Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2022

As the number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads explodes, electric utilities are grappling with increasing demand while simultaneously having to stabilize their grids where more intermittent renewable-energy sources like wind and solar are coming online. That’s the promise of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

According to some auto industry estimates, electric vehicle (EV) batteries that can no longer charge to approximately 80% of their original capacity may be candidates for replacement. Duke Energy and ITOCHU believe batteries that become unsuitable for use in EVs could live on in other applications.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The auto industry is committed to vehicle electrification and will invest over $330 billion in the technology by 2025. Addressing issues such as grid resiliency, energy demands for charging, and equitable rollout of charging infrastructure will be an integral part of a successful future for EVs in America.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Installing traditional fixed fast-charging stations is usually a cost- and labor intensive process that requires electrical upgrades to support the connection between charging stations and the main electrical grid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. The Grid Interaction Tech Team helped to identify and address roadblocks that would prevent successful commercialization of all types of plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

ElaadNL would handle management of infrastructures and the smart-charge standard, and LomboXnet would take charge of installing the network of unique public charging terminals powered by a 44 kW grid connection. Grid operator Stedin would be involved to balance supply and demand of the grid.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 3, 2018

Today, sales reports are coming in for last year—electric cars did well—and we explain why auto-company whining is nothing new. Also, fossil fuels aren't the only source of climate chance, and we look at plug-in car insurance rates. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

It also plans to develop and EV charge & discharge system and information network as well as to demonstrate smart house/ community/ grid technology, starting from Yokohama City. Nissan is also planning to have 4 EVs on the market, including the Nissan LEAF, and says it will take global leadership in supplying batteries for electric drive.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

comes on the heels of the company’s announcement last week of a manufacturing joint venture with Wanxiang Corporation, the largest tier-one supplier to the Chinese auto industry. The new equity injection for Ener1, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Relevant plug-in vehicles that drive customer demand and are connected; Enabling technologies like advanced batteries and sophisticated software controls; A capable/green grid; and, Plug-in ready communities with supporting policies. Mark Duvall of EPRI said the grid would be able to handle “ as many [plug-ins] as you want. ”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

There are five areas of focus: Infrastructure : Utilities pledge to proactively work with their state regulatory and legislative bodies to assess and address any potential system impacts from fueling large numbers of plug-in vehicles from the electrical grid. Earley, Jr.,

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As more consumers purchase electric vehicles in the coming decades, a huge question is plaguing governments and the auto industry: Can the grid keep up with the dramatic increase in demand for electricity? ” Many car companies have realized that they must get the grid ready to make electric vehicles more popular.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2015

Driven by environmental problems, a growing auto industry, and a big policy push, China’s advanced energy storage market will be worth $8.7 In addition, preliminary policy developments suggest the electricity sector will implement pricing reforms, encouraging efficiency-boosting technologies including grid storage.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Since the MOU signing, state regulators, the auto industry and infrastructure developers and other stakeholders have shared information and best practices to help move this effort forward. Evaluation of “smart” charging options to save consumers money and minimize grid impacts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

average electricity grid mix, hydroelectric is assumed to be a zero emission source, while coal is a higher emission source). US policy has been pushing the auto industry to investigate alternatives to fossil fuels; the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides up to $7,500 in tax credits for up to 200,000 plug-in vehicles.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2007

This quotation tells us all we need to know about what the auto industry would like the future to look like. Such grid-connected options, which would lower automobiles' role in global warming, pollution and petroleum dependence, may be inevitable, but the automakers' self-interest remains postponing that day.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Opportunities for the UK to take a leading role in low carbon technologies will be looked at as part of our auto industrial strategy, published later this year. —Business Minister Michael Fallon. The key findings are: Consumer. In 2030, the roadmap shows that the national demand for hydrogen for FCEVs will be 254,000 tonnes p.a.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

In the long-term, the center would help in the development of technologies that would enable a significant increase in energy densities, including lithium-air and zinc-air systems for vehicle applications and advanced batteries for cost efficient and long-life grid power storage applications.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. The garage studies the integration of the electric vehicle into the power grid system where it either charges or discharges to accommodate the owner’s electricity needs. To be honest, we’ll be very lucky to see that many.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. Maybe it's not out of necessity that you don't have access to the grid,” Andersen says.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Its primary clients come from the auto industry, which Diess is also intimately familiar with, making him a good candidate for chairman. Just two of its products already make Infineon a strong contender in today’s auto industry, which is just starting to embrace technologically advanced electric vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The fact that they have assembled key industry leaders along with some of the best minds in the EV movement to study how to actually implement a grid charged transportation system means we’ll make some sorely needed progress in setting infrastructure standards and building it out.

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Green Cars News

MAY 30, 2009

The author believes that Congress failed to consult the public about green jobs or the Smart Grid, not to mention the cap and trade that will “tax the air you breathe&#. On top of that Fed Ex has had to lay off drivers because of the expense associated with their eco trucks. To read the article in full, click here.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As more and more automakers look to achieve increasingly faster charging speeds, megawatt charging may become a central goal within the auto industry. Though considering the incredible power necessary for these chargers, we may be forced to wait for energy generation and the grid to catch up and support the new technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Organized by Sandia, the American Gas Association, and Toyota, the workshop included participants from the auto industry, freight delivery fleets, gas suppliers, gas storage developers, utilities, academia, industry associations, national laboratories, and federal and state governments. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 2, 2022

They will also speak about the grid and the needed infrastructure to support EV growth. In May 2022, Elon Musk pointed out that Tesla’s actual rival is much larger than the auto industry itself. Currently, 26% of U.S. households have a high familiarity with EVs, however, this will change. ” You can learn more here.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 31, 2023

Take power-grid transformers. Bob’s hope, and ours, is that policymakers, auto-industry executives, engineers, and consumers will use his analysis to inform their discussions and decisions about the best ways to transition to EVs—at scale.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2025

Hyundai and Kia have invested in WeaveGrid , a software company that enables rapid EV adoption on the grid, following Toyotas earlier backing. WeaveGrids tech helps EVs charge in a way thats smart and grid-friendly while keeping vehicle data secure. Hyundais investment signals that the company is taking grid-interactive EVs seriously.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

USCAR was founded in 1992 with the goal of strengthening the technology base of the US auto industry through cooperative research and development. Similarly, the DOE support for ‘grid-connected’ vehicles will indirectly support the ultimate commercialization of FCVs. Earlier post.).

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 2, 2007

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. Plugging into the California electric grid today would lower the carbon emission of cars tremendously.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. Yet in the United States and China, automakers’ caution, weak price incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric car’s introduction. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

Auto execs are split between thinking OEMs (31%) and consumers (27%) should own the data, while consumers overwhelmingly believe only they should own it. Good-bye to auto-digital fusion, hello to co-integration. This means that we need to let go of the vision of a complete auto-digital fusion.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

The development of high-powered, long-lasting, rapid-charge battery cells offers the automotive industry a simple and extremely efficient alternative to Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, whose competitive advantage thus far lies in their ability to refuel in a similar manner to petrol-powered cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

When biogas is produced and used on-site in a fuel cell, fuel utilization or overall energy efficiency can reach 90% and can reduce emissions by more than 90% by weight as compared to the emissions associated with grid electricity generation. However, some targets and milestones relating to non-critical path technologies—e.g.,

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