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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. Headquartered at The University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Inc. Three miles from downtown. 25% affordable housing. OnStar and General Motors are partnering in the Pecan Street Inc.’s The Mueller Community.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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The cost to operate an EV, per mile, is already well below the cost to drive a standard ICE-age model, and the advantage is likely to widen. The average US residential customer pays 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) , which means the cost to drive one mile in an EV is somewhat less than 4 cents. New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.)

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EVgo launches grid-tied public fast charging system with second-life batteries

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EVgo has integrated second-life BMW i3 batteries to store energy from the grid generated during peak solar hours and later use that stored energy to fast-charge EVgo customers during periods of high demand. —Austin Brown, Executive Director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

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But its technological advantages are settled: With an EPA-rated range of up to 837 km ( 520 miles ), the Lucid Air sedan can travel farther on a charge, and charge faster, than any EV in history. Tesla hopes to open its first greenfield car factory in Austin by year end.) That includes an insane quarter-mile run in 9.69

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. National Grid. A 350 kW charging system could charge a 200-mile range battery in less than 10 minutes. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light.

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Is Elon Musk Back In “Production Hell” With Tesla’s 4680 Battery?

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The Arizona-built Lucid Air sedan, the work of Musk's former Model S chief engineer, has demonstrated it can travel up to 517 miles , a lofty record for any EV. Tesla's best, the Model S Long Range, is EPA-rated for 405 miles. Stamped grid plates on top will bring power back to terminals. So much for "range anxiety."

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. stores energy from the sun to be released onto the grid at a. Laboratory, Grid. power grid.

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