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Nissan and Enel to launch major V2G trial in the UK; LEAF and e-NV200

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Nissan and multinational power company Enel will launch the first major vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial carried out in the UK. By giving Nissan electric vehicle owners the ability to plug their vehicles into the V2G system, owners will have the flexibility and power to sell stored energy from their vehicle battery back to the National Grid.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses. Coal emerges as the biggest loser in the long run. —Elena Giannakopoulou, head of energy economics at BNEF. OECD demand fell for the fourth year in a row (-4 mtoe).

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. Other transportation-related findings include: As of the end of 2016, about half of all zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) ever sold in the US were bought in California. billion in 2014, up 0.08% from the previous year.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. Why not simply use the electricity directly to charge electric cars via the already available distribution network – the electricity grid? 2015) The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future. 2015, p127) [1]. . Tillemann,L.,

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

Is that the future, and how far away is it? Without connectivity, you cannot really integrate transportation with the power grid. We were a startup company, and we sold our technology to STMicroelectronics, who produced it cheap. And that’s how IoTecha was born in 2016. Charged : What about wireless charging? It’s a must.