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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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The District Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses, which will replace diesel vehicles that are reaching the end of their useful life. Delaware Transit Corporation. SMART and the Detroit Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase electric buses and charging units.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies. Of that, $26.5 VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Early utility companies like Boston Edison and New York Edison organized EV fleets, favoring electric trucks for their comparatively capacious batteries. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion. After earning a Ph.D.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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But in places like Delaware or in PJM territory, which covers a very large percentage of the US population, this is getting implemented right now. Gregory Poilasne: We have an AC charging station that we rolled out that came from our relationship with the University of Delaware. Your car becomes an extension of your home battery.

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