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Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

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The plan also details installation of solar PV canopies as well as switching to all-electric lawn mowers, grounds maintenance equipment and fleet maintenance vehicles. Make-ready infrastructure from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) also qualified the district to participate in PG&E’s business electric vehicle (BEV) rate.

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Audi introducing Audi prologue Avant diesel plug-in hybrid show car at Geneva; 147 mpg, wireless charging

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi presented the Audi prologue concept car, featuring a mild hybrid powertrain with a 48V electrical subsystem. At the upcoming Geneva show, Audi will show a new variant of the prologue—the Audi prologue Avant—featuring a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Earlier post.)

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Pilot project kicks off with 20 Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicles in Munich

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Twenty units of the Audi A1 e-tron extended range electric vehicle ( earlier post ) are on the roads of the Munich pilot region in a fleet trial by partners Audi, E.ON, the public utility Stadtwerke München (SwM), and Technische Universität München (TUM). All electric fueling stations offer power generated via renewable energies.

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In-Home Solar: How Many Panels to Fully Charge Your EV?

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Here is a table with the battery capacity, range, and kWh per 100 miles for some popular electric vehicle models, which are key to calculating the number of solar panels needed: Brand Model Battery Capacity (kWh) Range (miles) Energy Consumption (kWh/100 mi) Tesla Model S 100 370 27 Audi e-tron 95 204 46 Hyundai Kona 64 258 24.8

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LG Chem and Eguana partner on Li-ion residential energy storage system for North America

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The Eguana power control system manages system power flow and handles the core power conversion functions—AC→DC and DC→AC—as well as connectivity with power grid. Tesla is now expected to announce a grid-scale battery pack as well as a home battery to come from its GigaFactory capacity.

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Audi & Hager Group investigating bidirectional charging at home

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Hager Group and Audi are thus bidirectional charging at home, otherwise known as Vehicle to Home (V2H). Audi and the Hager Group have developed a research and solution approach that creates financial incentives and offers greater security of supply. —Martin Dehm, technical project manager for bidirectional charging at Audi.

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Audi and Partners Launch Plug-in Fleet Pilot Project in Munich Region with A1 e-tron

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Drivetrain of the Audi A1 e-tron. Audi and its partners E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have begun a fleet trial with electric drive cars in the Munich model region. g/mile), Audi says. Click to enlarge. L/100 km (123.80

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