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Retail Giants Step Up: Costco, Ikea, Target, and Walmart Join the EV Charging Movement

The Truth About Cars

The research, which examined over 270,000 store locations across various retail categories, reveals a vast potential for growth in EV infrastructure through retail participation. Data suggests that installing EV chargers can increase store foot traffic by an average of 4 percent and revenue by 5 percent.

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Kia enters China's crowded EV market, 1st model expected to launch in Aug

CN EV Post

The South Korean automaker announced its official entry into the Chinese EV market at a launch event today, unveiling the EV5 Concept, EV9 Concept and EV6 GT. The EV9 concept has a length of more than 5,000 mm and a wheelbase of 3,100 mm, with a 3-row, 6-seat interior layout. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Researchers successfully engineer E. coli to produce renewable propane; proof-of-concept

Green Car Congress

The scientists chose to target propane because it can easily escape the cell as a gas, yet requires little energy to transform from its natural gaseous state into a liquid that is easy to transport, store and use. Although we have only produced tiny amounts so far, the fuel we have produced is ready to be used in an engine straight away.

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How is New Zealand disposing of EV batteries?

Drive Electric

In this article, we will explore what happens to old EV batteries in New Zealand and why it’s essential to dispose of them properly. The programme’s foundation is built on the concept of a circular economy , which seeks to avoid the linear “take-to-waste” model. How is New Zealand disposing of EV batteries?

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

Green Car Congress

This article compares the economics of various existing hydrogen-delivery methods with the economics of a novel variation on pipeline delivery: a high-pressure, scalable, intra-city pipeline system referred to here as the “HyLine” system. . —Penev et al. —Penev et al. 2019.10.005.

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Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Herein lies the critical role of batteries: they serve as a bridge between energy production and consumption, storing excess energy during peak production periods and releasing it when needed to ensure a stable and reliable energy supply. The concept of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.,

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

Below is a simple and typical example of the confusing and inconsistent use of the term “charging station” from a news article shared on Twitter. When an article says there are something like 115,000 charging stations in America less than the estimated ~145,000 fueling stations , it’s important to get this right. We have a choice.

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