Remove Electrical Storage Remove Price Remove Products Remove Recharge
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Battery/Storage Exposition 14 Jan

Green Car Congress

BEEST (Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation). The projects in BEEST sought to develop a variety of rechargeable battery technologies that would enable EV/PHEVs to meet or beat the price and performance of gasoline-powered cars, and enable mass production of electric vehicles that people will be excited to drive.

Batteries 418
article thumbnail

Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

Green Car Congress

The implementation of this industrial and commercial ecosystem will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024, replacing the production of new vehicles. The objective is to preserve the value of the product as much as possible and reduce the time the car is out of service.

Economy 397
article thumbnail

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [

Clean 150
article thumbnail

Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

As countries transition away from fossil fuels to green sources of energy like wind and solar, there will be natural lulls in energy production due to weather conditions. They gradually lose capacity with each discharge and recharge cycle, and they can be fire hazards. When does it make sense to buy electricity directly from the grid?

article thumbnail

Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

The more suppliers you have, the more competition you have, which means the pricing and performance from those suppliers are going to be better. If you’ve got a limited supplier pool, they’re going to be less inclined to give you a good price for good performance. What happens when we plug in 1.2-megawatt megawatt chargers?

Fleet 52
article thumbnail

Will the world run out of lithium?

Drive Electric

Lithium is commonly used for rechargeable batteries, particularly in Electric Vehicles (EVs). Improved technology Efforts are underway to increase the production of lithium and improve the efficiency of its extraction and processing.

Oil 82
article thumbnail

The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

It optimizes energy consumption based on grid constraints, energy pricing, renewable energy availability, locally stored energy, preconfigured EV owner preferences, and driver needs. EV drivers require complete transparency, with real-time information about charger availability as well as clarity about peak and non-peak pricing.