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. trillion in capital, operations, and maintenance costs by 2035. As energy expert Chris Nelder noted at a National Academy EV workshop , “vehicle-to-grid is not really a thing, at least not yet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2020

Starting from today, the WESTKÜSTE100 partners will be working together to create this green future and build an ecologically and economically sustainable business model. In addition, part of the generated hydrogen will be transported via a newly built hydrogen pipeline to Heide’s municipal utility for transfer to the natural gas grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

In most cases the existing technology grid can accommodate truck charging at depots. That perception is shifting, and our research suggests that certain short-haul operations can be electrified today with relatively low-power depot charging that won’t overwhelm the grid. Their paper appears in the journal Nature Energy. Borlaug, B.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

As well as enabling EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home or the grid, Wallbox’s latest innovation is designed to give EV drivers the ability to isolate their home from the grid and use their EV for backup power during a blackout. Providing up to 11.5

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Setec Powerr

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Energy Independence: Breaking Free from Grid Instability For EV drivers living in areas with unstable grids, solar chargers offer a reliable source of power. Easy Installation & Maintenance: No Expertise Required Modern solar chargers are designed to be user-friendly. The post Why Solar Electric Car Chargers are the Future?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

GEMINA’s goal is to reduce fixed operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from ~13 $/MWh in the current fleet to ~2 $/MWh in the advanced fleet. These GEMINA teams are working to develop tools for the advanced reactors of tomorrow to improve operations and lower maintenance costs by designing more autonomous, and efficient processes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ PHEVLERs of the future should be made with flex-fuel engines that can use any blend of biofuel to serve all of their liquid fuel needs. PHEVLERs make our electric grid more efficient. [

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Driivz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Real-time energy metering and communications to ensure the stability of the grid and optimize charging for the benefit of the grid and the consumer . Support for price-based demand response and bi-directional charging for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications . Adoption of technical standards . Contact us to learn more.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

New projects are classified under BD+C (Building Design and Construction) and existing projects are classified under O+M (Operations and Maintenance) for the purposes of LEED certification. Let’s look at how installing EVSE can support your building’s accreditation in LEED v4.1.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the “Curve Ahead: The Future of Fleet Electrification” report, industry leaders identify the main motivations and barriers to electrification, as well as strategies to move the commercial electric vehicle market from niche to mainstream. —Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of automotive maintenance and engineering.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 26, 2024

Skanska will build a new 85,000-square-foot operations and maintenance building with warehouse, office, and parking to support the construction and ongoing operations and maintenance of Empire Wind 1. There will also be significant waterfront and marine upgrades. Construction activities covered by this award will run into 2026.

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Driivz

JUNE 6, 2021

The ideal platform would tackle today’s challenges while future-proofing the EV charging business for tomorrow. Networking and proactive management to avoid performance degradation and high maintenance costs are crucial. At the same time, grid utilization should be always maximized. Achieve simplicity in a complex environment.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

the first model based on the modular electric toolkit (MEB) in 2020, the company will successively roll out a large number of solutions that private and commercial e-mobility customers need now and in the future—ranging from hardware to charging, additional digital services and complete advice packages. Charging on the road.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2017

The new installed system was eight tons lighter; consisting of two Visedo permanent magnet motor drives and two Visedo DC/DC converters which control the ferry’s DC grid. This also allows future motor maintenance in shifts, with no interruption to operation.

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Setec Powerr

MAY 24, 2023

As the world accelerates towards a greener future, the demand for electric vehicles is skyrocketing. However, the installation and maintenance of EV chargers can be complex and costly. DC fast charging requires a lot of power, so you’ll need a licensed electrician to confirm if the existing grid connection is suitable.

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Setec Powerr

APRIL 2, 2024

as an updated and more advanced version, has already demonstrated its significance for the future electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Equipment Management and Maintenance The device model introduced in OCPP 2.0.1 is set to be widely used in the future, eventually replacing OCPP 1.6. Although OCPP 1.6J OCPP 2.0.1

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

TWC systems are lighter and less expensive than SCR systems, and do not require the use of diesel emission fluid (DEF), resulting in lower capital, operating, and maintenance costs for the aftertreatment system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

The used EV batteries that will be recycled into this large-scale storage system have been recovered and have gone through thorough inspection and maintenance at 4R, to confirm safety and performance. Batteries Electric (Battery) Power Generation Smart charging Smart Grid' Earlier post.)

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In the context of EV charging, AI can optimize charging schedules, predict maintenance needs, and enhance user experience. As the number of EVs on the road continues to rise, the charging infrastructure must not only keep up with this growth but also anticipate future needs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

million) to ITM Power before follow-on contracts such as maintenance agreements. HDF acts as an operator of hydrogen energy to exploit the potential of hydrogen as a fuel and deploys hydrogen refueling assets in France to prepare for future large scale deployments of fuel cell vehicles and buses. The contract is worth €1.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

Electrify America has selected Greenlots , a leading provider of grid-enabled electric vehicle (EV) smart charging solutions, to deliver the operating platform for its network of high-power fast chargers that will greatly expand highway and other EV charging capabilities across the United States. —Mark McNabb, CEO of Electrify America.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Smart Meters and Needs Smart energy meters as compared to conventional meters provides flexibility in terms of safety, responsive time, storing and reading data remotely, provides wireless communication that enables the feasibility of calculating the overload and underload on grid through a particular area.

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Cars That Think

JULY 14, 2023

Digital twins can track the operations of electrolyzer components like electrodes, membranes, or pumps to see which parts may be likely to fail and to proactively make recommendations for scheduling maintenance. Future research, he says, might include using digital twins to help with the manufacturing process of electrolyzers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2015

Vehicle To Grid (V2G) charging capability will provide mobile power capability available for future needs. The fully sized electric flatbed truck will be used as a service vehicle to transport supplies and equipment for facilities maintenance around Naval Base Port Hueneme and Point Mugu. Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Then it takes the DC from the bus, or car, and converts it back to AC to provide power for the grid. That’s one way.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 19, 2024

The grids are designed to distribute electricity generated by solar panels, wind turbines, battery storage, hydropower, diesel generators, and other renewable sources. To help learners better understand the technologies, the four-course Minigrids in Africa program explores the context and roles that the grids play in Africa.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

This school district says this latest electric school bus purchase is expected to save a yearly average of $10,000 per bus in maintenance and fuel costs compared to diesel school buses, for a total savings of $2 million annually. The V2G capability will also help balance the grid.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Well, when it comes to self-generated energy generation, PV is a reliable and efficient solution with a realistic payback time and minimal maintenance requirements. Each of our products help households to consume more of their self-generated energy and minimise reliance on the grid. But why solar? In result?

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Baua Electric

MAY 11, 2024

Unlike their fossil fuel counterparts, EVs operate on a software-driven framework, enabling functionalities such as predictive maintenance and self-diagnosis while on the move. One of the distinguishing features of EVs lies in their intrinsic adaptability and intelligence. Pankaj Sharma is the Co-founder and Director at Log9 Materials.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline. —Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

Currently the electrical grid cannot tolerate large and sudden power fluctuations caused by wide swings in sunlight and wind. Among the most promising batteries for intermittent grid storage today are “flow” batteries, as it is relatively simple to scale their tanks, pumps and pipes to the sizes needed to handle large capacities of energy.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Grid congestion is imminent If we look at the big picture, EV charging only accounts for about 4% of total demand for electricity; not something for utilities to be alarmed about. With over 123,000 public and semi-public charging stations in the Netherlands, the grid is already experiencing severe congestion.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

It can already work with higher voltages of up to 920 volts, as expected in future electric vehicles. For the connection to the public power grid in Jettingen-Scheppach, a loading container with two charging connections was realized in the project: one connection has a charging capacity of max. 450 kW, the second gives up to 175 kW.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

Essentially, it acts like a translator, taking the language of the grid (AC) and turning it into the language of the EV battery (DC). The Future of Onboard Chargers The future of onboard chargers (OBCs) in the electric vehicle (EV) realm is poised for a transformative trajectory, mirroring the rapid advancements in EV technology.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 30, 2024

Essentially, it acts like a translator, taking the language of the grid (AC) and turning it into the language of the EV battery (DC). The Future of Onboard Chargers The future of onboard chargers (OBCs) in the electric vehicle (EV) realm is poised for a transformative trajectory, mirroring the rapid advancements in EV technology.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

keeps getting cleaner, meaning that these benefits will continue to grow in future years. EVs Cost Less to Maintain A recent study by Consumer Reports on repair and maintenance data from thousands of drivers shows that EV drivers pay about half of what drivers of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles pay for maintenance and repairs.

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Setec Powerr

MAY 26, 2023

The charger can be connected to the electric grid or an alternative power source. Reduced fuel costs, maintenance savings, government incentives, and road toll exemptions all contribute to lowering the TCO, making electric trucks a cost-effective solution in the long run​​.

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