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Because of these potential advantages, they may find use in a wide range of technologies, such as drones, electric vehicles and household electricitystorage systems. doi: 10.1039/d1mh01546j.
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon ElectricityIndustry Center have concluded that a PHEV pack comprising lithium iron phosphate cells would incur little capacity loss from combining vehicle-to-grid (V2G) activities with regular driving. Degradation as a function of (a) capacity (Ah) processed by cell or (b) energy (Wh) at different DoD.
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Electricstorage. Electric transportation. NIST is consulting with industry, government and other stakeholders to develop a plan for a testing and certification framework by the end of 2009 and take steps toward implementation in 2010. Plug-in electric vehicles. Demand response.
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