Green Gears, ECOtality, and the DOE team to instrument SCAQMD Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrids

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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 […]

Green Gears works with V2Green on the AC Propulsion E Box

Brendan Cadam of Green Gears helps to update the V2Green data logger on PG&E’s AC Propulsion E Box. Pat Cadam and the whole gang take a ride in the completed EBox. This vehicle is Vehicle to Grid enabled. This means the car can power the electrical system of a home or business and vice versa

V2Green system installations

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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 […]

V 2 Green system installation

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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 […]

UC Davis and AAA test Plug-ins in American households

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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 […]