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Tesla Megapacks go live in Oahu, garnering visit from executive

Teslarati

Tesla’s Megapacks offer energy storage for renewable sources like solar, and as the company deploys more and more of these projects around the world, one large site with these giant batteries has just gone online in Hawaii.

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NDEW: Profile rising

Electric Auto Association

2022 event gains importance as EVs take center stage. At the time of this post, 239 in person and online events were listed as confirmed. Younger folks attending the event will be invited to build a veggie racing vehicle. Four-island spectacular Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association will host 4 NDEW events, all on September 24.

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

Cars That Think

The first grants have been awarded to fund programs including chapter-building and visibility activities, mentoring, and alumni engagement events. Officers at the Mu Iota Chapter at Seattle University used the grant to help pay for an electrical and computer engineering mentoring event it held.

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NDEW 2022 steps it up

Electric Auto Association

NDEW event in Juneau, Alaska. With events throughout September and into October, National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) 2022 has garnered great attention from one corner of the US to the others. Concluding the event was a short EV rally through the streets of downtown Juneau and Douglas. NDEW event in Las Vegas.

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Third National Plug-In Day & Weekend Coming Sept 28-29

Green Car Reports

The third annual National Plug-In Day (actually it''s now a full weekend) will take place September 28 and 29, with events in cities across the United States (including Hawaii). If you like electric cars--or are even just curious about how they work--keep the last weekend of September open.

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SwRI to demonstrate use of electric vehicles as part of emergency power microgrid under US Army SPIDERS program

Green Car Congress

Harbor/Hickam, Hawaii; Fort. Smith, Hawaii—SPIDERS is to enable those facilities to operate. in the event of physical or cyber. Focused on three distinct military. installations—Joint Base Pearl. Carson, Colorado; and Camp. independent from the bulk power grid (i.e., cybersecurity is uncompromised. sources into the.

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Mitsubishi Motors unveils North American spec i-MiEV at LA Show; expected MSRP of about $30,000

Green Car Congress

The North American i-MiEV, when compared to its Japanese- and European-spec compatriots, features a slightly larger body to provide even more interior comfort for four adults, along with redesigned front and rear bumpers for enhanced protection in the event of a collision. Best Buy/Eaton Corporation Collaboration.

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