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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The center will provide data, models, methods, tools, and case studies to support: Creating more sustainable communities and assist in developing regional land use strategies; Reducing the use of automobiles and trucks and vehicle miles traveled (VMT); and. Better land use planning and design of community systems. Department of Energy.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

to provide EV conversion technology and integrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-to-site (V2S) networking solutions under the Aloha Micro Grid program for the U.S. Army’s Tank and Automobile Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). These vehicles all have built-in connectivity to REV’s AutoGrid Network.

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APRIL 26, 2010

With the new expansion, A123 Systems will assemble and commission grid-storage battery systems in Massachusetts. Founded in 2001, A123 Systems develops and manufactures advanced lithium ion batteries and battery systems for the transportation, electric grid and consumer markets.

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JULY 16, 2012

Their cooperation is also intended to promote structural development of China’s automobile industry and accelerate transformation of economic growth pattern to fulfill the national goal of sustainable development.

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JUNE 25, 2010

The European automobile manufacturers have agreed to a first phase of joint specifications to connect electrically chargeable vehicles to the electricity grid in a safe and user-friendly way. Ivan Hodac, Secretary-General of ACEA, the automobile industry’s trade association in Brussels.

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MARCH 17, 2016

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (Nevs) and State Grid Electric Vehicle Service Co., have signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework agreement under which State Grid will use Nevs as a preferred partner for mobility solutions and as a supplier of electric vehicles. State Grid Electric Vehicle Service Co., million employees.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. The combined heat and power station at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing is part of the BMW Power Pool and supports the compensation of frequency fluctuations in the grid.

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The advancement of smart grid technologies and renewable energy sources has transformed the automobile and power industries. continued] The post Could EVs Of The Future Really Balance Grid Flow Fluctuation? Then again, there’s concern about the amount of electricity that EVs consume — and whether that.

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MARCH 15, 2011

The future grid will face significant challenges by providing clean power from intermittent resources to a much more dynamic load. EES has been considered as a key enabler of the smart grid or future grid, which is expected to integrate a significant amount of renewable energy resources while providing fuel (i.e.,

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MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV.

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., and ENGIE EPS, and Italian technology player in energy storage, hydrogen and e-mobility, have been awarded with 25 MW of capacity in the context of the tender process held by the Italian grid operator Terna. FCA Italy S.p.A.,

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APRIL 26, 2021

Including hybrid-electric vehicles, it will strive to electrify 100% of its automobile unit sales in Japan by 2030. Honda is formalizing its goals for achieving carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050, as well as zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda automobiles and motorcycles globally by 2050.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Ford and PGE will work together to share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support the necessary demand for electric vehicles, as well as partner on consumer education outreach around electric vehicles.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Telematics provides the connection to utilities, grid operators, data providers, and owners’ smartphones. PEV telematics are also expected to play a significant role in the smart grid, as well. PEV telematics will also aid in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) energy transfer, which will help manage demand response or grid balancing.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

DeCicco’s analysis shows that optimizing internal combustion engines plus rising adoption of grid-free hybrids will enable new fleet fuel economy (unadjusted) to reach 52 mpg (4.52 The study, “A Fuel Efficiency Horizon for US Automobiles”, was prepared for The Energy Foundation. L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

These VPPAs will enable Honda to fully offset the remaining carbon-intensive grid-supplied electricity being used in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama automobile manufacturing operations, and will help the company meet its voluntary carbon reduction goal. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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The teams will also use a combination of on-board sensors and bidirectional vehicle-to-everything connectivity to enable the export of electricity from electric vehicle batteries to other loads such as recreational uses, homes, or supporting the electrical grid.

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JULY 18, 2011

Ltd—will initially focus on fulfilling existing contracts with State Grid, which is the largest power supplier in China. These projects include providing lithium-ion battery systems for a pure electric bus project for the city of Qingdao, a pure electric car project for the city of Hangzhou, as well as a grid energy storage system.

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We need an interactive grid to make this work. We have to change the regulatory requirements to recognize the investments in the smart grid that have to be made. Right now we are operating with a grid that was not adequate at middle of the last century.

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MAY 7, 2014

The glass-on-glass solar modules of the carport are supported by exclusively designed bamboo and carbon elements that authentically reflect the hallmark lines and surface sculpting of the BMW i automobiles. Thanks to its rapid growth, bamboo is considered a particularly sustainable raw material.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

They intend for their efforts to make ZigBee Smart Energy the preferred technology supporting plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) and enabling essential vehicle to grid (V2G) communication and power capabilities. It also provides the control functions necessary to safely manage the charging of PEVs while maintaining grid integrity.

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APRIL 7, 2011

The plug-in was developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market and produced at the Shenyang site. Series production of the automobile is to start in China in 2013. The electrical motor draws its energy from a high-voltage battery pack, housed in the luggage compartment, which can be charged via the grid.

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APRIL 4, 2011

The station is also protected against vandalism, with a doubly secured charging cable and the option of connecting the device to a remote surveillance system so that it can be used as part of a smart grid.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers work in the Extreme Fast-Charging Lab in ORNL’s Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center. The research project aims to generate new insights into the technological and physical hurdles of high-power wireless charging for automobiles. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S.

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The new strategy promises to be applicable to both the electric-vehicle market and the problem of electrical energy storage for the grid. —Lu et al. John Goodenough. In 2009, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu named Dr. John B. ” Goodenough invented lithium cobalt oxide cathode materials while at Oxford University.

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We remain committed to producing a complete line of automobiles to support the government’s new energy vehicle initiative, and we expect to continue to expand our partnership with A123 and ATBS as key suppliers for current and future programs.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

As one of the first automobile manufacturers permitted to do so, Mercedes-Benz has been testing autonomously driven automobiles on public roads in California since September.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Due to the fuel’s high hydrogen content, a CNG automobile emits approximately 20% less carbon dioxide than a comparable gasoline model. The Audi A3 Sportback 30 g-tron is also a leader when it comes to economy, in part because of the favorable tax rate on natural gas and biomethane in Germany until 2026.

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JANUARY 29, 2022

Today, chip shortages continue to disrupt the consumer electronics, automobile, and other sectors. That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. We think there’s a better way.

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APRIL 1, 2014

Li-Tec currently targets automotive, stationary and grid applications of its cells. Deutsche ACCUmotive, established in April 2009 as a joint venture, made Daimler one of the few automobile manufacturers to develop batteries for automotive applications and also to produce them in Germany starting in 2012.

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Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. The report identifies insights about the choice of charging infrastructure in each region that will both maximize benefits to consumers (thus helping to drive EV adoption) and maximize benefits to the grid from greater EV use. —“Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”.

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Growing concerns about affordability and infrastructure (both from charging and electrical grid perspectives), have caused a significant decline in the number of consumers who see themselves in the market for an EV anytime soon. —J.D. Ney, director of the automotive practice at J.D. That is up 13 percentage points from 2022 (53%).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Fusion Fuel has created a modular, integrated solar-to-hydrogen generator, powered by a proprietary miniaturized PEM electrolyzer, that enables off-grid production of green hydrogen. —Jason Baran, Fusion Fuel’s Chief Commercial Officer.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. for climate control in automobiles. automobile market. Laboratory, Grid. power grid.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Automakers reported that 48,796 hybrids were sold in May, up 14% from April’s 42,804 units, showing a larger increase than the overall automobile sales market. 7,754 vehicles that can be plugged into the grid were sold in May 2013 (0.5% Hybrids thus gained a 3% new vehicle market share in May, and a 3.3%

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APRIL 6, 2011

As part of its smart-grid activities, TMC is conducting trials in Japan of its Toyota Smart Center pilot program, which plans to link people, automobiles and homes for integrated control of energy consumption. —Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

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