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Fusion energy company TAE Technologies launches power management subsidiary TAE Power Solutions

Green Car Congress

The local grid near the company’s headquarters in Southern California provides 2 MW of power, while its fifth-generation fusion research reactor, Norman, operates at up to 750 MW. Background. The path to Power Solutions began with TAE solving a power problem for fusion. billion.

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Preheating your car when it’s still plugged in is highly recommended–this will use energy from the power grid instead of taking from the battery’s reserves, saving valuable energy for driving. By doing this, less energy will be used because it takes more energy to raise the temperature than maintain it.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Google Inc. GM calls the Volt an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV. It is powered by a battery pack that when fully charged has a range of up to 40 miles; it also has a small gas engine that turns a generator that charges the battery once it is depleted.

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extend range. Coulomb envisions a landscape transformed by cutting-edge charging stations — a kind of “smart grid&# of Web-networked stations that will communicate with drivers about their availability.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Extended-range electric vehicles — such as the Chevy Volt, which GM says will recharge in three hours — offer another route, adding a small gas engine to keep drivers from feeling stranded without access to fuel. The company says its charge spots would have voltage on par with standard household outlets. Earth2Tech [.]…