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JANUARY 6, 2022

Volvo Cars will introduce its unsupervised autonomous driving feature Ride Pilot to customers in the state of California first. The feature can also help drivers arrive at their destination rested and recharged, by reducing the mental strain that may come with driving, especially in traffic jams or heavy traffic.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Cuberg developed an advanced lithium metal rechargeable battery cell that is designed to be a drop-in solution to existing large-scale battery manufacturing processes. -based Cuberg , Inc., It combines a lithium metal anode, proprietary electrolyte and high-voltage cathode to achieve high energy density and thermal durability.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Electrify America recently unveiled its first application of a megawatt-level battery energy storage system (BESS) for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, building upon the company’s existing BESS installations at more than 150 stations across the US, including more than 100 installations in California.

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MARCH 27, 2021

Jeep 4xe charging stations are scheduled to open this spring at three of the most popular off-road sites and iconic trails for the Jeep brand—Moab, Utah; the Rubicon Trail in Pollock Pines, California; and Big Bear, California. The Jeep 4xe Charging Network trailhead chargers will deliver Level 2 (240-volt) charging.

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JUNE 29, 2022

The Hyliion Hypertruck ERX is an electric range extender semi-truck powertrain solution using onboard power generation to recharge the batteries. The ISX12N meets California ARB optional Low NO x standard of 0.02 g/bhp-hr, a 90% reduction from engines operating at the current EPA NO x limit of 0.2

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AUGUST 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission awarded $3.75 The Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge program, which drives clean energy innovation and entrepreneurship, funds the California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED)Initiative. EnZinc : Safe, high performance rechargeable zinc battery.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

kW), 184 ft-lb of torque, 75 minute 20%-80% recharge time using L2, and 431 pounds of weight, delivering projected 0-to-60 mph times of 3.1 LiveWire’s scalable ARROW architecture with proprietary battery, motor, charging, and control systems debuts on the Del Mar model and was designed at LiveWire Labs in Mountain View, California.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

A newly released analysis produced by Beacon Economics for the nonprofit, nonpartisan think-tank Next 10 has found that California’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) market is on track to meet or exceed a target of 1.5 million ZEVs on California’s roads by 2025. As of October 2017, 337,483 ZEVs have been sold in California.

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APRIL 29, 2023

The technology company plans to acquire assets of the US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors, based in Roseville, California. In electric vehicles, SiC chips enable greater range and more efficient recharging, as they use up to 50% less energy. Bosch is expanding its semiconductor business with silicon carbide chips.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

million award for a three-year effort to develop a new generation of non-lithium batteries, as part of the California Energy Commission (CEC) Grant Funding Opportunity “Developing non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Technologies to Support California’s Clean Energy Goals.” ( GFO-19-305 ). Battery startup Anzode Inc. has received a $1.7-million

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AUGUST 1, 2020

Scientists from Idaho National Laboratory and the University of California San Diego have shown that slow, low-energy charging causes lithium atoms to deposit on electrodes in a disorganized way that improves charging behavior. Lithium metal is a preferred anode for high-energy rechargeable batteries. —Wang et al.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Fleet electrification provider Zeem Solutions has opened its first commercial EV transportation-as-a-service depot in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Zeem’s Inglewood Depot.

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APRIL 6, 2010

The Sounding Oceanographic Lagrangrian Observer Thermal RECharging ( SOLO-TREC ) autonomous underwater vehicle uses a novel thermal recharging engine powered by the natural temperature differences found at different ocean depths. Its thermal recharging engine produced about 1.7

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

The chargers will give EV drivers the ability to recharge their vehicles in 30 minutes or less. The 100 th EVgo Freedom Station in California also recently opened to the public and is the nation’s largest publicly-available multi-standard (CHAdeMO and DC Fast Combo) fast charging site.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

The California Energy Commission and industry partners will unveil two heavy-duty electric-powered vehicles at the 3 rd Annual PortTechEXPO in San Pedro on 6 September. TransPower, in collaboration with EPC Power Corp.,

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MARCH 8, 2011

Groundwater is being depleted in California’s Central Valley at a rapid rate, according to a team of researchers analyzing data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite in a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Famiglietti et al. Bethune, K. Anderson, T. Swenson, C. de Linage, and M.

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MARCH 13, 2020

Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, according to researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in a new open-access study published in the journal Energy Storage. Sebastian et.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to build an estimated 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at sites across its service area in Northern and Central California—8 times the number currently installed.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

Blue Bird electric buses are already operating in California, North Dakota and Washington. Additional buses on order will transport students in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Québec later this year or in 2020.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Since the bill was introduced last year as the first-of-its-kind in the US to set a deadline for the transition to EVs, California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey have announced 2035 targets for ending sales of new internal combustion engined cars.

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JUNE 4, 2020

The California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will host a remote-access workshop to solicit feedback on the forthcoming, first of its kind, joint solicitation for the Zero-Emission Drayage Truck and Infrastructure Pilot Project.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Both fleets will recharge their Volvo VNR Electrics at their local facilities. The Volvo VNR Electric’s 264-kWh lithium-ion batteries have an operating range of up to 150 miles. Regenerative braking can increase range by returning up to 15% of the power back to the battery, depending on the duty cycle. Producers Dairy.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

We are working intensely with large partners to offer to the market, mainly for the automotive sector, batteries with unique characteristics, such as ultra-fast recharging, in less than 10 minutes, greater stability and safety. Battery Streak (BSI), is a startup linked to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

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MARCH 13, 2019

The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 also features regenerative braking while decelerating, which recharges the batteries and reduces energy consumption for extending range. New Flyer is currently delivering 25 Xcelsior CHARGE H2 fuel cell-electric buses to three transit agencies as part of California Climate Investments (CCI).

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

This research is leading to a significant increase of the cycling life of high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries. The new funding, provided by the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), is part of $209 million awarded by VTO for advancing electric vehicles, batteries, and connected vehicles ( earlier post ).

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

The batteries can be recharged to around 80% within 60 minutes, sufficient for a range of around 300 km (184 miles). As the first step in its infrastructure deployment, Penske Truck Leasing will install 20 high-power charging stations across five of its California locations starting this month.

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MARCH 25, 2014

The home, located on the West Village campus of the University of California, Davis, is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting. Geothermal radiant heating & cooling.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Under the proposed plan, the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California would be converted into the manufacturing facility for the Aurica Motors E-Car, an all-electric vehicle, as well as Aurica’s proposed PEP (Power Exchange Package) battery swap system. The PEP station concept is not compatible with the Better Place system.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. California policy makers face challenges in devising a pathway that can simultaneously help the state achieve NO x and GHG reduction targets. Background. grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr).

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, and Huibert Vigeveno, Shell’s Downstream Director, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in a ceremony held at Hyundai Motor America headquarters in Fountain Valley, California. Genesis drivers will be able to charge on-the-go, at home and at destinations with Shell.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Salton Sea geothermal field in California potentially holds enough lithium to meet all of the US’ domestic battery needs, with even enough left over to export some of it. California established the Lithium Valley Commission last year to research and write a report on the opportunities. Earlier post.). —Pat Dobson.

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APRIL 26, 2019

The forty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE H2 was equipped with a Ballard Power Systems fuel cell, producing electricity in motion to continuously recharge the 100 kWh of batteries to power a Siemens electric drive motor. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling. The bus operated for 28 hours and achieved 10.4

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Many of our OEM partners comfortably fit more than one pack per vehicle, and with just two packs they can drive over 150 kilometers before requiring a short rest period of two hours to recharge the battery, which is perfect for daily city traffic bus routes. —Paul Beach, president of Octillion Power Systems.

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AUGUST 3, 2012

Toyota held its first media briefing and drive for the RAV4 EV ( earlier post ), due to go on sale later this year in California. Fay says that the company is planning to sell the full complement of 2,600 RAV EVs in California, plus 30,000 Prius plug-in hybrids and to introduce iQ EV urban car sharing programs to achieve ZEV compliance.

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MARCH 5, 2010

Under braking the electric drive unit acts as a generator, using the kinetic energy from the negative torque generated to recharge the batteries. Stop & Start on the California. Hybrid technology is one of the solutions examined by Ferrari in its on-going research and development into making its production cars more efficient.

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JUNE 25, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $20 million in grants to accelerate California’s transition to zero-emission off-road equipment in the freight, agriculture and waterborne mass transit sectors. Hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferry in the Bay Area (Cost: $5.5 million; Grant: $1.5 million; Grantee: Project Clean Air).

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