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PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

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The first installations of Ford’s Intelligent Backup Power are beginning in spring 2022, supported by Sunrun as Ford’s preferred installation partner. Additionally, PG&E expects to learn more about the overall customer experience to help inform future collaborations as this emerging technology becomes more readily available.

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Florida-based public microtransit operator Freebee deploys Lightning Systems electric passenger vans

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Our EV powertrain and battery solution is configured and installed to support features such as wheel-chair lifts, aftermarket HVAC systems, and third-party seating configurations. This makes it critical to know the vehicles’ locations and state of battery charge at all times. All Lightning products are available today.

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CAP-XX introduces supercap modules to support batteries in stop-start applications

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Australia-based CAP-XX Limited, a developer of thin, prismatic supercapacitors, has developed a supercapacitor module which supplies the cranking current to start the engine in Stop-Start vehicles (also known as start-stop, idle-stop, or micro-hybrid vehicles), reducing wear on the battery and eliminating the need for larger, more expensive ones.

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Mercedes-Benz F125!: fuel cell plug-in hybrid with Li-sulfur battery and structure integrated hydrogen storage with MOFs

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Lithium-sulphur batteries (e.g., earlier post ), which Mercedes-Benz is examining in parallel with further development of the current lithium-ion battery and research into lithium-air technology. These attributes and the fundamental variability of the MOFs’ shape allow an installation position suited to the vehicle requirements.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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Compared to gasoline or diesel methanol however offers much cleaner combustion, free of soot and emits no traces of sulphur or carcinogenic compounds which are formed in the combustion of liquid fossil fuels. Methanol which is produced with CRI’s method is one of the most environmentally friendly liquid fuels available today.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. Gasoline/diesel fueling stations to replenish the liquid fuel for these engines are readily available. This engineering solution allows versatility.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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The benefit of a higher voltage connector has nothing to do with the speed at which the battery will charge it has to do with the conductor size. By comparison, NOx emissions in Travis county from motor vehicles totaled approximately 30,000 tons per year in 1996 -- the last year for which complete data was available. (1,