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MAY 1, 2015

Multiple POWERWALL units may be combined. Click to enlarge. As widely expected, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s new product line: scalable stationary battery systems for homes, businesses and beyond. Available for immediate order on the Tesla Web site (teslaenergy.com or teslamotors.com/powerwall) is the modular wall-mounted POWERWALL system, which is targeted at homes and perhaps some small commercial applications, Musk said.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2015

Sales of plug-in electric cars in April held few real surprises, coming in at about the average rate of previous months. The now-aging Nissan Leaf saw deliveries of 1,553 units last month, bringing the year's total to 5,638 and the total delivered in the U.S. since December 2010 to almost 78,000. The Leaf is by far the world's best-selling car.

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MAY 1, 2015

EnerNOC, Inc., a provider of energy intelligence software (EIS), will collaborate with Tesla on the deployment and management of energy storage systems in commercial and industrial buildings. Tesla announced its PowerWall line of stationary Li-ion battery storage systems last night. ( Earlier post.). EnerNOC and Tesla will enable enterprises to monetize the batteries through demand charge management and demand response using EnerNOC’s EIS.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2015

Last night, as promised, Tesla unveiled the new, non-automotive product line it had previously teased--confirming that the carmaker will enter the energy-storage business. Under the Tesla Energy brand, the electric-car manufacturer will also sell lithium-ion batteries for utilities, businesses, and houses. The batteries can store electricity.

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MAY 1, 2015

The European Parliament approved a draft law to to cap crop-derived biofuel consumption and accelerate the shift to alternative sources. Member states must enact the legislation by 2017. Current legislation requires EU member states to ensure that renewable energy accounts for at least 10% of energy consumption in transport by 2020. The new law says that first-generation biofuels (from crops grown on agricultural land) should account for no more than 7% of energy consumption in transport by 2020

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2015

It had been more than 50 years since I'd been to a drag race--back in what now seems almost like the very dawn of motoring. Back then, I just watched. Yet here I was, just a month ago, behind the wheel of my Tesla Model S P85D, facing off against another car as I watched the lights change. Red, yellow. GO. DON'T MISS: Why I Had To Trade My.

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MAY 1, 2015

Denmark is about to gain the largest fleet of electric cars available for lease in Europe, thanks to a deal between Nissan and Avis. The rental company will purchase 401 Nissan e-NV200 electric vans, and 60 Nissan Leaf electric cars. That will supplement an existing contingent of Leaf electric cars, and bring the total number of electric vehicles.

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MAY 1, 2015

A team comprising researchers from GM R&D, the University of Michigan, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, Volvo Car Corporation and Stony Brook University reports in a paper in the International Journal of Engine Research that an optimal adjustment of two fuel injection parameters— injection pressure and spray cone angle—can significantly extend the low-load limit of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) through a delayed fuel injecti

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2015

Today, we've got a drag-racing Tesla Model S, a diesel Jaguar, and our report on plug-in electric car sales for the month of April. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Meet the 71-year-old novice drag racer who hit the strip in his Tesla Model S P85D. We've got specs on the diesel engine that will be offered in the 2017 Jaguar XE small sedan.

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MAY 1, 2015

Following last night’s unveiling of Tesla Motors’ new lineup of stationary energy storage systems ( earlier post ), more early partners and pilots are emerging. ( Earlier post.). Cargill. Cargill is collaborating with Tesla and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to install a 1 MWh Tesla energy storage product at the company’s Fresno, California beef processing facility.

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MAY 1, 2015

The 2017 Jaguar XE sport sedan won't arrive in the U.S. until next year, but we already have details on the diesel powertrain that will be available at launch. Jaguar previously discussed offering a diesel version of the XE in the U.S., and that model has now been confirmed for the car's launch here in Spring 2016. Called the XE 20d, the diesel.

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MAY 1, 2015

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. announced a new series of bus transmissions that incorporate the latest advances in fuel economy technology. Referred to as xFE, designating extra fuel economy, the fully automatic bus transmissions have demonstrated improvements up to 7% in addition to the company’s FuelSense features. Models with xFE are new transmissions with the same space claim and ratings as current models, but incorporate optimized gear ratios coupled with the FuelSense Max package.

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MAY 1, 2015

Specialty chemicals company Albemarle will further strengthen its position in the hydrocracking pre-treat (HC-PT) market by unveiling a new advanced catalyst as part of its portfolio of high-activity STARS catalysts. Along with its Hydroprocessing Alliance partner UOP, Albemarle is in the final stages of pilot plant testing, and global rollout is expected in the second half of 2015.

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