Technology company ABB installed on Thursday in the Ülemiste City business district in Tallinn the first electric cars speed charger for tests.

The Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is to start testing, using Prius PHVs, at the end of 2012 in approximately ten households as part of the Toyota City Low-Carbon Verification Project(2) (Toyota City Project).

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G): electric vehicles with Nissan Leaf.

The lithium-ion batteries oh the electric car can store up to 24kWh of electricity, which is sufficient to supply an average Japanese household for about two days.

Massive amounts of new transmission lines will be necessary to access the best large-scale wind power and solar energy resources.

“We will take the lead by introducing more electric cars to the government fleet. At present, there are 33 electric vehicles of various models in the government fleet.”

At Hertz we’ve committed to pioneering smart mobility, including rentals of electric vehicles.

The DOE grant is part of $7 million in research and development funding that will help improve the development and design of electric car charging equipment.

The 2,180-km-long line will become the major route to transmit wind power and solar energy generated in Hami prefecture, Jiuquan city of Gansu province, and Qaidam basin in Qinghai province to the rest of the country.

With the number of electric vehicles (EVs) to market forecast to increase more than 500% by 2016, the implications of electric car for the major electric power players and utility companies are enormous.

V2G electric cars with lithium ion batteries have an advantage over competing centralized generation assets because they can stabilize the grid at the endpoints closer to demand.

CONDUMEX has been awarded a substantial order for 345 kV 1590 kcmil (Falcon) ACSR cable by Isolux Ingeniería USA, LLC. The cable will be delivered and installed during 2012 for WIND ENERGY TRANSMISSION TEXAS.

Manufactured in New Berlin, Wisconsin the Terra 51 is an intelligent EV fast charger that will further drive mass adoption of electric vehicles in North AmericaHaving already delivered hundreds of DC fast chargers.

The goal of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems is to use electricity stored in the lithium ion batteries of plug-in electric vehicles as a backup energy supply for electricity grids.

SolarWorld is a worldwide leader in offering brand-name, high-quality, photovoltaic crystalline silicon solar power technology.

The objective is to develop a clean energy supply solution with wind power, solar energy and electric vehicles.

Electric cars powered by electricity from renewable energy sources like wind power and solar energy are an attractive option for mobility within the urban area and beyond.

The ChargePoint Network is the largest network of independently owned charging stations in the world and Fuji Electric?s 25kW chargers will be a valuable addition, providing a full charge to electric vehicles.

The ascent of electric cars has posed the question of how they will be charged as each automaker had developed its own technique, but that is the equivalent of having different fuel ports on gasoline-powered models.

Evatran? is the developer of Plugless Power wireless recharging technology for electric vehicles.