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Nissan unveils IMx fully autonomous electric crossover concept at Tokyo show

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At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan unveiled the Nissan IMx, an all-electric crossover concept vehicle offering fully autonomous operation and a driving range of more than 600 kilometers (373 miles). The IMx concept vehicle provides a glimpse into the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, promoting a stronger connection between car and driver.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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Today, chip shortages continue to disrupt the consumer electronics, automobile, and other sectors. That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. First, as countries everywhere move to decarbonize, the electrification of transportation, heating, and other sectors will cause electricity demand to soar.

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How is New Zealand disposing of EV batteries?

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In New Zealand, the Ministry for the Environment and the New Zealand Automobile Associatio n are working together to ensure that old EV batteries are handled in an environmentally responsible way. The programme’s foundation is built on the concept of a circular economy , which seeks to avoid the linear “take-to-waste” model.

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

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They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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In addition, a fleet regulation for power plant fleets modeled after the automobile industry would be an effective way to limit the average CO 2 emissions of the power utilities and further reduce emissions. Utilities with a fleet of aging power plants would then be forced to improve their CO 2 balance step-by-step.

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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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for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. superconducting” wire can transport hundreds of times more. used to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful, and more efficient. superconducting” wire can transport hundreds of times more. powerful, and more efficient.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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