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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

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Sixth-generation drive units will also help boost range by up to 30%, according to BMW, while new tires and an EV-specific braking system should improve overall efficiency by up to 25%. Bidirectional charging to serve as home backup power Bidirectional charging is also part of the Neue Klasse vehicles.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

Sixth-generation drive units will also help boost range by up to 30%, according to BMW, while new tires and an EV-specific braking system should improve overall efficiency by up to 25%. Bidirectional charging to serve as home backup power Bidirectional charging is also part of the Neue Klasse vehicles.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

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Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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Cal Energy Commission awards $1.5M to Berkeley to advance open-source advanced smart charging technology; OpenVBOSS

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million to develop an advanced smart charging technology that maintains plug-in electric vehicle consumer needs while reducing charging loads, to achieve electricity grid benefits. The proposed project addresses the problem of access and signals/controls for local data streams in order to control electricity systems loads for grid management.

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Electric Vehicle Industry Associations – Joining Forces to Drive Adoption

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Common goals include speeding the development of industry standards , deployment of sufficient EV charging infrastructure and passing legislation favorable to the EV market – ranging from changes in the way utilities can price electricity to requiring that charge points need to be integrated into public building projects. certification.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. CSI says this is the world’s first production of a liquid renewable transport fuel from non-biological sources of energy.

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