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Another cut at US electric vehicle range requirements and usage patterns; fully-charged LEAF could handle 83-95% of all driving days

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In an effort to calculate what percentage of daily trips in the US could be covered with a fully charged electric vehicle, two Columbia doctoral candidates recently conducted a statistical analysis using the National Household Travel Survey of 2009 on distances driven by the US population. Car commuting distances were found to average 12.6

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Daimler opens $172M R&D center in Beijing

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The new R&D Tech Center China has a gross floor area of 55,000 m 2 and integrates an office building as well as a test building with state-of-the-art testing facilities, a workshop, a warehouse and testing-car parking lots. Two examples: Testing of next-generation electric cars under the most realistic conditions.

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Solar Power for Sheds and Electric Car Charging Solutions

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From workshops to art studios, powering it with solar energy can exponentially enhance its functionality. Solar power for sheds is: – Economically Viable: By installing solar panels you can generate your own electricity, resulting in long-term savings on electricity bills and reduced reliance on utilities. .

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Fraunhofer IAF develops first monolithically integrated GaN half bridge for voltage converters for e-mobility

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In power electronics components, this is the standard volt class for grid-connected electrical devices, ranging from tablets and washing machines to e-bikes and electric cars. This converter was demonstrated in inverters operating at the grid voltage level used in the US (120 volts).

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Greenius On The Green Scene - The South Bay Report

Creative Greenius

Today they both drive electric cars powered from the charge generated via their rooftop solar panels. The put on very well run workshops for adults and in-class presentations for kids. I told Lillian it sounded like my kind of fun and I offered to car pool with her.

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Smart Grid proposals outlined in report

Green Cars News

A report has been released that identifies the issues and priorities for developing technical standards and an architecture for a US Smart Grid. A focus was placed on electric transportation with the current grid and market infrastructure unable to support the mass deployment of plug-in electric vehicles.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

With the coming solar feed-in tariff legislation moving through Sacramento that will pay us for the extra solar energy we produce and feed back into the grid. Good for the grid, good for you, good for the electric company (who won’t meet their AB 32 state mandates for renewable energy generation without our help).

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