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.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 28, 2010
General Electric and Nissan plan to research “smart charging&# technologies for electric vehicles to help consumers take advantage of cheaper electricity rates and keep the power grid stable. smart-grid lab for three years. The second phase will work on integrating electric vehicles in the power grid, according to the companies.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
Ford E85 Escape Johnson Controls/Saft. By evaluating how the vehicles are driven and how they are charged, the AVTA is able to demonstrate vehicle energy consumption results and potential electric grid impacts. The AVTA also tests other electric drive vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2009
While OEMs and utilities continue to define and refine hardware standards and communication protocols for smart charging, a tremendous amount of work needs to be done in preparing both the grid and the process to accommodate the expected influx of plug-ins, and to make the process as easy as possible for consumers.
Plug In Partners
JANUARY 28, 2008
Priority given to recently closed facilities or facilities in danger of closing SEC 133 Inclusion of Electric Drive in Energy Policy Act of 1992 Adds PHEVs, hybrids, and Neighborhood Electric Vehicles to list of those vehicles receiving credit under Epact fleet requirements.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. it would bring down the neighborhood. Contributing writer Bill Cooke has been an engineer and manager with Ford and Visteon.]. Prabhakar Patil. As the technology gets fixed, the anode is more of an issue related to fast charge.
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The electrified slab is located on 14th Street, between Marantette and Dalzelle, right near the trendy Corktown neighborhood and the former ruins of the Michigan Central Station Ford is actively restoring. But it’s hardly on a major thoroughfare and just barely long enough to serve as anything other than a proof of concept.&
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