Plug In Partners
JULY 20, 2006
The average person who drives 40 miles per day or less wouldn't use any gasoline at all ," he says. While an average person might fill the tank with gasoline about 35 times a year, a plug-in would require perhaps six times. What it gives you is the world's cleanest extended-range vehicle," he says. "If
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. For an extended discussion see Appendix C).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 19, 2009
"In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in ecosystem must be in place when vehicles like the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle hit the market," GM said on its company FastLane blog. Comments that contain personal attacks or profanity may be edited or removed.
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.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 23, 2008
MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. The Volt, which GM prefers to call an extended-range electric vehicle, doesn’t use its internal combustion engine for propulsion, relying entirely on an electric drive system.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
The industry needs to continue to overcome the obstacles of extended range, price and impact on the grid if we’re going to be able to deliver a better experience than what consumers currently get. The AutOS platform creates a personalized energy plan for each driver.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extend range. Coulomb envisions a landscape transformed by cutting-edge charging stations — a kind of “smart grid&# of Web-networked stations that will communicate with drivers about their availability.
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