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Gogoro announces major partnership to help accelerate global expansion

Baua Electric

Gogoro , the global leader in battery-swapping for light electric vehicles like scooters and motorcycles, just can’t seem to slow down. Oh, and not just for light electric vehicles anymore. Gogoro has been on a tear lately, expanding into new markets with both its SmartScooters and its swappable batteries.

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FedEx adds 1,900 new lightweight composite Reach vans to fleet; 35% fuel efficiency improvement

Green Car Congress

The lower-weight body design—light-weight composite materials save 600 lbs (272 kg) of weight per vehicle—along with the engine, allows every Reach to significantly reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions compared to conventional walk-in vans. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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California Governor’s Office releases 2013 ZEV action plan; 1.5M ZEVs on CA roadways by 2025

Green Car Congress

They also address light-duty passenger vehicles and heavier vehicles such as freight trucks and public buses. In 2015, 10% of state departments’ light-duty fleet purchases must be ZEVs, climbing to 25% of light duty purchases by 2020. Plan for and integrate peak vehicle demand for electricity into the state’s energy grid.

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NSF awards UCSD team $39M to improve integration of distributed energy resources into grid; EV batteries also

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DERConnect will address an outstanding national need for large-scale testing capabilities across universities, national labs, industry, utility companies and Independent System Operators to validate future technologies for autonomous energy grids in real-word scenarios.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In order to achieve the goals for energy efficiency, energy flexibility and grid stability, the opportunities arising from the digitization of energy networks must be consistently exploited. However, today’s production grids are powered by alternating current—which has to be converted.

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What is V2X?

Driivz

It is a software-based function that uses intelligence and communications between the charger, the EV, and the charging operator to balance demand placed on the energy grid by slowing or disabling EV charging during peak demand periods. V2L provides power away from the grid. What technology is required for V2X?

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BMW Group plants stepping up activities in balancing-power market to contribute to grid stability

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With this business model, we can help stabilize the grid and expand the use of sustainably-generated electricity. Through intelligent connectivity and management of electricity producers, consumers and storage options, we are helping shape the energy grid of the future. Joachim Kolling, head of BMW Energy Services.

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