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. Phoenix, Ariz., grid, but the rising number of EVs will test the local grid’s reliability at many of the 3,000 electric-distribution utilities in the United States , which themselves own more than 5.5

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Grid United States Charging Gas-Electric 111

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ. That’s when we approached the US DOE and Ecotality about operating a vehicle in a fleet in and around Phoenix.

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Lead Acid Civic Hybrid Fleet Miles 223

Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

Electric school buses equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology also have tremendous potential as “batteries on wheels” that can store electricity and provide it to the grid or to buildings when needed. To succeed, public charging networks will require standardization to ensure interoperability.

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Vehicles Fleet Grid Charging 52

Cars That Think

JUNE 23, 2023

For a school bus with kids getting off, we showed that the Tesla would drive right past, completely ignoring the “school zone” sign, and keeping on driving at 40 miles per hour. where it hardly ever rains, the roads are new and wide, the traffic lights are normalized and standardized. We’ve done tests over past years.

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Tesla Tesla Motors San Francisco North Carolina 104

Charged EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

Zeem is able to offer a cost per mile below that of diesel, thanks to California subsidies. Do you run 150 miles, 200 miles or less? This is your Lightning eMotors, Motiv, Phoenix Motors—early days. And they assigned us every bit of capacity that was available on the grid. We had a qualification process.

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Charging Fleet Electric Electrical 71

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet. before 2010.

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