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. Further, the system was designed for one-way power, not for distributed renewable-energy devices sending power back into the system. The answer is a nuanced “perhaps.”

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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.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Photo: Paired Power Meet PairTree – a solar-powered canopy that charges EVs off-grid – that’s made by US-based solar charging infrastructure manufacturer Paired Power. PairTree comes with the “Paired Powered” app so users can manage charging from their phone. It can support either one or two Level 2 EV chargers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

Chrysler Group is working with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology using four all-electric minivans. The battery-powered minivans are connected to a charging module that, using NextEnergy technology, can simulate any electrical grid in the world. Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart Grid V2X'

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Rivian has signed a power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy to supply their Normal, Illinois, manufacturing facility with wind power. Now, Rivian will invest an undisclosed amount of money into 50MW of wind energy that will supply the company’s operations in Normal, Illinois.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It brought electricity to Sacramento over a 35-kilometer-long distribution line using newly invented AC generators and hydroelectric power. He sought to use water wheels powered by the 48-km-long American River to operate sawmills and other industrial plants in the Folsom area. Folsom is 37 km from Sacramento. LET THERE BE ELECTRICITY.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

Available in plug-in or hardwired versions that supply 32 amps/7.7kW (maximum) of power, the new charging units provide a full charge in just over two hours, up to six times faster than standard Level 1 (120-volt) chargers. liter, Pentastar V-6, gasoline engine.

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Jeep Chrysler Plug-in Plug 259

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2013

Shanghai ISSON Power Quality Co., has installed 126 Maxwell Technologies 125V Heavy Transportation Modules in a power system that operates 26 ship-to-shore cranes for loading and unloading container ships at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port. —Jie Huang, a project manager and chief design engineer at ISSON.

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Water Power Powered Grid 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company and General Motors are collaborating to pilot the use of GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes in PG&E’s service area. G&E and GM will test vehicles with bidirectional charging technology that can help safely power the essential needs of a properly equipped home.

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GM Vehicles North America Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

The all-electric range is more than 50% greater than that of its predecessor—66 kilometers (41 miles) (WLTP) is possible with zero tailpipe emissions. The combined-cycle electric power consumption of the new BMW 330e Sedan is 15.4 – 14.8 Energy stored in the high-voltage battery is used to power the auxiliary heating.

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BMW All-Electric Miles PHEV 223

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. MW each, these four turbines are to supply some 53 GWh of electricity annually.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

ZeroAvia plans to start supplying its platform to commercial operators and aircraft manufacturers in 2022, initially targeting up to 500-mile regional flights in 10 to 20-seat fixed-wing aircraft. ZeroAvia prototype shown powering a 6-seat Piper M-Class aircraft, already in flight tests from February 2019.

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Hydrogen Fuel Maintenance Taxi 353

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

In fact, it increases power by 25%. per mile lower than diesel trucks in over-the-road applications. ClearFlame’s cost per mile in this application is expected to be substantially lower than BEV and FCV platforms, primarily due to the high purchase costs of these platforms. per mile, lower than natural gas by $0.09

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. In return, this plant supplies the highly concentrated CO 2 required as a basic building block for the e-gas. This gives it a total range of some 1,300 kilometers (808 miles).

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Gas-Electric Audi Gas Water 296

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

The program runs from 2 March to 30 April 2021, while supplies last. These customers are allocated a portion of the energy output from their community solar projects and earn credits on their power bills as the projects generate power and add renewable energy to their local grid. seconds and a top track speed of 124 mph.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Widespread adoption of electric transportation, including electrification in the off-road sector, could lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and could modestly improve air quality, according to a new analysis released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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EPRI Cleaner Grid Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

Later this decade, Volvo Cars also looks to break the 1000 Wh/l energy density milestone, in order to achieve 1000 km (621 miles) of real driving range. Already with the successor to the XC90, the company will offer bi-directional charging, allowing customers to offload excess electricity in their car battery to the power grid.

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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

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. Ah (at a C1 rate) after 51,000 miles driven, which is a very minimal capacity loss when comparing an average 7.55

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Lead Acid Civic Hybrid Fleet Miles 223

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2012

AES Gener and AES Energy Storage have begun commercial operation of the second energy storage project in Northern Chile, integrating 20MW of Li-ion battery-based energy storage (BESS) with a 544MW thermal power plant. A123 Systems supplied the energy storage systems for the project. The power controls modules were provided by ABB.

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Li-ion Chile Energy Storage Power 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

—Franco Cimatti, AEHRA Chief Engineering Officer AEHRA has previously stated its intention to offer customers range of 800 km (497 miles) from a potential 120 kWh battery. This will prove particularly useful to customers who power their homes using solar energy harvested from photovoltaic panels.

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Batteries Battery Austria SUV 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen. The average US residential customer pays 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) , which means the cost to drive one mile in an EV is somewhat less than 4 cents. New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.)

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EV Info

MARCH 26, 2021

Having an EV you learn about the basics of electric power, charge rates and kilowatt-hours or KWh. . For example the LEAF has a 24 KWh battery pack, and a full pack is good for around 100 miles. Very basic maths gives the LEAF a power usage of close to 4 miles per KWh. A quick note on power compared to energy.

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Solar Power Powered Grid 81

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed. trafficThis scenario is highly desirable to automotive manufacturers, who harbor great concerns about battery warranty if vehicle-to-grid discharging is allowed.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Last Friday, Genex Power announced a supply agreement contract with Tesla for its Bouldercome Battery project (BPP) near Rockhampton in central Queensland, Australia. . Tesla will supply 40 Megapacks under the Genex supply agreement with a capacity of 50MW/100MWh for the Bouldercome battery energy storage system (BESS).

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change. Energy Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2011

Competitive Power Ventures, Inc. The CPV Sentinel project is located near Desert Hot Springs, five miles northwest of Palm Springs. With all permits finalized and the debt financing in place, Gemma Power Systems California, Inc. GE’s LMS100 can reach full load in 10 minutes. Click to enlarge.

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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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Phoenix Grid California Cars 150

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 29, 2023

gigawatts (GW) and stretches for 475 miles under land and sea. billion) project is a joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Danish national transmission system operator Energinet. National Grid says that the world’s longest land and subsea interconnector can transport enough electricity for up to 2.5 billion ($2.16

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Denmark Grid Morocco Solar 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2017

seconds; the electric motors deliver combined maximum power of more than 600 kW. Range is more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles). HKG intends for customers to configure the range extender to use the fuel of their preference based on regional fuel supplies and costs. The unit is composed of less than 40 parts.

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Pininfarina Concept Electric Vehicles Hybrid 258

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost gasoline engine as a range extender for total range exceeding 500 kilometers (310 miles). EV Now – uses only electric power until the battery is depleted.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

The Kona Electric powertrain employs a high-efficiency 150 kW (201 horsepower) permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor supplied by a high-voltage 64 kWh lithium-ion battery. Estimated range is 250 miles (402 km). The powertrain inverter has a power density of 25.4 kVA per liter.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Nio currently buys most of its batteries from CATL and has been exploring battery supplies from new partners such as CALB. Between 2025 and 2032, nearly 20 million EV battery warranties in China will expire, Nio said, pointing to the shorter life of batteries versus cars and the expense of replacing power packs.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

MYTH 1: EVs are not really green because they increase the demand for energy generated by traditional fossil-fuel power plants. BUSTED: Even including the electricity used for charging, EVs have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. MYTH 2: EV drivers suffer from range anxiety.

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Charging Fleet Grid Energy 98

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2011

In a plug-in hybrid electric or electric vehicle (PEV) equipped with electric climate control systems, the traction battery is the sole on-board power source. However, cabin thermal preconditioning using off-board power supplied by the grid or a building can increase CD range by up to 19% when compared to no thermal preconditioning.

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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. From the battery, the power is delivered to the control module and electric motors of the vehicle. With Formula-E they are getting into the racing arena as well. 

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2014

It combines high-grade technology for generating electricity from solar power with an innovative design that complements the BMW i models. The solar carport not only guarantees the supply of green power but furthermore allows for energy self-sufficiency, so that customers remain independent of electricity prices.

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