Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

Working with a group of nearly 100 BMW i3 drivers, selected from approximately 400 applicants, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to optimizing electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. Second-life.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Batteries get more powerful , charging grows more efficient, and the path to an all-EV future becomes increasingly clear. The potential of this technology now extends beyond simply powering the cars we drive. Through a converter that’s usually present in the charger, it allows vehicles to send energy directly back to the grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Reuse possibilities for these batteries include providing a supplemental home energy supply, storing renewable power and providing a fast-charging power source for EVs. This pilot project will help Duke Energy and ITOCHU validate potential business models for future commercialization.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, Mercedes-Benz Cars has eight vehicle and powertrain plants (Bremen, Rastatt, Sindelfingen, Berlin, Hamburg, Kamenz, Kölleda, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim), which either purchase electricity or operate their own power plants. In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Finally, renewable energy sources can be harnessed decentralizedly, allowing individuals and communities to generate their own power while decreasing their reliance on centralized power grids. The Advantages of Electric Vehicles Electric vehicles have several distinct advantages over traditional gasoline-powered vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Although technical and operational efficiency improvements in conventional propulsion systems may lower CO 2 emissions from ships by as much as 20% across the global fleet, such marked gains in efficiency will not stop the steady increase of total emissions from shipping or meet the ambitious reduction targets of the future. Source: DNV.

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Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2021

Normally during a heat wave, people have the option of escaping their homes and seeking cooler temperatures in public spaces like libraries, coffee shops, and stores. And it slowed urgent repair and maintenance of the power grid, with work crews having to practice social distancing due to the pandemic. COVID-19 changed all that.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

Source: America’s Energy Future, Fig. Among the wide variety of technologies under development that might become available in the future, this report focuses on those with the best prospects of fully maturing during the three time periods considered: 2008–2020, 2020–2035, and 2035–2050. the power grid) are urgently needed.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

TDI engine installed in the Audi prologue Avant delivers a maximum of 260 kW (353 hp), while the electric motor integrated in the eight-speed tiptronic contributes up to 100 kW. speed tiptronic directs engine power to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive. The lithium-ion battery pack in the rear storing 14.1

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Cars That Think

MARCH 6, 2024

And welcome to Fixing The Future , our bi-weekly podcast that focuses on concrete solutions to hard problems. Today on Fixing The Future , we’re doing something a little different. So the real engineering is just beginning for this. volts is pretty common—and really sipping microamps of power through these circuits.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The winds had barely died down when electric-power specialists and others began calling for a radical overhaul of Puerto Rico’s electricity networks, one that would emphasize renewable energy, distributed generation, and, critically, microgrids. A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The scheme could be one way of addressing concerns that modern power grids couldn’t endure widespread electric vehicle usage while helping to position the involved companies in an industry that’s being heavily incentivized by the government. Though whether that theory plays out as advertised remains to be seen.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The 260-kilometer, 320-kilovolt high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission system, based on technology from Hitachi Energy , in Zurich, marks a milestone in an ongoing transformation of the European power grid: It will plug into the first truly dynamic multiterminal HVDC network in Europe. electrical engineers with HVDC expertise.

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Drive Electric

JULY 7, 2022

For example, battery EV motors have fewer moving parts than fossil-fuel vehicles, no fluids to change and no wear or heat from a combustion engine, there’s less to maintain over time, saving you money (and time) at the mechanics. EV MYTH FOUR: NZ power supply can’t cope with an increase in Electric Vehicles.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Unlike traditional internal combustion engine vehicles that emit pollutants such as carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter, EVs produce no emissions during operation. The electric drivetrain is highly efficient in converting stored energy from batteries into motion, minimizing energy waste.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption. Myth #2: Hydrogen gas is dangerous to store and use.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The power electronics are effectively a link that controls the flow of high-voltage energy between the motor and the battery. The power electronics convert the direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC). Meanwhile, a DC/DC converter supplies the onboard electronics with 12-volt power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Solar ADEPT: Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology ($14.7 Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer.

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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). —Rita Forst, Opel’s Vice President of Engineering. Opel will use MeRegioMobil to study new intelligent charging technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

The scalable nature of nuclear plants built around the B&W mPower reactor would provide customers with practical power increments of 125 MWe to meet local energy needs within power grid and plant site constraints. Used fuel is stored in the spent fuel pool for life of the reactor (60 years).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The field tests with the MINI E as part of Project i in the US and Europe have already provided insights into the demands required of future production electric vehicles. The torque curve at higher engine speeds is therefore much more similar to the pattern familiar from combustion engines.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

One of the biggest challenges to the nations power grid "is going to be the introduction of electric vehicles," said Dana Christiansen, associate director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has partnered with Nissan, TVA and the state of Tennessee to help develop the charging infrastructure to support the vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. See Chevy Volt for latest.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it?

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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. In the city of the future, could power suppliers be rivalled by innovative construction firms?

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