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Chrysler/DOE Ram PHEV project exploring battery life modeling

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In addition to battery again and life cycle analysis, the project is exploring smart grid interfaces; bi-directional charging; second life—i.e., grid storage and load balancing for the battery pack; and integration with renewable energy. The program is slated to rack of 9 million miles of data, with 1.4 That dropped to 7.6,

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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The BAU scenario assumes future population and land use trends throughout the study region will be consistent with historical change. The core of the study’s approach is a vehicle activity modeling framework for associating future land use and demographic characteristics, under BAU, SG1, and SG2 scenarios, with household vehicle travel.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

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US President Joe Biden speaks at the Detroit Auto show on September 14, 2022. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan , who has recently been in the midst of tense discussions with US allies like South Korea over subsidies, once candidly admitted to the Minneapolis Post what goes on behind the scenes during critical policy decision meetings.