EV Central

AUGUST 12, 2025

Yep, DC charging is faster, but in PHEVs it’s not that fast DC charging is quicker because it doesn’t have to go through an inverter to switch from AC to DC power, the latter being how a battery stores energy. And if you’d factored in a longer than usual stop then there’s no harm in plugging in. Here’s why. READ MORE: Advantage China?

DC

Plug N Drive

JUNE 27, 2025

Visitors will be able to test drive at least six different plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). While fossil fuels still play a significant role in the province’s electricity generation, research shows that EVs produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline cars — even on grids with higher carbon intensity.

Canada

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Among those considering the purchase of a new or used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, or just curious about EVs, charging can still be the EV dealbreaker. Becoming comfortable with the routine of charging your EVand when and where you need to plug inis an important part of ownership.

Charging

EV Info

MAY 8, 2025

Orsted cancel plans to build a huge wind farm in the North Sea rsted pulled the plug on the Hornsea 4 project off the east of England on Wednesday as it blamed rising costs and interest rates. Impact on UK's Green Plans The UKs goal of having a clean power grid by 2030 is looking even more difficult to achieve after this cancelation.

Wind

Plug in America

AUGUST 4, 2025

The new law handed out billions of dollars in fossil-fuel subsidies while actively dismantling EV and clean energy incentives, programs, and regulations. How this hurts EV adoption One in four vehicles sold globally this year will have a plug. How this hurts EV adoption One in four vehicles sold globally this year will have a plug.

Tax Credit

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 7, 2025

On a recent episode of the VWIDTalk podcast , Bill shared how he converted his 1981 DeLorean into a fully electric vehicle using parts from a salvaged Chevy Bolt. Without any prefab kits, he swapped in the Bolt’s drivetrain, battery pack, and electronics, fabricating custom mounts, axles and 3D-printed interior components to make it all work.

Conversion

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 10, 2025

From Reuters : BYD's move comes at a time of growing competition in Africa's largest automotive market, where sales of new energy vehicles are rising and other Chinese companies — such as GAC, Chery and GWM — are also making inroads. The country is primarily dependent upon coal for energy production.

South Africa

Plug N Drive

JUNE 5, 2025

Maloney O, Gatineau, QC J8T 8E1 will be able to test drive up to five different plug-in vehicles. Other vehicles will include all-electric sedans, as well as both plug-in hybrid and all-electric SUVs. On each Thursday to Sunday between June 12 to June 22, visitors to Voyages CAA-Québec at 960 Bd.

Canada

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

My husband (and fellow TTAC contributor), Andy Lilienthal , and I are avid off-road enthusiasts and have been for over 15 years. We love exploring remote areas to see what there is in the back 40. When the snow flies, we dont let it stop us. We drove our 1994 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear 4x4 van and were one of 12 vehicles. Dont be those people.

Kits

Charged EVs

APRIL 28, 2025

Q&A with SWTCH Head of Strategy Sofia Berrada Canada-based SWTCH offers charging solutions, including Charging as a Service, for multifamily, workplace and retail applications. SWTCHs load management system can be applied at four levels: to an individual circuit; to a group of chargers; to a panel with a mixed load; or to an entire building.

Fleet

Driivz

MAY 20, 2025

Retailers in some areas may even build additional revenue streams by participating in local utility grid stability programs. Smart energy management: Furthermore, smart EV charging management platforms can have benefits for the entire property. Secondly, retailers can drive revenue from more in-store sales.

Charging

Charged EVs

MARCH 14, 2025

We do two thingsEV charging and energy managementand we do them really well. We do two thingsEV charging and energy managementand we do them really well. Charged : Your system doesnt use a charger with the typical 1772 plug. We are the first one to have revenue grid metering. Well, maybe not.

Charging

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2014

Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi concept combines a rooftop solar panel with an off-board solar concentrator—essentially an inexpensive Fresnel lens canopy. Ford C-MAX Energi gets a combined EPA-estimated 108 MPGe city and 92 MPGe highway, for a combined 100 MPGe. Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept. Click to enlarge.

Solar

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

EPRI

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the use of blockchain for transactive energy using hardware in the laboratory’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). Distributing grid operational decision-making is revolutionary. Source: NREL.

Energy

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. —Matteo Muratori.

Grid

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Volvo Bus’ plug-in hybrid. Field tests being conducted in Gothenburg show that Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81% and total energy consumption (diesel plus electricity) by 61% compared to a comparable Euro 5 diesel bus. A number of European cities are showing an interest in the plug-in hybrids.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Nuvve Corporation, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology company, and Lion Electric, an original equipment manufacturer of all-electric heavy-duty vehicles based in Québec, are collaborating to launch vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology as a standard feature of Lion’s zero-emission school buses.

Grid

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Siemens Energy Management Division has teamed with Duke Energy and Ford to demonstrate the results of an 18-month effort to reduce the cost and expand electric vehicle charging technologies. Held at the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, Ky., Held at the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, Ky.,

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

High-performance battery storage units are an important component in the successful transition to renewable energy. High-performance battery storage units are an important component in the successful transition to renewable energy. This temporarily delays the final phase of the value chain: material recycling.

Grid

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

The QCA7006AQ is compliant with the Home Plug Green PHY (HPGP) specification, which is the leading specification for implementing Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) systems. In continued efforts to support the growing electric vehicle (EV) segment, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. —Lars Boeryd, Sr.

Grid

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Nissan, working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid services provider, has approved the first bi-directional charger for use with the Nissan LEAF in the US. Bi-directional charging technology means not only charging the Nissan LEAF, but also sending energy stored in the vehicle battery back to the building or the grid.

Nissan

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

SAFE and the Electrification Coalition (EC) released a report highlighting policy opportunities to accelerate the adoption of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. The transition to transportation electrification reduces dependency on oil and improves energy and national security. But policymakers must act now.

Grid

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? A line of electricity pylons in the UK countryside.

Grid

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

A fleet of plug-in electric vehicles sits ready to roll at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California. (US The Air Force unveiled the Department of Defense’s first non-tactical vehicle fleet composed entirely of plug-in electric vehicles at Los Angeles Air Force Base today. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging V2X'

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

ŠKODA AUTO, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, is introducing a smart energy storage system using second-life batteries from electric vehicles. The system stores sustainably generated electricity in used batteries that come from the all-electric SUV ŠKODA ENYAQ iV as well as the plug-in hybrid models SUPERB iV and OCTAVIA iV.

Energy Storage

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2022

In the harbor, a transmission cable will be connected to the electric grid onshore. An optional solution is to place a hydrogen or ammonia production plant next to the floating nuclear power plant utilizing the CO 2 -free fission energy to produce hydrogen and ammonia.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2014

The TT concept features a plug-in hybrid drive with two electric motors and a system output of 300 kW (408 hp) and 650 N·m (479 lb?ft) The infrastructure side—a plate with a coil and an inverter (AC/AC converter)—is placed on the parking spot of the Audi TT offroad concept and connected to the power grid.

Audi

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle. The latter report was published in Energy Economics. Source: “Electrifying Vehicles”.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Honda is partnering with the V2X Suisse consortium to demonstrate the role of electric vehicles (EVs) and bi-directional charging technology in the future of energy management. These will deliver vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy recovery capability at various urban and suburban sites across Switzerland.

Honda

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

Mitsubishi Motors and ENGIE are partnered in a project to explore the potential for electric vehicles to act as a means of energy storage for an office building. This energy can then be discharged back into the grid when appropriate. Hitachi Europe Ltd., kW, kWh and VAR. Mitsubishi Motors is providing an Outlander PHEV SUV.

Energy Storage

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Ford’s Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid van ( earlier post )is available to order now with first deliveries before the end of the year. The Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid’s front wheels are driven exclusively by a 92.9 A charging port located within the front bumper enables the new Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid to be charged in 4.3

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Driven by tighter emission standards in Europe, worldwide production of plug-in electric vehicles(PEVs)—including both battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models—will increase by 67% this year, according to IHS Automotive, driven by Polk. The jump in the PEV market this year contrasts with an expected 3.6%

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

Mopar has introduced new, Wi-Fi-capable, Level 2 (240-volt) charging units for at-home charging for Jeep 4xe and Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The all-new 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe is the first Grand Cherokee to offer plug-in hybrid capability. Qmerit-certified installers are licensed, insured and screened.

Jeep

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

unveiled PowerDrive, a suite of plug-in hybrid electric powertrain solutions spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty applications, at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show. The third mode of electric plus comes online when higher energy is required when the system senses gradient climbing or acceleration for overtaking. Cummins Inc.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2013

A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. This material can then be used around the vehicle, replacing existing components, to store and charge energy. Click to enlarge. —Qian et al. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

Energy Storage

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). ChargeForward is the first smart charging program to offer customers incentives for maximizing the integration of renewable energy while optimizing their EV charging.

BMW