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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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One of our first sustainable mobility solutions was a dual-mode Autorail à Grande Capacité (AGC) train, designed and developed by its Crespin site in France; the AGC was the world’s first hybrid train when it entered service in 2007. The effort is part of France’s strategy to eventually phase diesel power out of its national rail fleet.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. Modeling and Simulation at the Exascale for Energy and the Environment (DOE, 2007). Tags: Batteries Power Generation Smart Grid Solar. NZN can integrate with the centralized grid.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Kempton and Letendre’s.

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Volt for Real?

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F or those who think that GM is not serious about its new PHEV , the Volt , here is a piece that makes you think they are: The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy May 21, 2007 So, I heard General Motors’ Bob Lutz on National Public Radio’s “Wait. The Volt will even make people forget that it was Lutz who gave us the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky.

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GM Provides Glimpse of Battery Strategy and Approach for the Future with Briefing on Gen 1 Volt Pack; Work on Gen 2 and Gen 3 Packs Already Underway, With a Focus on Cost

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Kruse also emphasized GM’s preference for fast charging as opposed to the “ battery swap ” model promoted by Better Place, which would require a significantly different chassis design and which Kruse termed “problematic”. “ Each of Volt’s 200-plus battery cells will initially be. We spent all of 2008 evaluating cells. ”.

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New Gen4 smart electric drive; electrification of all smart models

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This enables maximum acceleration with defined maximum battery power if the current charge level and the temperature of the battery allow this function. The tariff table can also be used to select solar power from the customer’s own photovoltaic system as the preferred charging option, for example.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

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Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us Fisker Automotive , which unveiled the concept version of the Karma in January, recently raised $87 million to help put it into production. By Kevin Bullis Audio » Listen - Flash Listen - MP3 Subscribe to podcast What is this? Add to Reddit Add to Facebook Slashdot It!