Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Honda has joined a demonstration project for experimental vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology aimed at providing a potentially valuable energy storage resource to the electrical grid while providing for more cost-effective ownership of plug-in electric vehicles. through their eV2g joint venture ( earlier post ). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 25, 2012

GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2020

From 2015 to 2019, the market share of plug-in vehicles in China more than quadrupled, reaching 5.1% During that same period, Europe saw its plug-in vehicle sales share reach 3.0%. In the US, plug-in vehicle market share in the United States rose from 0.7% in 2019, according to figures presented by the US DOE.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Although overall light-duty vehicle sales were down in 2020 due to the pandemic, plug-in vehicle sales bucked that trend and saw growth in many markets. This was especially evident in Europe where the share of plug-in vehicle sales more than tripled, reaching 10.5% of all light-duty vehicle sales, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Hybrid” plug-in hybrid system—the last offering all-electric trips of up to 60 km (37 miles) at speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph). The Renault gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid system supports 60 km of electric range plus extended range due to the gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine. Background. Hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

Mopar has introduced new, Wi-Fi-capable, Level 2 (240-volt) charging units for at-home charging for Jeep 4xe and Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Portable, lightweight, lockable and weatherproof for indoor/outdoor charging, each unit is universally compatible and backed by a 3-year warranty.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Other projects focus on advancing lightweight materials research to help electric vehicles increase their range and reduce battery needs, and developing advanced climate control technologies that reduce energy used for passenger comfort and increase the drive range of plug-in electric vehicles. Michigan State University. 1,350,000.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

The combined total of light-duty all-electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) sold in China in 2018 was more than 1 million, or 8.1% This compared to 386,000 plug-in vehicles sold in Europe and 361,000 plug-in vehicles in the United States—about 2% of the market in both places.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2020

Project ASLAN is a new international not-for-profit collaboration between commercial enterprise, leading technology universities, transport authorities and self-driving hardware and software engineers. Vu, Professor, Intelligent Transport Systems at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2023

Two Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EVs) at the Plymouth State University (PSU) provided 1 MWh of energy to the PSU’s ALLWell Center, offsetting some of the building’s electricity needs, over a six-month period. The university controls whether to discharge by parking the EVs and plugging them into the Fermata Energy bidirectional charger.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2019

The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Toledo have entered into a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research into the advanced design and manufacturing of high-strength, intelligent, lightweight materials for use by the automotive sector.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

A study based on a spatial and longitudinal travel dataset by a team from Lamar University, Iowa State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that whether plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) have lower energy costs that conventional gasoline vehicles (CGVs) or hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) depends on charger coverage.

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AUGUST 7, 2022

In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need. GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). A spark plug, or other ignition source, is generally required. The addition of a spark plug is a new design element.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Plug Power has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Applied Cryo Technologies, Inc. The acquisition of ACT adds significant capabilities, expertise, and technologies to Plug Power, which will help the company expand the green hydrogen ecosystem. —Andy Marsh, CEO for Plug Power.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

A national survey of consumer attitudes towards plug-in electric vehicles suggests that people would prefer control to convenience in many charging scenarios, and also that renewable energy sources are an important component. —“Consumer Preferences for the Charging of Plug-In Electric Vehicles”.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. This is the latest of my occasional updates on long-term trends in U.S. vehicle fuel economy. Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My My previous update included data through 2017.). gallons per 100 miles to 5.10

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Hilton and Tesla have announced an agreement to install up to 20,000 Tesla Universal Wall Connectors at 2,000 hotels in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Tesla’s Universal Wall Connector , which was launched last month, has received praise from the electric vehicle community. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle. Impact of constraints on PEV sales in British Columbia, 2020. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 29, 2023

Powered by a Plug Power 125 kW Progen Fuel Cell Engine and BAE Systems Gen3 electric propulsion system, the Axess EVO-FC delivers a range up to 400 miles, refuels in 12-20 minutes and only emits water. The new Axess EVO-FC buses will contribute to Foothill’s ongoing commitment to operating a 100% zero-emissions bus fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2020

University of Kentucky. University of Virginia. University of Tennessee: Knoxville. Plug Power. Missouri University of Science & Technology. University of California: Irvine. Specific selections are: H2@Scale New Markets Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002229. Project title. Federal share.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

by Michael Sivak. This is the latest of my occasional updates on retrospective, long-term trends in U.S. vehicle fuel economy. Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. For example, the 17.2

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

A new study by Scott Hardman and Gil Tal at the University of California, Davis has found that discontinuance occurs at a rate of 21% for California plug-in hybrid adopters and 19% for California battery electric vehicle adopters. Hardman and Tal surveyed 4167 plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners in California. Of those: 24.3%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The new standard, SAE J2954 , helps pave the way for charging without the need for plugging in—widely considered to be a key enabler for accelerating the adoption of EVs and autonomous vehicles. 11-kW Universal Ground Assembly. The new standard was more than a decade in the making. of Energy (DoE), the U.S. SAE J2954).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In addition to the Luminary award for Trailer Drone, Red Dot also named the SEVEN sport utility electric vehicle (SUEV) concept a Best of the Best and the robotics-based Plug & Drive (PnD) modular platform a Winner. Trailer Drone is a hydrogen-powered container transportation system capable of operating fully autonomously.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2014

and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have jointly established a new company, Nippon Charge Service, LLC, to promote the installation of chargers for plug-in electric vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, EVs). Through the new company the four automakers will also provide car owners with a universally-accepted charging card. Honda Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. Models along with solutions like Plug & Charge, we as a manufacturer are making a decisive contribution to realising such goals. With the new software in our ID.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2023

The Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University has successfully completed the anfaHair research project after two years. The results from anfaHair are now to be further exploited in the form of scientific and industrial projects.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Zero-emission vehicles include battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel-cell-electric vehicles; the technologies can be applied in passenger cars, trucks and transit buses. Motorists bought more than 40,000 plug-in cars in the first and second quarters of 2013.

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APRIL 24, 2013

The site is on the campus of the University of California, Davis; the building process will be documented and shared through the Honda Smart Home US website. Separately, Ford Motor Company and KB Home announced that products from the Ford-led initiative MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) will be featured in the homebuilder’s ZeroHouse 2.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2015

A working paper by a team at the Energy Institute at Haas, University of California, Berkeley, has found that 60% of the $18 billion in US federal income clean energy tax credits issued between 2006 and 2012—e.g., This accounted for $13.7 billion in total tax expenditures over the period studies (75.7%). billion (19.3%).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Less than a year after the first PowerReady project reached completion in a Manhattan apartment building, the program has supported the installation of more than 340 Level 2 chargers and 45 DC fast chargers—including the largest publicly accessible universal charging hub in the Americas, operated by Revel in Brooklyn. Curbside Charging.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2019

Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), with a colleague in Sweden, have used a power management strategy greatly to extend the durability of onboard fuel cells in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: an increase of 1.8, times, respectively, for an urban, highway and a combined urban-highway driving cycle. 2019.02.040.

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