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GaN company Transphorm closes $70M investment round

Green Car Congress

Transphorm Inc, an early stage power conversion semiconductor company, announced a $70-million investment round led by global investment firm KKR. Similarly, when applied to power conversion, GaN components enable significantly more efficient, compact, and cost-effective products.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. National Energy Technology Laboratory.

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TeraWatt Infrastructure aims to address the massive energy capacity needs of EV fleet charging depots

Charged EVs

What we’re talking about at TeraWatt is having dozens of chargers in one location, dozens of vehicles charging simultaneously, which requires more than just a simple grid connection. I worked at utilities, and over the last 10 years, I was at Google helping lead the energy strategy for the global fleet of data centers.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

These homeowners generate their electricity and many of them put energy back into the grid, and they’ve still had to pay these ridiculous charges,” said MAEAA President Al Pugsley. If someone googled me, they’d think I was some kind of radical environmentalist.” Schwanke found himself attending all of the hearings on this legislation.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I am definitely invested in EV adoption and can connect with engineers and media because of my background in EV ownership and my master’s in mechanical engineering. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

You may think about the integration of solar panels to the charging station along with the grid connection. Magenta Charge Grid. #3 The first one is about providing features that make electric vehicles safe, secure, smart, and connected. 3 Software Development. We are going to discuss about two types of software here.