Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

Seattle-based Foss Maritime introduced the world’s first hybrid tug, the Carolyn Dorothy in January 2009, proving that a hybrid tug can deliver full power and operational capabilities while significantly reducing fuel and emissions and saving on maintenance costs. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Based in Richmond, B.C.

Polymer 218

Polymer Mariner Hybrid Lead Acid 218

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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Grid Powered Power Vehicles 145

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

HVSC systems enable ships to draw electricity from onshore power grids while in port to operate onboard equipment as refrigeration units, lighting, cooling and heating systems, instead of burning fuel oil to run electrical generators.

San Diego 186

San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Powered 186

Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2024

Seattle-based startup Hubble Network announced today that it had a letter of understanding with San Francisco-based startup Life360 to develop a global, satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) tracking system.

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San Francisco Connect Connected Global 143

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. FY2017 Low-No projects. Description. Alabama A&M University. 1,000,000. 1,750,000.

Purchase 191

Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet 191

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Seattle startup Stoke Space has revealed plans to develop an efficient rocket engine similar to the Raptors that power SpaceX’s Starship. To be successful, Raptor will have to survive those conditions dozens or even hundreds of times in a row with little to no maintenance in between. Lapsa says it will likely also have grid fins.

Building 135

Building Exhaust Engine Gas 135

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Develop and demonstrate an off‐board bi‐directional DC charging system for plug‐in electric vehicles and evaluate impact of grid services on PEV batteries. University of Washington, Seattle. Description. Federal funding. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150