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An electric school bus in Beverly, Massachusetts, successfully delivered power back to the electricity grid for more than 50 hours over the course of the summer using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Image source: Thomas Built Buses.
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based provider of energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agency customers. A123 is Wanxiang’s fifth clean energy investment in the US in 2012. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive. million by Navitas Systems, a Woodridge, Ill.-based
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based provider of energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agency customers. In a short statement, the company said that it continues to work with Wanxiang and Navitas to prepare for the closing of the transactions. A123’s joint venture with Shanghai Automotive.
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