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HEVO to collaborate with Stellantis on wireless EV charging

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The HEVO power station offers up to 8 kW of power and is designed with wireless and plugin charging functionality. It can be connected to an AC or DC power source, and offers UL 2750 and SAE J2954 wireless charging certifications with optional J1772 Type 1 or Type 2 Mennekes plugin connections.

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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

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The following teams have been selected for negotiations: Quantification of Financial and Environmental Benefits Tradeoffs in Multi-Generational Product Family Development Considering Re-X Performances. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Iowa State University, Deere and Company, Green Electronics Council. Low Heat Repair of Cast Iron.

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

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A smart-charging plugin hybrid can integrate more renewable energy than a normal-charging all-battery electric vehicle, despite the smaller battery size. Smart charging, when combined with broad access to workplace charging infrastructure, enables plug-in electric vehicles to more than double their renewable energy usage.

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Toyota announces priority registration website for Prius Plug-In Hybrid

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Customers who are interested in being one of the first to own a Prius Plug-in can log on to www.toyota.com/plugin and complete their registration on the site. The first phase of the Online Order System, called Priority Registration, will launch on 22 April 2011.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

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Coulomb’s industry partners products include: Leviton: Level I and II residential and public charging stations for the US and Canada EV market. Eaton is introducing a full family of products for each of the three product market segments: Level 1 (120Vac), Level 2 (240Vac) and DC Quick Charge (480V). Liberty PlugIns.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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So now finally we have the technology to deliver everything to customers and with things like plugins you don’t have the range anxiety so that does kind of relieve most of the tradeoffs, certainly. Automakers could ramp up PEV production if consumer demand proves to be larger than expected.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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