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Virtual power plants of GM, Ford EVs could cut "peaker" pollution

Green Car Reports

General Motors and Ford have joined a pilot project to use EVs as an alternative energy source for the electricity grid, helping to cut pollution from fossil fuels.

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Google, Ford, GM, & Solar Companies Partner To Promote Scaling Of Virtual Power Plants

CleanTechnica EVs

A group of heavy hitters, including Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker, has formed a coalition that aims to scale up the market for virtual power plants in a bid to increase the resiliency of the grid and help decarbonize the electric sector.

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USABC awards Maxwell Technologies and partners $7.01M for ultracap energy storage system for power-assist hybrids

Green Car Congress

million cost-shared technology development contract to develop an advanced energy storage system for power-assist hybrid electric vehicles (PAHEVs). The advanced ultracapacitors then will be integrated into modules that will be evaluated against the USABC goals for Lower Energy-Energy Storage System (LEESS) applications.

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USABC awards $3.5M low-cost/fast-charge battery technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy

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Enabled by a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE), USABC’s mission is to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies that advance commercialization of next generation electrified vehicle applications.

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GlobalData: Venture capital deals value in advanced batteries skyrocketed 850% YoY in 2021

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GlobalData’s latest FutureTech series report, “ Performance Meets Sustainability – Can Advanced Batteries Facilitate Energy Transition? ”, highlights various lithium-based battery startups looking to accelerate the adoption of EVs. China-based SVOLT manufactures lithium-ion batteries for EVs and energy storage.

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USABC awards $3M low-cost/fast-charge EV battery technology development contract to Amprius Technologies

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Enabled by a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE), USABC’s mission is to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies that advance commercialization of next-generation electrified vehicle applications.

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DOE and partners announce V2X collaboration

Green Car Congress

Bidirectional plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) present immense potential for increasing the country's energy security, resilience, economic vitality, and quality of life while supporting the electrical grid. Lucid Motors), the National Electrical Contractors Association – Los Angeles, Nissan, Nuvve Holding Corp.,