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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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The charging stations will have a range of power from 50 kilowatts (kW), which is most commonly used in today’s electric vehicles, to 150 and 350kW. This future-proof charging technology will meet the needs of all electric vehicles available today and the advanced EVs expected as early as 2020. mile “Home Zone.”

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Electrify America invests $1.3M in SMUD Energy StorageShares program

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The charging stations have a range of power from 50 kilowatts (kW), which is most commonly used in today’s electric vehicles, to 150 and 350kW. This future-proof charging technology will meet the needs of all electric vehicles available today and the advanced EVs expected as early as 2020.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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lower cost than those available today, based on a friction. today’s electric vehicle batteries. Nevada Las. The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) will develop a new, fire-resistant electrolyte to make today’s Lithium-ion (Li-ion). Improved Manufacturing for High-Performance Magnets. University of.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The ALPHA program will provide $30 million to support nine project teams in creating technologies designed to explore the intermediate density regime and provide the basis for the development of fusion power at a lower cost than technologies available today. ALPHA AWARDS. Lead organization. Description.

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