Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

Proterra’s new charging systems are capable of bi-directional, vehicle-to-grid power flow (V2G), enabling the chargers to be smart-grid ready to maximize the energy management capability of an entire bus fleet. With vehicle-agnostic charging, we have peace of mind that our electric bus fleet infrastructure investments are future-proof.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Six months into the CABLED trial (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrators) ( earlier post ), Aston University’s research reveals that drivers are travelling more miles more frequently and are undertaking longer journeys, indicating increased confidence and notably reduced ‘range anxiety’. and $1.60) per day. million (US$11.9-million)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Both models use the Cummins PowerDrive 7000 powertrain system with a battery capacity of 196 kW and a range of up to 130 miles on a single charge. The LA school district expects the buses to take between three hours at Level 3 and eight hours at Level 2 to recharge fully using Sun Valley’s future charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

Electric vehicle technology is the way of the future and Varley has committed serious funding to improve its capabilities in this space. With an expected range of 100 kilometers (62 miles) per full charge, the bus will operate in a Council bus route. The bus will be recharged with 100% renewable electricity.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They are not only used for personal commuting, but they are also being used in agriculture, public transportation, last-mile operation and even in firefighting.   Today we will look at how EVs are saving lives and helping us create a sustainable future without compromising any of the modern-day comforts. #1.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

The Škoda VisionS can drive up to 50 km (31 miles) in electric mode alone, and travels up to 1,000 km (621 miles) with both systems combined. Stationary recharging is carried out using a socket. In addition, the brand is also working on contactless, inductive recharging for the use in future production cars.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

A team at the Ohio State University has developed a membrane that regulates bi-directional ion transport across it as a function of its redox state and that could be used as a programmable smart membrane separator in future supercapacitors and redox flow batteries. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack). —Herya and Sundaresan.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Different types and drive modes for the sustainable buses of the future are to be tested in parallel and under identical conditions. miles), it’s highly suitable for the Volvo Electric hybrid buses, with their plug-in technology that permits full electric operation over at least 7 kilometers. With a length of about 10 kilometers (6.2

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? ” A service van will come to the designated location and start charging the car, adding about a mile of range every minute. Future plans for SparkCharge. The United States uses a 120-volt grid.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

This software facilitates installing new charging stations, managing charging sessions, regulating draw from the grid, handling different billing scenarios and processing payment for charging, and most importantly, ensuring a seamless user experience for EV drivers regardless of locale or currency.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. Drivers are assumed to immediately plug-in and recharge whenever they are parked within 25 ft of an electrical outlet. —Axsen and Kurani. Plug and play.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The far higher volumes of carbon dioxide per mile from heavy trucks make them an obvious target for zero-emission powertrains. It had a 264 kWh battery pack powering the tractor’s twin motors with more than 4,000 lb-ft of torque and a range estimated at up to 150 miles. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same.

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EV Life

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

From a standard electric plug, batteries recharge at a speed of 2 to 5 miles per hour of charging. If your driving habits resemble the average American, who drives about 32 miles per day , then charging on a wall charger (also called “Level 1” charger) each night may be all you need to start. I simply enter my location (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

It also reviews policies and implications that could affect future market growth. Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2014

miles) solely on electric power, and has a total range of up to 880 kilometers (546.8 The Audi TT offroad concept provides a glimpse of how we might imagine a new model in the future TT family. in hybrid drive with the option of inductive charging is a major step toward the mobility of the future. Fuel consumption is 1.9

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This near real-time information will also help utility providers better manage power grid loads during peak charging times. Electric vehicles can be used to buffer the irregular production of electricity from future renewable sources, which will contribute to the overall stability of the electrical network.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Speaking at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Honda Motor Europe’s President and COO, Katsushi Inoue outlined Honda’s commitment to an electric future in Europe, with a specific aim to have electrified powertrains in two-thirds of Honda cars sold in Europe by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2013

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is trialing a bus application for its Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) technology, a dynamic wireless charging technology that recharges a vehicle’s battery while the vehicle is in motion. Earlier post.) Electric (Battery) Fleets Infrastructure Plug-ins Smart charging'

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

An intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that “talks” directly with the nation’s electric grid has been unveiled today courtesy of carmaker, Ford. when electricity rates are cheaper, or when the grid is using only renewable energy such as wind or solar power.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

With our new drive strategy, we are transporting our hallmark DNA into an electrified future. In addition, electrification helps to maintain or even exceed today’s high AMG performance level in the future, even with smaller combustion engines. There is strong battery recharging at low power demand for maximum electric availability.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Because [Ford] can provide the hardware, but ultimately, our country has to decide is this where we really want to go and if so, how are we going to really develop the smart grid in a way that works and allows the utilities to actually speak to each other and trade power, ubiquity of charging and all those things.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

All chargers installed will additionally have to be ‘smart’ – allowing owners to tell their cars when to charge and up to what percentage, with the option of recharging only during times when energy demand is generally lower. At that rate, fully recharging the 40kWh battery on a Nissan Leaf, for instance, would cost around £6.80

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Fit EV will achieve an estimated 100-mile ()161 km) driving range per charge using the US LA4 city cycle (70 miles (113 km) when applying EPA’s adjustment factor). Battery recharging can be accomplished in less than 12 hours when using a conventional 120-volt outlet, and less than six hours when using a 240-volt outlet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

With the current supply of PEVs in Canada (7 models), the future PEV new market share is not likely to exceed 4—5% by 2030, according to the report; increasing supply (to 56 models) could increase market share to over 20% by 2030. Two-thirds of Mainstream respondents already have Level 1 recharge access at home. kWh/day per vehicle.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But its technological advantages are settled: With an EPA-rated range of up to 837 km ( 520 miles ), the Lucid Air sedan can travel farther on a charge, and charge faster, than any EV in history. That includes an insane quarter-mile run in 9.69 miles per kilowatt hour. That's another industry high. ton luxury sedan?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

And since these trucks typically operate on almost the same route every day and return to a company garage at the end of every operation, systematic central recharging is feasible. Lithium-ion battery packs are expected to last the lifetime of the trucks, as much as 150,000 miles for the drive cycles tested.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 29, 2023

The future of carbon-free energy smells like teriyaki and sounds like a low-flying 737. But here, and in an even more anonymous office park nearby, startup Zap Energy is trialing a prototype reactor that is already producing high-energy neutrons from nuclear fusion—if not yet enough to send power back into the grid.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

Polestar also offers a convenient home delivery and service program, allowing customers who live within 150 miles of the Valley Fair Space, meaning from San Francisco in the north to Monterey Bay Peninsula in the south, to have a new car delivered to their door, as well as complimentary roundtrip transportation for future servicing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Drivers of the BMW ActiveE will be able to recharge their electric vehicle at any ChargePoint Network-enabled electric vehicle charging station in the US. Ongoing field tests involving more than 600 MINI E cars, including 450 in the US, have already provided knowledge about the demands on future electrically powered production vehicles.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Unlike individual car owners, fleet operators know exactly how many miles their vehicles travel, and they aren’t likely to be swayed by questions of styling or coolness factors—if you can demonstrate that an EV will save them money, then you should be able to make a sale. million miles. Most commercial trucks are engineered for 1.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The concept vehicle has an all-electric range of up to 30 km (19 miles). liter V6 gasoline engine with a next-generation direct injection system; a 44 kW/60 hp hybrid module that delivers 250 N·m (184 lb-ft) of torque; and a lithium-ion battery with more than 10 kWh of storage capacity that can be recharged at charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Applicants must articulate how output from this research will be made broadly available to the scientific and engineering community, and how the results can be used to support future development of high performance automotive die-casting alloys. Recharge Rate. Specific Discharge Pulse Power. Discharge Pulse Power Density. Cycle Life.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2006

Hybrids of the future For the U.S. The average new car sold in the United States last year got 22 miles to the gallon, compared with 55 miles per gallon for the Toyota Prius. This would involve no change in the number of cars or miles driven, only a shift to the most efficient automotive propulsion technology now available.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2023

And if you love driving - which I do - you’ll be glad to know that if EVs like the Model 3 are “the future,” then the future might be different, but it won’t be at all dim. My rental, which had 30,000 miles on the iPad, was tight and rattle-free, even over some rough pavement. It certainly won’t be uncomplicated.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. Appendix C: Intricacies of the Grid—transfer of power vs. energy.

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