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AMPLY Power offers EV fleets guaranteed uptime and zero charging challenges

Charged EVs

Back in 2016, the company was acquired by a French entity called Engie, which is the largest independent power producer in the world. Second thing that we do is, we enroll the customer in grid services and demand-response applications. I think they have something like 2,500 school buses out of 12,000 in New York City.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Others, however, think the city should focus more in getting people out of cars altogether. On the Grid.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

Cars That Think

Ferreira was the 2015–2016 president of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. An expert in power electronic converters, electrical machines, and novel grid components, he spent almost his entire career in academia, conducting research in power electronics. Jan Abraham "Braham" Ferreira. Fellow, 62; died 16 May.

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Proterra beefs up its battery expertise: Q&A CTO Dustin Grace

Charged EVs

Then, we kicked off our battery strategy in 2015, 2016. New York City Transit came to us a few years ago and said, “What happens if a manhole cover explodes out of the ground? There’s a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) side of that as well, which we’re currently developing and launching with Dominion Energy next summer.

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