Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

In a region known for long, dark winter nights, Polar Night Energy is building a system in the city of Tampere that can heat buildings with stored solar energy — all day, all night, and all winter long. This means that storing and distributing energy is as important as its generation. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

There have been vigorous debates pro and con in the United States and elsewhere over whether electric grids can support EVs at scale. Policy runs up against engineering reality The situation in Palo Alto is not unique. The answer is a nuanced “perhaps.” trillion in capital, operations, and maintenance costs by 2035.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.

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Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2021

There are technical reasons that contributed to faster repairs in Manhattan, but in general the neighborhoods that waited the longest to have their power restored tended to be poorer and less white. And it slowed urgent repair and maintenance of the power grid, with work crews having to practice social distancing due to the pandemic.

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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. The companies will assess how EV batteries perform in their “second lives,” including stationary applications in homes, neighborhoods and commercial buildings.

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Charged EVs

MARCH 30, 2023

And vehicle-to-grid technology offers alternate revenue streams for its vehicles. This enables more efficiency in terms of grid connections and capital investment. It allows you to be more efficient with grid connections, and it allows you to be more efficient with your CapEx costs. Q&A with Revel COO Paul Suhey.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. Engineering Advantages of PHEV. Table of Contents.

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