Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Here, the direct current (DC) stored in the battery is converted into alternating current (AC). A DC/DC converter supplies the on-board electronics with 12 volts. Now the brand is connecting the best-selling vehicle’s drive system with electricity in a world premiere of a taxi concept: the ABT e-Transporter1.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2016
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. That is, PHEVLERs can store electricity whenever sun and wind-generated electricity is plentiful, and then can send stored power back into the smart grid at times when more electric power is needed.
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 16, 2024
The Digital Premium package through the BMW Operating System 9 will include access to its ConnectedDrive store with third-party apps. The platforms can be mounted with a pickup or van body, and even a passenger design for a taxi. With dual motors, the all-wheel drive has 800-volt architecture and carbon ceramic Brembo brakes.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 10, 2017
The wheel hub drive has an obvious application in self-driving taxis or nimble, autonomously driven passenger cars which transport the residents of large cities over short distances in the future. At the show, presented the “Schaeffler High Performance 48 Volt” concept vehicle. Developers also have their sights on new “people movers.”
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. The 2900 miles traveled by the Volt, drawing upon its combustion engine, produced far less CO 2 since the Volt uses a small and more efficient engine.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2013
The 20 charging stations will be located at Ralphs and Albertsons grocery stores in the South Coast Air Basin, which covers all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The award agreement includes a match funding share of $600,000.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The basic equation governing the charging of batteries is W = V * A, or to put it into words, Watts equals Volts times Amps. An EV like this would need to store 6KWHrs of power in the batteries if we assume the system is 100% efficient.
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