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What V2G Tells Us About EVs and the Grid

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As the number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads explodes, electric utilities are grappling with increasing demand while simultaneously having to stabilize their grids where more intermittent renewable-energy sources like wind and solar are coming online.

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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

The Truth About Cars

I get fired up about this kind of stuff not because I approve of the rule -- I honestly haven't given thought to whether it will be effective or not, and any opinion/analysis discussion about it is best set aside for a separate article -- but because I am tired of self-interested politicians blatantly lying to our faces.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

At the end of this article, Prof. By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. by: Michael Kanellos.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? The German automotive sector, along with its global counterparts, is doing so by developing elektrische autos.

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The Staggering Scale of the EV Transition

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We often converse on Friday afternoons about what he’s hearing from industry insiders and academics on whatever subject he’s currently investigating. The e-book itself is available for download exclusively for IEEE members via our website or the QR code at the end of the article.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Permitting issues also bedevil wind power projects. For example, Iowa is one of the best states for wind power farms. In 2021, Iowa generated over 55 percent of its electricity from wind power, a larger share than any other state. However, as wind turbine farms have increased, so has local opposition to them.

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