Infrastructure is coming soon than you may think. Thousands of chargin units are being installed across the county as more companies start up and other move in with their strategy and answers to rolling out networks.
"The U.S. automobile industry of the 20th century flourished based on a gas station infrastructure that at one point numbered in excess of a quarter-million locations. For electric vehicles (EVs) and, to a lesser extent, plug-in hybrid vehicles (PEVs) to succeed, three different networks outside of the automakers’ control are required: communications, charging, and smart/electric grid infrastructures.
The wireless infrastructure is in place for communications with the vehicle. Cars simply can take advantage of the existing cellular companies’ widely distributed cell towers. The Ford Focus, the Nissan Leaf, and the Chevy Volt all have a telematics solution with an embedded modem as well as smart-phone apps. Drivers can link to their vehicles and read the charge status and stop and start the charging cycle whenever they please.
“Once the car has a modem in it, you can have an app on your computer or on your phone or anywhere you are,” says Mark Fitzgerald, associate director of automotive electronics at Strategy Analytics. “As long as the car is connected, you can be connected to the car.”
It seems like embedded modems and smart phones will be an integral part of carmakers’ strategy to give vehicle owners more control and access to critical information about their vehicles. “The idea is that you can’t launch successfully a purely electric vehicle without telematics in it of some sort,” says Fitzgerald.
Still Required Infrastructures......see link to read full article. by Randy Frank
http://electronicdesign.com/article/power/EVs-And-PEVs-Will-Need-Infrastructure-Before-They-Succeed.aspx
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Friday
VEHICLE-ELECTRIFICATION STANDARDS
IEEE STANDARDS ASSOCIATION AND SAE INTERNATIONAL AGREE TO COLLABORATE ON SMART GRID AND VEHICLE-ELECTRIFICATION STANDARDS
27 APRIL 2011 – The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and SAE International today announced that the two organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in vehicular technology related to the Smart Grid. In doing so, IEEE-SA and SAE International are striving to create a more efficient and collaborative standards-development environment for the industry participants that they serve.
Both SAE International and IEEE-SA already have made significant contributions in standards in areas such as plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communications and power and the Smart Grid. SAE International Ground Vehicle Standards Technical Committees are leading the vehicle transportation industry in the development of standards to provide safer processes and practices for effective implementation of hybrid/electric vehicles. A total of 24 SAE International Ground Vehicle electrification committees with over 780 members have devloped 46 standards and are currently working on over 30 new standards in process.
IEEE, the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, has more than 100 standards and standards in development relevant to the Smart Grid, including more than 20 named in the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards. Under terms of the MOU signed by IEEE-SA and SAE International in February 2011, each organization will share its draft standards related to the Smart Grid and vehicle electricification for input from the other.
more information, go to,
http://smartgrid.ieee.org/ieee-smart-grid-news/4323-ieee-standards-association-and-sae-international-agree-to-collaborate-on-smart-grid-and-vehicle-electrification-standards
27 APRIL 2011 – The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and SAE International today announced that the two organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in vehicular technology related to the Smart Grid. In doing so, IEEE-SA and SAE International are striving to create a more efficient and collaborative standards-development environment for the industry participants that they serve.
Both SAE International and IEEE-SA already have made significant contributions in standards in areas such as plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communications and power and the Smart Grid. SAE International Ground Vehicle Standards Technical Committees are leading the vehicle transportation industry in the development of standards to provide safer processes and practices for effective implementation of hybrid/electric vehicles. A total of 24 SAE International Ground Vehicle electrification committees with over 780 members have devloped 46 standards and are currently working on over 30 new standards in process.
IEEE, the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, has more than 100 standards and standards in development relevant to the Smart Grid, including more than 20 named in the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards. Under terms of the MOU signed by IEEE-SA and SAE International in February 2011, each organization will share its draft standards related to the Smart Grid and vehicle electricification for input from the other.
more information, go to,
http://smartgrid.ieee.org/ieee-smart-grid-news/4323-ieee-standards-association-and-sae-international-agree-to-collaborate-on-smart-grid-and-vehicle-electrification-standards
Tuesday
Advanced Vehicle Stimulus
Advanced Vehicle Stimulus
By EV World Television
Matt Rogers, the Senior Advisor to U.S. Energy Secretary addressed closing session of Business of Plugging In conference, October 2009.
As Senior Advisor to the U.S. Energy Secretary on the The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, it is Matt Roger's responsibility to monitor how effectively the Department's $36.7 billion slice of the bill is being spent to stimulate green tech jobs that will insure America remains competitive in the race to develop advanced vehicles and renewable energy technologies.
In this three-part video, he explains how the department's share of the $787 billion in stimulus spending is being allocated. Here's a short list:
* Funding for 3 electric vehicle factories
* Funding for 20 advanced battery plants
* Funding for 10 electric-drive vehicle component plants
In addition, the DoE funding is facilitating the acquisition of 4,000 electric vehicles, 9,000 alternative fuel vehicles, plus their required support infrastructure. Through a combination of grants, loans and loan guarantees, the Department anticipates leveraging its $36.7 billion into some $100 billion in new technology investments, bringing in private capital "from the sidelines."
By EV World Television
Matt Rogers, the Senior Advisor to U.S. Energy Secretary addressed closing session of Business of Plugging In conference, October 2009.
As Senior Advisor to the U.S. Energy Secretary on the The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, it is Matt Roger's responsibility to monitor how effectively the Department's $36.7 billion slice of the bill is being spent to stimulate green tech jobs that will insure America remains competitive in the race to develop advanced vehicles and renewable energy technologies.
In this three-part video, he explains how the department's share of the $787 billion in stimulus spending is being allocated. Here's a short list:
* Funding for 3 electric vehicle factories
* Funding for 20 advanced battery plants
* Funding for 10 electric-drive vehicle component plants
In addition, the DoE funding is facilitating the acquisition of 4,000 electric vehicles, 9,000 alternative fuel vehicles, plus their required support infrastructure. Through a combination of grants, loans and loan guarantees, the Department anticipates leveraging its $36.7 billion into some $100 billion in new technology investments, bringing in private capital "from the sidelines."
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