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Toshiba to supply Li-ion battery energy storage system for frequency regulation project in US

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The SCiB has found numerous applications, including in electric and hybrid vehicles. Toshiba is promoting BESS globally as an effective tool for ironing out frequency fluctuations and supporting stable power networks, and has supplied systems for projects in Japan and around the world.

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Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

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The new automotive business will have a special focus on hybrid and electric drive system components, as well as technologies for enhancing the efficiency of internal combustion engines. Specifically, in the environmental field, it will enhance lithium-ion batteries, compact inverters, small motors and other key devices for hybrid vehicles.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Most recently, Toyota announced that its fuel cell sedan would also be available in the UK, USA, Germany and Denmark during the summer of 2015.

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Everything You Need to Know About EV Plug Types

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Here’s how to identify the right EV plug for the three types of electric vehicles (EVs) that require a plug-in charger, namely plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and cars using proprietary chargers. If you want to use your devices abroad, you’ll typically need an adapter or even a transformer to draw power.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

French construction company Bouygues Immobilier is working on an office in Meudon, western Paris, which uses 4,000 square metres of solar panels to meet not only its own energy needs but also to export surplus energy back to the power grid. Bolivia is no friend of the USA. — Bill 7. — Bada Bing 9. — t_F 10.

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