Remove Energy Remove Insight Remove Power Grid Remove Recharge
article thumbnail

IHS Global Insight Report Projects That Plugged-in Vehicles Could Capture 20% of the Global Market by 2030

Green Car Congress

Plug-in electric vehicles—plug-in hybrids and full battery-powered—will represent nearly 20% of the global market for light vehicles in 2030, according to findings in a study on the business case for Plugged-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) by automotive industry analysts at IHS Global Insight. market share for plug-in hybrids and a 9.9%

Insight 218
article thumbnail

How do sodium-ion batteries charge within seconds – ET Auto

Baua Electric

This innovative development could revolutionize the way we use and think about energy storage in the future. The new battery technology addresses some of the fundamental limitations of current sodium-ion batteries , such as lower power output and longer charging times. The implications of this technology extend beyond EVs.

Sodium 52
article thumbnail

China EV maker Nio has completed 40 mn battery swaps so far – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Swapping could help to ease the strain on power grids at peak times when drivers recharge, but industry analysts and executives expect it would only become feasible if batteries become more standardised.

Auto 52
article thumbnail

IBM and ZSE team on Central European e-mobility project; “green highway”

Green Car Congress

ZSE), the largest distributor and supplier of electricity in Slovakia, on a smart energy “feasibility” study that will help prepare the capital city Bratislava for electric vehicles (EVs). VIBRATe also marks the first joint project between the Austrian and Slovakian energy companies. Click to enlarge. —ZSE.

Slovakia 236
article thumbnail

China’s Nio and CATL team up to develop longer life batteries – ET Auto

Baua Electric

It has commercialised 150 kilowatt hour (kWh) semi-solid-state batteries for its EVs, manufactured by Beijing Welion New Energy, which have a range of up to 1,000 km (620 miles). The company, however, said it would still keep investing in developing core technologies such as batteries on its own.

Auto 52
article thumbnail

Pilot project kicks off with 20 Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicles in Munich

Green Car Congress

All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies. This project will address a number of issues, ranging from the power grid itself to data transfer between drivers, vehicles, and electric fueling stations. primarily in outlying areas. million) for electric mobility.

article thumbnail

IBM and EKZ partner to make plug-in charging more convenient with new smartphone application

Green Car Congress

IBM Research has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers conveniently to charge electric vehicles and monitor their energy costs, using mobile devices. If less solar energy is being generated, the charging process can adapt automatically.