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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

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US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Electric school buses equipped with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology also have tremendous potential as “batteries on wheels” that can store electricity and provide it to the grid or to buildings when needed. Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo and Nissan have announced plans to electrify their fleets over the next 10 years. of the MoU goal, followed by Oregon with 10%. Grid overload is another concern. In the top California cities for EV penetration, auto dealers offer 25 to 30 different models. More than half of the U.S

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Ener1 To Supply Li-ion Packs to Hyundai Heavy for Electric Buses; Complete Turnkey Solutions Agreement with Toro

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Grid Energy Storage. Gassenheimer said that Grid Energy Storage will be an increasing focus for Ener1. The light duty passenger market remains a focus, but Ener1 is more aggressively pursuing higher-margin opportunities in light-duty fleet, heavy-duty buses, and military applications. Small Cell & Consumer.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Volvo Technology of America LLC will develop and demonstrate a tractor trailer combination with lightweight cab that achieves the freight efficiency goal using alternative engine designs and a variety of system technologies. Drive Oregon. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Navistar, Inc. Description.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Vehicle-to-grid pilot projects will expand and begin generating revenue across the US. Earlier post.).

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Supplying to Volvo Trucks or Daimler Trucks or whoever is more burdensome. I was a big part of building the first-of-its-kind—at least in the Western world that we knew of—heavy-duty charging site in Portland, Oregon. This project is currently at the stage of conducting grid readiness assessments.] It’s less time and effort.

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