Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

Up to 30 electric vehicles at a time can recharge in Fraunhofer IAO’s parking garage. The aim of charge@work is to design a micro smart grid (MSG) capable of supplying the EV fleet with electricity produced exclusively from renewable sources. Charging an electric vehicle fleet poses high requirements on the energy system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2020

American shipbuilding company Vigor Fab LLC has selected ABB as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet—the largest US ferry system. The first hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferry will join Washington State Ferries’ fleet in 2024.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation’s electric grid, according to research conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). His paper is published in Nature Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

BYD and Shell signed a strategic cooperation agreement to help accelerate the energy transition and improve charging experience for BYD’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) customers. A BYD Han EV at Shell Recharge site.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2021

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, is teaming with DD DANNAR, LLC (DANNAR) on an integration project to develop hydrogen fuel cell power solutions to markets in need of clean power options that may include municipalities, fleets, military applications, agriculture and mining.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

IVECO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Enel X, the Enel Group company dedicated to developing and selling innovative energy services and solutions for the electrification of consumptions and mobility. smart charging and V2G, Vehicle-to-Grid).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have analyzed the cost, energy, and environmental implications of a fleet of self-driving electric vehicles operating in Manhattan. Required fleet size by battery range and charging network. Bauer, Jeffery B.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 20, 2023

Consumers Think Renewable Energy Inadequate for EV Charging Are They Right? As EVs push the nation’s energy demands higher, will sustainable electricity sources be able to keep pace? As EVs push the nation’s energy demands higher, will sustainable electricity sources be able to keep pace? Where Will We Be in 2030?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Combined with a fully electric drivetrain and a natural gas-powered onboard generator to recharge the battery, the Hypertruck ERX will provide more than 1,000 miles of range. Initial Hypertruck ERX fleet demonstration vehicles have already been allocated to customers for delivery in 2021, with volume shipments scheduled in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

HADC is a special purpose energy company that will commercialize e1’s proprietary methanol-to-hydrogen generation technology for fuel cell applications within the aerospace sector including: Grid independent charging of electric aircraft. Grid independent charging of airport equipment, service vehicles and airport based rental cars.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

FreeWire Technologies, a developer of ultrafast electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions, raised $125 million in new capital. Proceeds will also be used to expand the company’s talent pool and invest in R&D to drive continued innovation of its product roadmap and energy management platform.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2023

In the articulated bus variant, available from June, the eCitaro fuel cell can run for around 350 kilometers without having to recharge, offering space for up to 128 passengers. The eCitaro fuel cell can thus seamlessly replace city buses with combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

At the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference, electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced high-power charging options to make a 100% electric bus fleet more easily achievable. North American cities, counties and transit agencies are announcing zero-emission fleet goals.

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EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? But it also raises a big question.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

BAE Systems has been selected by Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and the Republic of Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) to supply up to 600 electric power and propulsion systems for its new fleet of buses in Ireland. Series-ER builds on that foundation, maximizing the efficiency of the energy storage system.

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EV Connect

MAY 1, 2023

From retail giants like Amazon to leading telecommunications providers like Comcast, big-name brands are electrifying their enormous fleets. It helps electrification surge forward, and it puts pressure on companies of all sizes to electrify their own fleets. It requires rethinking the whole process of fleet deployment and management.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The goal of the research is to develop one uniform transport concept that will be tested and demonstrated with the help of fleet tests made up of a significant number of test vehicles. These vehicles already provided insights into bi-directional loading and integration in a smart grid in the earlier MeRegioMobil project.

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Driivz

AUGUST 18, 2021

The 2020 International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook projects that by 2030, the share of electricity going towards EV charging could rise to as high as 4–10% at peak demand. V2G returns the energy stored in EV batteries to the grid. EV owners don’t view their cars as devices that store energy for someone else’s use.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2022

The Nevera’s 120 kWh, liquid-cooled battery uses an 800 V architecture which should be able to recharge from 0 to 80% SoC in 22 minutes, with the car supporting a peak charging power of 500 kW. Source: IDTechEx - “Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles and Fleets 2022-2032 ”. What does a fast-charging curve tell us?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2018

For fleet operators who recharge large fleets of electric vehicles overnight, however, the load on electric grids and consequent demand charges pose a.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

Volkswagen will then gradually extend the electrification of the drive system to the entire fleet. While the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) charges the battery via the grid with a plug, the MHEV does not have a battery that can be recharged via a plug, but is equipped with a 48V belt starter generator.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The new fleet will use Toshiba’s Rechargeable Batteries (SCiB), a safe rechargeable battery solution with high-rate performance and long-life capabilities that is used in a wide range of applications, from EVs to grid energy storage. V, with gravimetric energy density of 90 Wh/kg and volumetric density of 177 Wh/L.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

MYTH 1: EVs are not really green because they increase the demand for energy generated by traditional fossil-fuel power plants. Charge point operators increasingly use smart energy management to incorporate energy from onsite renewables, usually solar panels, into the power supplied to the chargers, further reducing carbon footprint.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The integrated quick-charge function also ensures flexibility; around 80% of the energy can be recharged within 30 minutes. Various modes regulate the degree of recuperation of the energy generated during braking and can be optimally configured with paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Los Angeles Unified School District ordered 180 electric school buses, adding to the 26 Blue Bird electric school buses it already has in its fleet. Blue Bird will add 30 Vision and 150 All American (pictured above) electric buses to Los Angeles’ school bus fleet. The V2G capability will also help balance the grid.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Vehicle fleets across the United States are transitioning from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles, and that includes school bus fleets. Individual states and electric utilities also have their own funding programs for transitioning school bus fleets.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Charging infrastructure software is key to operations, billing, energy management and beyond. Energy Management – optimal EV charging through advanced algorithms, smart grid access, use of local renewables, and demand-side response. In a commercial setting (as a Fleet operator, developer of an MDU, parking structure owner, etc.),

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The third mode of electric plus comes online when higher energy is required when the system senses gradient climbing or acceleration for overtaking. The vehicle is also configured with exportable grid-quality electric power to recharge vehicles and a recovery crane operating on either electric or engine power take-off.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. New partners for fleets—and lots of them. Driving style also matters. Driving style also matters.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

ZAP, over the last few years has been pursuing the EV fleet market in the US, and developed a custom designed power train for a US delivery fleet with the goal of becoming a supplier for the electric powertrain which will replace the gasoline ones currently being used.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2012

Communities and utilities receiving the new technology were partially funded under the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program jointly administered through the Wisconsin State Energy Office and the US Department of Energy Wisconsin Clean Cities Program. The trucks are used for construction and maintenance of the Marshfield utility grid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

China State Grid has built and opened the largest ultra-fast EV charging station in the Chaoyang district of Beijing. Xiaoying Terminal originally supported a natural gas hybrid bus fleet; more than 10 major city bus routes departing from the terminal have completely converted to fast-charging electric buses. Click to enlarge.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 24, 2023

According to the Department of Energy, the number of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) ports more than doubled between 2015 and 2020.   This infrastructure serves as a beacon of hope during emergencies.

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