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Presenting the new EVA Board for 2023

Electric Auto Association

Terri Kirsch was re-elected, and we welcome Arthur Burton, Kate Kruk, and Michael Yared as new board members. Burton is managing agent/owner of AMB Renewable Energy , providing energy efficiency services and products for new development and retrofits for both residential and commercial businesses. Burton Arthur M.

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BMW launches BMW i ChargeForward pilot in SF Bay Area

Green Car Congress

The program is now issuing calls to participating BMW i3 drivers in the Bay Area to request the interruption of the charging of their EVs for one hour. The study has two parts: (1) a managed charge pilot program involving BMW i3 owners; and (2) a battery second-life energy storage system. Managed charge.

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BMW i ChargeForward Program to demo contribution of intelligent EV charging to grid efficiency

Green Car Congress

Working with a select group of BMW i3 drivers, BMW i ChargeForward will demonstrate how intelligent management of electric vehicle charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership. Program participation.

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And the EVA Board candidates areā€¦

Electric Auto Association

Burton Current Profession: Managing Agent/Owner of AMB Renewable Energy Inc. I would like to provide EV charging and renewable energy information to underserved areas What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs? Traits I strive to accomplish in my current position and will continue if I am re-elected.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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ARPA-Eā€™s RANGE program seeks to improve EV driving range and reduce vehicle costs by re-envisioning the total EV battery system, rather than working to increase the energy density of individual battery cells. EnZincā€™s porous, sponge-like zinc component prevents battery failure and enables high-power charge and discharge. 3,459,250.

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

EV Central

We’re showing 100 percent charge and a range of 475km. Except there’s no wireless phone charging, annoyingly. I forget to remind them we’re not on solar so the emissions have just moved from the tailpipe to the polluting power station. Day 4: Let’s charge. Well, maybe that Bose audio.

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PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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note the potential of each technology and explain what advances must occur with each if they’re ultimately to be deployed. To smooth out the intermittency of renewable energy production, low-cost electrical energy storage (EES) will become necessary. Click to enlarge. In their study, Yang et al. Credit: ACS, Yang et al.

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