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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. The European Commission in 2018 set a target for each member country to transmit across its borders at least 15 percent of the electricity produced in its territories.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

Cars That Think

Whenever new technologies are introduced into the power grid, there’s always a chance they could disrupt the system, possibly even leading to blackouts. Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years.

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ABB partners with Vigor selects ABB as propulsion and energy storage partner for hybrid-electric ferries

Green Car Congress

American shipbuilding company Vigor Fab LLC has selected ABB as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet—the largest US ferry system. The first hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferry will join Washington State Ferries’ fleet in 2024. Image: Vigor.

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Electrify America has opened more than 500 EV charging stations to public; more than 2,200 ultra-fast chargers

Green Car Congress

Since opening its first site in May 2018, Electrify America has set a rapid pace for its network expansion, opening an average of nearly four stations per week. The battery energy storage systems store power when electricity costs are low and supplement power during high points of consumption, minimizing impact on the electrical grid.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

Green Car Congress

In the study’s future 2018 grid scenarios that account for predicted coal plant retirements, PEVs would produce air emissions damages comparable to or slightly lower than HEVs. Life cycle emissions by pollutant and life cycle stage for each vehicle type in the recent (a) and future (b) PJM grid. Source: Weis et al. Weis et al.

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New York access for all

Electric Auto Association

Seth Leitman filming for Panasonic USA and Tesla in 2018 Help from DC, help from Albany, help from the EVA To further the LMI agenda, Leitman has been reaching out to his connections in Washington DC, including Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. “We “Hopefullly, they’ll take the ball and run with it.”

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels. We routinely drive to see our daughter in Washington, DC and have driven to Cleveland, Boston, New York and Charleston, SC without concern. Vehicle safety is very important to me and many others.