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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

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Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy. —Suzanne Russo, CEO of Pecan Street.

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Tesla to expand START training program to Austin, funneling talent for Giga Texas

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Tesla is expanding its START Training Program to Austin Community College in Texas. based Gigafactory in Austin, more commonly known as Giga Texas. However, Tesla is planning to add one more institution to this list: Austin Community College, according to a press release from the college.

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Tesla skirts Austin’s environmental rules at Texas gigafactory

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Tesla has used a new Texas state law to exempt its Austin gigafactory from Austin’s environmental regulations, as reported by Austin Business Journal. Tesla’s Texas gigafactory is commonly referred to as being in Austin, but it is actually situated not far outside the city’s official borders.

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Battery500 Consortium awarded $75M for Phase 2 of research

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The new funding, provided by the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), is part of $209 million awarded by VTO for advancing electric vehicles, batteries, and connected vehicles ( earlier post ).

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Texas-based MOD Bikes launches 28 MPH full suspension adventure e-bike

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MOD Bikes, the Austin, Texas-based e-bike maker with a flair for the unconventional , has just announced the newest addition to its electric bike lineup. In fact, I had the chance to get a sneak peek and test ride of the new model when I was in Austin at the SXSW Festival.

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Keysight first to achieve 3GPP C-V2X radio frequency conformance test case validation

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As a result, Keysight is enabling the automotive industry to accelerate commercialization of connected cars and autonomous vehicles. Keysight’s 5G RF/RRM DVT & Conformance Toolset, part of Keysight’s suite of 5G network emulation solutions, cost-effectively addresses a wide range of test needs on a single platform using common software.

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ORNL, UT Austin team proposes optimization framework for hybrids; balancing fuel consumption, motor efficiency, battery capacity and life

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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin have developed an optimization framework for hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs and PHEVs) including fuel consumption, motor efficiency, and battery capacity and lifetime. Shaltout et al. Click to enlarge. —Shaltout et al.

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