The EU-funded Flow project has just kicked off in Barcelona. Among other things, the initiative aims to test, validate and improve vehicle-to-X for exchanging energy between vehicles, buildings and the grid to inform wider European application.
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The UTILITAS project addresses a weak point of electric waste vehicles: since they have heavy batteries or fuel cells on board, they can usually transport less waste than conventional refuse collection vehicles. A special collection container is intended to remedy this.
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Researchers at the TU Chemnitz have 3D-printed an entire electric motor made of iron, copper and ceramic using the additive manufacturing process. They say it leads to better efficiency of the drives and enables more compact designs at the same time.
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Study tip: Research by the TU Chemnitz, Germany, identifies different types of EV drivers with subjective levels of range anxiety and respective charging patterns. The study finds that drivers artificially limit their drivable range and usually leave 20% to 25% as a safety buffer.
transportevolved.com, tu-chemnitz.de
Reading tip: No less than three waves of EVs counts Ken Green Burridge. The latest was started by Tesla’s Roadster and Toyota’s Prius and resembles a tsunami.
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Study tip: “Understanding Charging Behaviour of Electric Vehicle Users” by the TU Chemnitz, Germany, identifies different types of EV drivers with subjective levels of range anxiety and the respective charging patterns.
plugincars.com, sciencedirect.com (Study for purchase)
Click tip: Navigant Research has published a paper with ten predictions for the global EV industry in 2014 which Green Car Congress has summarised avidly. The year ahead is looking good!
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