EV and plug-in hybrid sales (BEV+PHEV) topped 14 million units in 2023 ( EV Volumes ) and are projected to surpass 45 million by 2030 ( IEA ). Those vehicles are hungry for electrons, driving growth in charging stations and the infrastructure to support them. EV chargers are more than just high-current electrical outlets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

We think electric vehicles can become that. ”. “.I I think every aspect of the electric vehicle can be done; every aspect of a smart grid can be done. The WattStation can be installed into any commercial, public or retail location. Smart grid demo. This is a business-process issue. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. The conventional A380 is powered by a 1.6-

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Driivz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The German government offers grants up to €9,000 plus tax reductions for fully electric passenger vehicles, €40,000 for small to medium-sized electric trucks and up to €500,000 for heavy-duty trucks. Electrification of fleets (buses and light, semi and heavy commercial vehicles) continues to expand.

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Drive Electric

JULY 7, 2022

Electric vehicles are more popular in New Zealand than ever! With increasing numbers of car manufacturers introducing electric models and the launch of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, EVs are now a common sight on our roads. However, there are still plenty of misconceptions about electric vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. 2 Plug-in hybrids are cleaner 3 Plug-in hybrids are cheaper 4 Plug-in hybrids are domestic 5 Plug-in hybrids already exist 1. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

BorgWarner introduced its Onboard Battery Charger (OBC), adding to the company’s impressive portfolio of technologies for plug-in hybrid and pure-electric vehicles. This technology uses silicon carbide technology and is best-in-class for power density, power conversion efficiency and safety compliance, the company says.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 6, 2024

But just circling back to the legislative angle and the state of the electric vehicle industry-- well, actually, are we just getting way off topic with the electric vehicles? You can get very lean containers that is just basically the program and the install. We’re getting these green buses in. Fantastic advance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Volkswagen marked its serious entry into the battery-electric vehicle market with the introduction in Frankfurt of its first two series production EVs: the e-up! Via a DC/DC converter it also supplies the vehicle’s circuitry with voltage of 12 V. The battery is then charged from the grid at a power level of 2.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2012

In vehicles built with this new technology, the driver assistance, safety, and infotainment features will mostly be installed as software instead of being managed in control units. This will reduce the current complexity of the ICT architecture and at the same time increase its power.

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Just to drive 100 miles, the average electric vehicle (EV) uses the same amount of electricity that it takes to power a typical U.S. Power companies and government agencies are working hard to meet this demand, but it’s a challenging task. But what if electric vehicles can be part of the solution to this problem?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

The system is very easy for customers to use – all they have to do is plug in the car, and the rest happens automatically. The intelligent charging management manages the optimum use of the battery, thereby maximizing the cost-effectiveness of the overall system. —Martin Dehm.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Honda has joined a demonstration project for experimental vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology aimed at providing a potentially valuable energy storage resource to the electrical grid while providing for more cost-effective ownership of plug-in electric vehicles. Earlier post.). Infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

By the middle of next year, 20 Audi A1 e-tron ( earlier post ) models will successively take to the region’s roads and around 200 new charging stations will be installed. It will address a number of issues from the data transfer between the driver, vehicle and electric filling station to the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

million to install three hydrogen fueling stations in the cities of Mountain View and Cupertino (both in Santa Clara County), and Foster City (San Mateo County). million to retrofit five heavy duty electric trucks using a Siemens pantograph system, in which an overhead wire transmits electric power to a vehicle. .

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