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EV News: EV everywhere

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Marking $125M incentive for Rivian plant at Georgia state capitol. EV value The marketplace made clear “Inside EVs” has done a very thorough job rating EVs from the least to the most expensive , and by price per mile of EPA range. EV towing Ready for a serious haul Many EVs available today are engineered to tow substantial weight.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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The detailed GPS data was collected by state agencies in Texas, Georgia, and California, using special data loggers installed in cars to assess statewide driving patterns. While EVs have many devotees, they also have a large number of critics who cite range anxiety as a barrier to transportation electrification. —Jessika Trancik.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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The design should allow for scaling in voltage and current, enabling a range of circuit breakers across the MV application space. Georgia Tech Research Corporation, EDISON – Efficient DC Interrupter with Surge Protection – $3,000,000. GE Global Research, Inline Gas Discharge Tube Breaker for Meshed MVDC Grids – $4,350,686.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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petroleum fuels by increasing flight range up to 20%. lower cost than those available today, based on a friction. temperature ranges similar to internal combustion engines. Georgia Institute. The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will develop a. extended electric vehicle driving range.

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