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Better Place, with support from the US Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, has committed to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and SanJose.
Leveraging expertise in materials science, nanotechnology, green chemistry and supercomputing, scientists at IBM Research’s Almaden lab in SanJose, California, are undertaking a multi-year research initiative around a grid-scale, efficient, affordable electrical energy storage network. not rechargeable. Takeshi Ogasawara et al.
Back in December, we first received confirmation of the "3.0" update for the Tesla Roadster, the electric-car maker''s very first product, sold in the U.S. from 2008 through 2011. Tesla claimed the update would boost the Roadster''s range 40 to 50 percent, and said a real-world demonstration was forthcoming. MORE: Tesla Roadster 3.0:
San Diego-Carlsbad. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. SanJose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Highways & Regional Routes: The new Cycle 2 investments will continue to build out a highway network of DCFC stations featuring charging power up to 350 kilowatts which can recharge a vehicle at up to 20 miles of range per minute.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario. San Diego-Carlsbad. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. SanJose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Existing metro area investments to be expanded are: Fresno. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.
Read more in the SanJose Business Journal article: Better Place tests electric car system in Tokyo. The company’s method of switching out batteries on electric cars rather than recharging them will be tested on three taxis at the Roppongi Hills complex in central Tokyo. Better Place Inc. of Watertown, Mass.,
Read more about it in the SanJose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. By Dana Hull for the SanJose Mercury News. A top concern is “range anxiety&# because electric vehicles can travel a limited number of miles before needing to be recharged. Advertisement.
The locations of the closures are at Shell stations scattered throughout Northern California, located in San Francisco, Berkeley, SanJose and Sacramento. Shell last year acquired EV charging company Volta charge , and the acquisition is expected to help the company massively expand its Shell Recharge network.
Quallion showcased the system, which is designed to support 10 hour of cooling at end-of-life, at the recent Battery Show in SanJose, California. The Panda accelerates from 0-50 km/h (31 mph) in 5 seconds, and has a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph); range (UDC) is more than 250 km (155 miles). Opportunities in the automotive market.
T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in SanJose by most accounts was a big success. I n another announcement at the convention, Google announced two more recipients of their " Recharge It " largesse. Here's part of the story from CNET : Google.org is investing $2.75 Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif., ActaCell of Austin, Tex.,
headquarters in SanJose, California, where they started hiring last month , and has even opened showing rooms of its lineup in California. According to Electric-Vehicles.com , NIO plans to enter the U.S. market alongside other western markets by the end of 2025. The company has already established a U.S.
What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? The startup’s service is currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, SanJose, Los Angeles and Dallas.
Some transportation experts are skeptical that electric vehicles will catch on anywhere in the country, in large part because the batteries and the installation of home recharging units are expensive. Nearby, in downtown SanJose, the city has reserved street parking for electric vehicles and installed charging stations.
The software upgrade also will allow Prius drivers with PICC conversion kits to boost highway fuel efficiency to 170 miles per gallon (until the rechargeable battery is depleted), as recently measured by Argonne National Laboratory. Felix Kramer, CalCars.org, at Plug In 2008 in SanJose / photo by Creative Greenius (c) 2008.
There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. The newest Polestar Space just opened in Silicon Valley, at the Westfield Valley Fair, 2855 Stevens Creek Boulevard, SanJose. There’s a second location in Corte Madera in Marin County.
Chapter member Ian Wright cofounded Tesla then later founded Wrightspeed, a company that built large hybrid trucks in SanJose. Our EAASV group had a tour of the Lightning facility in SanJose and a field trip to the company’s new location in Hollister a couple of years ago,” Pohorsky said. That was quite a conversion.”
EV sales are trending upward, which means that more and more drivers are going to be showing up to hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and other locations expecting to charge their vehicles as they recharge themselves. Now is the time to install EV chargers. Albany, NY with 56.8%, and Portland, OR with 56.3%
Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project. edit ] EAA The Electric Auto Association ( EAA ) was formed in 1967 in SanJose, California. charger is also required, though ideally the existing motor controllers might be used as grid chargers.
The Transit Connect Electric utilizes a lithium-ion battery pack from Johnson Controls to achieve a range of 50 to 80 miles depending on auxiliary usage and drive cycle and is rechargeable using either a 240-volt or standard 120-volt outlet. Mission Valley Ford in SanJose, CA (2 units). Hawk Ford in Oak Lawn, IL.
Eaton’s quick charger can recharge the iMiEV to 80% of battery capacity in 25 minutes. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment. Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF.
In downtown SanJose, Coulomb Technologies CEO Richard Lowenthal demonstrated how the… (Coulomb). In 2008, Coulomb installed its first ChargePoint Networked Charging Station in a downtown SanJose parking garage; its Web site now shows ChargePoints in at least 24 states. By Scott Duke Harris. Green Energy.
Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. announced a partnership with utility Southern California Edison to test a fleet of rechargeable electric vehicles and said it expected to sell such plug-in hybrids within the next decade if battery technology keeps pace.
At least GM sent this nifty printed banner explaining all about the new J1772 industry standard recharging plug. At the 2008 Plug-In Conference in SanJose, Coulomb had the charging game all to themselves, but they were one of half a dozen charging players at this year’s show.
Mr. Moore made available his Papillion home’s historic dryer outlet as a recharging site when the roadtrip reached the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska. Note: Recharging from a standard 110 VAC, 12-Amp source would take 27 to 30 hours to replenish the battery pack and significantly slow the progress of the roadtrip.
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