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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). If we are going to create some of the batteries, you better be ready to crank out some cycles.” The Net-Zero Neighborhood.

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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. Kempton and Letendre’s. We Drive Solar.

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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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billion to produce advanced automotive batteries and their components, and up to $500 million to produce other components needed for electric vehicles, such as electric motors. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Components. The latter will provide grants to US-based manufacturers of up to $1.5

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

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By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. million gallons of gas consumed by those white little trucks trolling your neighborhood.

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Four Motiv electric shuttle buses deployed in one-year demo in Mountain View, CA

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The Mountain View Community Shuttle service is aimed at moving residents and visitors through the City between neighborhoods, shopping centers, medical complexes, City facilities, and recreation areas. The buses were manufactured by Motiv Power Systems of Foster City, using funds from the California Energy Commission (CEC).

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Are You Plugged In?

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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. Tags: Production News. Bright Automotive.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

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But it’s the latest Formula E car that’s set to turn heads, including at the annual race on the piers of Brooklyn, with the Manhattan skyline as dramatic backdrop—which happens to be a short walk from my apartment in the Red Hook neighborhood. For each race minute, we will get 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) back from each axle,” Foerster says.

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