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Georgia Tech study finds MD electric urban delivery trucks have cost advantages over diesel in some conditions; relative benefits depend on numerous factors

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). Is the electric truck cost-effective in comparison with the diesel truck? Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla partners with EV charging reliability platform for Destination network

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The company offers on-demand repairs and maintenance support from local workforces, which can come and service a malfunctioning EV charger in Tesla’s Destination Charger Network. Tesla’s high-powered V3 Supercharger offers 250 kW for comparison. which could help solve most of the issues with EV charging maintenance.

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Linde introduces new line of standard hydrogen generation plants; from 100 to 1,000 Nm3/h

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As a comparison for scale, in 2009, Linde executed a long-term contract with PdV Midwest Refining LLC to supply hydrogen to the company’s CITGO Lemont, Illinois, oil refinery using a new 1.27 The truckable plants have compact footprints and provide easy access for maintenance. kg of hydrogen per hour). (As Earlier post.).

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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In comparison, the state’s goal is to achieve this amount by 2050. Professor Deepak Divan , the director of the Center for Distributed Energy at Georgia Tech, says his team found that in residential areas “multiple L2 chargers on one distribution transformer can reduce its life from an expected 30 to 40 years to 3 years.”

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Study finds fleet switch from PFI to GDI engines will result in net reduction in global warming

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The study, by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Georgia, Aerodyne Research, California Air Resources Board (ARB), Ohio State University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. emission control technologies, and vehicle age and maintenance history. …

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