Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Lucid Motors announced the Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle yet offered with the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute. For owners charging their Lucid Air in real-world conditions on the road, that can translate into 300 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Axion Power International, Inc., the developer of advanced lead­carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), was awarded a purchase order from SilTek Inc. for participation in a Zero Energy Building in the Washington DC Naval Yard. —Axion Power Chairman & CEO Thomas Granville.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

In the UK, Renault and Powervault are partnering to re-use electric vehicle (EV) batteries in home energy storage units. This partnership will reduce the cost of a Powervault smart battery unit by 30%, helping Powervault to bring home energy storage to the tipping point of mass-market roll-out in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

The program is now issuing calls to participating BMW i3 drivers in the Bay Area to request the interruption of the charging of their EVs for one hour. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system. Managed charge.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From hurricanes to floods to wildfires, natural disasters bring havoc, disrupt essential services, and leave countless individuals without power for extended periods. EV Charging and Emergency Management With the help of government investments, electric vehicle infrastructure in the United States has grown exponentially.

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EV Match

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Managed EV charging can enable dozens of beneficial features to EV chargers such as access control, payment processing, data reports, demand response eligibility, and more. Here we break down the benefits of managed or “smart” charging to drivers, property owners, utilities, and society at large.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Energy storage and nuclear fusion—two reliable crowd pleasers when the crowd you’re talking about is readers of IEEE Spectrum —are well represented among our most widely read energy stories of 2023. NASA Battery Tech to Deliver for the Grid EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery cells are 1.8 Number one? Heat pumps.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

Townsend-AllCell will have the exclusive world-wide rights to commercialize AllCell’s patented technology for automotive battery applications plus additional rights for other markets including grid energy storage applications. During resting or charging, the paraffin re-solidifies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

The home, located on the West Village campus of the University of California, Davis, is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting. DC-to-DC electric vehicle charging. Photo by Dorian Toy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

Bombardier EnerGstor wayside energy storage unit. Bombardier Transportation, a leading producer of rail vehicles and rail transportation equipment, systems and services, has selected Maxwell ultracapacitors as the energy storage element of the Bombardier EnerGstor braking energy recuperation system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2015

A new study by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley shows quantitatively that EV batteries can continue to meet daily travel needs of drivers well beyond the 80% floor for remaining energy storage capacity that is commonly assumed.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

It’s ultimately part of GM’s big energy play that sees EVs becoming home power banks and more. GM Energy app The automaker has a bigger vision for the product. GM once again noted with the announcement that it plans to expand V2H bidirectional charging technology across all its Ultium-based EVs by model year 2026.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and grid energy storage all rely on efficient and affordable energy storage solutions, primarily lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have emerged as the most efficient and cost-effective energy storage solution.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

How to assemble this motley mélange of used battery packs into a smoothly-functioning stationary storage system? CEO and co-founder Antoni Tong recently explained to Charged how the system works, and how the company procures batteries and prepares them for successful second careers. Charged : Let’s start at step one.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

published in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , reviews in detail four stationary storage systems considered the most promising candidates for electrochemical energy storage: vanadium redox flow; sodium-beta alumina membrane; lithium-ion; and lead-carbon batteries. The need for storage. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation, announced in early 2009, was highly competitive and resulted in funding 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. In Li-ion batteries, Li ions (Li + ) leave the cathode during charging and move through the electrolyte and separator to intercalate into the anode. by Bill Cooke. The reverse happens on discharge. Earlier post.).

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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.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Charged spoke with co-founder Michael Baumann about the many applications of his company’s battery analytics platform. Charged : Tell us about the origins of the company. Charged : What exactly is the product? Charged : Taking a step back, how do you get the core data? Michael Baumann: That’s a very good question.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. HEATS: High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage ($37.3 Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. Appendix C: Intricacies of the Grid—transfer of power vs. energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The research project has the goal of integrating electrical vehicles as mobile energy storage units in the future intelligent power grid (smart grid). Opel will use MeRegioMobil to study new intelligent charging technologies. Charging time with 230V is approximately 3.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2010

has delivered the first of what it calls “Ancillary Power Vehicles” (APVs)—batter-electric vehicles with a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability—to the US Army Tank Automotive Research Center (TARDEC) in Hawaii this week in partnership with Honeywell Aerospace. Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers at Dalhousie University, led by Professor Jeff Dahn, have developed an excellent moderate-energy-density lithium-ion pouch cell chemistry that they say should be able to power an electric vehicle for more than 1.6 million kilometers (1 million miles) and last at least two decades in grid energy storage.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. When the team tested the newly-coated cathode, they discovered it could be charged and discharged in as little as 9 seconds. by RSS or sign up by email. I agree with sebastian.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Now that phase is over, and companies are starting to place substantial orders, but they’re running into another hurdle—charging infrastructure needs to be built out, and managing it is a complex affair. These megawatt charging sites will be open to all fleet operators. Charged : You’ve broken ground on your first facility.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

The Solartaxi is a realization of one of Louis’ childhood dreams : to drive a zero emissions solar powered electric car around the world. They’re mainly along for the ride to demonstrate that photovoltaic solar technology is real and available today. Zebra batteries have an energy density of around 90Whr/kg.

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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. “I In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. ’s power generation, he said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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. Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it. Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Scottish and Southern Energy is the UK’s leading generator of energy from renewable sources and will be installing the private and public charging points required for the MINI E test vehicles. This unique engine and transmission arrangement powers the MINI E seamlessly to 62 mph in 8.5

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 6, 2023

Picture this: You’re cruising down the road in your sleek, futuristic electric vehicle (EV), enjoying the whisper-quiet ride and emission-free journey. These suppliers provide essential parts such as batteries, electric motors, power electronics, and charging infrastructure coordinating these metrics is a complex and tedious job.

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