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Altilium partners with Nissan on EV battery recycling project – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Nissan ’s factory in Sunderland, England is ending production of the LEAF after 13 years—but that doesn’t mean the automaker is giving up on the UK EV market. On the contrary, Nissan is planning to build two new EVs at the plant, and is also working on a UK battery factory.

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Tips: 5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Selling Your EV?

Clean Fleet Report

This resource will provide a few prices, including the estimated private-party sale value. 2011 Nissan Leaf – What’s it worth? You will be disappointed if you’re trying to sell your EV to make a substantial profit. You need to let buyers know what they’re getting.

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How Are EVs Part of Environmental Justice?

Clean Fleet Report

The Nissan Leaf has more than a decade of models available; used models help with affordability And lower income individuals who do pony up for an EV will also suffer disproportionately as even the electricity to recharge will be a much higher portion of their overall income than wealthier EV drivers. households (an estimated 8.3

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In 1997, Willett Kempton , a professor at the University of Delaware, and Steve Letendre , a professor at Green Mountain College, in Vermont, began publishing a series of journal articles that imagined the bidirectional EV as a resource for electricity utilities. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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In-Home Solar: How Many Panels to Fully Charge Your EV?

Setec Powerr

As electric vehicles gain traction and renewable energy rises in prominence, an increasing number of drivers are contemplating the shift to solar power for charging their vehicles. This article will delve into a crucial question: How many solar panels do you need to charge your EV at home? Nissan LEAF 40 150 26.7

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Berkeley Lab/UC Berkeley study shows EV batteries meet daily travel needs of 85%+ of US drivers even after 20% energy capacity fade; calls for new EOL criteria

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Energy capacity fade impacts the range capabilities of EVs; power fade impacts the driving performance of EVs in terms of acceleration, gradeability, and maximum charging during regenerative braking or charging events. More than 13 million individual daily state-of-charge profiles were computed. —Samveg Saxena.

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Researchers find Nissan LEAF creates less CO2 than Toyota Prius hybrid in west US and Texas, but more in N. Midwest

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Under some conditions, the battery electric Nissan LEAF can produce higher emissions than a Toyota Prius hybrid. The team characterized the vehicle emissions across the United States under alternative assumptions for regional electricity emission factors, regional boundaries, and charging schemes. —Tamayao et al.

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