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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). This is not a small engineering feat. The Net-Zero Neighborhood. Net-Zero Neighborhoods. There are 14,600 days-ish until 2050.

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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

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BAE’s series hybrid system features no mechanical link between the diesel engine and the axle. All power comes from the electric motor. Power flows in series from engine to generator to traction motor. —Steve Trichka, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ Power and Propulsion Solutions business.

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

Cars That Think

Given the rapid uptake of electric vehicles, many people are thinking hard about how to make the best use of all that rolling battery power. Their initial idea was that garaged vehicles would have a two-way computer-controlled connection to the electric grid, which could receive power from the vehicle as well as provide power to it.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

. “The slimming of the battery essentially comes because of a focus on weight, aerodynamics, rolling resistance, new construction materials and other design factors, he said in an interview. million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood. by: Michael Kanellos.

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DOE to Award Up to $2.4B for Advanced Batteries, Electric Drive Components, and Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration/Deployment Projects

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A supporting goal is the development of production-ready batteries, power electronics, and electric machines that can be cost-effectively produced in volume to support the introduction of EDVs. The FOA defines seven areas of interest for applications: Cell and Battery Manufacturing Facilities.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. If you just allow willy-nilly random charging, are we going to have neighborhood blackouts?” They cost drivers on average only 2.5

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. It is different from a plug-in hybrid, or PHEV, which runs on both battery power and gasoline. Which electric-car developer counts former U. Bright Automotive.

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