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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. —Alice Jackson, president, Xcel Energy-Colorado.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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responder and vehicle maintenance technician training; develop. compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural. The Advancing New Mexico’s Alternative Fuels project will work with the. create and provide procurement policies and incentive models.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Alternatively they can serve as buffers for renewables such as wind and solar power—whether as part of the grid or as home installations. With power-to-gas technology, the brand with the four rings is making it possible to store excess renewable energy. Another project is underway in Hobbs (New Mexico, USA).

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