Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

The new Mercedes-Benz EQB is making its debut at Auto Shanghai 2021 this week. kWh/100 km) it is the second fully electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. Charging at a Mercedes-Benz Wallbox is considerably faster than at a household socket. Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Transmission system operator TenneT and Daimler AG, through its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, have researched and tested the feasibility of innovative system services in the transmission grid as part of a joint development partnership. If this is not the case, frequency deviations can occur.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars has opened a factory for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) batteries in the Bangkok region in Thailand. With the joint investment in the new factory building as well as the factory extension, Mercedes-Benz AG and the local partner TAAP are once again strengthening their cooperation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. From 2022, the production of our Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany will operate CO 2 -neutral. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Daimler AG, with its wholly owned subsidiary ACCUMOTIVE, and enercity (Stadtwerke Hannover AG) will begin construction of a new stationary energy storage system (ESS) this year; the facility also functions as a spare parts storage facility for electromotive battery systems. Further, noted Madeleine Herdlitschka, from Daimler’s.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2017

and Daimler AG have invested in The Mobility House AG —a leading Germany-based provider of EV charging solutions and operator of stationary energy storage systems built with EV batteries. The V2G technology allows integration of EVs into the power grid as an aggregated swarm energy storage. Mitsui & Co.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Daimler, with its wholly owned subsidiary NuCellSys GmbH, and together with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America (MBRDNA) and Daimler Innovations Lab1886 is expanding the use case of its innovative automotive fuel cell technology. Recently, it presented the next step with pre-production models of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F‑CELL.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

These will ultimately include up to 30 vans (Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL) and some 90 electric cars (smart ed, Opel Ampera and Toyota Prius) for private transport. Opel is also bringing Meriva battery research vehicles to iZEUS as part of the project’s research into linking traffic and energy systems for intelligent driving.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

More than ten new electric cars are set to go into series production at Mercedes-Benz Cars by 2022, from the smart to the large SUV. With the smart vision EQ fortwo, we are giving a face to the themes with which Mercedes-Benz Cars describes the vision of future mobility within the CASE strategy. —smart CEO Annette Winkler.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

million contract, eSolutions will also work with the US Army to demonstrate the ability of plug-in hybrid vehicles to deliver power to the grid (V2G). Energy Storage. Bright eSolutions will work with TACOM to demonstrate the feasibility of Bright Automotive’s parallel hybrid technology for military non-combat use. Propulsion.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO). National Grid. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. NextGen Climate America.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Adding batteries to the system offers several benefits: coupled with on-site generation, it allows charging to be offered at off-grid locations; it enables peak shaving to avoid utility demand charges; and in some cases it allows a site to avoid expensive grid connection upgrades. Alex Urist: Coming in from the grid, it’s AC.

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Batteries Battery Grid DC 88

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Adding batteries to the system offers several benefits: coupled with on-site generation, it allows charging to be offered at off-grid locations; it enables peak shaving to avoid utility demand charges; and in some cases it allows a site to avoid expensive grid connection upgrades. Alex Urist: Coming in from the grid, it’s AC.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Operators are having to learn about things like load balancing, demand charge optimization and the emerging field of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. The Mercedes-Benz eActros, a heavy-duty truck aimed at the urban delivery market, is undergoing real-world testing, and is slated for production later this year.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Speaking to 9 leading influencers and experts, these are the technologies they think will reshape the EV market for years to come: Bidirectional charging: facilitating the transition to more EVs & clean energy whilst redefining what an EV can do. More EVs mean more energy consumption and, eventually, increased pressure on our grids.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. GM sees energy storage density as one of the attractive attributes of hydrogen, compared to a straight battery-electric solution. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Automakers like Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Nissan, and Jaguar have embraced the series, which is surely the world’s most prominent showcase for electric vehicle performance. The global electric racing championship Formula E has been a huge success by any measure. We’re taking this [equipment for Formula E] and shipping it around the world.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Detroit News ).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept CLA Class at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. This concept, designed on the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, represents the company’s vision to elevate this important vehicle class, based on the long-term portfolio strategy. The new operating system MB.OS

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

"We continue to look for energy-efficient replacement vehicles for our aging fleet as we explore ways to reduce our transportation-related carbon emissions," said Sam Pulcrano, Vice President-Sustainability, U.S. Postal Service. Based in Watertown, Massachusetts, A123Systems has announced plans for a Michigan-based production facility.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. The demands on the grid would require a lot of infrastructure work without some sort of "energy reservoir" in place.

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