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Elli and MITNETZ STROM publish concept for smart grid integration of EVs

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In 2020 alone, about 6,200 GWh of green power had to be curtailed in Germany. With this project, we are demonstrating for the first time how electric cars can be synchronized with the power grid in a user-friendly way. The car becomes a rolling electricity storage unit for the grid operator.

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DOE releases Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap; 44% reduction in manufactured cost for 300-mile EV pack by 2030

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The Roadmap outlines a DOE-wide strategy to accelerate innovation across a range of storage technologies based on three concepts: Innovate Here; Make Here; and Deploy Everywhere. The Technology Development Track aligns DOE’s ongoing and future energy storage R&D around Use Cases and long-term leadership.

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

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Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. Stage 1 of the Turbohybrid powertrain concept. The clutch module contains a second clutch, currently not activated, which can disconnect the combustion engine from the drive train to enable electric-only driving in a future phase.

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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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FAM AUTOMOBILES : a company specialized in electric vehicle (2- and 4-wheel) conception and production. IFP NEW ENERGIES : a public-sector research and training center, aimed at developing the technologies and materials of the future in fields of energy, transport and the environment.

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European Researchers Developing Multifunctional Structural Composite Material That Can Double as Energy Storage

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The team says replacing a metal wheel well with a composite one could enable Volvo to reduce the number of batteries needed to power the electric motor. They believe this could lead to a 15% reduction in the car’s overall weight, which should significantly improve the range of future hybrid cars.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Siemens proposes giving up a fixed target for renewables and focus on reducing CO 2 emissions in the future instead. An energy mix with 40 percent green energy—rather than the planned 50 percent by 2030—is both ecologically as well as economically sensible. —Peter Löscher. The Three-Point Plan.

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UC Davis researchers suggest we may be at the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation

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Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are technically ready; what is still to be determined is the required confidence in hydrogen’s future for investors, fuel suppliers, automakers and consumers, they suggest. However, they note , “ the trends are encouraging and the hydrogen enterprise has never been more serious and focused.

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