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Kentucky-Argonne Partnership to Help Build US Advanced Battery Industry

Green Car Congress

In the long-term, the center would help in the development of technologies that would enable a significant increase in energy densities, including lithium-air and zinc-air systems for vehicle applications and advanced batteries for cost efficient and long-life grid power storage applications.

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Coda Automotive to Bring China-Built Electric Mid-size Sedan to California Market in 2010; New JV with Lishen for Automotive Li-ion Systems

Green Car Congress

Ltd., ( Lishen ) for lithium-ion batteries used in the Coda, announced the establishment of a global joint venture with Lishen to design, manufacture and sell transportation and utility power storage battery systems. Additionally, the company, which has an existing long-term sourcing contract with Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co.,

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

Green Car Congress

In the US there is uncertainty over the future of the US Production Tax Credit for wind, but costs are now so low that the sector is more insulated than in the past. The report concentrates on renewable power and fuels and does not substantively address technologies such as smart grid, electric vehicles and power storage.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs are Better for the Grid Electric vehicles are essentially mobile power storage that can get us where we need to go. EVs are Eligible for Federal, State, and Utility Incentives The Inflation Reduction Act extended and expanded federal tax incentives for EVs. Many EV models are eligible for up to $7,500 in income tax credits.

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Coda to bring electric vehicles to California

Green Cars News

The Coda will be a four-door, five passenger car, that will be made available for around $45,000 - even less once a $7,500 Federal tax credit and additional state incentives are taken into account. It accelerates from 0-60mph in 11 seconds and includes an on-board charger that can complete a full charge in less than six hours.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

Driivz

For example, based on the type of EV power storage infrastructure they select, businesses can sell power back to the grid during times of peak demand or offer public charging during off-hours. Advantages of Smart Energy Management for Fleets.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow).