Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Palo Alto’s government has set a very aggressive Sustainability and Climate Action Plan with a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below the 1990 level by the year 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

The powertrain also produces electricity locally at roughly 30% less than the average grid cost, which yields a seven-year cost-of-ownership unmatched by any diesel, battery-electric (BEV) or hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) Class 8 truck under development.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

While hydrogen generation creates additional flex-operating opportunities for nuclear plants, it also creates additional considerations for grid-interconnects and hydrogen end-users. Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation will develop a blueprint that reduces maintenance costs and outage time for the current fleet of nuclear reactors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As the only manufacturer currently producing every bus type in Electric, we can help districts start to introduce and potentially transform their entire fleet over time to zero emissions. Electric buses also have fewer parts to maintain, which helps the district see immediate savings on maintenance costs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The pilot offer combines an innovative, high-powered energy storage solution with ultrafast charging and a standardized micro-grid energy system where the required solution can be complemented with renewable electricity generation on-site or through the grid.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

One avenue to combat this crisis is a rapid reduction in carbon emissions from our daily transportation, one of the leading contributors of CO 2 emissions. Enter electric vehicles: a practical step toward reducing carbon emissions and reinforcing sustainable practices. EVs are game changers in the reduction of vehicle emissions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

In the latest effort to make aviation sustainable and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ZeroAvia announced advancements in developing a hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain. He previously founded and was the CEO of eMotorWerks, a smart grid electric vehicle charging company acquired in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

These high performance gensets are the most environmentally friendly naval gensets Rolls-Royce has ever produced—they meet the requirements of the IMO III emissions directive due to mtu selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems. Not pictured: the mtu SCR system for fulfilling the IMO III emissions directive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

Total Smart Grid costs. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has released a broad assessment of the costs and benefits to modernize the US electricity system and deploy the smart grid. The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion. Source: EPRI.

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Driivz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

While these regulations share the ultimate goal of eliminating transport-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, their approaches to regulating EV smart charging infrastructure differ. Real-time energy metering and communications to ensure the stability of the grid and optimize charging for the benefit of the grid and the consumer .

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2020

In January 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced the availability of VW Settlement Trust-funded open grant programs aimed at reducing emissions of nitrogen oxide and greenhouse gas across Massachusetts, while supporting electrification of the state’s transportation network.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

Two units have already been sold to utilities in the United States: NYSEG and RG&E, AVANGRID companies, and National Grid. The battery separately powers the drivetrain and hydraulic motors, resulting in hydraulic breakout forces equal to diesel-powered machines and improved performance during simultaneous loader and drivetrain operation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

GEMINA’s goal is to reduce fixed operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from ~13 $/MWh in the current fleet to ~2 $/MWh in the advanced fleet. These GEMINA teams are working to develop tools for the advanced reactors of tomorrow to improve operations and lower maintenance costs by designing more autonomous, and efficient processes.

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Setec Powerr

APRIL 18, 2023

While electric cars have many benefits, such as reduced emissions and lower fuel costs, they also present unique challenges when it comes to maintaining the charging infrastructure they require. Unlike gas pumps, which require relatively simple and infrequent maintenance, charging stations are more complex and require regular upkeep.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2017

The City of Turku will officially re-launch the historic Föri ferry tomorrow, complete with a new zero-emission electric drivetrain that will deliver greater efficiency, less noise and reduced operating costs. This also allows future motor maintenance in shifts, with no interruption to operation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs. —Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of automotive maintenance and engineering.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Public and private fleet owners are under increasing environmental and government pressure to reduce carbon emissions by switching to electric vehicles (EVs). Fleet operators have to purchase EVs, purchase, install and manage depot EV charging infrastructure, retrain drivers, and transition maintenance staff.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 4, 2024

Technologies such as AI-based predictive maintenance and advanced digital systems are poised to make urban traffic cleaner and more efficient in the future. “These innovations are improving user/customer experiences and contributing to a cleaner environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Agarwal.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In the last 22 years, we have implemented voluntary incentive programs that have resulted in more than 134,000 tons of emission reductions. Opportunities for technology transfer will also help drive additional deployments of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle technologies throughout California and North America.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

New projects are classified under BD+C (Building Design and Construction) and existing projects are classified under O+M (Operations and Maintenance) for the purposes of LEED certification. Let’s look at how installing EVSE can support your building’s accreditation in LEED v4.1. Initiate at least one full test of the DR plan.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

million through the Low- or No-Emission Vehicle (Low-No) Program from the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration for the electric buses and charging systems. SMART and DDOT were awarded $2.6 In addition to battery-electric buses, Proterra provides purpose-built high-power charging systems for heavy duty EV fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2015

Phoenix Cars LLC, a developer of electric vehicle technologies for the fleet market, delivered an electric Zero Emissions Utility Shuttle flatbed (ZEUS) to US Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. Vehicle To Grid (V2G) charging capability will provide mobile power capability available for future needs. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It considers the production of 60 fuel chains for conventional and alternative fuels as well as 14 different forms of electricity generation, the impacts of vehicle (and battery) manufacturing, and vehicle use and maintenance including different ‘end of life’ scenarios. avoided emissions from manure storage).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2017

The 60 kW microturbine range extender delivers 40% efficiency, low emissions, and a 10000-hour maintenance interval. When compared with traditional gasoline vehicles, H600’s emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, NO x , and particulate matter is 2.5%, 11.7%, 36.6% of the ICE vehicles, respectively, HKG said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

This diesel-to-hybrid retrofit represents Europe’s first low emissions hybrid tugboat. Canada, Corvus Energy provides a compact, modular lithium-ion battery system to commercial marine, aviation GSE, transportation, ports machinery, remote community, off grid and grid energy markets. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline. —Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

About 17% of the total CO 2 emissions from the European refinery sector can be attributed to hydrogen production. Emissions from steam reforming natural gas are about 10 tonnes of CO 2 per tonne of hydrogen produced, nearly 50% of direct refinery CO 2 emissions. When oxidized, this leads to emissions of about 2.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

Standardizing PEV batteries could reduce the purchase and ownership costs of PEVS, as well as addressing additional consumer issues such as maintenance and safety. The stored, compressed air will be used to generate electricity on an “on demand” basis to meet the facility’s needs, including periods of high demand or grid outages.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

As one of the world’s largest automakers, Volkswagen is going to force the pace of the urgently needed transport and energy transition to emission-neutral e-mobility. Elli Group GmbH , with headquartered in Berlin, is to develop products and services connected with energy and charging for the brands of the Group. Charging on the road.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Smart Meters and Needs Smart energy meters as compared to conventional meters provides flexibility in terms of safety, responsive time, storing and reading data remotely, provides wireless communication that enables the feasibility of calculating the overload and underload on grid through a particular area.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

GW offshore wind farm would provide enough clean power to the New England grid for the equivalent of more than 650,000 households starting in 2031. million tons of CO2 emissions annually across the region, equivalent to taking 414,000 cars off the road. It would avoid 2.1 billion over 20 years from adding 1.2

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2023

Hydrogen has great promise as a low-emission fuel source. Digital twins can track the operations of electrolyzer components like electrodes, membranes, or pumps to see which parts may be likely to fail and to proactively make recommendations for scheduling maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In addition to providing full maintenance and repair services, TEC Equipment will provide fleets the ability to charge their leased VNR Electric trucks from their Southern California dealerships, located in Fontana and La Mirada. Through the project, TEC Equipment will offer 15 Volvo Class 8 trucks to lease for real-world trials.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Well, when it comes to self-generated energy generation, PV is a reliable and efficient solution with a realistic payback time and minimal maintenance requirements. This gives zappi users the opportunity to charge for free – quick, simple, zero emissions motoring. But why solar? While popular, solar is just one solution. In result?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

Electrify America has selected Greenlots , a leading provider of grid-enabled electric vehicle (EV) smart charging solutions, to deliver the operating platform for its network of high-power fast chargers that will greatly expand highway and other EV charging capabilities across the United States. —Mark McNabb, CEO of Electrify America.

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