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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

Green Car Congress

Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). Actually delivering commercially viable 500-mile batteries will require exascale computing—i.e., The Net-Zero Neighborhood.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

Unfortunately, thanks to the fast pace of electrification and the slow pace of standards bodies, electrical safety standards for heavy vehicles are lagging behind the market. The EPA requirements are that commercial vehicles will have to be 40% electric by 2035. Charged : I imagine it affects speed to market as well.

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From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

E-bikes can reach speeds of up to 28 mph and can go 20 -100 miles on a single charge. The US Department of Energy confirms that around 50% of all car trips in the US are less than three miles. As the e-bike market rises in popularity within the U.S., E-bikes sales are growing exponentially and cities and states are responding.

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California ARB awards $9.5M to Porterville to deploy 10 GreenPower electric buses and charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The EV350 40-ft bus has a 320 kWh LiFePO 4 battery pack providing some 185 miles of range (300 km); the two 85 kW drive motors are from Siemens. develops electric powered vehicles for commercial markets. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $9.5

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Meeting Residential and Workplace Growth Goals with EV Charging

Blink Charging

Whether you own a business, a commercial property, or a multifamily housing complex, you likely have growth goals to meet for the year. How EVSE makes your investment property better Electric vehicle (EV) chargers are an amenity that instantly raises the value of any multifamily, residential, or commercial property.

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Tesla’s 62-stall Supercharger project in Santa Monica gains new momentum

Teslarati

” Montana Avenue runs nearly a mile north of Santa Monica Boulevard, just south of the wealthy Brentwood neighborhood. The Office Campus Zone is located in several different areas, and all are several miles East of Tesla’s proposed Supercharger location.

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Heavy-Duty EV Manufacturer Proterra Receives $20M Investment from MK Energy and Infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The vehicle achieves between 18 and 29 miles per gallon diesel fuel equivalent fully loaded with 68 passengers. The neighborhood-friendly EcoRide BE-35 also reduces noise pollution to a fraction of that produced by today’s traditional diesel buses.