Plug in to Smart Transportation
Green Gears, ECOtality, and the Department of Energy collaborated on a vehicle project with South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) . The project consists of 21 Ford Escape hybrid vehicles owned by SCAQMD converted to Plug-in Hybrid drive by Quantum. ECOtality and Green Gears collaborated on the installation of cellular data loggers to record […]
The V2Green data logger is the most valuable tool available for fleet operators who want to pinpoint how to save on fuel costs. The antenna transmits data to a wireless router once the car comes back home to the fleet yard or shop. The same antenna also receives GPS satellite data that will allow the […]
Nick Rothman and Seth Bridges Head Engineer from V2Green work together to install a data logger and charge management system. We can monitor the vehicles in real time using a cellular communications link. This system allows utilities to control load on the electric grid by adjusting charge rate on PHEV vehicles. Eventually we will send […]
Green Gears was contracted to instal advanced Plug-in Hybrid battery systems and specialized cellular data loggers into a small fleet of Toyota Prius vehicles for University of California Davis. The modified vehicles are to be used in a driver behavior study by UC Davis and AAA auto club San Francisco Chronicle news paper article and images related […]
The Green Gearhead
Nick Rothman, Chief Gearhead