Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

TeraWatt Infrastructure is developing the first network of high-powered charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty electric trucks along the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway, stretching from the Port of Long Beach - Los Angeles, California to the El Paso, Texas area.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Israel-based GenCell Energy, a provider of hydrogen and ammonia to power fuel cell solutions, launched GenCell EVOX, a new off-grid EV charging solution that leverages alkaline fuel cells, hydrogen and ammonia to power technologies. Motors Pure Energy the EV charging subsidiary of E.V. Motors Ltd.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Now, NREL researchers have released The 2030 National Charging Network: Estimating U.S. Light-Duty Demand for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure , a quantitative needs assessment for a national charging network capable of supporting the US transition to EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

ABB E-mobility announced details of its new HVC360 fleet charging solution. While the growing number of public charging points is excellent news for EV drivers, these alone do not meet the needs of electric fleets. Another example of HVC360’s global near-term potential can be found in the haulage industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2022

bp has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks. The company has worked closely with bp to provide insights into the required layout, charging speeds, and convenience offers to provide truck drivers with the accessibility they need and a comfortable charging experience.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Technology of America, Shell Recharge Solutions, TEC Equipment, Affinity Truck Center, and Western Truck Center are partnering to develop a publicly accessible medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (MHD EV) charging network that connects several of California’s largest metropolitan areas.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SAE International has published the first Technical Information Report (TIR) that specifies, in a single document, both the electric vehicle- and ground-system requirements for heavy-duty (HD) wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV). It makes the whole prospect of charging easier to handle compared to conductive charging.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Electreon, a developer of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology for commercial and passenger EVs, will be deploying its technology in the first-ever public wireless road project in Germany. The inductive charging technology involves copper coils being embedded in the road surface.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

StoreDot , a developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries for electric vehicles ( earlier post ), announced that independent battery lab Shmuel De-Leon Energy (SDLE) successfully validated the performance of the StoreDot technology. StoreDot 30Ah silicon-dominant EV battery cell.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2022

The new device will enable electric vehicle (EV) owners to charge EVs by connecting chargers directly through the meter socket, a convenient and efficient location available on every home. According to a recent report by Juniper Research, home EV charging integration is expected to grow by some 390% over the next five years.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

FreeWire Technologies, a global electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy solutions provider and a manufacturer of ultrafast, battery-integrated EV charging stations and power solutions ( earlier post ), announced a program to make available battery-integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and solutions for Chevron-branded stations.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

StoreDot, a developer of extreme fast charging high energy batteries for electric vehicles, announced that its XFC batteries and systems are now being tested by more than 15 global automotive brand manufacturers, and that it has additional potential manufacturing partnerships in the pipeline for this year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

EVgo and General Motors have surpassed 1,000 fast charging stalls as part of their collaboration to expand fast-charging infrastructure. First announced in 2020 and expanded upon in 2021, the collaboration will lead to the development and installation of 3,250 DC fast-charging stalls in major metro markets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of a new package of product updates, Volvo Cars has improved both the range (WLTP) and charging for the all-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge compared with the outgoing model year, increasing range by as much as 60 kilometers on some variants. A 10-80% charge takes approximately 34 minutes using a 130kW DC public charger.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2022

StoreDot, the Israel-based developer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, has delivered cells that have exceeded 1000 cycles in production-ready EV form factor. The cells exhibit the promised ‘100in5’ EV performance, allowing drivers to charge consecutively 100 miles of range for each 5 minutes of charging.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Intelligent power management company Eaton has introduced a new approach simplifying electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging by eliminating costly cable runs and major modifications to existing parking and conveyor structures. Access to convenient, reliable and affordable EV charging infrastructure is essential.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2023

CATL introduced Shenxing, the first 4C superfast charging LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery, capable of delivering 400 km (249 miles) of driving range with a 10-minute charge as well as a range of more than 700 km (435 miles) on a single full charge. At room temperature, Shenxing can charge to 80% SOC in 10 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

In addition to the company’s Proterra Transit and Proterra Powered business units, Proterra Energy offers a turn-key approach to delivering the complete energy ecosystem for heavy-duty electric fleets through charging infrastructure design, build, financing, operations, maintenance and energy optimization.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2023

Titan Silicon can also improve battery charging time, charging a battery from 10% to 80% in just 20 minutes—even if your charge time is currently as long as 60 minutes. Future releases will reduce that time to approximately 10 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2023

Ford Pro, the commercial division within Ford Motor Company, revealed new charging hardware added to its suite of end-to-end solutions to help make it easier for commercial customers to transition their fleets to electric. The new Series 2 AC Charging Station 80 amp and expanded DC Fast Charger options are designed for commercial vehicle use.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology ( earlier post ), says it will soon be manufacturing silicon-dominant batteries that enable car makers to design and produce cheaper, lighter and more sustainable EVs. This technology will deliver 100 miles (160 km) of range in just five minutes of charge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2023

Wallbox is working with Kia America to bring bidirectional charging to Kia’s EV9 customers. Wallbox expects Quasar 2 to be the first EV charger allowing bidirectional charging with the Kia EV9. Quasar 2 is a next-generation 11.5 Quasar 2 is a next-generation 11.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and colleagues have developed a novel high-performance electrolyte (HPE) consisting of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF 6 ) and carbonates to support extreme fast charging (XFC). A paper on their work appears in the journal Batteries & Supercaps.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2023

The battery enables a vehicle range of up to 130 miles on a single charge. The next-generation battery takes merely three hours to fully recharge since it supports a fast-charging rate of 80 kW.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Electrify American on Tuesday announced that it would install DC fast-charging stations at five Costco locations as part of the retailer's return to electric vehicle charging.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A consortium of stakeholders aims to roll out a universal plug-and-charge protocol for the U.S. in 2025, allowing all electric vehicles to automatically start charging at public stations simply by plugging in.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Costco is returning to EV charging, with a first location assuring reliability and a different approach Charging station was set up in 7 weeks—shorter than a Tesla Supercharger station Electric Era uses battery storage, AI load management, claims 98%+ uptime per port Retailer has not announced any plans to get rid of its popular gas pumps.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2023

Extending Ford Pro’s line-up of electrified and connected cargo vans, the new E‑Transit Courier is fully integrated with Ford Pro’s platform of software and connected services for efficient operation including end-to-end charging solutions and management tools from Ford Pro Software.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Thomas Built Buses is currently the only school bus manufacturer to offer DC (direct current) fast charging architecture as standard equipment. Jouley can charge in approximately three hours and can supply power back to the power grid using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2023

Charging is simple and quick, with both Level 2 AC charging and DC Fast Charge supported. In addition, Lightning’s mobile DC fast charging system, Lightning Mobile, is now in production and reaching customers in the coming months. Macnab has been a leader in the Canadian commercial transportation industry since 1935.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

At work, at home or at public charging stations, the EQT can be charged with alternating current (AC) at 22 kW, using the onboard charger. The process is even faster at fast-charging stations with direct current (DC), depending on the SoC (State of Charge) and the temperature of the high-voltage battery.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Using an ultra-fast charger and under optimal conditions, E-GMP can charge from 10 to 80% in as little as 18 minutes. Smart braking, smart charging. At the heart of E-GMP is the patented electrical architecture that enables both 800 V and 400 V charging without the requirement for additional components or adapters.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

At an E-Mobility Conference organized by the VDE, the German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies, the Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall recently presented a novel solution concept for charging electric vehicles: curbstone chargers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The range horizon clearly illustrates the impact of driving style on the high-voltage battery’s charge level. The charging software from the BMW i4 and BMW iX models has been further refined for the new BMW i7. This produces a more rounded charging curve overall, resulting in shorter charging times.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2023

The vehicle offers both 11 kW AC and 100 kW DC charging options, and charge management is made easier with Ford’s end-to-end home charging solution, app, and scheduling capability to take advantage of cheaper energy tariffs where available. A typical overnight AC charge from 10-100% takes 5.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Equinox EV will also be available with up to an available GM-estimated 300 miles of range on a full charge. For charging, 11.5 kW Level 2 (AC) charging, which can add up to 34 miles of range per hour of charging, per GM estimates, is standard.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the near-term charging and refueling infrastructure needs for zero-emission Class 4-8 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) at the national and sub-national levels. There are many options to meet both near- and long-term charging needs, the ICCT paper notes.

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