Self-driving cars are hot right now, but in addition to helping make drivers’ lives easier, they can also help make electric vehicles more affordable. Specifically, plug-in vehicles can save up to $1,800 in battery costs, or extend driving range by 24 miles with the addition of autonomous features like self-parking, according to Lux Research. … Continue reading Autonomous Features in Electric Vehicles Can Save $1,800 in Battery Costs
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CarCharging Partners with TWS to Offer Energy Storage and Rechargeable Battery Solutions
Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI) (“CarCharging”), the largest owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, announced today that it has finalized an agreement with Technology with Spirit (“TWS”), a global industry leader focused on energy storage and rechargeable battery solutions. Through this relationship, CarCharging can now offer TWS’ energy storage and … Continue reading CarCharging Partners with TWS to Offer Energy Storage and Rechargeable Battery Solutions
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Life cycle assessments for electric vehicles
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) teamed up with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH; WI) in the STROMbegleitung (electricity evaluation) study to analyse technologies, outlook and life-cycle assessments for electrically-powered transport. The study comprehensively charts current progress in technology, identifies … Continue reading Life cycle assessments for electric vehicles
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Revolt against high gas prices, volatile foreign oil markets! Power your car with wind energy
If you’re one of about 1.7 million people being served by a certain Minnesota cooperative, you can now wind-power your car for free. And no, you don’t need any cartoon-like fan whirring atop your car roof to make it happen. This is real. All you need is a plug-in electric vehicle (EV) and an electrical … Continue reading Revolt against high gas prices, volatile foreign oil markets! Power your car with wind energy
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Electric Motorcycle and Scooter Sales are Expected to Total 55 Million From 2015 to 2024
The transition from sealed lead-acid to lithium ion batteries is driving rapid industry advances, report finds. A recent report from Navigant Research examines the global markets for electric motorcycles and scooters and the related battery technologies, including global forecasts for electric two-wheeled vehicles and the batteries used in the vehicles through 2024. Taken … Continue reading Electric Motorcycle and Scooter Sales are Expected to Total 55 Million From 2015 to 2024
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Electric Vehicles Market Set for Big Boost as Li-ion Battery Costs Hit $172/kWh in 2025
Best-in-class players such as Panasonic-Tesla will achieve 35% reductions over the next decade, while others could lag at over $229/kWh, according to Lux Research. The electric vehicle opportunity is set to expand, as leading battery developers like Panasonic drive down prices of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs by 35% to $172/kWh in 2025, according to Lux … Continue reading Electric Vehicles Market Set for Big Boost as Li-ion Battery Costs Hit $172/kWh in 2025
Continue readingVehicle-Grid Integration Services Revenue Is Expected to Total $68 Million from 2015 to 2024
A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the market opportunity for vehicle-grid integration (VGI) technologies to be used to support grid reliability and stability, including global market forecasts for vehicle-to-grid-enabled plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and VGI capacity and revenue, segmented by region, through 2024. By participating in grid-balancing services, such as frequency regulation or … Continue reading Vehicle-Grid Integration Services Revenue Is Expected to Total $68 Million from 2015 to 2024
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Electric Vehicle Charging Services Revenue Is Expected to Total $11.3 Billion from 2014 to 2023
A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging equipment sales and charging services, including global market forecasts for residential and commercial charging system unit sales and revenue from charging services through 2023. While growth in the residential segment of the PEV charging market tends to grow … Continue reading Electric Vehicle Charging Services Revenue Is Expected to Total $11.3 Billion from 2014 to 2023
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The Evolution of the Electric Car
1828: Hungarian inventor Ányos Jedlik, who had invented an early electric motor, builds a small, model car powered by this motor. 1834: Vermont blacksmith Thomas Davenport and his wife Emily build a small, model electric car that runs on a circular, electrified track. The Davenports use silk from Emily’s wedding dress as wiring. 1835: In … Continue reading The Evolution of the Electric Car
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Sales of Electric Trucks and Buses Are Expected to Total More than 805,000 from 2014 to 2023
A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for commercial vehicles that use electric drive vehicle technology, including global market forecasts for sales and the number of vehicles in use through 2023. Although medium and heavy duty vehicles represent just a fraction of all vehicles on roadways today, they contribute significantly to … Continue reading Sales of Electric Trucks and Buses Are Expected to Total More than 805,000 from 2014 to 2023
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Tesla to unveil home battery on 30 April
Tesla Motors Inc plans to unveil its first non-car product line on 30 April, which, according to the automaker, would be stationary batteries. The electric car maker would offer two types of batteries: one that powered homes, and the other for utility use. The Palo Alto-based company would source solar panels from sister company, … Continue reading Tesla to unveil home battery on 30 April
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Scientists create cheaper magnetic material for electric vehicles, wind turbines
Cerium is a widely available and inexpensive rare-earth metal. Scientists have used it to create a high-performance magnet that’s similar in performance to traditional dysprosium-containing magnets and could make wind turbines less expensive to manufacture. Karl A. Gschneidner and fellow scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have created a new … Continue reading Scientists create cheaper magnetic material for electric vehicles, wind turbines
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Electric vehicle drivetrain without the need for costly rare earths
Researchers from one of Europe’s largest e-mobility projects have successfully realized a fully-integrated electric vehicle drivetrain without the need for costly rare earths in the permanent magnet synchronous motor. A prototype will be presented to the international coil winding and electrical manufacturing community at this year’s CWIEME Berlin exhibition. Four years ago researchers from … Continue reading Electric vehicle drivetrain without the need for costly rare earths
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The global market for electric vehicles has now reached at 740,000 electric cars
The global market for electric vehicles has now reached at 740,000 electric cars, out of which 320,000 were registered in 2014. The report was revealed by Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemburg (ZSW) in Germany. This rapid growth has been driven by various market leaders, including the Nissan Leaf, Tesla’s Model S, … Continue reading The global market for electric vehicles has now reached at 740,000 electric cars
Continue readingAbout 43% of all electric vehicles were bought in 2014
The Leaf is the best-selling electric car in automotive history. The Netherlands has the second-biggest market share of electric cars, after Norway. Electric cars made up less than half of a percent of the 85 million new vehicles sold in the world last year, but German energy researchers say that tiny wedge of sales … Continue reading About 43% of all electric vehicles were bought in 2014
Continue readingSales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters are Expected to Reach Nearly 6 Million a Year by 2024
A new report from Navigant Research examines the global markets for electric motorcycles and scooters and the related battery technologies, including global forecasts for electric two-wheeled vehicles and the batteries used in the vehicles through 2024. As cities become increasingly congested with traffic, many urban dwellers are turning to various forms of electric two-wheeled … Continue reading Sales of Electric Motorcycles and Scooters are Expected to Reach Nearly 6 Million a Year by 2024
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Vattenfall charges the buses of the future with electricity
The future is now. The bus service of the future starts today with route 73 in Stockholm, and the buses are a completely new type of plug-in hybrid. They can be rapid charged at terminuses and with a full battery they can run for up to seven kilometres – quietly and emissions-free – entirely on … Continue reading Vattenfall charges the buses of the future with electricity
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Google, Apple aim to build electric vehicles
Apple has been working on an electric car and is pushing to begin production as early as 2020, people with knowledge of the matter said last month. Google said in January it aims to have a self-driving electric car on the road within five years. “If these two companies intend to solely produce electric … Continue reading Google, Apple aim to build electric vehicles
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Nissan, Endesa to tap V2G (vehicle to grid) technology from electric vehicles for use in homes
V2G (vehicle to grid) technology allows both a supply of energy to an electric vehicle and the use of the energy stored in the vehicle for home consumption or for sale onto the grid (in countries where the appropriate regulation is in place). Endesa and Nissan will also work together in other areas such as … Continue reading Nissan, Endesa to tap V2G (vehicle to grid) technology from electric vehicles for use in homes
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Vehicle-Grid Integration Services Revenue is Expected to Reach Nearly $21 Million by 2024
A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the market opportunity for vehicle-grid integration (VGI) technologies to be used to support grid reliability and stability, including global market forecasts for vehicle-to-grid-enabled PEVs and VGI capacity and revenue, segmented by region, through 2024. Today’s plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) represent a significant increase in electricity demand that, … Continue reading Vehicle-Grid Integration Services Revenue is Expected to Reach Nearly $21 Million by 2024
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