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Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Because [Ford] can provide the hardware, but ultimately, our country has to decide is this where we really want to go and if so, how are we going to really develop the smart grid in a way that works and allows the utilities to actually speak to each other and trade power, ubiquity of charging and all those things.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
The consortium considered it particularly important to re-assess the role of FCEVs in the light of recent technological breakthroughs in fuel cell and electric systems that have now increased their efficiency and cost-competitiveness significantly. Charging times are also significantly longer: 6-8 hours using normal charging equipment.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge. Richland, WA Electric Vehicle: Electric-Powered Adsorption Heat Pump for. electrical battery is being charged.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. announced a partnership with utility Southern California Edison to test a fleet of rechargeable electric vehicles and said it expected to sell such plug-in hybrids within the next decade if battery technology keeps pace.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. before 2010.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. . He envisioned “hundreds of thousands” of charging spots, as well as a number of stations where drained batteries could be exchanged for fresh ones.
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