Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

Life cycle” includes raw material extraction, manufacturing, use, and the recycling or reuse of end-of-life vehicles. As part of this effort, by the early 2030s every all-new Nissan vehicle offering in key markets—Japan, China, the US and Europe—will be electrified. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The gigafactory is expected to create 2,112 new jobs when operating at its full annual capacity of 20 GWh by the end of 2027, equivalent to 200,000 electric vehicle battery packs annually. billion in a new battery cell manufacturing plant, called ONE Circle, in Van Buren Township, Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

Completed in less than one year, the electric school bus fleet project is part of a series of electrification initiatives by the Stockton Unified School District to become the nation’s leading zero-emission school district. Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

Volkswagen and bp have launched a strategic partnership that will boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Europe, unveiling their first charger in Dusseldorf, Germany. bp CEO Bernard Looney and Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess launching the first bp / Aral flexpole fast charger.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University. Both have their own advantages and together complement each other, Geely says.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

and ABB’s Power Grids business are partnering to expand the rollout of silicon carbide in the rapidly-growing high-power semiconductor market. Cree’s products will be included as part of ABB’s power semiconductor product portfolio, across power grids, train and traction, industrial and e-mobility sectors.

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EV Connect

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

There is a ton of terminology floating around regarding electric vehicle (EV) charging. Another important factor to consider for EV charging is the power current. Electric vehicle charging stations use both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) to power EVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

Lithium-ion batteries made in Russia will be applied in electric vehicles (buses and cars), special equipment and in power grids. The alliance with the Korean partner is a part of ROSATOM’s strategic development of non-nuclear businesses. The start of the first stage of production is scheduled for 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Tri-gen will enable Toyota Logistic Services (TLS) Long Beach to be the company’s first port vehicle processing facility in the world powered by onsite-generated, 100% renewable energy and represents the types of innovative and bold investments the company is making as part of its environmental sustainability strategy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Today, utilities use complex software platforms called an energy management system (EMS) and advanced distribution management system (ADMS) to manage the demand, supply, and reliable delivery of electricity on the power grid. Traditionally, integrating new resources into the grid comes at a substantial cost for a utility.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

Under the pilot, bus batteries would charge when energy is plentiful—such as during the day when there is abundant solar power—and discharge the energy when there is high demand on the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Since then, The Mobility House has been providing Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles plus fleet operators a comprehensive service supporting the individual charging infrastructure. The V2G technology allows integration of EVs into the power grid as an aggregated swarm energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Under the global plan, called Nissan Energy, owners of Nissan’s electric vehicles will be able to easily connect their cars with energy systems to charge their batteries, power homes and businesses or feed energy back to power grids. The company will also develop new ways to reuse electric car batteries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

Nissan, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, PSA Groupe, NUVVE, Frederiksberg Forsyning, Enel, Insero and DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Electrical Engineering (PowerLabDK) are partnering in the Danish project Parker to develop a universal definition for grid integration for electric vehicles.

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2021

They also focus on educating the public about the benefits of electric vehicle adoption, promoting the eMobility industry as a whole as well as their individual organizations’ agendas. REA recently merged with the UK Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Association (UKEVSE). certification. Why Get Involved.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 26, 2023

LG Energy Solution (LGES) noted on Friday that it is currently engaged in “active discussions” with Tesla and other electric vehicle companies to provide batteries from its planned factory in Arizona. LG Energy Solution CFO Chang Sil Lee cited the rising demand for electric vehicles as a significant driver for the battery sector.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2022

Considering that electric vehicles are basically giant batteries on wheels, it is no surprise that several carmakers are exploring their potential use in vehicle-to-grid systems. This was made possible in no small part due to the efforts of IE2S, which developed a cloud-based pooling system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

ORNL’s wireless charging technology transferred power between the truck and a charging pad across the 11-inch gap using two electromagnetic coupling coils at the demonstration. The system transferred electricity from the power grid to the vehicle battery terminals at more than 92% efficiency.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

As interest in AI surges, so too has scrutiny of the technology’s energy intensity and its corresponding burden on data centres and power grids. Artificial intelligence ‘s next target is the electric vehicle battery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

The carport will enable NSA Mid-South to recharge its current fleet of 17 electric vehicles with renewable electricity in approximately four hours, while reducing demand on the commercial power grid. Construction began in March 2013, and was completed in late April.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 16, 2023

The electric vehicle industry is booming, and with it comes a plethora of terms and acronyms that can sometimes be confusing. EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. It refers to the hardware or the physical components required to convey electrical energy from an electricity source to an electric vehicle.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 24, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) are looking to be a huge part of our future. As the costs of climate change and the price of oil both become too high to bear, auto manufacturers will shift more of their vehicle fleets to electric. EV fleets could play a part in overloading the grid, or could wind up unable to charge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.

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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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Twenty units of the Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle ( earlier post ) are on the roads of the Munich pilot region in a fleet trial by partners Audi, E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke München (SwM), and Technische Universität München (TUM). All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

AC Propulsion has delivered an AC Propulsion-powered eBox to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where it will be used to evaluate Vehicle to Grid (V2G) operation as part of a research program. We are happy to be working with DTU and look forward to furthering V2G implementation in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

The new company will play its part with energy offerings from renewable sources and smart charging solutions. In future, customers will not only meet Volkswagen in dealerships and in their vehicles but also in their homes, where half of all electric car owners charge their vehicles.

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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. Today, chip shortages continue to disrupt the consumer electronics, automobile, and other sectors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

million grant to the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) to lead development of an advanced management platform for integrating electric vehicle (EV) charging with utility-scale energy systems. Part 2: Network and application protocol requirements. Part 3: Physical layer and Data Link Layer requirements.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Fraunhofer ESK is developing underlying communication methods for a uniform energy management system for power grids and electric vehicles.

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EV Connect

JULY 18, 2022

The electric vehicle industry is hot and so is the weather! During summer, especially in very warm climates, it’s important to take into account the increased toll on the power grid due to powering air conditioners. That’s why power companies and infrastructure often implement demand response systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2013

A vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy has begun selling power to PJM Interconnection for the power grid. Since then, the project has been selling power services from a fleet of EVs to PJM, whose territory has 60 million people in the 13 mid-Atlantic states.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, introduced Quasar 2, the latest generation of its bidirectional home chargers designed specifically for the North American market. The average American experienced more than eight hours of power interruption in 2020.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The energy supply system from Siemens used in the project makes it possible to test the limits of the fast charging capability of vehicle batteries. It can already work with higher voltages of up to 920 volts, as expected in future electric vehicles. 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The new wave set off by electric vehicles has not only not receded amidst skepticism, but more and more new technologies and new thinking based on pure electric cars are driving the pace of innovation. It’s not just a cleaner, cheaper way to get around; it’s also a power source for everyday life and emergencies.

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