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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

During the 1990s, Brooks formed a team at AeroVironment that provided support for GM’s EV programs until he too tired of the corporate routine and joined ACP in 1999. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Bandivadekar, A., Heywood, J., Kasseris, E.,

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( Marketwatch ). Its not lack of desire.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

The tie-up with Singapore-based SolidEnergy Systems, which was founded by MIT grad Qichao Hu, is focused on new battery chemistry to reduce the size of the batteries while increasing an EV’s range. The chargers will be located in places where travelers will be able to rest and relax while their cars are connected to the chargers.

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