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EV Connect pilots first V2G charging project in the Midwest

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EV Connect, a California-based software-as-a-service company, is collaborating with the Indiana-based Battery Innovation Center (BIC) and Energy Systems Network (ESN) to deploy Indiana’s first large-scale Vehicle-to-Grid capable charging system to support school bus fleet, HD truck, and other customer segment applications.

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CSIRO report highlights potential for Australia in critical energy minerals with full energy value chain

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CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has released a report that outlines the significant potential for Australia to reshape its mining sector to capitalize on its rich critical materials resources and turn them into high purity materials and products through refining and manufacturing. —Dr Larry Marshall.

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Tesla Megapack battery farm in Queensland connected to the grid: report

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The 100MW/200MWh Chinchilla battery in Queensland, Australia, has been registered and connected to the grid. The facility was committed as part of the state’s response to an explosion at the Callide coal-fired generator — an incident that helped convince the state to accelerate its adoption of sustainable solutions.

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Kia to add OTA performance boost in Australia

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The boost will become available when the second phase of the new Kia Connect telematics system rolls out OTA and features on demand in about 12 months. Phase one of Kia Connect has been introduced to Australia with the launch of the Niro compact EV last week. 2022 Kia Niro EV. seconds and boosted mid-range acceleration.

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Is this Kia’s Tesla and BYD beater at last? New Kia EV3 electric SUV to cost from $50,000 and deliver 600km in range in Australia

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Kia Australia would only confirm it would “launch in Australia in 2025,” but the above timings hint it would be early next year. An example of this personalisation, through the Digital Connect Store, sees owners picking NBA team-inspired Display Themes to showcase the team’s graphics and animations.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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The island gets on average nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, putting it on a par with Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia. Ultimately, such technology could benefit any part of the world where the electricity network is vulnerable to outages and where increasing amounts of solar and wind power are being integrated into the power grid.

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V2G tech takes next step in Australia with Nissan Leaf making money from the grid

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Vehicle-to-grid EV charging technology has arrived in Australia – or, at least, one small part of it. A Nissan Leaf owned by Barossa winemaker Joseph Evans has become the first car to be connected to the electricity grid in South Australia. He says the V2G technology has turned his power bill into a small profit maker.

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