German electricity grid will need upgrade for EV load as Audi forms pilot project
(REPOST:Autovista Group)Carmakers are increasingly moving to electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles as they look to meet emission targets set out by the EU for 2021 and beyond. With the collapse of the diesel vehicle market and higher CO2 emissions from
Tesla’s PV installs continue rapid decline to 87MW in Q4 2017
(REPOST: PV-Tech)Tesla reported another major decline in its residential solar installations for the fourth quarter of 2017, while a supply shortage in its energy storage system ‘Powerwall’ has created a customer backlog of solar and storage installs of more than
Renault aims to bring EV cost down as drivers look to small-vehicle market
(REPOST: Autovista Group)The Renault Zoe is an example of this, with sales in Europe rising 48% to 27,245 in the first 11 months of last year. However, sales of the Nissan Leaf were flat at 16,531. Part of the reason
Green light for £7m vehicle-to-grid battery storage project
(REPOST: The Energyst)A consortium has secured £3m funding to see how electric vehicles can deliver demand-side response and battery storage. The aim is to work out whether EVs can help balance the power system.
Electric Vehicles Cost Less Than Half As Much To Drive
(REPOST: forbes)The average cost to operate an EV in the United States is $485 per year, while the average for a gasoline-powered vehicle is $1,117, according to the study by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute.
From followers to leaders: The changing face of Europe’s energy storage market
(REPOST: Energy Storage News)The biggest market segment for electrical storage remains the utility-scale battery storage market (i.e. front-of-meter), accounting for 60% of total capacities installed in 2015 and still commanding 55% of the overall stationary battery market in 2017. Yet
Electric car registration in Wales rises by 35%
(REPOST: BBC News)Wales is ahead of the UK average of 27% growth, figures from the Go Ultra Low partnership show.
Why don’t electric cars look more like the future?
(REPOST: Design Products & Applications)Before they hit the market and became relatively mainstream, many imagined (or at least, hoped) that electric cars would resemble the Light Runner from Tron: Legacy. After all, without the need for an internal combustion engine,
We need green plates
(REPOST: API)If ultra-low emission vehicles could display the fact that they are greener – by wearing a new green registration plate – then this would demonstrate their green credentials to others and create instant awareness wherever the vehicles travel.