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RMI report finds substantial emissions reductions possible with smart EV charging

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A new report from RMI has found that optimized charging of electric vehicles, which involves automatically and strategically shifting when an EV charges, could significantly reduce transportation sector emissions, and could potentially result in an average of 800 pounds of CO? saved per vehicle annually.

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Lead battery research consortium promises big leap in performance; technical roadmap under development

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A global battery consortium charged with advancing lead battery technology has re-launched as it prepares a new technical roadmap designed to extend both the performance and lifetime of the core battery technology. Increasingly, lead batteries are supporting renewable energy including solar and wind farms and micro-grids.

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Second-life EV batteries market expected to reach $34.7B by 2027

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It also emphasized that the years 2019 and 2020 are considered historical while listing 2021 as the base year and 2022 as the estimated year. The uses of these batteries include commercial and industrial energy storage, EV charging, grid charging, and off-grid and residential energy storage. Lithium-ion.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities. Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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NASA Battery Tech to Deliver for the Grid EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery cells are 1.8 EnerVenue If you don’t discharge and then recharge them all the way, lithium-ion batteries can last for thousands of charge-discharge cycles. Now imagine a battery that can last through tens of thousands of charge-discharge cycles.

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Blue Bird electric school buses in pre-production, deliveries this year; Type C & D configurations

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Blue Bird RE Electric. With up to 160 kWh lithium-ion battery packs, the buses are expected to deliver 100-120 mile range on a single charge. A portable, standard charging station can recharge on a single shift or overnight. Blue Bird is the only school bus OEM to offer electric Type C & D configurations. Earlier post.)

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Top EV Charger Manufacturers in India

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As India is in towards building the charging infrastructure stage for more and more EVs adoption it is very important for us to know some of the top EV charger manufacturers in India which provide charging solutions. You can find complete details here Charging Station Infrastructure Requirements in India. Magenta Group.

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