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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

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With Blackout Mode, users are able to use their EV battery to power their home in the event of a power outage. Quasar 2 offers CCS compatibility and connects to the myWallbox app through Wifi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, or 4G. Quasar 2 seamlessly transitions a home to vehicle energy when the power goes out. Providing up to 11.5

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. Petersburg, Fla. IsoTherm Inc.,

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Federal Realty partners with Car Charging Group to install EV charging stations at retail sites nationwide

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Because of its prime locations across the nation, Federal Realty’s unique retail and mixed use destinations serve as popular gathering places within their communities, making them perfect locations to top off your EV battery while you shop or dine. Pentagon Row and The Village at Shirlington in Arlington, Virginia. —Michael D.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Arlington). Battery Based On Advanced Metal Hydrides A project team from the University of Utah will develop an advanced metal hydride-based compact hot and cold battery. vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge. battery for EVs.

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