Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
He looked at three different resources that forecast the future composition of the US electrical power grid. From those, he learned of multiple plans for how the US could feasibly achieve a fully renewable grid by the year 2035. He said, those are details that all play a part in the big picture energy grid.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2022
The average American experienced more than eight hours of power interruption in 2020. Whether it’s caused by an earthquake, hurricane, wildfire or simply related to an overload on the power grid, a power outage can have a detrimental impact on homeowners that can last for hours or even days.
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 4, 2023
Preheating your car when it’s still plugged in is highly recommended–this will use energy from the power grid instead of taking from the battery’s reserves, saving valuable energy for driving. By doing this, less energy will be used because it takes more energy to raise the temperature than maintain it.
Plug In Partners
OCTOBER 19, 2007
Here's an example from Spectrum Online : Can plug-in hybrid electric vehicles keep the electric grid stable? By John Voelcker First Published October 2007 Google , a former CIA director , the Natural Resources Defense Council , a U.S. Today the VtoG concept is a respectable topic in respectable circles.
Drive Electric
JULY 7, 2022
No matter where you’re driving, you can always be reassured of the distance your EV can traverse by checking your car’s Vehicle Emissions and Energy Economy Label or looking up its estimated range , and using your GPS or Google Maps to calculate the distance of your longer trips ahead of time.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. Here’s the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. February 15, 2010.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 23, 2023
IEEE MILDRED DRESSELHAUS MEDAL Sponsor: Google CLAIRE J. IEEE MEDAL IN POWER ENGINEERING Sponsors: The IEEE Industry Applications , Industrial Electronics , Power Electronics , and Power & Energy societies DEEPAK DIVAN Georgia Tech “For contributions to advanced power conversion technologies for modern electric power grids.”
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