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UPS-led SEUL consortium switches on smart-grid fleet charging solution in London; maxing out on EVs without expensive grid upgrades

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A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017.

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Johnson Controls to supply AGM batteries to Chery Jaguar Land Rover in China; introducing 48V micro hybrid system

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Absorbent glass mat (AGM) technology uses a glass mat separator to maintain the electrolyte around the positive grid. Johnson Controls estimates the global Start-Stop market for new vehicles, powered by AGM batteries, could reach 35 million annually by 2017. AGM for Start-Stop. million annually in Europe.

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U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

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10 11 kg with no size changes)—the equivalent to adding three to ten coal-fired power plants to the electricity grid each year. Skerlos (2001) Design incentives to increase vehicle size created from the US footprint-based fuel economy standards. 10 11 –5.17×10 10 11 kg for one year of produced vehicles compared to 4.47×10

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Starting around 2001, the compound semiconductor gallium nitride fomented a revolution in lighting that has been, by some measures, the fastest technology shift in human history. Electric-grid applications : Very-high-voltage power conversion for devices rated at 3 kV and higher will remain the domain of SiC for at least the next decade.

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