Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
The two companies are collaborating to determine how the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion batteries can be used to provide stationary electric grid storage systems once the batteries have fulfilled their usefulness in customers’ vehicles. —Bazmi Husain, head of ABB’s smart grids initiative. Earlier this month, Nissan Motor Co.,
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2013
Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. Stored methane could become the “battery” for renewable energy, simultaneously making hydraulic fracturing obsolete, they proposed.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 21, 2012
Colorado residents who purchase or lease a new Chevrolet Volt are eligible for a state tax credit of up to $6,000 in addition to a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for a total price reduction of as much as $13,500. The Volt has a total driving range of up to 379 miles, based on EPA estimates.
Blink Charging
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
A BESS is a type of technology that utilizes batteries to store and supply reliable electricity when needed at desired levels and quality. Unlike Level 2 chargers that use 208/240-volt (V) input, DC fast chargers demand 480 V (often necessitating a new transformer).
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
In the mid-1860s, the company started construction on a dam in the town of Folsom to provide a pond that would store the logs cut in the higher foothills before they were sent down the river to the sawmill. The generators' voltage output was increased from 800 volts to 11,000 by recently invented Stanley transformers.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2010
Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of the 2011 calendar year, and an additional 30,000 Volts during the 2012 calendar year, according to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, who made the announcements during a live video webcast 1 July. Earlier post.). Nashville, Tenn.,
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2013
that uses aggregation software and solar charging canopies with integrated storage to manage the flow of solar power to benefit the electric grid. It will be the first “real-world” use of OnStar’s Smart Grid solutions. TimberRock’s software determines when the EVs can be used to support the grid. Earlier post.).
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