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07 Oct 09

Smart Grid: Where Do We Grow From Here? | GreenBiz.com

21 Aug 09

Research

  • We examine the potential economic implications of
    using vehicle batteries to store grid electricity generated at off-peak
    hours for off-vehicle use during peak hours. Hourly electricity prices in
    three U.S. cities were used to arrive at daily profit values, while the
    economic losses associated with battery degradation were calculated based
    on data collected from A123 Systems LiFePO4/Graphite cells tested under
    combined driving and off-vehicle electricity utilization. For a 16 kWh
    vehicle battery pack, the maximum annual profit with perfect market
    information and no battery degradation cost ranged from ~$140 to $250 in
    the three cities. If the measured battery degradation is applied, however,
    the maximum annual profit (if battery pack replacement costs fall to
    $5,000 for a 16 kWh battery) decreases to ~$10-$120. It appears unlikely
    that these profits alone will provide sufficient incentive to the vehicle
    owner to use the battery pack for electricity storage and later
    off-vehicle use. We also estimate grid net social welfare benefits from
    avoiding the construction and use of peaking generators that may accrue to
    the owner, finding that these are similar in magnitude to the energy
    arbitrage profit.
25 Feb 09

First Chrysler Electric Vehicle in 2010 - ATZ online

  • The electric vehicle employs a 200 kW motor capable of 350 Newton metres torque. Range is estimated at 650 kilometres, which includes 65 kilometres of zero-emissions, all-electric operation, Chrysler says.
  • The electric vehicle employs a 200 kW motor capable of 350 Newton metres torque. Range is estimated at 650 kilometres, which includes 65 kilometres of zero-emissions, all-electric operation, Chrysler says.
27 Jan 09

Plug In America - Promoting Plug-in Cars for a Better America

  • Plug In America drives change.

    We accelerate the shift to plug-in vehicles powered by

    clean, affordable, domestic electricity to reduce our nation's dependence on
    petroleum and improve the global environment.
16 Jan 09

Seat präsentiert Leon mit Plug-in-Hybridantrieb - ATZ online

  • Anfang Januar 2009 enthüllte Francisco García Sanz, Mitglied des Vorstands der Volkswagen AG und Aufsichtsratvorsitzender des Automobilherstellers Seat, im spanischen Technikzentrum in Martorell den Kompaktwagen Leon Twin-Drive Ecomotive. Das Forschungsfahrzeug mit Plug-in-Hybridantrieb wird von einem DI-Dieselmotor sowie einem Elektromotor angetrieben. Dank moderner Lithium-Ionen-Batterien und eines innovativen Energiemanagements bietet der Wagen im emissionsfreien Elektrobetrieb eine Reichweite von bis zu 50 Kilometern.
  • Der Elektromotor des progressiv konzipierten Automobils gibt eine kontinuierliche Leistung von 35 kW ab. Der 1,9-Liter-Dieselmotor entwickelt 77 kW. Die Lithium-Ionen-Batterien zum Antrieb des Elektromotors wurden in den Kofferraum integriert. Wird der Leon allein mit Elektromotor gefahren, ist die Höchstgeschwindigkeit auf 100 km/h begrenzt. Für den Elektrobetrieb wurden zahlreiche Komponenten des Versuchsfahrzeugs aufwendig modifiziert; darunter zum Beispiel das Getriebe, die Servounterstützung der Bremsanlage, weite Teile der Fahrzeugelektronik sowie das Heiz- und Kühlsystem.
31 Dec 08

Climate Change - What are we doing about it in Washington State? - Electrify Transportation

  • Electrified transportation is the use of electrical power to run transportation vehicles and related facilities. Electricity has long been used to power transportation in the Seattle area where 150 King County Metro electric trolley buses serve 14 routes covering 115 miles.



    Now electrical power options are spreading to port facilities, medium-duty trucks, school buses and truck stops. Most importantly, electricity is emerging to power cars and light-duty vehicles in the form of gasoline-electric hybrids and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) which can use grid power and run longer on batteries than regular hybrids.



    These options are explored in the FAQ below. These questions and answers are derived from a
    2007 ETWG Briefing Report written by Rich Feldman, Apollo Alliance and Patrick Mazza, Climate Solutions.

12 Oct 08

News & Events | Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute

  • Scientists at the University of Michigan, using a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), are exploring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) that not only use grid electricity to meet their power needs, but return it to the grid, earning money for the owner.
13 Jul 08

IEEE Spectrum: Our First Electric Cars...May Be Trucks

  • Today there are roughly 2 million hybrids in the
    global car park of 820 million vehicles—or far less
    than 1 percent. And there are fewer than 200 plug-in
    hybrids. Before we start thinking about other uses for
    the battery packs in such vehicles, Kjaer all but begged
    his audience, “let's just get the batteries driving the
    wheels
    first!”
05 Jul 08

Plug-In Hybrids: Fueling the Future

  • Plug-in cars, some that rely solely on electricity and some that marry an electric motor with a gasoline motor for better mileage and fewer emissions, are slowly making their way into the mainstream. And it's not just because they replace most or all of the gasoline used to fuel the typical car with cleaner, cheaper, domestic electricity.
17 Dec 07

Plug-in Electric Trucks Coming To U.S. : MetaEfficient

  • The air quality of urban areas would greatly improved if we could replace the thousands of diesel delivery trucks currently in use with zero-emission vehicles. In this vein, a company called  Smith Electric Vehicles will be introducing their electric trucks to the U.S.  Their Newton truck (pictured above) can be recharged via an regular electric socket. They have some pretty impressive features, including a range of up to 150 miles when fully charged. The battery system is rated at 120 kilowatts, and trucks have a maximum speed of 50 mph. The trucks also use regenerative braking to recover energy from the braking process.
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