EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. grid produced in 2020. Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand? of what the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

At Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford launched a strategic collaboration with Haier (home appliance), Trina Solar (solar power) and Delta Electronics (power management) to introduce MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) to China, a holistic approach for lowering the energy costs and carbon footprint of Chinese families.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? A line of electricity pylons in the UK countryside.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck. ORNL’s bidirectional technology is fully compliant with grid power quality standards.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

BMW i announced a home stationary energy storage system solution integrating its BMW i3 vehicle battery at EVS 29 in Montréal. The battery storage system also includes a voltage converter and power electronics to manage the energy flow between renewable energy sources, the house interface, and the Li-Ion high-voltage battery from the BMW i3.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2018

Seven companies—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. TEPCO); TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; Hitachi Systems Power Service, Ltd.; Japan is promoting the adoption and expansion of renewable energy sources as a measure to reduce greenhouse gases. and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.—have

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

However, the production of electricity for EV charging can result in carbon emissions, depending on the energy source. The carbon pollution from electricity varies based on local energy production methods. The shift towards renewable energy sources further enhances the environmental benefits of EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The California Energy Commission has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) to lead development of an advanced management platform for integrating electric vehicle (EV) charging with utility-scale energy systems. —Mike Ferry, PI and CSE’s senior manager for advanced energy projects.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding to advance further the development of its pioneering 42 MW peak microgrid and expand electric vehicle charging at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). —Energy Commission Chair Robert B. This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Drivers who buy an electric car that plugs into the power grid to recharge the battery often start to consider the source of their energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The PNNL technology tells a vehicle’s battery charger when to start and stop charging based upon existing conditions on the electrical grid. has licensed smart charging controller technology developed at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for incorporation into its charging station equipment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The system is designed to incorporate electric vehicles into a smart power grid. It enables the collection and distribution of electricity between the grid, homes and businesses and electric vehicles, to intelligently balance demand and efficient storage of energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. Program participation.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

Working with a group of nearly 100 BMW i3 drivers, selected from approximately 400 applicants, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to optimizing electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. Managed charge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2011

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.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

High-performance battery storage units are an important component in the successful transition to renewable energy. With their 2nd-use battery storage project in Lünen, the four partners are demonstrating that the lifecycle of a plug-in or electric vehicle battery does not end after its automotive application.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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Blink Charging

JULY 27, 2023

Blink Charging recently announced our first battery energy storage system (also referred to as a BES system or BESS) in Pennsylvania that includes four direct current fast chargers (DCFCs). What is a battery energy storage system? A BES system is a solution for businesses that want to store energy for later use. and 7:00 a.m.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2023

Without sunlight, solar panels become useless, their broad expanse then serving only to lose heat. Batteries lose capacity, and their liquid components freeze, requiring a power-hungry cycle of using much of the power in batteries just to heat themselves. At night the temperature falls to -220 °C, as cold as Pluto.

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Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Some models will take several hours to charge if plugged into a charger, others need a few minutes only when plugged into a DC charger. For example, using SETEC POWER’s 180kW fast charger , EVs can be charged from 0-80% in just 10 minutes. EV chargers are divided into two key types: AC chargers and DC fast chargers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will partner with an industry-academia team led by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) to investigate secondary applications for aged battery packs from electric drive vehicles. NREL PHEV/EV Li-Ion Battery Second-Use Project.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. That would mean installing vast amounts of energy storage, such as. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

A team of Burns & McDonnell engineers, along with subcontractor Coritech Services, has developed a system of bidirectional, fast-charging stations for a fleet of plug-in electric vehicles at Fort Carson, Colo. The Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security ( SPIDERS ) is three?phase

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2011

The REV vehicles act as dynamic energy storage devices on the power grid, together acting as an extension of the power plant whenever they are plugged in. Our unique capabilities in both electric vehicles and energy network technology help enable vehicle-to-grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. This project will demonstrate and test an electric vehicle’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the vehicle’s battery state.

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Get Electric Vehicle

AUGUST 31, 2023

Mass adoption of electric vehicles is expected to increase the overall energy demand in the world. Being said Electric vehicles also can help manage energy effectively by managing the powerload. They may take up a lot of clean energy produced by solar panels during the day and return it to the grid at night.

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Driivz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

CPOs also provide and manage the charging network infrastructure, the backend EV charging and energy management software , and the communications between the backend system and the chargers. Energy optimization Intelligent management and optimization of energy is critical to reducing both CAPEX and OPEX.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2011

The project is supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), in cooperation with the State of Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., On Maui, 15% of the electricity supply is already generated by renewable energy, and there are plans to increase this percentage going forward.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

If these regional rollouts succeed, hydrogen FCVs might be just a few years behind plug-in vehicles in the commercialization process and might ultimately capture a larger share of the light-duty vehicle market. —“The Hydrogen Transition”. Driving factors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

As solar, wind and other renewable sources, which are intermittent, replace fossil fuels as a source of energy and enter mainstream power grids, stabilizing the power supply also poses a challenge.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 4, 2021

There could also be charge voltage that the charger needs charging, as an example, the voltage of 30 kW of 100-volt power supply will make car charge in 5 – 6 hrs as against 20 / hour. This work has been developed and researched into the battery within the battery-based system – but on different scales, including energy systems.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2011

We at Toyota are already using lithium-ion batteries in hybrids and plug-in hybrids, but it is necessary for us to further improve these lithium-ion batteries. German manufacturers have accumulated a great deal of excellent fundamental technology in regard to renewable energies and battery power.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

You may also want to stock up on jumper cables and a mobile phone charger that plugs into the cigarette lighter outlet in your vehicle. One way to do this is to park your car in a sunny spot while it’s not in use – solar heat helps maintain your battery and warm up the interior at the same time.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The US federal government offers up to $7,500 in tax credits for qualifying plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), and California announced a $3.9 But that will require building smart EV charging depots that can manage charging and manage energy consumption , for example staggering charging and balancing loads to avoid overloading the local grid.

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